Category: Seasonal Favorites
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Crispy Oven Potatoes
Popping potatoes in the oven for dinner is easy, and doesn’t need a recipe. Everyone makes them and they are good. I love oven potatoes because they can complete any simple meal. I have a little trick that speeds up the baking time and helps insure a crispy outer potato. Wash and scrub four…
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Guiness Irish Stew – Just in Time For St. Patrick’s Day!
What could be more perfect for St. Patrick’s Day than a bowl of Irish Stew? Irish stew is good any day, but made with Guinness Beer it is just right for St. Patrick’s Day. Guiness, a stout beer, was first made in Dublin, Ireland in 1778. It is as popular today as it was then,…
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Lemon-Crusted Cod
Fish is always a healthy and popular menu option and becomes even more popular during the Lenten season. Lent or not, this is a recipe I use all the time for lots of different types of fish. Cod is delicious, affordable, and available everywhere. Cod is a bit sweet and makes a delicious main-dish or…
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Easy Fiesta-Fried Chicken: Minus The Frying!
This isn’t your everyday chicken! It is very flavorful. Fiesta is in the name but I promise those of you who fear spice that it won’t be too spicy or too tangy. It is just right. The flavor is mild and delicious. Baked in the oven, it couldn’t be easier. Those enjoying it with you…
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Hearty Vegetarian Soup
This is just another winter day in Iowa. True, it is a winter that seems to never end, but I am tough and it will end – sometime. There is a ton of snow, most of which is falling horizontal. OK, I guess that means it is not falling but travelling elsewhere. Anyway, it is…
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Penne with Spicy Sausage & Peppers
This is a simple and basic pasta dish that is just plain good. I love making this sauce and freezing it; it works so well when you need a quick, home-made meal. It is a delicous, fast, sauce that will satisfy just about everyone. I often buy spicy bratwurst to use in this when I…
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Marble Bread
I must eat with my eyes as I love bread that looks interesting. It doesn’t matter if the chunky whole grains or the unique aromas are calling out to me, I just like them. I don’t eat a lot of bread so I am fussy about what bread I do eat. Marble bread is a…
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Spaghetti With Canadian Bacon & Lemon
Light but satisfying, this is a great sauce when your pantry is running low and you have just the basics! Though I must say this has become a favorite and I make it even when my pantry is well-stocked! A little bit of Canadian Bacon goes a long way in this recipe. The lemon lightens…
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Black Bean Burgers
Black beans burgers are delicious and easy to make at home. I like to know what is in my burgers so I always prefer to make them myself. There are quite a few ingredients in the recipe that all combine to make them so delicious. Black bean burgers are full of proteins, good fats, and…
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Brownie Waffles & Brandied Cherries – Perfect for Feb 14th!
Valentine’s Day means chocolate. Oh it may mean candy hearts and roses too, but chocolate rules the day. Try Chocolate Brownie Waffles for Valentine’s Day or any day. It will definitely be a special dessert or treat whenever you make it, and it is so darn easy! For a more ‘grown-up’ version I like to…