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A COLLECTION OF MADE FROM SCRATCH, SEASONAL RECIPIES
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Zucchini, Cheddar & Herb Quick Bread
Zucchini, Cheddar & Herb Quick Bread Here we have the best of all worlds – bread that you don’t have to wait on to rise, and besides that it’s brimming with chunks of cheddar cheese and herbs. It’s so good when it’s warm right from the oven, or toasted...
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Some of my Favorite Spring Recipes
Grilled Caesar Salad with Jumbo Shrimp & Ciabatta Croutons
Grilled Caesar Salad with Jumbo Shrimp & Ciabatta Croutons Perfect for a hot summer evening; let’s just throw everything on the grill. Skewer some big shrimp and slice up some hearts of romaine lettuce, grab some berries and your favorite Caesar...
Grilled Lemon Chicken with Limoncello Vinaigrette
Grilled Limoncello Chicken This is not your ordinary, every day lemon chicken. This recipe provides the double whammy of a Limoncello and fresh lemon-infused marinade and a drizzling of Limoncello and fresh lemon vinaigrette before serving. To add a mellower...
Grilled Mini-Peppers with Sriracha Dip
Grilled Mini-Peppers with Sriracha Dip This is just about as easy as it gets, but you’d never know it by how delicious these little bites are. For those times when chips and dips just won’t cut it (OK, who am I kidding?), or if you want something just a...
Grilled Salmon with Fresh Mango & Lime Sauce and Coconut Rice
Grilled Salmon with Fresh Mango & Lime Sauce and Coconut Rice Grilling season is upon us, and I’d love to share one of my favorite ways to serve grilled salmon. I love the smoky flavor of grilled salmon but have to admit the thing I love best about this...
Grilled Southwestern Chicken with Summer Succotash
Grilled Southwestern Chicken with Summer Succotash As I sit writing this, I cannot believe that I haven’t shared this recipe with you before. It’s my absolute favorite marinade for grilling chicken, and I usually triple the recipe and freeze for whenever the...
Halloween Candy Peanut Butter & Oatmeal Cookies
Halloween Candy Peanut Butter & Oatmeal Cookies Do you ever have the fortunate problem of leftover Halloween candy due to a lower than expected trick-or-treater turnout? Since we live up in the woods with no neighbors in sight, we have not had that...
Hasselback Potatoes with Fresh Rosemary and Provolone & Machengo Cheese
HASSELBACK POTATOES WITH FRESH ROSEMARY, MACHENGO AND PROVOLONE CHEESE Have you joined the hasselback potato craze yet? I feel as if I am late to that particular party but have finally joined in on the fun. A hasselback potato is just a potato that has been...
Hazelnut, Almond & Raisin Granola with Greek Yogurt & Honey
Hazelnut, Almond & Raisin Granola with Greek Yogurt & Honey This has been our family ‘go to’ granola recipe for as many years as I can remember. It has been modified quite a bit from the original granola recipe...









