This Red Hot Applesauce JELL-O Salad is another JELL-O recipe whose origins are from the 1950’s or 1960’s.  The Red-Hots are used to add a tasty cinnamon flavor to this … Continued

  This delicious Red Cabbage Salad with Bacon and Goat Cheese makes a great side dish.  The flavor is so delicious with the bacon and goat cheese!  This is definitely … Continued

  How To Peel Fresh Tomatoes – Photo Tutorial   You probably are saying, “Why peel tomatoes?”  The answer is very simple – peeling gives a better texture that is … Continued

Asiago & Sage Scalloped Potato recipe is my family’s favorite scalloped potato recipe.  This is the most delicious scalloped potato recipe you will have ever tried.  I especially like to … Continued

      Equipment Needed for Shucking Oysters: A stiff bristle brush Heavy protective glove A clean bar towel A good-quality oyster knife (one with a sturdy blade that won’t … Continued

  Homemade Thousand Island Dressing is so easy to make and so good!   I serve this wonderful Thousand Island Dressing with salads, spread on sandwiches (especially Reuben Sandwiches), and … Continued

  Homemade Mayonnaise Recipe – Blender or Food Processor Instructions   Fresh, homemade mayonnaise is so much better tasting than the store-bought commercial mayonnaise.  It is easy-to-make, inexpensive, and so … Continued

    Aioli Fusion Mayonnaise Sauce is an excellent garlic sauce with a little “zip” that is great served as a dip with poached fish, crab cakes, or a spread … Continued

  Milk Gravy is a very easy-to-make gravy recipe that will drive most men crazy!  They love it because their mother used to make it.   People from the South … Continued

      Homemade Spaghetti Sauce is a good staple to learn to make.  Once you know the basic ingredients and preparation, you can make this sauce from memory. Of … Continued

  Classic Cocktail Sauce is a wonderful easy to make and very a delicious seafood sauce to serve with your next Shrimp Cocktail, Oysters On The Half Shell, or Grilled Oysters.  I am … Continued

Beef Au Jus (prounced oh-ZHOO) is a French term meaning “with juice.”  The term is used to describe the serving of meat, most often prime rib roast, surrounded in or … Continued

  In France, Bechamel Sauce (bay-shah-mel) is one of the four basic sauces called “meres” or “mother sauces” from which all other sauces derive.  Bechamel Sauce is also know as … Continued

Italian Basil Pesto sauce originated in the city of Genova in the Liguria region of northwest Italy.  The word, pesto in Italian, is derived from a word meaning to “pound … Continued

This homemade Tomato Sauce has a lovely fresh flavor that can be used for spaghetti, ravioli, chicken Parmesan, pizza, or anything else that you need tomato sauce!  This is an … Continued