7/10/2024 – This recipe makes a unique potato salad that is mayo free and very flavorful. It was inspired by the recipe at Southern Living here combined with Lauren Miyashiro’s Dad’s secret ingredient (pimento stuffed olives) here. Serve warm. Ingredients … Continue reading
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6/24/2025 – This made a great soup with tomatoes from the garden inspired by Ina Garten’s recipe here. Mary made a double batch to give to friends who do not like “spicy” foods. Ingredients: 3 tablespoons good olive oil1 1/2 … Continue reading
From Southern Living here. Skip the canned soup and make a fresher version of classic tuna noodle casserole. By Jessica Harlan | Updated on May 5, 20246/21/24, 9:28 AM southernliving.com/tuna-noodle-casserole-7113556 Ingredients Cooking spray 8 oz. wide egg noodles 3 Tbsp. … Continue reading
6/21/2024 – Recipe below turned out good made with chips. Inspired by the one at Southern Living Test Kitchen. Ingredients 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped 1 medium yellow onion, chopped 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil 2 cups chopped cooked chicken 1 (10.5-oz.) can cream of chicken soup 1 (10.5-oz.) can cream … Continue reading
6/13/2024 – This was the second time Mary made this great salad that was inspired by the recipe here. Mary says it is the best potato salad she has ever had. Ingredients For the Potato Salad: 3 pounds small yellow potatoes, scrubbed 1 tablespoon salt. … Continue reading
6/5/2019 – The recipe below was inspired by the “Easy Sweet and Spicy Bread and Butter Pickles” recipe at PinchAndSwirl.com. We liked it a lot and will make it again. 6/12/2024 – Made this recipe and on 7/17/2024 tried it … Continue reading
6/11/2024 – We have been giving away yellow squash but it still has accumulated and must be used. Mary found on Southern Living’s website an Easy Squash Casserole. We had 4.5 lbs. of squash so we added 50% to all … Continue reading
6/11/2024 – This is an experiment of roasting the veggies, including the tomatoes, rather than the usual boiling water to remove skins, sauteing veggies, and a long simmer. The roasted veggies in the Italian Marinera turned out great and the … Continue reading
6/8/2024 – This was much the same as we made two years ago when we had a good tomato crop. But this was inspired by Suzy Karadsheh’s recipe here. It turned out great. The real surprise was the tomato soup … Continue reading
Below are descriptions of different cooks of this soup and how they turned out. 6/8/2024 – Today we made two trays (half baking sheet) of Oven Roasted Marinara to freeze and one tray of Mary’s traditional salsa. Once the roasted … Continue reading