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Grilling fresh vegetables seems to transform them into something wonderful… I could not resist how great the cute baby Bok Choy looked in one of those giant warehouse stores yesterday. Thus, I ended up with lots of baby Bok Choy. Tonight, I decided to try some on the grill. Baby Bok Choy has a rather […]
My paternal grandmother and one of her sisters both laid claim to the ownership of the family’s cooked summer squash recipe. In fact, I know that her children still believe that it was my great aunt’s recipe. My grandmother used to contend that her sister first got the recipe from her … My best guess […]
I blame my mom. Yes, you read it correctly…I blame my mom. What for you ask? My dislike of almost every potato salad made, except those using her recipe. I am just thankful that she taught us how to make it and actually shared the recipe for her potato salad dressing with several family and […]
Okay, this is the last post on creamed tomatoes…I promise. This one is different because I have broken the food blogging rules and not included a picture. The inclusion of dumplings basically means making creamed tomatoes without cream and adding dumplings instead of most of the slurry mixture. This is how my mom usually made […]
As promised, this is the follow-up post to Creamed Tomatoes, Version 1. The main difference is this version contains cream, milk or half-and-half. I have come to the conclusion that my mom made creamed tomatoes both with and without the milk/cream. Here is as close as I can get to her recipe: I do not […]
My mother and grandmothers would frequently make creamed tomatoes when I was a child. As a child, I don’t think I appreciated the dish as much as I do as an adult. It has turned out to be one of my comfort foods (or at least they are until my allergy to citric acid really […]
Baked sweet potatoes are a wonderful accompaniment to grilled steaks or pork. However, I don’t like heating up my oven to bake them when grilling out, nor am I patient enough to “bake” them on the grill long enough for them to be done. Thus, I decided to combine my little sister’s method of microwaving […]
A wonderful side dish for any cookout, picnic, or barbecue (or any meal if you like it as much as I do) is pasta salad. It is an easy, versatile dish that can be made well in advance. You can use your favorite type of pasta and vegetables to make it the way you like […]
I was not a fan of asparagus until, as an adult, my little sister coaxed me into trying it grilled…yum! Since then, I really like it grilled or oven roasted with a little olive oil and a dash of salt. Although I was totally satisfied always preparing it the same way, I did notice how […]
I always want to make scalloped potatoes the day after we have a ham dinner. I think it is because it is what my mom usually did. My mom made wonderful scalloped potatoes. As she taught us how to make it without ever referencing a recipe, I have done my best to construct a recipe. […]
