Archive: Skill Levels Easy

Janet’s Hawaiian Chicken Salad

Posted on: Jul 23, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
Good friend Janet hosted The Living Stones Bible Fellowship Class for their almost monthly class meeting recently.  It is always a pleasure to be invited into her beautiful home (Janet and Robert do amazing texturing and painting themselves), and she is a  wonderful hostess. Sweet, petite, always put together Janet pays attention to every detail. […]

Apricot Mini-Pies

Posted on: Jul 18, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
Where I come from a restaurant is judged by the pies they serve.  Many cafes have earned a reputation based upon their mile-high meringue and fruit pies.  Sane people will drive many miles out of their way for a taste of a certain  restaurant’s pies.  Here in Dallas there is Norma’s, Mamma’s Daughters, and I’m […]

Sausage and Cheese Quiche

Posted on: Jul 12, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
Don’t you love it when you make a friend’s recipe and it works?  That is what happened to me this morning.  I told you I was going to make The Mrs. breakfast quiche, and I did.  Oh, Sweet Mother of Pearl, it is so easy to prepare, comes out of the pan in one piece, […]

Pepper Steak

Posted on: Jul 10, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
The backstory I am about to tell you is true. (Honestly, I couldn’t make something like this up.)  Names are not use to protect whoever needs to be protected. My mother’s dearest friend had a husband who was a cousin of the governor of the Great State of Arkansas.  Get it?  Friend’s husband was related […]

Olive Loaf Spread

Posted on: Jul 3, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
(To the tune of She’ll Be Coming Around the Mountain)  Humor me.  It almost works. Tired and wea-r-y travelers were we. We had driven across two states you can see. Searching for our destination We drove with determination. And thus we reached the cabin hungry. To our surprise and delight, The Mrs. had prepared a […]

Apple French Toast – Good Morning New Mexico

Posted on: Jul 2, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
The Mrs. fixed a breakfast casserole I had never – had – seen – or tasted before.  Oh, Sweet Mother of Pearl, this is wonderful!  I like it, I love it, I want more of it!  And you will too once you’ve tasted it.  Layered in this pan are cooked apples, French bread, and a […]

Stuffed Jalapeno Peppers

Posted on: Jun 26, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
At Casa Flamingo, there is always a party.  Cathy and Caitlyn entertain easily and with such grace.  Someone is usually out by the pool.  I envy how they do it.  Last time we were there, Caitlyn was making stuffed jalapeno peppers on the grill. (I can not believe that I can not find a picture […]

Daddy’s Chicken Suzanne

Posted on: Jun 19, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
My father retired before my mother retired.  As a stay at home husband, he took over much of the housework and cooking duties.  He was a good cook!  For sometime now I have been thinking about and wanting to make one of his signature dishes – Chicken Suzanne.  So today was the day! First, we […]

Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake from Betty Crocker

Posted on: Jun 16, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
While preparing to come to the Big Jubilee Supper in honor of The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth, Jenny – Nathan’s new bride – searched the internet for a Texas recipe. She got the point!  This was to be a Texas celebration for the Queen.  I love it that she went to so much trouble […]

Broccoli Salad

Posted on: Jun 13, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
When Melanie Ann and Olive came to visit, I needed a side dish to go with the left over BBQ.  I thought I would make Chinese cold slaw because I didn’t eat get to eat very much Chinese cold slaw at the Big Jubilee Supper, and I really like Chinese cold slaw.  When I got […]