Mediterranean Three Bean Salad by Suzy Karadsheh. Published: Jan 23, 2025 Easy three bean salad recipe packed with Mediterranean flavors from fresh herbs, capers, and a zesty Dijon garlic vinaigrette. Instead of mushy canned green beans, use fresh steamed ones, or … Continue reading
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This is a great versatile dressing/marinate by Suzy Karadsheh here. Mary began making it in 2025. You’ll love this versatile Greek lemon and olive oil dressing. You can use it as a Greek salad dressing on your favorite salad, as … Continue reading
12/27/2025 – Piper Hughes, our granddaughter, developed her first recipe and it was deemed a great success. We are proud to publish it here. Ingredients Carrots Lime Rice vinegar Dark soy sauce Sesame seeds Sesame oil Salt (for the carrots … Continue reading
12/27/2025 – Mary used apples from a holiday basket from the Creel’s and fresh cabbage and loosely followed the recipe here. The dressing was very “zesty” and the overall mixture had a slightly sweet, citrus tone. It made a very … Continue reading
Here are links to recipe collections he sent in emails and we supplemented as well as our notes about the ones we enjoyed. His site is here. The recipe groups in the following list are included in this post in … Continue reading
8/28/2025, updated 2/13/2026 – This Broccoli Salad was inspired by Chef Billy Parisi’s recipe here. It has fresh broccoli, bacon, cheese, seeds, and dried fruit tossed in a creamy mayo dressing. We did not have the seeds or dried cherries, … Continue reading
8/24/2025 – Mary made Tuna Salad inspired by Chef Billy Parisi’s My Tuna Macaroni Salad Recipe with some changes. The most significant being to leave out the macaroni. It was very good with a more flavor from Mom’s but also … Continue reading
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
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
4/22/2024 – This is a kicked-up version of our traditional egg salad and was good. This was inspired by the recipe here. Ingredients 1/2 c. mayonnaise 2 tbsp. yellow mustard – See note below. 1/2 tsp. kosher salt, plus more … Continue reading