This Chinese Chicken Salad is a perfect way to use up cooked chicken. There's plenty of fresh veggies, and a delicious homemade sesame-ginger dressing.
Anytime I order a Chinese Chicken Salad, at a restaurant, I never know what I'm going to get. Will it be drenched in sweet salad dressing? Will it taste "fresh"? That's what happened to me, recently, while out of state. I
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Chinese Chicken Salad with a Sesame Ginger Dressing
The Best Flat Apple Pie Bars
These Flat Apple Pie Bars are truly the best! Instead of using a round pie plate, the crust is pressed into a sheet pan -- making this a perfect dessert to feed a crowd. The crust is buttery and tender. The pie filling has notes of fall spices like cinnamon, all spice and nutmeg. If you love golden raisins as much as we do, toss those in the filling, too. Coarse sugar gives the
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How to Make Perfect Cut-Out Frosted Sugar Cookie Recipe
This Sugar Cookie Dough recipe is one that I've been making since the 1980's. The dough rolls out perfectly for you to create delicious cookies with your favorite cookie cutter. Our favorite frosting recipe is a "crusting" buttercream. Whenever I make a platter of these, they are gone in no time at all!
I'm sure you've all seen those beautiful cut-out sugar cookies with
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How to Make An Apple Pie Dutch Baby Pancake
This Dutch Baby Pancake is such a simple batter to make. With this version, fresh apples are sliced, sauteed in butter, brown sugar and cinnamon-- plus an optional extra ingredient (in the printable recipe card). These are perfect for a fall breakfast or brunch.
Dutch Baby Pancakes are not an authentic German nor Dutch dish. They are an Americanized version of original
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The Best Hearty Cowboy Beans
This hearty Cowboy Beans recipe is amped up baked beans with ground beef, bacon, BBQ sauce, bell pepper, and onions-- then baked until thick. It's a perfect side dish to any meal.
Beans are one of my favorite main or side dishes-- from Chili Con Carne, Ranch-Style Beans to Fancy Provençal French Beans. I admit, I love comfort food and beans fit that bill during Grilling
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The Best Boursin Cheese Roasted Tomato Bruschetta
This Boursin Cheese Roasted Tomato Buschetta appetizer features slices of a baguette, toasted with a little olive oil, then slathered with creamy Garlic with Fine Herbs cheese spread. Cherry Tomatoes are roasted with sliced garlic until they are soft and super sweet. A drizzle of balsamic glaze is a final flourish. These appetizers disappeared in minutes, among our
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