I should add, this is AWARD WINNING Smoky Chicken Chili! I know, Chili purists do not consider Chicken to be the appropriate meat, but let me know how awful it was once you’re eating it, because yeah, chicken makes for a very hearty and delicious chili. This one has some nice heat and a real…
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RECIPE – “Easter” Fully Loaded Cheeseball
Here’s another recipe that I’m making fit my Easter theme, but it can be used with other holidays….or for just random nights when you want to eat cheese dip! CHEESE. It’s a crowd pleaser, and isn’t that what you want to bring when you’ve been tasked with providing an appetizer for your next family gathering??!!…
RECIPE – Perfectly Pastel Bacon Dill Deviled Eggs
I’m making these for Easter, but honestly, if you change up the coloring, this is an easy trick to pull off for ANY holiday, or any color-scheme!! A little over a year ago I discovered Deviled Eggs…yes, mid-thirties and this was a “new” thing to me. No one in my family ever made these for…
RECIPE – Sweet Thai Chili Salmon with Mango Salsa
Having recently returned from St. Maarten, we have gotten used to eating a lot of fresh seafood prepared in FABULOUS ways. That coupled with yet another Lenten Friday, I came up with a fresh new presentation for our typical Salmon. Also I REALLLLLY wanted to try the “Sweet Hot Sauce” that I bought from the…
RECIPE – Crockpot Corned Beef – ☘️Happy St. Patrick’s Day ☘️
Sooo to be traditionally Irish, you’d have to be eating BACON and cabbage on this festive day…news to you? Back in the day in Ireland, bacon was one of the cheaper cuts of meat which is why it was eaten often. Once Irish immigrants came to America, they found that bacon was hard to come…
RECIPE-Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf
This dinner-time staple gets a much needed update with the addition of BACON and a zesty sauce! Maybe it’s hard to believe, but I have NEVER made meatloaf prior to this attempt!!! I KNOW, how is that possible? Well to be honest, I don’t really like meatloaf…or other foods that have the name “loaf” featured…
RECIPE – Salsa Cream Cheese Rollups
This is one of my most requested appetizers…and until a recent bright idea, it’s been one I’m always hesitant to make. This requires “strained” salsa, and I’d been using this tiny juice strainer. It was tedious and took forever. Recently I had a thunder-clap moment, and realized I could strain in seconds using cheesecloth!! BOOM!…
RECIPE-Super Bowl Sunday Buffalo Chicken Dip
Or honestly, anytime dip…it’s the American way. Ok so I could eat this DAILY with a spoon, and I have a few friends who agree. But when I think football, obviously wings are the quintessential snack….they just so damn messy, especially if you’re eating them in public! So the Buffalo Chicken Dip saves the day,…
RECIPE-Lemon Dijon Horseradish Salmon
Another quick and easy dinnertime win, that tastes like you spent hours slaving… • 2 lb. salmon fillet • 1 lemon (halved) • 2 Tablespoons Dijon mustard • 3 Tablespoons Holy Schmitt’s Horseradish • 1 Tablespoon McCormick’s Lemon Butter Dill sauce • 1 Teaspoon dried dill • 2 Tablespoons capers • ¼ cup Holland House…
RECIPE-Apple Cranberry Horseradish Pork
Perfect comfort food for this AWFULLY cold weather we’ve been having! Ok so YES, I know it’s January, and we have been EXTREMELY lucky in the Northeast this year for *winter* weather, but that doesn’t mean I have to like this chill chill. So this is the time of year when I turn to my…
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