This time of year, with camping, picnics, and barbeques to attend it is a good idea to have a “go to” pasta salad recipe in your recipe box. I like this recipe because it makes a large quantity and is … Continue reading
Supreme Pasta Salad
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Black Bean and Chicken Tostadas
Black Bean and Chicken Tostadas use dried beans cooked in an Instant Pot. The flavor is pretty amazing (you can substitute canned beans if you like). For ease, chicken is seasoned with a pre-seasoned mix of spices from Mrs Dash. … Continue reading
Marlilou’s Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies
marydukecooks.com Recently I took a 2-day art class from local artist, Monique Carr, a renowned contemporary impressionist painter who teaches online courses as well as in-person classes. During our lunch break her daughter, Marilou, let us sample her famous Coconut … Continue reading
Instant Pot Green Beans and New Potatoes
Instant Pot Green Beans and New Potatoes remind me of summer suppers at my Mother’s house. Green beans and new potatoes from Dad’s garden cooked with bacon or fat back. Mother cooked green beans and potatoes on the stove for … Continue reading
Corn Pudding
marydukecooks.com This recipe for Corn Pudding is not overly sweet and uses two textures of fresh corn; pureed and crisp kernels. The custard that holds it all together is both fluffy and creamy. It is the perfect side dish to … Continue reading
Snapp Sisters Chocolate Fudge Pie
Snapp Sisters Chocolate Fudge Pie is known for its chocolate fudge flavor and smooth texture. It is the creation of Dixie Snapp Grindstaff and Flo Snapp Forbes. Flo’s daughter, Lisa, carries on the baking tradition of this family favorite recipe. … Continue reading
All-Natural Strawberry Cupcakes with Freeze-Dried Strawberry Buttercream icing
This Strawberry Cupcake recipe is for all my friends who eat all-natural foods with no artificial ingredients. The cupcakes get their strawberry flavor from cooked and reduced strawberry puree and fresh strawberries. Reducing the puree gives it intense strawberry flavor. … Continue reading
Melanie’s Strawberry Cobbler
My dear friend, Melanie Aldridge, shared her famous strawberry cobbler recipe. Melanie’s Strawberry Cobbler has a top and bottom crust (who doesn’t want more crust?) and lots of juicy strawberry filling. Divine! Melanie’s Strawberry Cobbler Top and bottom pie crust … Continue reading
Chicken Piccata with Mushrooms
Chicken Piccata with mushrooms is Italian comfort food at its finest. Pan sautéed chicken with a tangy lemon sauce, mushrooms, and pasta made in 30 minutes. It doesn’t get much better than that. Enjoy! Chicken Piccata 1 cup orzo 3 … Continue reading
Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate chips cookies are a comfort food for most people. If you are like me, they were the first cookie you baked. This recipe for chewy chocolate chip cookies is a little different than the standard one you may currently … Continue reading
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