Sea Salt Crusted Baked Potatoes
The baked potato- a classic staple- a “throw in the oven with the casserole” side dish- a main course smothered in varied …
Butternut Squash, Brussel Sprouts and Cranberries with Dijon Vinaigrette
This dish. This incredible, robustly flavored, simple, good for you, dish! Roasting the butternut squash and the Brussels sprouts over high heat …
Good Old Fashioned Cucumber Salad
August brings inevitable slide towards the beginning of school, still hot days and overwhelming abundance from the garden. Hence, the mass quantities …
Italian Pasta Salad
Grilling and salads are the order of the month for July, especially during this heat wave currently cooking the entire Pacific Northwest. …
Ranch Corn
There are some recipes that are so worth the extra calories that they contain. Rich creaminess offset by a bite of heat …
Skillet Spanish Rice
Dinner in a cast iron skillet. The flavor, the texture, the ambiance-it’s one of my favorite things! I use my cast iron …
Homemade Refried Beans (with a secret ingredient!)
Canned refried beans CANNOT compare to this fresh, creamy, homemade wonderfulness. Burritos, chip dip, side dish or even with a spoon straight …
Cheesy Bacon Baked Beans
My father and my grandfather served in the military. Memorial Day has always meant understanding that only through the sacrifice of faithful …
Summer Corn Salad
Summer corn reminds me of warm, lazy days filled with the song of cicadas, cottonwood drifting from the swaying green giants back …
Roasted Rainbow Carrots with Garlic Herb Vinaigrette
Did you know that carrots were not always orange?!? Many years ago they grew in a rainbow of colors. Purple, yellow, red, …