Most of our fruit this summer has gone into baked goods, but this week I’ve felt the need to eat lighter meals.  It’s not the heat so much as it is the fact that summer has felt like a series of vacations – celebratory feasts strung […]

The pitcher  and cups in this photograph –  old Dutch-made blue willow –  were in my great aunt Johnnie Dell Ridgdill’s tiny kitchen for as long as I can remember. Aunt Johnnie was a force in my childhood. A retired nurse, she helped my grandmother Colleen raise my […]

Today we will make this CUCUMBER AND TOMATO SALAD with our garden vegetables , Well into the growing season, our community supported agriculture program and our garden have been providing all of the vegetables our families needs, with some left over for preserving, for a […]

Potato salad is a summertime cookout side dish staple. Although the number of recipes you’ll find for different dressings and add-ins are nearly endless, don’t forget about the most important part of a potato salad – the potatoes! With so many varieties available at the […]

I just love all things cute and “two bite” potatoes are no exception. Now that I am blogging, I go grocery shopping several times a week. I never know how many times I will need to make a recipe before it is “blog worthy,” and with […]

Growing up in the south it was typical to see potato salad at the table for cookouts, holidays, or picnics.  My mom makes really great potato salad, but the only thing I don’t like is all the mayonnaise.  I really, really don’t like mayonnaise.  Something about the consistency and […]

I love pickles. Crunchy, cold, dill kosher spears are my favorite although I usually try to refrain from buying them as I can go through a jar in no time at all. And we can’t forget about Minnesota Sushi (ham & pickle roll-up) which is […]

My favorite, KFC coleslaw, has 19 GRAMS PER SERVING!!! That is a whole day of carbs, in one serving! This recipe may not be quite up to KFC coleslaw standards, but it is still pretty good…and only 217 calories and 2 grams of carbs!

Have you ever tried broccoli salad? I had not heard of it before I went to a restaurant that happens to have it on the salad bar. I gave it a try and it was instant addiction. If you have never tried it, I would […]

Game day, BBQ, spontaneous party – either way this Easy Peasy Macaroni Salad is the perfect side dish for it! Creamy, low in fat and super delicious. A touch of sweet and sour combined with earthy fresh flavors. I actually made this salad for the […]

We’ve had a few warm and sunny days here in Maine over the last couple of weeks, and I’ve been on a summer salad kick. First I made my Macaroni & Shrimp Salad to go with hot dogs on the grill, then I made Creole […]

SUMMER IS COMING! Okay, not really, but it is January, and that means Spring is almost here, and with warmer temperatures on the way it’s almost time to bring out one of my favorite side dishes, this amazing Cucumber Tomato and Onion Salad. This delicious […]