Recipes

Peanut Brittle

  This is a family favorite for any occasion, but we especially make a lot of it during the holidays. MIS EN PLACE  Ingredients: 1 Cup granulated sugar 1 Cup white Karo syrup 1 1/2 Cups raw peanuts or Spanish peanuts (I used peanuts in this recipe. Either works well.) 1 Tsp. baking soda Pinch […]

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Simple Potato Salad

  When we were at the University of Arkansas during family weekend, we were graciously hosted for dinner by a former tennis teammate of my daughter’s, Robin Juels Most and her husband, Brian. Her mother-in-law and father-in-law were visiting at the time and her mother-in-law made a potato salad that you knew was going to

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White Chicken Enchiladas

  This has always been a crowd pleaser. The recipe makes a dozen enchiladas with a little bit of the filling left over. MISE EN PLACE INGREDIENTS: For the Chicken Filling: 1/4 Cup finely diced green bell pepper 1/2 Cup finely diced yellow onion 1 TBSP finely minced garlic 4 Cups deboned and coarsely shredded

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Eggplant Parmesan

  My aunt was married to a Sicilian-American. She learned to be a superior cook of Italian food from her mother-in-law, who we all called Nana. Living only half a block away from Aunt Margaret, I spent many hours over the years watching and learning to cook the dishes she prepared. Her version of eggplant

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Marinara Sauce

  I almost forgot I had this recipe until someone gave me some fresh basil from their garden. I got the makings of the recipe from an Italian chef in Houston. After a few tries of balancing the ingredients he told me he uses, I liked my results. I hope you will too. MISE EN

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