Bourbon Marinated Steak-Kabobs
Run out of time? Looking for something to BBQ or grill at the very last minute that doesn’t require a lot of esoteric ingredients? Don’t want too much prep, but still want something super yummy and a bit special? I…
Tag: Quick and Easy
Blueberry Crumb Bars
For a few years, we subscribed to Raddish, a cooking program for kids. Every month we received a box with three recipes, a kitchen tool, a cooking badge, table topics, and some related educational materials. Each box had a theme:…
Homemade Granola Bars
Still buying granola bars? There’s no need! This is an easy recipe for granola bars and you can make them to fit your flavor profile. What kind of nuts do you like? Peanuts, pecans, almonds, cashews or a nice mix?…
Too Many Tomatoes? Roasted Tomato Sauce!
Are you being overrun with homegrown summer tomatoes yet? Then you need to make this sauce! Freeze it, and you’ll have little portions of summer to use as needed in any tomato based dish! After defrosting, the sauce can used…
Coconut Shrimp
Coconut Shrimp! Where this sudden obsession came from, I have no idea. I have no warm memories of Red Lobster and their sea captain’s rum enhanced Coconut Shrimp, much less any memories of seaside tiki bars, drinks with tiny umbrellas,…
Strawberry Cheesecake Dip
Don’t have time to make a fancy cheesecake or strawberry shortcake for dessert? Make this instead. It’s easy and it’s delicious. I can’t believe I haven’t posted this previously, as I’ve been making this since I was in high school,…
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…
Tomato Cucumber Salad
It’s so easy to overlook a simple salad. For all those home gardeners or Farmer’s Market shoppers, this is for you! At some point in the summer, we all end up with an overabundance of our fancy, heirloom tomatoes and…