Got broccoli? I really, really like broccoli. As a kid, I don’t think I ever tasted broccoli, except maybe in a broccoli, rice, and cheese casserole, and even then that may have been after I grew up and started cooking on my own. My last blog post was about friendship and this recipe comes from another … Read more
UPDATE! My friend Maribeth says she chopped up cooked chicken breast to add to the dish and made a main dish meal out of it. She also added a sprinkling of dry ranch dressing to the mayonnaise before mixing up. I’m making this again with chicken! YUM! (I can imagine chopped ham also making a … Read more
I know, you know, I never met a Quiche I didn’t like. So imagine my excitement when I saw this picture from Maureen at The Orgasmic Chef. It is autumn in the United States and pumpkins and spice and all things nice are dancing in my head. This includes butternut squash! Maureen begins her blog … Read more
Have you ever baked potatoes in your Crock Pot? Why would you? I can think of several reasons. On this particular day I was going to be gone all afternoon and when I got home I put some meat on the grill for supper. I wanted the potatoes done at the same time. The outside … Read more
When my Nebrasaka-friend Cheryl said, “do you have a good corn salad recipe?” I answered her with a questions, “do you?” She said “I sure do!” Cheryl and I share a love for cooking and a love for experimenting with new recipes. When we get together we always talk recipes. In Nebraska things are done pretty … Read more
Have you been given a bag of fresh green beans from a neighbor or friend? How about that basket of freshly picked green beans from the farmer’s market? Green beans are that one vegetable that just about everyone loves to eat. A few years ago I was standing in line at the grocery store and a woman … Read more