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Cucumber Salad With Homemade Garden Fresh Ranch Dressing

| Heidi

Cucumber Salad with Homemade Garden Ranch Dressing

If you follow Linda and I, you’re starting to get to know us by now. I think you know I’m a huge fan of using the herbs in my garden. I have wanted to post pictures of my beautiful gardens, but to be honest, the rain has been overwhelming this summer and our weeds are a constant battle. The plants are beautiful, but so are the weeds. Lol! Linda visited last week and I gave her a tour of the gardens, so perhaps she will comment on all the beautiful plants growing. Since I love a good cucumber salad, today I used herbs and onions that I picked in the rain.    Continue reading →

Garlic-Herb Delmonico Steaks & Caramelized Pear Salad

| Linda

Date Night! Instead of going out, put the kiddos to bed (mine are all gone for the evening!), and heat up the grill for a special ‘Night In’!! I bought these Delmonico steaks at the Amish Market and seasoned them with the perfect blend of seasonings. Raf fired up the grill and had them ready in no time. Meanwhile I prepared a delicious caramelized pear & pecan salad with feta and mixed salad greens. Simple but very very flavorful. ENJOY!!    Continue reading →

Hands Down, Simply The Best Blue Cheese Dressing!

| Heidi

There are only two reactions when you mention blue cheese, you either get a thumbs up, or a thumbs down. I used to be a thumbs down girl. That was until I was introduced to a Gorgonzola sauce. Tasting that sauce started me on a moldy cheese quest. Now I am happy to say that blue cheese is thumbs up for me. On my quest I would order blue cheese dressing every time I was out. Sometimes you would get a really great dressing and other times it was just a store bought chemical filled mess. Well, after trying many other recipes that said they were the best, I decided to go it alone. All the recipes I tried were good, but they lacked the one thing I was looking for… Depth! The basics remain the same, but this blue cheese dressing like all great dishes has a beginning and an end.    Continue reading →

Seasoned BBQ Chicken & Feta-Cranberry-Walnut Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette

| Linda

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There are a million and one ways to cook chicken…I think there are more chicken recipes than any other recipe! I try to serve it at least once or twice a week; chicken breasts one night and dark meat another. And since there are so many ways to cook it we don’t have to have the same chicken over and over again. But some recipes stick with you more than others. Like this one! Chicken thighs and drumsticks seasoned, roasted then slathered with bbq sauce. Moist & juicy! Who doesn’t like that? Served with a fabulous salad made with mixed greens, dried cranberries, feta & caramelized walnuts topped with an incredible Balsamic Vinaigrette…Let me know if you like them too! Enjoy!
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