Applejack Brined Pork Chops with Caramelized Onion Maple Marmalade

Posted by on October 3, 2011
Grilled pork chop

Grilling great pork chops is so much easier than you might have ever thought possible. Flavorful, tender, juicy! I grew up with those dry ones we used to call pork chops. Overcooked until not a drop of juice remained. Fried and flavorless! Not … [Keep reading...]

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Chimichurri Steak Taco Recipe

Posted by on September 26, 2011
Chimichurri Steak Tacos

  We have discovered a “new” spot for healthy, fast, and tasty lunches. We have also included this restaurant as a destination for dinners on those jam packed nights when we refuse to succumb to a burger joint as a mealtime option. The … [Keep reading...]

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Grilled Chicken and Vegetable Pizza

Posted by on September 19, 2011
Grilled chicken and Vegetable pizza photo

Do you have a recipe that is just plain fun to make? Sure it tastes good, but the “doing” is a special part? For me, it is grilled pizza. It takes a little time, but it really is fun to make—and the eating is sublime. My husband, David and I … [Keep reading...]

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Italian Cream Cake Bites

Posted by on September 12, 2011
Italian Cream Cake Bites

God, family, friends and food......pretty well sums up happiness in my book. High on the list would be friends. Of course, Kathy has been my business partner and best friend for more than 30 years! Hard to believe isn’t it? Each and every day I am … [Keep reading...]

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Peach Cobbler

Posted by on September 5, 2011
Peach Cobbler Photo

My grandmother made it. My Mom made it. In late summer, I just have to make it. It seems to be a part of my DNA. Peaches, golden and sweet, swimming in a sweet elixir of juices and topped with crust. What is so special about that? Yet, in my culinary … [Keep reading...]

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Green Bean Pork Stir Fry

Posted by on August 29, 2011
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I had put it off all summer. Once school started, I knew it couldn’t be postponed any longer. It was time... you know what I mean, it was time for “the talk” with my 13 year old daughter. Heavy sigh. The best way to begin was to print pictures … [Keep reading...]

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Frozen Strawberry Margarita Punch Recipe

Posted by on August 22, 2011
Frozen Strawberry Margarita

  The relentless heat this summer made all of us edgy and longing for cooler days ahead. I love my patio and eat outside as often as possible—yet this summer, the table sits unused. Darn that heat. So, to cool off and ease my longing for al … [Keep reading...]

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Back to School Brownies

Posted by on August 16, 2011
Bateman Brownie Recipe

It is that time of year once again.  Bittersweet at our house.  Where did the summer go? Is it really time for school to begin? Each year flies  by faster than the one before and that old familiar melancholy feeling returns. … [Keep reading...]

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Chicken and Spinach Quesadilla Recipe

Posted by on August 8, 2011
Photo Chicken and spinach quesadilla

It is like we have been held hostage in the hottest summer for over 25 years. Too hot to cook took on a new meaning—but suddenly my inspiring business partner, Roxanne, suggested I use that trusty slow cooker! Of course! I should have thought of … [Keep reading...]

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