Cucumber Tomato Salad

by lisa102178 // June 29, 2014 // Comments off

I looove cucumbers. Sometimes, when they’re in season or they have a good special at the supermarket, I will cut them into sticks and serve them as the veggie with dinner or as the salad. Just them. And some salt.... Continue reading →

Strawberry Cream Pie

by lisa102178 // June 28, 2014 // Comments off

Guess what season it is?!?!!?!? If you live in Michigan and you’ve been to any of the farmers markets lately, you can smell ’em! And, ooohhhh is that aroma better than any perfume or any of its (sort of) relatives... Continue reading →

Double Tomato Relish

by lisa102178 // June 23, 2014 // Comments off

I am in recovery mode today. Well not totally. There were still cherries to pick, laundry to do, dishes, general clean up – you get the picture. We had a birthday party/cookout here this weekend and, in addition, two... Continue reading →

Grilled cheese with Bacon, Tomato and Avocado

by lisa102178 // June 17, 2014 // Comments off

Grilled cheese is one of those foods that takes most people back to childhood, with the crunch of the toasty, buttery bread and, depending on what cheese you prefer, either smooth and creamy or stretchy, stringy fun. I am of... Continue reading →

Cinnamon Gooey Butter Cake

by lisa102178 // June 14, 2014 // Comments off

It’s that time again…freezer stock for lunches is getting low. I try to keep 2 or 3 lunch snack options, and it’s getting pretty scarce in there. What makes this more difficult for me is that hubby is not really... Continue reading →

Fettuccini Carbonara with Asparagus and Mushrooms

by lisa102178 // June 10, 2014 // Comments off

Yup…I know. Traditional carbonara doesn’t have asparagus and mushrooms. But, sometimes a person does what’s necessary to make it better. And use up what’s in the fridge. Continue reading →

Lemon Pepper Roasted Potatoes

by lisa102178 // June 9, 2014 // Comments off

My fascination with lemon pepper (huh, lemon. Go figure) started years ago, I think shortly after it hit the market. I found some recipe for a chicken dish with broccoli and rice. Those typically haven’t intrigued me, but this... Continue reading →

Lemon Bars

by lisa102178 // June 6, 2014 // Comments off

Perfect Lemon Bars I loooove lemon. There, I admitted it. In more recent years, I have reached a point where I love all citrus, at least all the ones I’ve tried. Lemons, limes, oranges, graprefruit, pumellos, ugli fruit…... Continue reading →

Plum Cake (Polish)

by lisa102178 // June 4, 2014 // Comments off

Polish Plum Cake Where I used to work, there was a bachelor engineer who enjoyed cooking. He liked to organize pot luck lunches, chili cook-offs, things like that. He got a Mexican pot luck going once, and everyone had... Continue reading →

Homemade Chili Sauce

by lisa102178 // June 1, 2014 // Comments off

So I was making a glaze for pork today. The pork was far enough along there was no turning back. I get started on the glaze and realize…crap..I’m out of chili sauce, a key ingredient in the glaze. Well, it... Continue reading →

Messin' With Perfection

Mostly simple, somewhat healthy, always good.

Month: June 2014