I was in the middle of deep-frying supper (yeah, we are health nuts) and Levi was slicing apples to dehydrate and suddenly we had the brilliant idea to deep fry the apples. Giddy with the possibilites of this new invention, we mixed up some Krusteaz pancake batter, dumped in some cinnamon and sugar, dipped […]
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SO GOOD! BEER-BATTERED FISH TACOS WITH CHIPOTLE CREMA PREP: 17 minutes COOK: 9 minutes 1 & 1/2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1 & 1/2 teaspoon salt (more or less if you want—-I like salt) 1/4 teaspoon pepper (more or less if you want—-I like pepper) […]
Homemade Oreos (Makes approximately 3 dozen) For the cookies: 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 1 cup granulated sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 2 cups all purpose flour 3/4 cup dutch process cocoa powder 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt For the filling: 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, […]
My Aunt Mary gave me this recipe for fish tacos and it is a new favorite. The creamy lime guacamole is amazing and I triple the recipe. Use it for fry dip, sandwich spread, burgers. I prefer beer batter fish because I love the blend of fresh and crisp, but grilled is also delicious (and […]
The captain has been bringing home loads of fresh crab so I have been trying new recipes. Just for fun. Inspired by Red Lobster’s lobster dip, this is a very good way to eat fresh caught crab. ARTICHOKE SPINACH CRAB DIP: a cup or few of lump crab meat 12 0z. aritchoke hearts chopped 3-10 […]
I have been stuck in a rut when it comes to dinner so I decided to try new recipes this week. This is one we loved. You can omit or add ingredients. Fresh is key. Use more or less of this and that and it will still turn out. Simple and easy. INGREDIENTS: 16 oz […]
Rustic style works well for me. Rustic is imperfect and I am good at that. Whip up and roll out your favorite pie crust recipe (made or bought) and cut circles with whatever you have on hand, I used a lid. Grease muffin tin and gently press in pie crust circles and fill up with […]
Sunlight lighting up little snowman’s glass abode It is the week before Christmas and Windy Ridge is cloaked in the first snow of the season. We got a special box full of winter hats & homemade nisu from Levi’s mom & pop, all the way from South Carolina. The kids are on winter break and […]
Simple, spicy and fresh. This is our favorite fresh salsa recipe; it is super easy and can be adjusted as you please. We usually use Roma tomatoes in the mix and in the summer we throw in all the garden tomatoes. We cut vegetables in chunks and blend in our Kitchenaid mixer, (transferring to large […]