Shrimp & Crab Bake (Tuscan / Creole)

This simple quick dish is not only affordable, but super delicious and can be mixed up and baked in under 20 minutes. There is an even faster route to enjoying these tasty ingredients, which makes this one perfectly adaptable. For this recipe, I’ve decided to use packaged, pre-made goods to simplify it, but if you…

Salmon & w/Cream Cheese Sauce

I’ve cooked Salmon several different ways and learned quite a few great lessons working with this fine fish. It is one of my favorites because of its rich and bold flavor. My absolute favorite is thinly sliced smoked salmon. It doesn’t appear to be a heavy fish and there have been times when one standard…

Stuffed Mini Roasted Bell Peppers

I love these little things! I changed the recipe this time around to give it a try with polska kielbasa. I also roasted the mini peppers before stuffing to change the flavor and softness of the peppers. I must say it is now an absolute favorite! My mom used to make them with a basic…

Vinaigrette Dressings

Use all sorts of flavors like raspberry, orange, strawberry or spices like basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary to make a sweet, spicy, and flavorful dressing Make this as a salad dressing Add some cream and make it a sauce for fish or poultry Use it as a bread dip Thicken it up for a French bread…

Pasta Perfection

Freshly Sliced Basil Mango Green Onion Spinach Sliced Tomato Olive Oil A little bit of tomato sauce or juice Minced Garlic Fresh Oregano Diced Jalapeno for a little spice Spaghetti or any pasta will work with this delicious sauce.  Directions:  Chop all ingredients as finely as possible, combine and add a Tablespoon (more or less…

Almond Dill French Green Beans

This is by far my favorite green bean dish of all.  I laugh because I used to cook green beans straight from the can, and just like corn, my mom taught me to just add butter and pepper.  How boring! Ingredients: Fresh Cut Green Beans or Frozen French Cut Green Beans Sliced Almonds (or Almond…

Garlic Veggie Pasta

This turned out to be just as I hoped, yummy, light, healthy and delicious.  I love garlic, especially with vegetables, so I took what I had in the freezer, along with some pasta, garlic, olive oil, and created something delicious that could last all week. Boil thin spaghetti Pasta.  I could’ve used Penne Pasta, but…