Don’t Worry, Be Crabby! This recipe is both quick and easy to prepare. The resulting crab melts are delicious, and could be enjoyed as a light lunch, for brunch, or for dinner with a side salad or bowl of soup (chilled soup in warmer weather, of course). This recipe is perfect for those hot days [...]
Don’t Pesto Me….and Stop Calling Me Shrimp! Of all the types of seafood that I have come to know and love – all types of fish, swordfish, crab, calamari, oysters, and clams - shrimp has to be my favorite, hands down. I am absolutely certain that I could eat my weight in shrimp! With the [...]
Why Struggle With Pie Crust? Make This Instead I love a good fruit dessert. I’ll choose pie over cake any day of the week. But I have always struggled with making a golden, flaky pie crust. It wasn’t until I was in my 30s, when my very best friend taught me her tried-and-true pie crust-making [...]
Cool & Delicious on a Hot Summer Day Summer is the time of year when we tend to eat healthier food. It is usually too hot to do extended cooking sessions, so we look for light and satisfying dishes to prepare. The heat often robs us of our appetites, anyway. The cucumber adds a light, [...]
Don’t Be Alarmed by This Firefighter’s Breakfast Sirens go off! Buzzers sound! The dispatcher’s voice announces the location of yet another fire or emergency situation. Firefighter’s jump up from their meal, spring into their turnout gear, jump onto their trucks and race to the scene. Oh, gee! It’s a kitten up a tree! “We missed [...]
Sea Meets Citrus, Sweetly, In This Quick & Easy Recipe Do you have picky eaters in your family? The kind who turn up their noses at the very thought of eating fish? If you do, this is the dish to serve that will change their minds. This quick and easy salmon dish tastes like a [...]
Exciting New Sandwich Mix Okay, we’ve all heard the old expression, “She couldn’t even boil an egg,” to describe an inept cook. Ah, but did you know there really IS a trick to boiling eggs? First of all, choose eggs that’s you’ve had around for a week or two, because older eggs peel much more [...]
When is a Pie Not a Pie? Quick! If you had to make a dessert because guests were coming and would arrive in an hour, what would you make? All you need is a blender. As recipe creator Sheena says, “These simple ingredients are always in my pantry and fridge, so I know if I [...]
Did Ernest Hemingway Eat This? Key West is an island city in the Florida Keys Archipelago. It is the southernmost point in Florida, and in the contiguous United States. On a clear day, it is said you can almost see Cuba, which is only 90 miles away. If the Earth was flat, you might actually [...]
You Won’t Believe The Veggie in This Recipe! This is a great dual-purpose recipe. You can serve it as an appetizer at a buffet party, which is a welcome change from its usual party appearance as a vehicle for a dip. You can also prepare this recipe and serve it as a side dish for [...]