by Corinne Ritz | Jul 15, 2023 | 4th of July, Baking, Cake, Dessert, Easter, Food
When we lived in the PNW, we would find ourselves drowning in strawberries every June. I would take the kids to the U-pick farm and we could pick 80 lbs in an hour. We would pay our $0.50 a pound and head home. We would do this multiple times during the 3 week or so...
by Cindy Alldredge | Jul 12, 2023 | 4th of July, Antipasto, Baking, Brunch, New Years, Pizza, side dish, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Summer’s bounty produces the most wonderful, delicious tomatoes and making them into a tart is summer heaven. Make your own pie crust (pie crust )or use premade crusts. I like the refrigerated ones that come rolled up. Form all the dough into a ball and roll it...
by Cindy Alldredge | Jul 12, 2023 | 4th of July, Baking, Christmas, Colleen Mott Approved, Cookies, Dessert, Party Time
These Cherry Pie Bars are reminiscent of my mom’s delicious cherry pie. The filling is made special with cinnamon and almond extract. The crust is a total cheat with packaged sugar cookie dough. BUT, let me tell ya….this cheat WORKS! These are AMAZING!!!!...
by Corinne Ritz | Jul 11, 2023 | Asian, Chicken, Dinner, New Years, Party Time, salad
My mom has been making this salad for as long as I can remember. I love it for inviting girlfriends over for lunch, or for a hot summer night. You can add or leave out whichever treats you would like. My mom always puts Sesame seeds in, but I leave them out because I...
by Cindy Alldredge | Jun 27, 2023 | Baking, Dessert, Party Time, Super Bowl, What's Cookin'
I have a thing for layered cookie bars…but they are always so much work! But these are so easy to throw together. And so FABULOUS! The Kentucky Derby Pie is a creation of George Kern of the Melrose Inn in Prospect, Kentucky and it became a tradition of...
by Cindy Alldredge | May 31, 2023 | Asian, Chicken, Gluten Free, salad
This is one of my all time favorite salads. I once made this for lunch at a family reunion for 70 people. I won’t ever do that again. I’ve also adapted and simplified it from back in the day….I now use a pre-shredded cabbage/carrot mix and rotisserie...
