My adopted mother made this wonderful Grapefruit Pecan Salad for a fancy dinner one night and everyone loved it. It’s a great accompaniment to a grilled steak.
Grapefruit Pecan Salad with Raspberry Dressing
Friday Food – Meatless
The Friday Food category included both meatless and Pescatarian dishes. We call it Friday Food because that is the day we usually reserve for meatless meals. These are not strictly vegetarian or vegan foods, but some could become that with various ingredients substituted or removed.
Tuna Casserole with Fresh Mushroom Soup
Tuna Casserole with Fresh Mushroom Soup has the comfort you remember as a child, but the mushroom soup is made with mushrooms sauteed with shallots and sherry, brings it forward for your adult tastebuds.
Red Lentil Soup with Red Pepper Paste and Cilantro
Red lentil soup is one of my favorite soups. This one is a little spicy and great with freshly baked crusty bread slathered with freshly made butter. It makes quite a bit of soup so you can have leftovers for lunch or freeze some for another time.
Clam Chowder – A Homemade Family Favorite
Clam Chowder is a favorite of mine, especially homemade. My son has decided he doesn’t like anything that comes out of the sea. But, he likes this. This soup is full of flavor because of a secret ingredient – and it’s gluten-free. Serve it with Old Bay Biscuits and make it a family favorite.
Dutch Oven Red Cabbage with Wine, Apples and Raisins
Dutch oven red cabbage is a great winter side dish, perfect for richer meats like pork, duck, and goose. Cabbage is a very healthy vegetable, tasty and inexpensive.
Best Tuna Salad Sandwich
A Tuna salad sandwich always seems so bland but full of mayonnaise and other ingredients to hide the lack of tuna flavor. I believe I have found the solution to this.
Hint – even though that croissant looks great, it’s not the croissant that made this tuna salad sandwich so good. Read on to find out my fix.
Black Bean Tostadas with all the Fixings
These black bean tostadas can make a great appetizer on small tortillas, or make a spread for a whole meal. We like them for a light meal in the heat of summer. You can add meat if you want.
You might have seen my post back from 2011 when I used canned black beans to make this tostada. Well, now that the Instant Pot is available, you can make your own beans in under an hour with the flavorings you want, and none of the stuff you don’t want.
Tomato Salad Sandwiches for Hot Summer Days
I am always so happy when the big, juicy tomatoes come into season. One of my favorite things to do is make tomato salad sandwiches. For our house, Fridays are meatless, so this was a perfect sandwich on a hot day.
Black Lentil Salad – Instant Pot Easy on a Summer Night
When you want something tasty, healthy, and filling on a hot summer night, this might be just the one for you. Black lentils are unique because they do not lose their shape or flavor as easily as red and green lentils do. They have a nutty flavor that we love.
Crab Balls – The Month of Burgers
Crab Balls
I have always liked crab balls, ever since my mother used to buy Mrs. Paul’s Frozen Crab Cakes when I was a little kid. As I grew up, I realized I could make them myself and used Zatarains, which had a lot of salt, so I decided to make my own and do better.
These make a great appetizer or a light lunch with a salad or chips. When I made this, I threw a thinly sliced potato in the fat and made potato chips.