Recipes by Krista (Page 5)

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	How to Freeze Asparagus by Krista By some great stroke of luck, I ended up with 7-8 pounds of Michigan asparagus this year. I brought home the first 4 pounds after a May visit with my family in Indiana. Our little family enjoyed it in salads and stir-fries, grilled, and steamed. Then my parents came to visit a couple of weekends ago and my mom brought her portion of…	1 vote 493 views
	Our Garden and Summer Squash with Noodles by Krista A dream of mine was realized tonight when we finished planting our first garden. While house hunting last fall, one of our criteria was a lawn big enough for the kids to run and play with room for garden. Well, we moved into our new home in February and now we finally have a garden!My family raised a big garden every summer. I have…	1 vote 623 views
	Spectacular Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta Sauce by Krista I found this super-hearty, intensely-flavored, crock pot pasta sauce in the April/May edition of Taste of Home magazine.Most crock pot recipes are simple "dump and cover" recipes. This one is a little different. It requires chopping and browning and lots of ingredients. While this sauce is not the typical, no-fuss, crock pot recipe…	1 vote 444 views
	Where I've Been All Weekend plus Texas Sheet Cake and Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream by Krista I was flattered when Julie from The Sporadic Cook wrote me last week to ask if I would be the featured "7 Sporadic Questions" blogger this month. When I have time to read other blogs (which never seems to happen lately), The Sporadic Cook is one of the…	1 vote 1765 views
	Spicy Pork with Asparagus and Chile by Krista As for the rest of the asparagus, we've steamed it for a side dishes, blanched and chilled it for a snack, and I even found a cool idea for shaving raw asparagus with a vegetable peeler and making it into a salad. I've made 2 salads this way and have not remembered to take a picture, so if you're a fan of asparagus, definitely check…	1 vote 370 views
	Rustic Beef and Onion Tart with Crispy Fried Morel Mushrooms by Krista With a bag of morel mushrooms that I found in the woods on my recent trip home to Indiana and a tub of Philadelphia Cooking Creme in my fridge, I was inspired to come up with this simple, savory, dinner tart. Made with refrigerated pizza crust, it…	1 vote 527 views
	Rhubarb Cheesecake Bars by Krista I grew up eating a variety of rhubarb baked goods in the springtime. The stalks sprout up every year along my parent's grain shed. We baked everything from muffins and cake to crisps and pie. Then we'd make still more into jam or freeze it and enjoy it all year 'round. I happen to love the stuff. The tart stalks play perfectly…	1 vote 378 views
	Santa Fe Chicken Casserole by Krista Have you heard about the new Philadelphia Cooking Creme? It has definitely been on my radar lately. I've seen the commercials, I've heard about it from friends who tried it (and loved it), and as a former participant in the Real Women of Philadelphia cooking contest, I've seen the product popping up messages regarding this year's…	1 vote 1373 views
	Dim Sum Buns by Krista Since I'm not working with a meal plan this week, I'm taking some time to catch up on a few of the recipes I made over the past few weeks instead... like these delicious Dim Sum Buns.Dim Sum isn't a recipe for a specific food. Dim Sum is a category of food. Dim sum is a Cantonese term for a type of Chinese dish that involves small…	1 vote 463 views
	Thai Crab Rangoon Bites by Krista I prepared the filling a day in advance and toted it in a cooler to my in-laws house in Indiana where we were spending the weekend. I definitely recommend this make-ahead approach for speedy assembly on the day of a party.I began by grating a lime with my awesome Microplane Grater.Then I halved, seeded, and chopped a serrano pepper.…	1 vote 618 views