Brie on the Grill
For years—decades—we have gone tent camping at a State beach in Santa Cruz. We usually stay a whole week and we love it, we have always loved it. Although we sleep in tents, we don’t exactly rough it. We have…
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Mom’s Meatball Subs
By Hannah Lineberry, from her cookbook, The Good ‘Wich. Hannah remembers me making these for team snacks after Water Polo tournaments! 🙂 You’ve had to have lived with three Water Polo players who swam on the off season to really…
Polly’s No-Garlic Garlic Bread
Say what now? No-Garlic Garlic Bread? I guess I could’ve called it Parmesan Onion bread, but there are so many ideas of what Parmesan Onion Bread might be, I don’t think that anyone will have a clear idea of what…
Pavlova
In England, Australia, New Zealand and my house, Pavlova is a very popular dessert. I am not sure why it’s not only not popular in the US but it’s not even well known! Pavlova is a quick, light, impressive, and utterly…
Fresh Strawberry Pie
This is a summertime staple around here, and has been for years. A coworker gave me this recipe back in the 1990s, I believe. A decade or so later, I passed the recipe on to a young, emerging cook, and…
Spinach Dip
Spinach Dip was at every party in the 80s, and the recipe came from the back of the Knorr Vegetable Recipe Mix soup package. The recipe is no longer on the package, but is still featured on the Knorr website.…
Tropical Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Tortilla Chips
The biggest issue with this dish is when to eat it! Is it a dessert? Appetizer? Snack? All three work, but I think the best is a quiet summer afternoon on the porch with a chilled beverage of choice. Tropical…
Onion Rings
There are a lot of bad onion rings out there—I know. If onion rings are on the menu, I will find a way to order them, but I rarely order them a second time at the same restaurant. There used…