Category: Country
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Quick Linguine with Sun Dried Tomato Sauce
Do you have those day’s when going home from work and having to cook supper seems like an impossible task? Keep these ingredients on hand and you can have this prepared in about 25 minutes. Add a salad and bread and you have a terrific meal for your family. Directions: Prepare linguine according to package…
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Artichoke Chicken
If you like Artichoke Dip, you will LOVE this dish…… Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place chicken breast between two layers of waxed paper and pound to flatten. Put chicken in a single layers in a 9×13 inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Overlap if necessary. Combine other ingredients and spread evenly over…
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Pear Strudel
We have a pear tree in our front yard that bear’s an abundance of fruit each and every year. I freeze and can most of the fruit so I can prepare dishes throughout the year. This dish is adapted from an apple strudel recipe that I found in Dr. Weil’s and Rosie Daley’s recipe book…
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Baked Artichoke Dip
Directions: Blend all ingredients in food processor. Pour into baking dish, bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Serve with crackers. Note: When I don’t have time to bake this dish, I add one package of Zesty Italian Dressing mix to ingredients; blend in food processor and serve cold.
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Pear Crumble
Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter in large skillet; add maple syrup, cinnamon and lemon juice. Add sliced pears and stir; saute over medium heat for 3-5 minutes or until pears are tender.Mix the cornstarch with the water together in a small bowl until pasty. Stir into the pears, and simmer, covered on low…
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Italian Vegetable Soup
Directions: Remove roots, tough outer leaves from leeks, leave 4 inches of dark leaves. Split in 1/2 lengthwise, wash well. Slice thinly, set aside. Saute carrots in hot oil in Dutch oven until tender crisp. Add leeks, saute 5-8 minutes. Stir in zucchini and next seven ingredients. Stir well, bring to a boil, add pasta.…
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Parmesan Chicken
This is my go-to recipe when I want to invite company over, but don’t have much time to cook. It is great served with rice or mashed potato’s and our Orange Walnut salad. Directions: Mix Parmesan cheese, Italian bread crumbs, and garlic salt. Roll chicken breast in this mixture to coat both sides. Place in…
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Asian Slaw
This recipe is made with broccoli in lieu of cabbage. A great alternative for your everyday coleslaw recipes. Directions: Mix broccoli slaw, Ramen Noodles, green onions, sunflower seeds, almonds, and white raisins in a large mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk until blended Ramen Noodles seasoning packets, sugar, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil and vegetable oil. Pour dressing…
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So-Easy Paella
My father was in the CC Camp when he was a young man. While serving, he became best friends with Manuel Mones and they stayed close until my father’s death in 1988. Manuel and his wife Lydia were from Cuba and were amazing cooks. We being Southerners and accustomed to Southern cooking, always looked forward…
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Easy Black Beans and Rice
Black beans and rice is a staple in our home during the work week. It’s fast, easy and delicious! Serve it with a slice of cornbread for a complete meal. Directions: Saute seasoning blend, until tender. Add minced garlic, saute for 1 minute. Add sliced sausage & mushrooms, cook 3-5 minutes. Add black beans, salt,…
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Lemon-Poppyseed Cake
I work in sales and every year for Christmas, I bake about 130 cakes for my customers. This means that beginning the week after Thanksgiving, I am baking 6-8 cakes a night. This is one of the recipes that I use — Directions: Combine first 6 ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Beat at medium…
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Quick & Easy Cole Slaw
Great on its own, but try it on a barbecue sandwich or burger! Directions: Mix all ingredients source: Scott Mitteer photo: Dopey