MARINATE FISH IN BOURBON WHISKEY Although I have always used salmon in this recipe, you can certainly adapt the marinade for other fish. Some good substitutes for salmon include Arctic Char, Cod, Haddock, Bluefish, Mahi Mahi, Tilefish. Now that I think about it,...
Start with a soft cream cheese dough that is not sweet, then add a sumptuous filling made with toasted nuts, milk, and sugar, and what do you get? Melt-in-your-mouth-better-pop-another-one-right-away-kind of cookies! These are one of my must-haves for the Holiday...
ALMOND STRIPS My husband Allen absolutely loved these cookies. Most people like the additional sweetness of the almond flavored drizzle of icing, but not Allen, so I always had to make some sans drizzle. Over the years, I came to prefer them that way myself. The...
It is a little disconcerting to bring a new recipe to a gathering with good friends and the first bite causes- COMPLETE SILENCE. Now, you do have to know your friends well to interpret exactly what the silence means: Wow!Ooh-Yuck!OMG this is so good... I was lucky to...
You can freeze baked or unbaked cookies to prepare ahead for upcoming holidays and events. Here are some guidelines that I find helpful when I need to be organized prior to major get togethers, or if I want to have special treats ready to give to others. I have also...
ASIAGO CHEESE BREAD We used to drive 40 minutes to get Asiago Cheese Bread from Vic’s in Novi. Allen and I would wander around the store in search of specialty foods, deli meats and treats in their store. Even though I made lots of homemade bread, we always ended up...
HONEYED CHICKEN My mother-in-law gave me this recipe soon after Allen and I were married. It used a whole, cut up chicken and took about an hour in the oven. The lengthy cooking converted the thin soupy mixture into a smooth and luscious sauce. I had to...
PERFECT FOR ANY OCCASION I used to ask Allen, “What dessert do you want for …your birthday? …Thanksgiving? …Christmas? …the football tailgate? …the basketball watching party …upcoming holiday?” His answer inevitably was “Apple Bars!” I don’t know why I...
GROUND LAMB KOFTA When I first met my husband Allen, and we would go out to restaurants, he always wanted to go somewhere for good ol’ American cuisine. I always wanted to explore ethnic restaurants. We learned to compromise, but he would almost always order beef...
SWEET AND BUTTERY ROLLS Holiday meals are busy and stressful enough, without worrying about who is coming, how many people are coming, or if they are still going to be able to come with COVID-19 worries and traveling concerns. Not to mention that here in...
ALLEN DID If you like cookies that are not too sweet, then you will love these buttery little gems. The first time I made these, many years ago, I thought the recipe made way too many to eat up before they would get stale. Wrong. Hubby Allen generally had good...
THAI-STYLE CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI After posting the recipe for Broiled Shrimp and Broccoli, I was asked if chicken could be substituted for the shrimp. I decided to try it since it was such a good idea. Then, I started wondering if it would work with tofu, also. I...