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Easy Moist Pistachio Muffin Recipe

by Sheryl Thompson 13 Comments

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Green is Good - especially when it's a moist Pistachio Muffin! I love the pistachio flavor, be it in ice cream, pudding, or in the yummy results of this Pistachio Muffin Recipe.  The first time I ever had pistachio ice cream, as a kid, I thought it was maraschino cherry ice cream and they had got the color wrong.  To this day, pistachio "anything" reminds … [Read more...]

Basic Easy Coleslaw Recipe

by Sheryl Thompson 3 Comments

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Coleslaw - what can be said about it? Numerous clichés lend themselves to describing coleslaw - "always a bridesmaid, never the bride" or "best supporting actor in a cast of thousands". It is always cast in a supporting role but coleslaw fills a need in so many meal plans.  Coleslaw is there to cleanse and awake the palate in a meal heavily laden with greasy fried … [Read more...]

Thrillin’ Grillin’- Grilled Beef, Chicken & Vegetable Kebabs

by Sheryl Thompson 20 Comments

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It's Grillin' Season - Shish Kebab Time! Tonight we had grilled chicken and veggie kebabs and they were delicious. It's grillin' season here in the North Maine Woods. For a while we thought the grilling season never would arrive as we had a long cold spring but finally we've been able to fire up the gas grill. I love cooking on our Weber gas grill. It's convenient, … [Read more...]

Best Grilled Chicken Marinade – Grillin’ can be thrillin’ and easy!

by Sheryl Thompson 2 Comments

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Best Grilled Chicken Marinade - and its so easy! It's summer and this grilled chicken marinade is one of my go to recipes because it's tasty (chicken is kind of bland and needs some flavor help), and grilling doesn't heat up my kitchen. Another plus is that its not the usual beef and pork that we do so often on the backyard barbecue grill.  Don't get me wrong! I … [Read more...]

Bacon Wrapped Asparagus

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Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Spears are a great spring side Bacon Wrapped Asparagus is one of my favorite spring recipes. Its great as an appetizer or a vegetable side dish. This recipe is quick and easy taking just a few minutes to prep and has a cooking time of 15-20 minutes. I love serving it as an appetizer for a Mother's Day Brunch or a side for Easter … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Bourbon Glazed Spiral Ham

by Sheryl Thompson 4 Comments

A beautiful mahogany colored baked spiral ham glazed with an orange Bourbon sauce

My Favorite Spiral Ham Recipe - Slow Cooker Bourbon Glazed Spiral Ham Without a doubt, my Slow Cooker Bourbon Glazed Spiral Ham Recipe is one of my favorite baked ham recipes. The spiral ham lends itself to being cooked in a slow cooker because when a spiral ham is cooked in a conventional oven it can get very dried out.  CrockPot cooking will make the ham incredibly … [Read more...]

Nutty Pumpkin Cranberry Bread – What a Way to Go Crazy!!!

by Sheryl Thompson 31 Comments

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Pumpkin Cranberry Bread ..... It's a Fall thing!!!! There’s nothing that says “autumn” like pumpkin. Visually it matches the orange tones of the changing foliage. Its texture makes it a great choice for moist, filling comfort foods.  Add in some cranberries and some nuts and you have one of my favorite fall baking recipes, Nutty Pumpkin Cranberry Bread. It's one my … [Read more...]

Tasty Orange Cranberry Muffin Recipe

by Sheryl Thompson 17 Comments

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This Tasty Orange Cranberry Muffin Recipe is big on flavor with a great texture! This is my favorite Orange Cranberry Muffin Recipe.  I've tried quite a few over the years and this one is a culmination of those trials.  I have taken an ingredient from here and another from there, added a couple of extra steps and came up with what I consider a superior Orange Cranberry … [Read more...]

Easy Slow Cooker Pumpkin Risotto Recipe

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Slow Cooker Easy Pumpkin Risotto This wicked easy Slow Cooker Pumpkin Risotto Recipe will take all the fear out of cooking risotto. Risotto, that yummy gourmet comfort food, has intimidated a lot of cooks, including me. After seeing an enraged, cursing Chef Gordon Ramsey throw a sauté pan full of risotto into the garbage while Hell’s Kitchen competitors look on with wide … [Read more...]

Apple Spinach Salad Recipe

by Sheryl Thompson 9 Comments

A delicious apple spinach salad recipe that is oh so tasty but also very healthy with the spinach, apple, walnut compnination. Great anytime you are serving pork roast or pork chops. And it is a delicious addition to a summer meal. Use eating apples like MacIntosh, Yellow Transparent, and Galas for this salad.

Apple Spinach Salad is Quick and Easy and oh so nutritious! Whether its summer or winter, this Apple Spinach Salad  recipe is one of my favorites, and it's very quick to make but I especially love it in the summer. Actually I love any salad in the summer whether its a tossed salad, potato salad or a pasta salad.  It's all about being cool, … [Read more...]

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