Hawaiian Sweet Potato Salad I went on a tropical theme a few months back. The warmer weather we were having made me want to eat things from warmer locations. My husband has traveled to Hawaii many times and really enjoys it when I cook food from there. I hope you enjoy this recipe for Hawaiian…
Polynesian Pork Roast
Polynesian Pork Roast I discovered this recipe while researching Hawaiian foods. It fit into the island theme I felt like cooking a few months back. This recipe makes quite a bit of food, so when I made it I had plenty leftover to freeze for another night. This recipe for Polynesian Pork Roast cooks in…
California Wine Country Chili
We are obsessed with making chili. We have made many types over the years, including this recipe for California Wine Country Chili that we made for a winery chili cook off many years ago. This makes a large quantity of chili and is perfect for batch cooking. Make sure you have lots of containers on…
Aloo Matar
You know I adore Indian food. The practical thing would be for me to go to India and study cooking, but until then I will make do with practicing in my own kitchen. I have ordered aloo matar from a local Indian restaurant, loved it so much, I taught myself how to cook it at…
Rosemary Lamb Burgers
Rosemary Lamb Burgers My family likes to eat lamb, our favorite ways are as kebabs or burgers. I put my own Heather twist on these rosemary lamb burgers. The whole family loved them. If you want to plan ahead, for week night cooking, do all the prep work on the weekend, including mixing and forming…
Vegan Cheese Sauce
Vegan Cheese Sauce I periodically get a craving for nacho cheese sauce – you know, the kind that comes from a dispenser at football games. I came up with my own homemade dairy-free version and my vegan cheese sauce recipe was born. I have forced my family to try this recipe and they did both…
Gluten Free Ricotta Cake
Gluten Free Ricotta Cake I’ve been in a baking mood the last month and heard about an Italian gluten free ricotta cake. I looked around and found a recipe, then tweaked it to be not only gluten free but dairy free as well. My entire family loved this. It had a rich buttery texture, was…
Italian Eggplant Capanota
This past fall my family was gifted a lot of eggplant by friend that’s a local winemaker. He and his wife put in a huge garden next to the winery and planted much more than they could use for family or at the winery. I rummaged around and found a recipe for this Italian Eggplant…
Rainbow Bean Soup Mix
This rainbow bean soup mix was a recipe I came up with last year to use as a table decoration for the local woman’s club I belong to. The rainbow bean soup mix is packaged up in a jar and you can decorate the top with decorative fabric. It makes a pretty gift or holiday…