Dill Weed

    Dill Weed is a perennial herb that is popular in cooking and a healthful anti-oxidant.  It’s leaves are essential in the pickling process and the dill seed is an … Continued

Dill Sauce Recipe

Dill Sauce is a very easy-to-make delicious gourmet sauce that goes well with any type of seafood.  My favorite dish to use this sauce is baked or poached salmon.  This is a … Continued

Artichoke Tea Sandwich Recipe

The delightful Artichoke Tea Sandwich takes on a more satisfying dimension with the addition of artichokes.  It is the perfect light tea sandwich for a wedding or baby shower.  Even … Continued

Beef On Weck Sandwich

Beef on Weck Sandwich History and Recipe

Some people consider Beef on Weck (thinly sliced slow-roasted rare roast beef piled as high as 6 inches) on a freshly baked kummelweck roll, the Best Roast Beef Sandwich in … Continued

mixed dried beans spilling out of a glass jar

How to Cook Dried Beans – Dried Bean Tips

  Beans have been given a bad reputation over the years.   Beans have been often considered food for the “poor”, but that may be because they are so inexpensive.  Many years … Continued

Cooking Dried Beans

Basic Bean Recipe for Cooking Dried Beans

Stove Top – Slow Cooker – Pressure Cooker (Instant Pot) Instructions I do not think there are many people out there who have children that haven’t heard the crude rhyme they come … Continued

Grocery Coupons

  Coupon Clipping – Clues for the Grocery Coupon Clipper   They’re lurking everyone. You’ll find them in the junk drawer, tucked in the pantry and wadded up in the … Continued

Coffee and Armagnac Parfait

Coffee and Armagnac Parfait Recipe

Coffee and Armagnac Parfait dessert combines the pleasure of strong coffee with a shot of good brandy.  For an authentic presentation serve it in traditional fluted parfait glasses. This French … Continued

Caramel Pear Tart

Caramel Pear Tart with Graham Shortbread Crust Recipe

The combination of the graham flour in the crust and the creamy texture of the pears and caramel is sublime in this Caramel Pear Tart with Graham Shortbread Crust. This … Continued

Cooking Oils

Cooking Oils and Smoking Points

What Is The Best Oil For Cooking? Cooking Oils and Smoking Points are important factors when you choose to cook with oil. We have complied a comprehensive list for you … Continued

French Onion Marmalade

French Onion Marmalade

French Onion Marmalade – Confit d’ Oignon French Onion Marmalade is a wonderful condiment that can be used for a variety of meats, poultry, fish, or simply as a spread … Continued

cilantro

Cilantro vs. Coriander

Cilantro – What is Cilantro? Photos from Iowa State University Extension. Cilantro or coriander not only has two common names, but two entirely different identities and uses.  Cilantro, Coriandrum sativum, describes … Continued

Ladyfinger Cakes History

Ladyfinger Cakes History

  Ladyfinger Cakes Ladyfingers Cakes are oval-shaped cookies or cakes that are also known around the world as Boudoir biscuits, sponge biscuits, sponge fingers, Naples biscuits, Savoy biscuits (Savoiardi) and … Continued

Vegetable Gorgonzola Lasagna

Vegetable Gorgonzola Lasagna Recipe

Vegetable Gorgonzola Lasagna is my version of a recipe from a “foodie” friend of mine, Bonnie of Wisconsin. It is so creamy good – my family loves this lasagna. This … Continued

Garlic Hints and Tips

Garlic Hints and Tips

 Learn How to Select, Store, Prepare and Cook with Garlic “Tomatoes and oregano make it Italian; wine and tarragon make it French. Sour cream makes it Russian; lemon and cinnamon … Continued