Bacon Wrapped Onion Rings

These bacon wrapped onion rings are unbelievably delicious. In fact, they are so delicious that they never made it to the buffet table - everyone was picking them right off the smoker! They make a great appetizer but would also be a delicious topping a burger.

Scalloped Cabbage

Scalloped cabbage is full of creamy cheesy goodness topped with buttered and peppered crackers. One of my personal favorite recipes. Scalloped cabbage has been a holiday tradition in our family for as long as I can remember. This casserole is a lovely addition to holiday meals, however, I make it several times in between holidays.

Even if you are not a cabbage lover you might be converted! Cabbage baked in a cheesy sauce with a crunchy topping is like no other cabbage you will ever taste and it is certainly worth a try even if you are skeptical.

Zucchini Spaghetti

My husband bought a gadget that makes zucchini into a spaghetti. He fixed it for me the other night and I loved it. He actually cooks it in the microwave for about 5 minutes and it was done. If you have a mandolin there are settings to make the spaghetti too. Don't tell my husband though, he loves his new gadget.
Here is the thing, I like about the zucchini spaghetti, you can put pasta sauce on it or dice up fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, onions and peppers saute it and have it as a  meal or side dish and it be done in a matter of minutes.

Authored by +Shawna Williams
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Broccoli Cheese Soup

Over the last few months I have been tending to my garden all the while every one else is snowed in. This time of year is perfect in Florida for growing some of the best produce. I have about 10 heads of broccoli in the refrigerator and needed to do something with them besides steam it, that was getting a little boring. When the last of my family finally headed back to Iowa they left behind numerous amounts of cheeses and I thought of a broccoli soup. So I literally took out all the cheese and used it. The soup had such great flavor. As you can see by the recipe, they left behind heavy cream and half and half those ingredients made it even better.

Garden Fresh Veggie Quesadilla

I was so excited this spring when I moved from just container gardening to two raised bed gardening. It is funny how the small things in life bring such pleasure and that was true the day I planted zucchini in my new garden. I am still excited but I am overloaded with zucchini. It is in my refrigerator, on my counter,and  in bags for my daughter. Simply said it is everywhere!

Sweet Pepper Cowboy Candy

Last week  I posted that it is almost the end of my season for my vegatable garden. I only have a few things that the heat hasn't burn't off. What is left is my sweet pepper plants and jalapeno plants. I had picked almost two pounds of my sweet peppers and 1 pound of my jalapeno's. I decided to do a Cowboy Candy with them. In my orginal recipe it calls for 3 punds of jalapeno's. Knowing that the sweet peppers could change the flavor I decided to go ahead and experiment and see how it turns out.

Mushroom Fettuccine Bake

Serves 8 

I love this comfort meal chocked full of portobellos, hamburger, three types of cheese and fettuccine noodles. Who can resist!

Grilled Bourbon Glazed Portobello Mushroom with a Mini Cheddar Jack Hamburger

What a conundrum Portobello burger or cheeseburger for lunch. I use to make high level decisions all day long and now I can't even make a choice on what to eat for lunch.   I guess this is what happens when you are retired.  So I decided to do both, portobello cap grilled with bourbon sauce and a mini cheddar jack hamburger on top.  How could I possibly go wrong?  Well I didn't and it was delicious which is why I am sharing.

Prosciutto wrapped Asparagus with a Balsamic Glaze

With everyone jonesin for the weather to warm up so you can get outside, I thought I would share one of my favorite recipes. It’s fresh and easy, and the best thing, you can grill it.

Yellow Shiitake Mushroom Stir Fry with Asian Orzo

My Sister and I have a love for mushrooms, so when we were at the green market we purchased fresh Yellow Shiitake’s. There are so many wonderful ways to cook them but I like to keep it simple so you don’t lose their flavors. While we were there we also picked up fresh Asian flavored Orzo for our side dish.

 A quick stir fry with onion, peppers and chicken over Asian inspired Orzo is a perfect way to celebrate their earthy flavor.

Mini Mushroom Tartlets

This past week was spent fulfilling my mushroom addiction.  I just can't stop making mushroom dishes! In all honesty, they are one of my favorite foods and I could literally eat them every day. I still have morel mushrooms in my freezer from last spring and I plan on fixing them next week.

Mushroom Au Gratin Casserole

Last night I served Mushroom Gratin Casserole as a side dish with filet mignon. I love serving this dish with beef but it also goes well with chicken. In fact, I like it so much that sometimes I fix it just to have on hand for my lunch during the week (it heats up great as a leftover). You are going to love this cheesy au gratin recipe with white and baby bella mushcrooms. It is very rich so a little goes a long way!

Ham with Cauliflower Casserole

My cauliflower is now ready to harvest and I thought I would try a spin on ham and scalloped potatoes. I didn't want to break my New Year's Resolution to eat alot healthier so I replaced some ingredients with less calories and fat. It turned out awesome, even my family likes it!