Pepper Steak – Combining To Perfection

I am not sure how I ended up with 2 separate recipes  (I have had them for 25+ years – must have came upon them when I was 6).  I have always used a little bit of this one and a little of the other. Most meats used for Pepper Steak are tough and need…

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Won Ton Wraps

This is a very unique, huge hit appetizer.  But, there is a hitch…..If you have long finger nails you may want to sub out the won ton wrap insertions into mini cup cake pan. I do have long nails and I got fired by a friend while making them together because I ripped every 3rd…

Bruschetta

INGREDIENTS: Lots of tomatoes (10-16) – I use plum, less seed Garlic minced Fresh basil chopped Olive Oil Salt, salt, salt and more salt (don’t get any blood work the next day) French/Italian bread – you want it to be cut in reasonably sized slices – no small baguette here DIRECTIONS: Slice tomatoes the opposite…

Potato Salad Amazingly Supreme

This is one of my absolute proudest concoctions. It not only is incredibly good, but no one else has this recipe.  I was making potato salad for a block party and also made the Creamy Spicy Dip. Just so happens I had an inspiration or a brain speed bump, but threw portions of the 2…

Party Rye Rounds

This probably is one of the few recipes I have the most ingredient amounts for, so it’s a very unusual one.  This one is so simple and not necessarily the healthiest but wonderful.  It is a departure from my “wing it” approach, albeit a tad.  I know, the Directions should not be so long if…

Fried Rice

INGREDIENTS: Lots of pre-cooked rice – 12 servings Butter – 1/4 – 1/2 c split Soy Sauce – “taste” amount Green Onions – bunches (6-8) Bacon – pre-cooked, but not burnt – as much as a 1/2 pound – cut into pieces 2 – 3 scrambled eggs BIG skillet DIRECTIONS: Pre-cook rice, but do not…

Creamy Cheddar Spicy Dip

This recipe completely typifies my style of cooking, experimenting and what I love to do! Of course, it includes “taste”, “add slowly”, “taste” again, try again and stay at it until you create what is your fav. This is one of ours. So, the story goes….My husband and I visited family & friends in the…

Spicy Chicken Meatballs

I used to order spicy chicken meatballs that I loved at a local restaurant until they discontinued them. That was definitely throwing down the gauntlet.  There were some very specific and simple ingredients I was positive of…..  This makes 8-10 meatballs so you may want to double/triple because they will be stolen from the plate…

Jon’s (and mine too) Chicken Pasta

I concocted this recipe years before I met my husband.  He loved it and started to make it himself and eventually called it “his” recipe.  Over time he did make his own contributions to make it even better. As usual, between the two of us, we made additions, changes and overall improvements.  This is actually…

BBQ Corn on the Cob

I prefer to BBQ the corn with the husks removed.  Corn on the grill can be very good, but I like to spice it up. Because of this, the corn has to be shucked. I do not like shucking anyway so I do everything I can to sub this part of the recipe out. How…