Category: Recipes

  • Shrimp & Avocado Salad

    Shrimp & Avocado Salad

    How many of you like using your oven in the summer? Not me! I don’ t like being hot unless there’s a big body of water nearby. That’s one of the reasons I love this salad. It qualifies as a good meal for my hubby because there’s meat on it. But it’s a good meal…

  • Feed the Babe: Zucchini

    Feed the Babe: Zucchini

    A couple weeks ago, I noticed a great sale on zucchini. So I thought I would buy 1. Scratch that. It was such a great deal, I decided to buy quite a few. Hey, when there’s a great sale, that’s the perfect time to stockpile! With the help of a small child, wash your zucchini…

  • Feed the Babe

    Feed the Babe

    9 bananas. 26 zucchini. 15 pounds of sweet potatoes. Cooking for a large crowd? Nope. just my son. Did I mention that he’s only 6 months? Wow. He’s a big eater. And he definitely doesn’t get that from his Daddy. See this pile of stuff? Here’s another angle for ya: I made all that last…

  • The Great Zucchini

    The Great Zucchini

    The next time you’re at the store…buy zucchini. And lemon. Just buy now and ask questions later. You’ll thank me. Promise. I’ll wait while you go to the store. —- You’re back? Okay, you wanna know why I told you to buy zucchini and lemon? Booya. That’s why. What is it? Only the greatest thing…

  • Hot Virginia Dip

    Hot Virginia Dip

    Several years ago, my dear Aunt Judy had a massive family reunion at her home. Great fun was had and delicious food was eaten…as always. This dip stands out in my memory. Perhaps it’s because it was so tasty…or maybe because I ate so much of it. Either way, I copied the recipe from Aunt…

  • Homemade Taco Seasoning

    Homemade Taco Seasoning

    We love Mexican food at our house! Hot & spicy is our thing. Even my 2 year old likes salsa. Major win. I used to pick up quite a few taco seasoning packets when I went grocery shopping. Then one day, I was making taco meat for some friends and realized I had no taco…

  • Green + Red = Healthy

    I bet you never learned that one in math class, did you? Allow me to explain: Green. Red. Put them together. Add a little of this. And there you have it, my friends. Green + Red = Healthy. I decided to make a homemade strawberry poppyseed dressing. I did not use a recipe. It turned…

  • Easter Food: Solved

    In case you’re still looking for some ideas of food to serve on Easter, I’ve gotcha covered. Food is certainly not the most important part of Easter. Not by a long shot. However, I love to have special foods to celebrate special days. It just makes it more … {can I say it again?} special.…