Tried and True Favorite Recipes

I love to cook - especially ethnic dishes, and from scratch/my pantry. I love foods that combine surprising tastes and textures, and my interests are fairly eclectic. I'm excited to have a site to direct people to when they ask for my recipes!

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Barbara's Brazilian Salmon

This recipe comes from my friend Barbara, and it is our family's favorite. Seeing as my husband doesn't like fish, but asks for t...

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Breakfast Crepes with Country Gravy

Earlier this summer we spent a week cooking for the leaders at our church's girls camp. One morning, we started to prepare breakfast ...

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Award Winning Canned Peaches

Here's my recipe for canned peaches. They won class champion at the county fair last year. Use whatever quantity you have. B...

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Rocky Road or Mississippi Mud Brownies

I found this recipe in a cookbook my mother-in-law gave me with recipes from the state of Utah. The original title for these brownies was ...

Chicken and Basil Alfredo

One of my kids has recently developed a fascination with basil. She also loves chicken alfredo, so when I saw this recipe, it was a must tr...

Tomato Salad / Mediterranean Tomato Platter

Here's a very simple and quick way to enjoy some fresh tomatoes. Lay out serving platter and crush fresh salt, (or sprinkle) kosher sa...

Friday, September 3, 2010

Chocolate dipped pretzels

Looking for a quick chocolate fix? I made this treat for my family this evening. It took all of five minutes and my kids were thrilled ...

Peach Pie with lattice top crust

I was looking through the camera roll on my husband's phone this evening and realized that I forgot to post this recent recipe. This ...

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Molé

Molé is a meat sauce generally eaten with rice made with many spices, even including chocolate. Yeah - I know, chocolate covered chicken ju...

Chile Pasado

Elva gave me the recipe for Chile Pasado. While technically this means old (past its prime) chiles, these chiles are very expensive but ver...

Friday, August 27, 2010

Elva's Cheese Enchiladas

My friend Elva also makes a very mean cheese enchilada. She made these for my family the other day and gave me the recipe as well. Very ...

Elva's Chile Relleños

My friend Elva makes the BEST chile relleños in the world period. Over the years, I've had a lot of chiles relleños, and hands down, ...

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Beef Stew from Left Over Pot Roast or Canned Beef

I stumbled across this recipe for beef stew about a year ago. Honestly, my family LOVES the pot roast from Costco. It is already pre-mad...

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Rhubarb Cheesecake Dessert

I thought I'd try out a new rhubarb recipe - this comes from the Taste Of Home Annual Recipes from 1999. Crust 1 c. flour 1/2 c. packed ...

Zucchini-Chocolate Chip Muffins

Zucchini is coming out of our garden like crazy right now and I am enjoying trying out new zucchini recipes. Here's one that I liked ...

Chicken or Turkey and Stuffing Casserole

Yes, another casserole...and we're having yet another one for dinner (the famous zucchini casserole , but then, I've already posted ...

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Chicken Casserole

The following is a recipe I found in a casserole cookbook from the library titled "The Ultimate Casserole Cookbook, Bake Until Bubbly...

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