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July 4th Menu: Entree and Dessert
Yesterday we posted the first half of a July 4th menu. Today we feature the entree and decadent dessert! Thanks to menu-mama Jen Lewis. Grilled Chicken with Apricot-Balsamic Glaze This is a new recipe for me and came out in this month’s issue of Fine Cooking. It goes well with the Arugula Salad and the [...]
Just-right July 4th Menu
With the 4th of July coming up soon, the mamas thought it might be nice for someone else to come up with the menu. Jen Lewis of Fayetteville, mom to Ella and Ian, agreed to do the honors! Jen is a fabulous entertainer and cook. We’re breaking up the menu ideas into two parts. Appetizer [...]
Delicious Strawberry Pie recipe
My neighbor, Donna, whipped up some strawberry shortcake-esque dessert recently and brought over three for each of us. It wasn’t the typical cake, covered with strawberries, topped with whipped cream. It was much, much better. It was made with those little graham cracker crust cups/tart shells (they come in packs of four in the baking [...]
Spinach dip and Mexican caviar for your snacking pleasure
These delicious recipes (which are good for holiday get-togethers) are from Barbara Verdery of Fayetteville. Barbara was raised in El Paso, and loves spicy foods. She told me once about cooking: “For me, it’s relaxing. Also, you’re creating something and each time you try a recipe it can come out different. “Then there’s the pleasure [...]
Power Cooking: Three Make-Ahead Recipes
Happy Monday, mamas! I hope you had a restful weekend and didn’t have to do too much of anything that you really didn’t love. I finally dug out the fossilized mums from last fall and got some pretty pink flowers planted in the front yard. I also carved out time to go eat dinner with [...]
2 Recipes for that Meat and Potatoes Guy (or Girl)
Long before there was a Food Network, Christa Roy of Springdale was taping her own cooking segments with the help of her two younger sisters who served as culinary assistants. Christa’s mother still has the cake-making video her oldest daughter made illustrating how to, as the instructions say, “mix well by hand.” Her mother walked [...]
Creamy Tomato Bowtie Pasta
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil 3 shallots, chopped 2 large clovers garlic, chopped 1 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed 1 cup whipping cream 2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with Italian seasoning 1 tablespoon dried sage ½ teaspoon dried crushed red pepper 1 package bowtie pasta ½ cup reserved pasta liquid ¼ cup grated [...]
Chicken and Snow Pea Pasta
Ingredients: 6 oz. vermicelli or angel hair, broken in fourths 2 teaspoons oil 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into ½ inch strips 6 oz. frozen snow pea pods, partially thawed 1 cup skim milk 2 teaspoons cornstarch 1 teaspoon chicken-flavor instant bouillon ½ teaspoon garlic powder ¼ to ½ teaspoon dried basil leaves [...]
Spaghetti Pie
Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef ½ cup chopped onion ¼ cup chopped green pepper 1 jar (15 ounces) spaghetti sauce 8 ounces spaghetti, cooked and drained 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese 2 eggs, beaten 2 teaspoons butter 1 cup cottage cheese ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook beef, onion and [...]
Chicken Eden Isle
Ingredients: 6 boneless chicken breasts 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 can cream of chicken soup 1 large container sour cream 1 jar Armour dried beef 6 bacon slices Place one layer of dried beef on bottom of deep baking dish. Wash and dry thawed chicken breasts and wrap each one in a slice [...]
Mealtime Mama
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