Author: Mary Ellen Stringham
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Simple Brown Rice Pilaf
We love using fresh herbs from our garden. It’s not a very big herb garden but we do enjoy it. Besides using them in our grilled chicken marinades we like to use them in our rice dishes. Sunday’s choice was this simple recipe for “Brown Rice Pilaf” Ingredients 1/2 cup onion chopped 1/2 cup celery…
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Raspberry-Banana-Pineapple Sherbet
Just 3 ingredients in this recipe, frozen raspberries, bananas and pineapple sherbet make this fruity refreshing dessert. It is enjoyable in summer, festive at Christmas and yes, even great for weddings. When Margaret got married all she wanted served to her guest was cake and ice cream. Her father,…
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Gluten Free Rhubarb Almond Cake
A friend has several very large rhubarb plants. When she offered some fresh rhubarb we jumped at the opportunity. We are so excited to have some fresh rhubarb in the house we are having a difficult time deciding what to do with it. We went through several options, the usual strawberry-rhubarb crisp or strawberry rhubarb…
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Lemon Basil Chicken
Lemon plus spice is by far our favorite chicken marinade. This time it was Basil but right up there equal to Basil is Rosemary and Thyme. Ingredients 1/2 cup EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)1/4 cup lemon juice1 tsp lemon zest (optional)1-2 tbsp fresh chopped basil, rosemary or thyme1 tsp salt 4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts…
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Grandma’s Coleslaw-with a twist
My Grandmother had a great recipe for coleslaw, I thought. It had shrimp and boiled eggs in it and I loved it. She would make it for family dinners and she was so funny she would make a very small bowl full. I don’t know if she didn’t think anyone liked or what. As I…