The weather was great here for Memorial Day giving me the chance to fire up the grill again. I prepared this Grilled Bacon Wrapped Hamburgers Recipe before; but used the broiler instead of the grill, because I was out of gas. It was really good- so I decided to grill it for the Memorial Day … Read more
With a holiday coming up I was starting to get pinched for time again and needed a simple recipe that wouldn’t take up much time. It cooled down a little bit here in Upper Michigan so I choose this Slow Cooker Traditional Beef Stew Recipe. This is a very simple recipe with almost no prep … Read more
When I saw this Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Chicken Recipe I had to give it a try. I have made stuffed chicken a number of times and this has to be one of the best; I thought it was really good, but my wife thought it was delicious. It is a little time consuming and does require … Read more
This Grilled Onion Burgers recipe is a very simple recipe that yields half dozen great tasting burgers. If you are grilling for a larger crowd just double or triple the recipe. Onion soup mix seems to blend in good with many different recipes and these grilled burgers are no exception. I prepared this recipe as … Read more
Good cold salads are great; you can use them with you favorite grilling recipe, potlucks, graduation parties and sometimes work out great as a main dish. This Imitation Crab Pasta Salad Recipe is a very simple recipe and because it calls for Imitation Crab it is very inexpensive. I have made these for years and … Read more
I was looking for something a little different for grilling. This Apricot Glazed Grilled Chicken recipe sounded really good so I decided to give it a try. The apricot flavor blends very well with the rest of the ingredients, and there is very little prep time. The original recipe calls for skinned chicken quarts but … Read more
This Baked Ziti with Italian Sausage Recipe caught my attention because there are a couple of ingredients I don’t normally use. Ziti pasta was very hard to find- actually so hard that in this little town I did not find any; so I substituted Penne Pasta which worked out very well. I thought finding Kalamata … Read more
There is almost no salad I can think of that bacon does not taste good in, and this BLT Pasta Salad Recipe is no exception. The bacon, tomatoes, lettuce, and pasta all blend well together to make a good tasting cold salad. The Rainbow Rotini adds a little color and makes it a great salad … Read more
I have wanted to prepare this Chicken Marsala Recipe for some time now, but had a problem locating the Marsala wine. I did not want to use a substitute because there just seems to be something special about the taste of this wine. This is a very simple recipe with not much prep or … Read more
I love summer time cook outs. I enjoy doing the grilling more than anything else. I get to cook it, eat it, and above all get a lot out of watching my family and guests enjoy it. If you want to give your Family and friends a treat at your next cook out, … Read more
I am always looking for a good side dish to go with grilled food and this Red Potato Salad Recipe was perfect. You can fancy this recipe up anyway you would like most of the ingredients are optional so you can add or subtract ingredients to taste. Fresh red potatoes are so good in … Read more
I love it when the fresh fruit season gets here. The only problem is it doesn’t last long enough. So much of it ends up in the freezer. However; it is real easy to use fresh frozen fruit to make a topping for ice cream or for anything else you might need a fresh … Read more
I was so glad to get a chance to do a blog post for Dole because of the great quality that is put into the Dole products. I decided on this Grilled Hawaiian Bacon Burgers Recipe because it calls for sliced pineapple. If you have never tasted grilled pineapple before you are missing … Read more
Living in a small town my recipes do not always come out as planned because certain ingredients are not always available. Marsala Chicken was on the menu for dinner, and a blog post ; but it did not happen because I could not find a place to purchase the wine. This was a low-carb … Read more
In many parts of the country the gardening season is under way. Here in Upper Michigan it is just getting started so I decided this would be a great time to post this Simple Zucchini Muffins Recipe. You can have moist warm muffins on your table within 30 minutes. This recipe is very simple … Read more
Wow! My slow cooker has been getting a lot of use lately. Spring time is busy and it allows me to prepare the recipes in my time frame. This Slow Cooker Italian Sausage and Pasta Recipe caught my eye because I have never attempted to cook pasta in the slow cooker. It worked out … Read more
This is just a great combination of cheese, ham and vegetables. This Cream Cheese and Ham Scalloped Potatoes Recipe could be used as a side dish, or you can use it as a one dish meal like I did. Be sure to slice the potatoes thin to shorten the cooking time. Cooking time will … Read more
If you’re in the mood for Chili Dogs give this Bandito Chili Dogs Recipe a try; it’s really good. There is not a lot of prep time with this recipe, and it’s done in the slow cooke,r freeing up some time for you during the day. I followed the recipe right to the letter, … Read more
I had some sweet peppers left over and was trying to decide what to do with them when I ran across this Asian Pork Stir Fry Recipe. It has been awhile sense we have had Asian food so I thought I would give this one a try. I made quite a few changes to … Read more
I just love firing up the grill this time of the year. Chicken is one of my favorites because its grilled flavor is so good. This Grilled Asian Chicken Recipe is very good it doesn’t have a lot of prep time or many ingredients-it’s just a simple and good recipe. I served this with … Read more