Sizzling Steaks with Watermelon BBQ Sauce

Grilled Steaks with Watermelon BBQ Sauce

Can you tell I’m finding different ways to use up the vast end-of-summer watermelon supply from Dad’s garden? They and tomatoes are coming out our ears, and I can only make so many “Melon Man” Cocktails (although it’s fun trying)!

And it’s been a busy week. I started […]

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Grill Fish on a Cedar Plank

Cedar Plank Fish

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

Have you ever enjoyed fish grilled on a wooden plank at a restaurant and wished you could get that same smoky taste at home?

I used to think that same thing!

Now I cedar plank a salmon or trout nearly once […]

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Plum Good Meatloaf

Plum Good Meatloaf

I’m not much of a steak eater. When someone talks about the joys of a thick juicy steak, I tend to not share the same passion.

However!

If you were to put a thick juicy slice of meatloaf on my plate, you’d have my […]

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Lasagna Burger

Lasagna Burger

Have you ever had a hankering for lasagna in the summertime, but didn’t feel like heating up the oven to make it? Me neither, so that’s why I came up with my Lasagna Burger.

It has all the comforting cheesy, tomato-ey flavor of lasagna, but is more […]

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Cheesy Rotini with Smoked Sausage, Cabbage and Apple

Cheesy Rotini with Sausage, Cabbage and Apple

We’ve had roofers here all week, and I am about to go bonkers. Between the pounding on the roof, and the dogs barking at the pounding on the roof, I feel I may very well go insane (or hard of hearing–at the very least). So I need comfort, and what better comfort than […]

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Parmesan Crusted Cod with Celery Root Chips

Parmesan Crusted Cod with Celery Root Chips

While I enjoy fried fish and chips as much as the next person, I think it is good to explore more healthy (yet tasty!) versions of preparing fish. Even though I used whole wheat breadcrumbs this time around, I have also used rye and pumpernickel – both bringing delicious results to the table. […]

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Garlicky Shrimp and Spinach Cornbread

Garlicky Shrimp and Spinach Cornbread side

MY FIRST BLOG!

I think it is very appropriate that my inaugural blog should be the recipe that started it all. Back in 2007, I stumbled across a call for original recipe submissions for the National Cornbread Festival Cook-Off, in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. The recipe had to include a Martha White cornbread mix […]

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