Happy New Year everyone! It’s been a while since I have been able to get a recipe post together for you. We’ve had a busy Fall and Christmas season at the restaurant and are just now able to come up for a bit of air. I don’t know what’s going on at your house today […]
Blueberry Coffee Cake
This past Sunday I hosted a little impromptu brunch for my family, inspired by my need to make this coffee cake. I had spied the recipe on one of my favorite recipe blogs a couple days before and I was eager to give it a go. Most coffee cake recipes result in a cake that […]
Pesto Torte
Hey friends, how are your summer gardens doing? With the every other day watering the husband has been doing ours is performing well despite all this dry weather we are having lately. I have been overrun with the amount of basil I planted this year, who am I kidding, I always over plant basil. I […]
Miss Edna’s Cinnamon Rolls
I was planning to have this recipe for you last week but I ended up spending the week battling a nice bout of poison ivy instead. I managed to cook and work at the restaurant by day and retire to my Epsom salt baths and Benadryl comas by night. This morning however, I had enough […]
Edna Ruth’s Recipe Passes Muster with Firefighters
Last time I left you with a recipe for Edna Ruth Byler’s Potato rolls and a promise that I would experiment with the other goodies that could be made from her dough. I haven’t made it to the cinnamon roll experimenting yet, however today I managed to make a batch of glazed doughnuts from the […]
Edna Ruth Byler’s Potato Rolls
On a whim one day this week I decided to make potato rolls for our blue plate menu. It was the best decision I made all week. These rolls are made using a slight variation of a rather famous old Mennonite recipe called Edna Ruth Byler’s Potato Dough. This dough uses a bit of mashed […]
Roasted Bacon Wrapped Asparagus
Roasted Bacon Wrapped Asparagus 1 Bunch Fresh Asparagus ½ Pound Bacon Cut in Half 2 Tbsp. Olive Oil Salt and Pepper to Taste Cut bacon slices in half so that you end up with about 16 short slices. Wash asparagus and trim down the woody stems about 1 inch. Group two to three […]
Artichoke Chicken and Potatoes
Artichoke Chicken and Potatoes 3 to 4 Chicken Leg Quarters, w/skin 2 Cans Artichoke Hearts Quartered, Drained 1 Medium Onion, cut into 8ths 1 Pound Mushrooms Sliced 2 Tbsp Dijon Mustard 3 Pounds Red Potatoes, quartered 2 Bay Leaves ½ tsp. Dried Tarragon ½ tsp. Dried Thyme ¼ Cup Chicken Stock ¼ Cup […]
How Do You Like Your Eggs?
The only way I remember eating eggs as a child was scrambled, in fact most everyone in my family ate them that way. I have faint memories of my grandmother eating what I now know to be an over medium egg, although at the time it was just a runny egg in my book. Fast […]
Strawberry Pie
This past Saturday I received a text from my mother exclaiming “Linda’s Produce has flats of Florida strawberries!” I knew I had to have some. You see, in preparation for the impending strawberry season I’ve been pouring over recipe after recipe for strawberry pie. I was itching to try my own compilation pulled together from […]
Beef Stroganoff
It looks like it might be a blustery couple of days around these parts. Beef Stroganoff is good comfort food and makes for a quick weeknight meal. Give it a try and let me know what you think. Beef Stroganoff 1lb. Ground Beef 8 oz. Package Fresh Mushrooms, Chopped 1 Medium Onion, Diced 2 […]
Homemade Pizza
One of our favorite quick meals at our house is homemade pizza. Pizza can be made at home in less time than it takes to have a pizza delivered, and cheaper too depending on your topping choices. I am going to give you our basic pizza crust recipe and how we top a quick […]
Chicken Pot Pie
Chicken pot pie is one of those dishes great for cleaning out the fridge and/or freezer. There are no set veggies for this pie, I pretty much wing it each time I make it throwing in veggie odds and ends leftover from the weeks meals. This can be one of your best money saving dinners, […]
Rainy Day Pancakes
I don’t know if it was the rainy weather this morning or some other cause, but we must have sold around three dozen of these pancakes today at our little restaurant. I had to make multiple batches of this batter this morning and decided on the last batch to snap a quick picture to share […]
Pan Seared Brussels Sprouts
Pan Seared Brussels Sprouts 2 Pounds fresh Brussels Sprouts trimmed and cut in half 1 Medium Onion Diced 1 tbsp Olive Oil 8 Slices Bacon cut into ½ inch pieces 1 Tbsp. Balsamic Vinegar Salt and Pepper to taste Cook bacon until brown in a medium size skillet. Remove bacon from skillet and allow to […]