Eat Drink and Blog

In a previous post, I mentioned that my husband isn’t big on mayo-based dishes. No potato salad. No macaroni salad. No cole slaw. Sigh… makes you sad just thinking about it, doesn’t it? No worries, I have some great mayo-free alternative side dishes that are perfect for picnics, barbecues, casual get togethers with friends, any [...]

This has got to be the quickest yummiest dessert!
It’s perfect for summertime!  It’s super yummy and with only 3 ingredients you can’t go wrong!
All you need is 2 containers of your favorite yogurt, any kind you like, fruit or no fruit, makes no difference.
1 container of cool whip
1 graham cracker pie crust
Fold the yogurt into [...]

I made first made this tart last summer for my mom’s birthday (she’s allergic to chocolate – quelle horreur!!! – but looooooooves anything resembling cheesecake) after researching recipes on  Cooks.com … Usually I find I don’t get the recipe perfect til the second time through, but this one was easy and wonderful, and I’ve made [...]

This is one of my go-to recipes – easy, yummy, and oh, so delightful! A mouthful of comfort with every bite…
Ingedients:
1 pkg pasta (rotini, macaroni, ziti, shells)
Vegetables:

recipe recommended: 1 yellow squash, diced; 1 red bell pepper, diced; 2 scallions, sliced

Z recommended: cauliflower – the BEST veggie in Mac and cheese EVER! ; pepper of [...]

I barely made it to the store this week, what with all the rain… But there was a break in the clouds yesterday, and it AMAZINGLY was actually sunny and nice! (Today? We’re back with a huge thunderstorm. It figures.) So – off to the wine store I went, and I was in the mood [...]

This is, quite possibly, my FAVORITE thing to eat. EVER. I limit myself to eating it once a year (I don’t want to know how much fat or how many calories a serving contains), so it’s kind of taken on this rock star status for me. I. LOVE. IT. It’s the ultimate comfort food for [...]

This is one of my favorite appetizers. They’re yummy and they’re made of spinach. Who’d a thunk it?
Spinach Balls

2 packages frozen spinach, cooked & drained
2 cups herb stuffing, crushed
1 onion, chopped
6 eggs, beaten
3/4 Cup melted butter
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1 tablespoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Mix all the ingredients and form into big bite size [...]

This is a family favorite. It’s so easy, but so good… and for some reason crab is just really impressive, even if it’s in a recipe with only four other ingredients (and one of them happens to be cheese in a jar)! Enjoy

Hot Cheesy Crab Dip
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 jar Kraft Old English cheese
1 [...]

I was perplexed the other night when faced with the prospect of cooking dinner for some Vegetarian friends.  We don’t do a lot of vegetarian around here.  My husband doesn’t eat many vegetables, so finding something that could please everyone made me a bit stressy.  I called out to the Twitterz and had some interesting [...]

This is a great recipe as a side to BBQ’d meat and is (of course) easy to prepare.  The result is flavorful potatoes with a zip.
Ingredients:

Potatoes
Catalina Dressing
Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions:

Cube your potatoes to whatever size you like.
Rinse them to get off all the starch.
Put cubed potatoes into a large mixing bowl and toss with [...]