My mother is somewhat less than adventurous when it comes to trying new things. So, when asking her what type of vegetable she’d like with her Mother’s Day dinner, her first suggestion was green beans. Don’t get me wrong, green beans are a wonderful vegetable, but I wanted to do something different. Bon Appétit [...]

My aunt made this wonderful salad for my bridal shower last summer, only using strawberries instead of pomegranate. Since good strawberries are hard to come by in January, or are simply overpriced, I decided to use pomegranate instead. It was a big hit. Even served along side a delicious prime rib people had second helpings [...]

Source: Dawn DeMeo With the warm weather here, it’s hard finding the motivation to cook a decent dinner. I’ve been making lots of salads. This dressing is very easy to make, and it doubles as a marinade. I often marinate a couple of chicken breasts in some of the dressing, grill them up and throw [...]

Source: Dawn DeMeo Ingredients 1 pound tricolor rotini 1 small can sliced black olives 1 large red bell pepper 1 cup sugar snap peas 1 medium carrot, cut into small pieces 1 ounce monterey jack cheese, cut into small cubes 1 ounce sliced pepperoni 1 small bottle Ken’s Steakhouse Lite Italian Dressing salt and pepper, [...]

Source: Conrad Hermsdorf Ingredients 10 fresh plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped 3 tomatillos, chopped fine 1 large green pepper, chopped 2 jalapeños, chopped fine 1 large Spanish onion, chopped fine 2 cloves fresh garlic fresh cilantro, to taste 2 limes, juice only Directions Mix well, marinate for a while, then suck it up! Serves 10 [...]