Way, way back in the day when I was the party queen, as in going out to P-A-R-T-Y, hitting all the hots spots and dining in fancy to-die-for 5-Star joints meant life was awesome. As a young grandma raising our grandson, my daytime world revolved around PTA, school and church functions. Anything that required high-heeled shoes was a big deal. Hubby wore a suit and tie to the office back then, so his weekends were all about blue jeans and tee-shirts. Since blue jeans and tee-shirts are the standard issue uniform for stay-at-home type people, my weekends were all about the simple black dress. As in any good marriage, we learned to compromise. On the weekends, we lounged during the day, then called a sitter and painted the town at night. We had the best of both worlds.
Creamy Basil Pork Chops
Happy Memorial Day to all. My guys are still sound asleep. I’ve been up since the first rays of sunlight hit the east coast, and I live on the west so it’s still dark here. I don’t mind rising before the sun. It gives me quite time with my coffee before the rest of the house springs to life.
California Spaghetti Pasta Salad with Italian Dressing
I remember so clearly one Memorial Day weekend, when my youngest sister invited us over for a day of swimming and a little family barbecue of hot dogs and burgers. Great! I offered to bring a pasta salad. The more I mulled it over; the more I realized the salad I had originally planned – A California Spaghetti Pasta Salad with Italian Dressing – might not be the best choice with hot dogs and hamburgers.
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Summertime Lemon Pie with Sugar Cookie Crust
A long time ago, Hubby and I liked to go out for a slice of pie at Baker’s Square. I don’t know if the restaurant chain exists anymore. What I do know is that Baker’s Square no longer exists on America’s west coast. That’s sad. I hate to see anything fail.
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Beautiful Basil-Stuffed Grilled Steak
This marvelous grilled steak comes from Taste of Home, as part of their diabetic-friendly collection. Part of the beauty of the stuffed-steak is that the recipe gives you options – fresh or dried herbs. Whenever possible, fresh is always best. However; there are times when fresh can’t be had. If the herbs at your farmer’s market are not in season or the produce section of the grocery store doesn’t have what you are looking for; go for the dry. The only MUST in the fresh department is the basil. Without fresh basil, the entire presentation would fall flat.
Carne Asada Nachos with Home-Made Chips
This year as part of our Cinco de Mayo, we had the most awesome Carne Asada Taco Bar. As usual, I had far more marinated meat than we could possible use for one meal, even with family. Rather than cook it all up and have a few pounds of leftovers to deal with, we froze half of the Carne Asada meat for another day.
Guy Fieri’s Old-School Baked Beans
Two years ago, just ahead of the Memorial Day mad dash to Costco, Hubby and I went in for big hunks of everything. The year before we had gotten a great deal on King Crab Legs, and had planned to make King Crab Legs again. Much to our dismay, Costco did not stock the crab legs we were looking for, so we settled on Snow Crab Legs instead. Maybe there was an issue with King Crab that year.
Southern Deep Fried Lobster
Why is it that when we think of Southern Foods, we think deep-fried. Those Southern people will deep fry anything, right? Well, yes and no. Deep frying isn’t as much a regional thing as it is a poverty thing.
A Memorial Day Celebration in Food
Wow, May is nearly over – Memorial Day Weekend is going to be upon us before we know it! I don’t know about you, but I cannot believe that Spring is behind us already. Where the heck did it go? Okay, so we’ve got a few more weeks until the calendar says it’s Summer. But we all know Memorial Day is the start of the Summer Entertaining Season.
Today is the Day to Eat A Snail!
Today in National Escargot Day. If ever you were tempted to try Escargot, then today is your lucky day. If you are preparing it for the first time, and serving it to people who have never tried Escargot before, my first piece of advise is to serve it stuffed in a mushroom cap.
Italian Cannoli Cake
Leave the gun, take the Cannoli. What could be more Italian than a Cannoli? While I can think of a lot of things, none is more delicious or closer to my dessert loving heart than Cannoli.
Asparagus, Sun-dried Tomato, and Chicken Spaghetti
In our house, we have turned Thursdays into Italian Night. It means we get to try something new from my favorite part of the world – Italy. This wonderful dish brings together so many different “favorite” flavors and textures on a single plate.
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Squeeze Burgers Dressed in Cheddar Cheese Skirts
A million years ago, a burger joint opened in the mid-town area of Sacramento. It was very popular with the locals and lawmakers alike. The lines to get in the narrow doorway were out the door, down the street and around the corner. It was a very tiny place. You actually had to “Squeeze in” to find a spot.
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Memorial Day is More than just Backyard Barbecues
Like just about everyone in America, I look forward to Memorial Day – a three-day weekend with plenty of family, backyard barbecues or picnics and trips to the beaches, parks and forests that abound. Like most of us, I avoid the media bombardment of Blow Out Sales.
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Jalapeno Crescent Rolls
Earlier I gave you my recipe for Nacho Soup. Sure hope you enjoyed it. One of the things we like to have with soup is some sort of warm bread.
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