In our house just about anything with garlic and potatoes in the recipe means success. Mark is a self-proclaimed “meatatarian” and is a major potato lover. I, along with being a huge chocoholic, am also a garlicoholic. Great word, huh? In 2006 we were in San Francisco and caught the Angels-Giants game, which of course…
Category: Recipes
Tried and true recipes for the RV life.
Sauteed Asparagus
Show of hands…do you know where the asparagus capital of the country is? I figured it would be in California or a southern belt state but I was wrong. It’s Oceana County in Michigan! A large amount is also grown in the San Joaquin Valley in California as well. Both locations host an annual Asparagus…
Pistachio Pudding Pie
This can also be called Eagles Pie if you’re a Philadelphia Eagles fan. Our neighbors and good friends are rabid Eagles fans. They are originally from eastern Pennsylvania so it’s understandable. They invited us down to watch the NFC title game Sunday afternoon so I offered to bring dessert. I was dying to try out a…
Old World Raspberry Bars
Several years ago we had a real nice neighbor named Dena. They moved in shortly after we did. She was great at making new neighbors in our new neighborhood feel welcome. She also got me hooked on Pampered Chef. She and her family didn’t live here long, though. Her husband was transferred to Florida after…
Cinnamon Fried Bananas
Oh my, these are the bomb! This wonderful little dish saved my sanity during the prep for my cancer treatment. I had thyroid cancer. I love saying “had.” I can’t tell you how much I love saying “had.” The treatment for thyroid cancer is different from other cancers. It seems so simple but is so…
Baked Apple Chips
It’s a typical January in central Arizona, sunny and mild. Don’t get me wrong, compared to the rest of the country right now, it’s ideal. Call me greedy but I’d love some rainy weather or something colder than 76. Cold weather is our reward for making it through the hot summer. You’d think all this…
Chocolate Ribbon Pie
Imagine this… You’re excited to have your kids home from college and will make them just about anything they want. They want pie. Sure, we can do pie except you don’t have much on hand. You need something easy, fast and delicious. You want them to keep coming home, right. Now don’t you worry, this…
Mary’s Easy Newfoundland Banana Bread
We moved to Arizona in 1997 at a time when the state was growing fast. Something like 10,000 a month were moving to the Grand Canyon State. The house we were building was supposed to be finished by December 20th but we all know how that goes. It was also an El Nino year so…
Nancy’s 7-Layer Cookies
I’m sure everyone has that one holiday dessert that is made every year without fail and is still the favorite every year. For me it’s these cookie bars. They’ve been on the dessert tray as long as I can remember. My Aunt Nancy is a dessert maven and almost all of her desserts involve chocolate. …
Aunt Loretta’s Garlic Bread
Garlic bread is one of those meal accompaniments that you can never have enough of. And garlic bread isn’t just for spaghetti and Italian food. This recipe comes courtesy of Aunt Loretta and she gave it to me when I was a brand new bride. It’s very short and I’ve actually never written it down. …