Tag: #lifestyle
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Cowboy Caviar
This is a great recipe to make anytime, but when your garden is growing so much fresh produce, it’s the best time to make this! 3 avocados 5 Roma tomatoes 1 can of corn – drained 1 can of black beans – drained and rinsed 1 chopped red onion 3 bell peppers – one of…
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Bacon in the oven
I’ve been making my bacon in the oven for many years now. It really helps with the mess, and also, your ability to make the rest of breakfast without worrying about the bacon in the skillet on the cooktop. I put the bacon on a large pan. The pan actually fills the rack in my…
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Chocoflan Impossible Cake
We invited friends to come for appetizers and he is a chef, so I started searching for a dessert that was worthy of him visiting. When I saw this recipe, I knew it was the one. Although it looks like it is very involved, it is actually very easy and rewarding to make! There are…
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Jalapeno Poppers
My Jalapeño plants are producing so many peppers I had to have some neighbors over to enjoy some jalapeño poppers to use them up. My neighbor wondered if we would have enough, so she bought a few at the store. They looked great, until I compared them to mine! WHAT A DIFFERENCE! The ones from…
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Brats and beer
My husband is from Wisconsin and loves his brats! Of course, the only way to make them is in beer. His favorite brand is Johnsonville. When we went to the store, we saw they had Irish O’Garlic version! We had to try them. You pour beer into you pot and fill it full enough for…
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The Catholic Table
Finding Joy Where Food and Faith Meet by Emily Simpson Chapman I LOVE to cook! When I was telling my son’s friend that I think I may go overboard sometimes, she said “You have to read ‘The Catholic Table’. You’ll love it!” I ordered it right then as we were chatting. I couldn’t wait to…
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Risotto Caprese
From the book, The Catholic Table by Emily Simpson Chapman WOW! This is one of those recipes that you can’t believe how good it is! I will definitely make this again soon! I made it according to the directions and it is an involved recipe. You start with fresh garlic in a sauce pan with…
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Ice Cream Sodas
My grandpa owned the Dale Dairy Dell in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He loved making ice cream sodas for us – and making sure we made them correctly – so that the ice cream did not crystalize!!! Every year on his birthday, and his anniversary of his entrance to heaven, we make ice cream sodas in his…