This Fresh Fish Cakes Recipe is another recipe that the family really liked but I kind of lost track of it through the years. Even though the family really liked it I didn’t prepare it very often because it is somewhat time consuming. What this recipe is mainly doing is combining the fish with mashed … Read more
Easter this weekend; so this Friday Lent will end. If you want to try a recipe that is a little different, but very good, give this Shrimp Stir Fry Recipe with Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice a try. I didn’t know how much difference it would make in the flavor to fresh squeeze the orange juice, … Read more
I guess I am rushing the season a little bit but I don’t very often bake corn muffins. When I saw this recipe it looked pretty good so I decided to splurge and pick up some fresh blueberries at the local market. According to the recipe you can use fresh or frozen blueberries, but I … Read more
Whenever the local market runs ground round or ground sirloin on sale I try and prepare some kind of ground steak recipe. This Salisbury Steak with Mushroom and Wine Sauce recipe is quick to prepare, has very little prep time, and is delicious. The flavors will change a little bit according to the type … Read more
It has been many years since I have made my own sausage, so I started a category for sausage making a couple of months ago. Breakfast Sausage ; I forgot how good the fresh sausage is. My wife said, “Wow this is really good you could sell a lot of this”. Well I think she … Read more
There are many different recipes for chili in the recipe books. I guess this Chile con Carne Recipe is a little different because it incorporates some ingredients I don’t usually use. This chili recipe is a little time consuming because it does call for an hour of cooking time on low temperature. The seasoning and … Read more
The day started out real nice here in Upper Michigan so I decided to fire up the grill. Right after I placed the chicken on the grill the snow started; it just doesn’t want to give way to spring. I always enjoy grilling no matter what the weather is like, and these Grilled Buffalo Chicken … Read more
Lent is starting to wind down as we get closer to Easter. I found it hard to believe that I did not have a salmon patty recipe on my blog. I don’t make these very often, but when I do, it provides something that is a little different into the menu. Canned salmon is not … Read more
We were having fish for dinner so I decided on this Tomato-Cheese Macaroni Recipe for a side dish to go along with it. This is a very simple recipe that has a really good blend of flavors. It is mildly seasoned so there is a lot of room to add some additional seasoning. I think … Read more
This is another recipe that kind of fell to the way side after the kids left home. This Chicken and Rice Casserole Recipe was one of our favorite recipes. Not only is this a great tasting dish, but there’s almost no prep time. This recipe can be put together, and in the oven, within minutes. … Read more
I have wanting to prepare this recipe for some time-it is snowing, blowing, and cold making it a good day to stay in the kitchen. I wasn’t sure how the flavor of the dill would blend with the rest of the ingredients, but it turned out to be really good. My wife stated she likes … Read more
I was in a hurry to put a side dish together so I decided on this Stove Top Macaroni and Cheese recipe. Usually I use the oven for most of my mac and cheese recipes but I was trying to save a little time. This recipe is simple and doesn’t call for many ingredients … Read more
I guess spring fever is getting to me. Every time the weather starts to warm up I can’t resist the urge to fire up the grill, so this Grilled Honey Garlic Pork Chops Recipe went on the menu for dinner. The fact that this recipe requires no time to marinate caught my attention because I … Read more
When I was looking around in the bakery department at the super market the other day I couldn’t believe the verity of different flavored breads they had available. I think the price they were getting amazed me even more. So instead of purchasing something like banana bread in the bakery I decided to go home … Read more
The family seemed to be in the mood for Mexican food again so I decided to put this Baked Tacos Recipe on the menu for dinner. This is not you typical taco recipe because the tacos are topped with cheese and placed in the oven. This does add to the time involved making the tacos … Read more
The temperature here in Upper Michigan reached a rare 41F degrees here yesterday, which brought a grilling opportunity I couldn’t resist; so I decided to put this Grilled Dijon Bacon Cheeseburgers Recipe on the menu. It has been a long cold winter with the temperature’s never getting above 40F so it was really nice to … Read more
The cookie jar was empty and I wanted some cookies to go with my coffee; but I wanted to hold the amount of sugar down a little bit so I decided on this Simple Spice Cookies Recipe. This recipe uses a granulated no calorie sweetener which I have used in the past and it is … Read more
When I first saw this recipe I wasn’t sure how well chicken thighs and shrimp would blend together but it worked pretty well. Because of using dark meat the chicken remained nice and moist. I unusually don’t like cooking pasta in the slow cooker; I’d rather do it separately; because it was Orzo I thought … Read more
I had to dig way back into my recipe file to find this Simple Pizza Casserole Recipe. This recipe was popular with my kids when they were young. Actually we all really enjoyed it, but for some reason it kind of fell to the wayside. This is a simple recipe and very basic I’m … Read more
I wanted to put chicken on the menu for tonight’s supper, but I wanted to keep it simple and basic. This Family Style Broiled Chicken Recipe is simple and quick to put together. There is very little prep time so the chicken is broiled and on the table in less than an hour. This recipe … Read more