During the spring and summer seasons we eat a lot of salads, thanks to my daughter's backyard gardening skills. Every year she plants a garden that offers up a bounty of lettuce, tomatoes, bell peppers, carrots, cucumbers, onions and other goodies. Salads are an easy way to introduce greens into … [Read more...] about Lemon Tahini Salad Dressing Recipe
Recipes
Passion Fruit and Rum Cocktail Drink Recipe
How many of you enjoy the sweet taste of passion fruit? I do! For me, nothing says warm weather and the tropics more than a delicious passion fruit cocktail beverage! Now that we're well into spring and summer is just around the corner, it's time to start thinking about all of those yummy summer … [Read more...] about Passion Fruit and Rum Cocktail Drink Recipe
Homemade Spicy Barbecue Sauce Recipe
From late March through late October we use our barbecue grill at least twice a week. I will sometimes use it to make Shelly and I a quick lunch, but most of the time I use it when it comes to preparing our dinner. One of the things I enjoy preparing on the grill is chicken. It cooks up pretty fast … [Read more...] about Homemade Spicy Barbecue Sauce Recipe
Apple, Walnut and Stilton Cheese Salad Recipe
Apple, Walnut and Stilton Cheese Salad Recipe Excerpted from Fresh Tastes from a Well-Seasoned Kitchen. Recently, I had the pleasure of reading and reviewing a beautiful cookbook, Fresh Tastes from a Well-Seasoned Kitchen by Lee Clayton Roper. You can find my review here. Unfortunately, at … [Read more...] about Apple, Walnut and Stilton Cheese Salad Recipe
The Complete Trail Food Cookbook
Enjoy camping or just spending time outdoors? If so, you need The Complete Trail Food Cookbook by authors: Don Mercer, Jay Nutt, and Jennifer MacKenzie which contains over 300 recipes for campers, canoeists and backpackers. The cookbook is by one of my favorite publishers: Robert Rose and is a … [Read more...] about The Complete Trail Food Cookbook
Tortellini Antipasto Skewers Recipe
This simple antipasto with fresh flavours is so easy to assemble. It makes the perfect party appetizer or a satisfying any-time snack. The recipe will make approximately 8 servings at 135 calories per serving. Recipe and photo is courtesy of PastaFits.org. Tortellini Antipasto Skewers … [Read more...] about Tortellini Antipasto Skewers Recipe
Cajun Chicken with Rice and Red Beans Recipe
Not long ago, we featured a review of an innovative cookbook from the American Diabetes Association (ADA), The 12-Week Diabetes Cookbook: Your Super Simple Plan for Organizing, Budgeting, and Cooking Amazing Dinners, by Linda Gassenheimer. As you’ll see in the recipe from the cookbook featured … [Read more...] about Cajun Chicken with Rice and Red Beans Recipe
Herbed Lasagna Chips Recipe
Today's guest post recipe is perfect for those of you who are on vegetarian diets and looking for delicious homemade foods that you can snack on. The Lasagna noodles are transformed into tasty chips for snacking in this easy to make recipe. It will make approximately 8 servings at 100 calories per … [Read more...] about Herbed Lasagna Chips Recipe