Easy Family Recipes
These Grilled Shrimp & Corn Tacos were the result of incorporating my recent Grilled Corn & Tomato Salad recipe into shrimp tacos. Fresh shrimp and sweet corn are a perfect pair. They are both mildly sweet and while they pick up the flavors around them, do have wonderful flavor and texture of their own. I used a couple arugula leaves at bottom of my freshly grill taco shells, topped generously with the corn salad, sprinkled with sprinkled Queso Fresco (got that idea from Continue Reading
I've made a fresh Tex-Mex Grilled Corn and Tomato Salad for you today. The sweet smokey taste of seasoned grilled corn is the star in this recipe. The fresh grape tomatoes add acid and more sweetness. Jalapeno and cilantro bring Southwest flair to this healthy side dish salad. Corn and Tomato Salad - Made with Fresh Grilled Corn During the warmer months, I grilled fresh corn pretty regularly. It is a nice change of pace from typical starches. I prefer to cook my sweet corn on the Continue Reading
This shade container flower garden is now the focal point of the most recent extension of my flower gardens. The corner it is in is shaded by 6 ft stockade fence on the southern and western sides. Around the summer solstice it will get direct sun for a few hours a day, otherwise barely any. I wanted a container flower garden that would really stand out and add some color and interest to this drab shady corner. Shade container garden featuring: Columbine, Ivy, Dead Nettle & Begonia This Continue Reading
This Buffalo Chicken Pasta recipe is super easy to make with Velveeta, rotisserie chicken, buffalo sauce and blue cheese in a cheesy sauce. Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese I've pulled out all the stops today with an extra cheesy buffalo chicken pasta. I adore cheese, and every once in awhile, I give into my "fiending for fromage" sans limitations. Today was one of those glorious days. I basked in the joys of liquid gold, with the added enhancement of a spicy kick. Now, Continue Reading
This shrimp and asparagus tortellini is seasoned with lemon and dill. making it the perfect flavor combo for spring and summer. This easy Shrimp, Asparagus and Tortellini in Lemon-Dill Scampi Sauce was inspired by the bounty of spring, and the fresh flavors of summer soon to come. Asparagus is ridiculously inexpensive right now, and I got a fantastic deal on some frozen wild American shrimp a couple weeks ago, so the combo sort of matched itself up. Dill is one of my favorite go-to herbs Continue Reading
This Fettuccine with Roasted Red Pepper & Goat Cheese Buttermilk Sauce was a rarity in my household... something my daughter and I both ate (well, it didn't quite start that way, there was some drama first). We are both fussy characters. I'm decidedly finicky about what goes in my meals and she has strong textural and flavor preferences due to her autism. Typically, I would toss together some of the fettuccine in an Asian sauce with peanut butter, to make my daughter her fave "Chinese Continue Reading
