Fast and Easy
Smooshed Sandwiches
Saturday, June 19th, 2010Sandwiches make great dinners especially if you pair them with a salad and coleslaw. Start off with seven layer bean dip and chips, followed by a hearty sub sandwich accompanied by easy coleslaw, and ice cold lemonade. Children should always be supervised around food and of course knifes. Have them wash their hands thoroughly before [...]
Dad’s Day Breakfast
Monday, June 7th, 2010Most men enjoy a hearty breakfast so start your Father’s Day off with a meal the kids can help with. Fruit fizzies, Toad in the Hole and frozen melon pops are easy and kid friendly to prepare. Fruit fizzies are fun and frothy. Fill a glass with ice, then half full with lemon lime soda, [...]
Pizza From Scratch
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010Pizza isn’t difficult even if you start from scratch. Pizza dough is hard to ruin. The most important factor, besides clean hands, is to proof the yeast. That’s easy enough to do. Take a package of yeast and add it to a 1/4 cup of very warm, but not hot water, to which you’ve added [...]
Fiesta Corn and Tomato Chicken Soup
Thursday, May 27th, 2010It’s fast, easy and very satisfying. Chop an onion, green pepper, and red pepper into 1/2 chunks. Saute in a couple of tablespoons of virgin olive oil for about 5 minutes, over medium heat, until translucent and tender but not brown. Add two cloves of crushed garlic, a teaspoon each of cumin and dried oregano, [...]
Oriental Shrimp with Noodle Soup
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010This soup brings a touch of the orient to your menu. It’s quick and doesn’t take a lot of prep work. Chop two bunches of scallions (green onions), reserve about 1/2 cup for garnish. Crush 3 cloves of garlic, finely chop about 1/2 teaspoon of fresh ginger, add more if you like the flavor of [...]