Enjoying life with family & friends through food
Fourth of July is around the corner. If you are having a gathering, or just cooking for your family, these recipes are easy and fun to make so you can have time to enjoy the festivities yourself. Most of them can be done, or mostly…
This has to be one of the easiest desserts to throw together, although it’s not the healthiest 🙂 , but it is so tasty, especially when served with a scoop or two of vanilla ice cream…OH MY! It’s a dump and bake type of dessert…
These treats are so fun to make, look impressive, AND taste good. They purposely have the red, white, and blue color theme since they were made for the Fourth of July, US Independence Day! You can definitely change up the colors depending on the holiday/theme.…
My mother was the best cook. Even though her specialty was Greek dishes (since she was Greek), she was great at making any type of dish taste good. This is a version of her recipe that I learned as I watched her make it. As…
I have made this salad for years. It’s always a favorite at the table and one of my sister and husband’s favorite sides that I make. I can eat the whole bowl myself, if I wasn’t carb conscious! It is simple to throw together and…
These ribs are not only easy to put together but they are also tender and fall off the bone. They can be started a couple of days in advance, if needed. I usually steam the ribs in a covered pan in the oven the evening…
Mil-fay is the Greek pronunciation of the dessert “mille-feuille”, meaning a thousand layers. One summer when my mom was in Greece (she went just about every summer) she had tasted the Greek version of this French dessert and she came back home so excited because…
I concocted this recipe while fasting from meat, meat products, dairy, etc. for Orthodox Easter. My daughter said this was the best chili she has every had…and we make a lot of chili here. We used the beefless type of crumbles but if you don’t…
If you are looking for a quick and easy way to make banana nut bread this recipe is for you! My sister, Mary, gave me this recipe about twenty plus years ago (not sure where she got it from), and even though I have tried…
I love hot beef and gravy, especially over some white bread and served with mashed potatoes, like I did today. There was a little café in town that would make a wonderful version. The meat was moist with the gravy perfectly balanced in flavor. They…
