The fiddlehead ...... a true Northwoods delicacy!It's spring (finally!) here in the Maine Northwoods. For awhile in April it really looked like it would never come but now the earth is warming and the fiddleheads are poking through the ground. It's a short season as fiddlehead shaped sprouts of the ostrich fern are best consumed fresh which makes for a … [Read more...]
Beat the Heat by Cooking Cool in the Summer with Birds Eye and Tyson #FastFreshFilling
“This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group®, Birds Eye®, and Tyson® but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #FastFreshFilling Summer Microwave Cooking with Birds Eye and Tyson - Really Cool! "Hot town, summer in the city, Back of my neck getting dirty & gritty" As the classic song says, keeping and cooking cool in the … [Read more...]
Chicken Tetrazzini Casserole – A tasty easy classic
Chicken Tetrazzini - Comfort Food To The Max!What to do with left over chicken from last night? It would be great to get another meal out of it but there's only about 2 cups of chicken meat. It's a chilly, rainy spring day so I want something warm and comforting. AÂ CASSEROLE....it's the perfect food for a dreary day like this. After scanning the fridge and the cupboards, I … [Read more...]
Kraft Recipe Makers – It’s a Fast Easy Meal for a busy day! #KraftRecipeMakers
I'm late, I'm late...for a very important date... I need a fast easy meal! #KraftRecipeMakers It is one of those days! I feel like I'm being torn in 10 different directions and at the end of it all I have a family expecting a decent family meal. What to do? I scan the fridge and the cupboard to see what I have on hand because I just don't have time to go to the … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Zucchini Italiano Casserole Recipe – A great Vegetable Side Dish
Zucchini Casserole Recipe -My Garden Overfloweth Zucchini have to be the most prolific vegetable on earth. Once they start ripening in the garden the game is on! How do I get the family to eat all of them? You can't give them away as everyone who has a garden has an overflow too. Note to purveyors of seeds - You only need to put about 6 seeds in a packet!So what do I do to … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Stuffed Cabbage Roll Recipe
Slow Cooker Stuffed Cabbage Rolls are tasty and healthy!Today I am making slow cooker stuffed cabbage rolls! This Cabbage Roll recipe is absolutely delicious and makes cabbage, which can be an acquired taste, a lot more palatable for kids. Let's face it...stuff something with hamburg and pour a some tomato sauce on it and most likely your kid will eat … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Lumberjack Ground Beef Casserole
This recipe in the top 50 at allfreecasserolerecipes.com for the month of Fbruary 2018!!!!!!!!!! An Old Maine Logging Camp Favorite Adapted for the Slow Cooker! This old logging camp favorite has been adapted for cooking in today's slow cooker. Here in the Northwoods, the logging camps were famous for the hearty meals that they served their work crews in the old days. Back … [Read more...]
Shepherd’s Pie – easy, peasy comfort food
Shepherd's Pie ...for the Mom on the go! Shepherd’s Pie…..where did it get that name? No self-respecting shepherd would be caught eating ground beef and it’s a casserole not a pie! Actually some foodie is going to point out to me in the comments section that today’s version is different than the historical version. So living in today’s world, shepherd’s pie is the … [Read more...]