Recipes

Spicy Shrimp Creole

Spicy Shrimp Creole

I make many dishes for my friends, but this spicy shrimp Creole dish is demand time after time. Easy to make and tasty as can be.

Cooking Technique

Cran-Blueberry BBQ Sauce

Cran Blueberry BBQ is a zesty sauce for grilled chicken, seafood or even vegetables. Sweet with a little bit of tang and a spike of coffee.

Healthy

Jalapeno Popper Twists

These jalapeno popper twists are made from puff pastry sheets filled with bacon, cream cheese, Cheddar, and jalapenos, sliced into strips, twisted, and baked. This appetizer is a delicious 'twist' on your favorite poppers.

Healthy

Carrot Bundt Cake

This carrot Bundt cake gets an extra boost of moisture and flavor thanks to the addition of both pureed and grated carrots. Crushed pineapple also adds a nice bright note. The cake is topped with a light, sweet cream cheese glaze. Feel free to add some chopped walnuts or pecans to the batter, if you wish.

Healthy

Asparagus, Cucumber, and Tomato Salad

This asparagus, cucumber, and tomato salad combines lightly sauteed asparagus with cherry tomatoes, feta, and cucumber in a very simple honey, lemon, garlic, and mustard dressing.

Meat and Seafood

Honey Garlic Shrimp

While it may sound like a plain, generic item you see on a menu at the food court at the mall, honey-garlic shrimp is actually one of the most exciting and delicious garlic shrimp recipes I know. It's the perfect balance of sweet and savory while still packing a substantial garlic punch, plus it's extremely fast and simple to make. This recipe uses half the honey that typical recipes use and allows the natural sweetness of the shrimp to shine through. Serve over hot cooked rice or the starchy base of your choice such as noodles.

Healthy

Michigan Olive Burger

The Michigan olive burger is an iconic Michigan sandwich, a beef patty with a cream cheese-pimento olive spread, Swiss cheese, and crunchy iceberg lettuce. So good!

Meat and Seafood

Baked Shrimp Scampi

I've probably been making this recipe since I got it from my Mom in about 1985. I have no idea where she got the recipe from. I've been changing it over the years, and now I call it my own. When we started dating back in 1997, my husband would every now and then order shrimp scampi at a restaurant and always regret it afterwards, saying none of them competed with mine. You can vary the amounts of some of the ingredients, like the cayenne and garlic, to suit your taste. That's what I've done here because we like spicy and garlicky. Yum! Serve over angel hair pasta or any pasta of your choosing.

Meat and Seafood

Chicken Piccata

Chicken Piccata is a classic Italian-American dish comprised of thinly sliced and floured chicken breasts in a white wine, lemon and caper sauce. It is a simple sauce that pairs with so many different types of proteins, but also vegetables and pasta.

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