My really good friends, Beth and Steve, live in Minnesota just west of Minneapolis. They have a gorgeous house and property on several acres. Their gardens are beautiful and they have worked hard on them over the years. I visited them earlier this summer and their gardens were so pretty and inviting. And they …
An easy canning recipe for tasty homemade garlic dill pickles, a summertime favorite to enjoy year round.
I love Greek-style anything…lemon, olive oil, garlic, oregano. Lately I have been craving chicken and potatoes, Greek-style. This stems from my single life in Chicago. I lived a couple of blocks from the Athenian Room on Halsted, and I will tell you they make the best Kalamata Chicken. The chicken is great, but the potatoes …
I keep mentioning in my recipes to use homemade stock if you have it. So I thought I’d let you know how to make really good chicken stock. I usually get a whole chicken, throw it in a pot with some aromatics, cover with water and simmer a few hours. I’ve seen recipes for stock …
I am not a very good baker. My friend Beth is though. I already shared her coffee cake recipe in an earlier post. I was up in the Twin Cities recently and stayed with her a few days. For breakfast each morning, I had one of her muffins. Pumpkin muffins with chocolate chips and walnuts. …
Greek baked white fish, simple rendition of the Greek church’s baked white fish served every Friday for lunch, with frozen swai, lemon, butter, Greek seasonings and an unexpected topping of crushed canned fried crispy onions.
Easy cedar planked salmon with a simple and tasty maple syrup and Dijon mustard glaze, this salmon is perfect for summer grilling. Sweet and tangy with a touch of smoky cedar, your family and guests will love it!
This is the other recipe I wanted to share in honor of our good friend Carol. I just shared her balsamic berry sauce and this is the black bean salad she made at the same dinner party. I’m pretty sure we were there for some sort of summer grill dinner and this was one of …
Avocado toast is quite the thing now. I love it and have it for lunch all the time. I probably have it too much, if that’s possible. This post is short and sweet. Let’s get right to the point. My favorite way to make it is on good, whole grain bread and drizzled with olive oil. …
When I lived in St. Paul, MN, I had a truly amazing neighbor named Truus. I was new to the area with three little ones and she was welcoming, helpful and oh so wise. The incredible food she turned out of her tiny kitchen was delicious! When I came home from the hospital after a difficult …
