How to cook bacon

 

This is such an easy way to cook bacon. I love that I don’t get grease splatter everywhere.

Fresh Salsa

We make this salsa year-round, but it’s especially delicious this time of year, with your garden-fresh tomatoes! 
image courtesy Perry’s Palate

Crispy Black Bean Tacos

 

I’m on a little black bean kick. Every recipe I come across with beans in it I have the need to try it. I can’t help myself I must make them!

This is a great quick and easy lunch or dinner.

Oven Baked Potato Wedges

 

Do you ever read a recipe, get the gist of what need to be done and then just wing it?

I’ve made these several times (THREE times this week), and have NOT once followed the recipe.

I’m not sure why I made this recipe card with the same instructions found on the original recipe from Natasha's Kitchen.  But because I made it I’m going to give it to you. You can follow it.

Or try my way! ;-)

Whatever way you make it they will be delicious!

Enjoy! Sweet Mama

Carrabba’s Italian Grill “Butter”

Need a simple side to serve with a summer salad out on the patio?  We love adding a crusty loaf of bread to the table with a small plate of this dipping “butter” for everybody to enjoy. 

I’ll admit, I have been tempted to change the name from “dipping butter” to “mopping butter”; everybody loves tearing off a hunk of bread and mopping the stuff off their plates!
image and recipe courtesy:  Cookin’ Up North

{Pssst.  It’s also cozy serving this in the dead of winter with a hearty plate of lasagna or a big bowl of spaghetti.} 

We’ve actually never eaten at Carrabba’s, so I can’t vouch for the authenticity here, but my brother has eaten there a couple of times and he confirms that this recipe really is a lot like theirs.

Broccoli Bacon Salad

These are the dog days of summer, when I dread heating up my house by turning on the stove.  This time of year, the only thing I love more than a recipe that doesn’t have to be cooked or heated is perhaps one that comes together in a matter of minutes.  This salad fits both those bills.  image courtesy:  Lea & Jay

Mini no-bake key lime cheesecakes

 

These are easy make ahead desserts for a party.

Also a good treat to have in the freezer for when you just need something sweet!

If making gluten free, these Kinnikinnick graham crumbs work great!