Mexican Cheese Dip by Micheline

A quick, tasty, spicy dip to serve with corn chips or tortillas.

Biba's Minestrone Soup by lhuffman

Biba Caggiano is a well-known chef and restaurateur in Sacramento. She has also made numerous national tv appearances. Her Minestrone Soup is one of my favorites. It is hearty and favorful and wonderful in the fall and winter seasons.

apple-maple upside-down cake by karenrecipe

This maple flavored apple cinnamon cake recipe is the perfect fall and winter dessert. It’s topped with dried cranberries for extra flavor.You can enjoy it and feel the real taste.

Sweet Potato Bourbon Noodle Kugel by Farrell May Podgorsek

Kugel is a baked dish served in Jewish homes. It can be sweet or savory, and is normally based on either potatoes or noodles. This dish was perfect for the Hanukkah Thanksgiving holiday overlap. Not too sweet, it went perfectly with the traditional Thanksgiving feast. It is supposed to be a rich dish, but the butter can be cut…

Quick Organic Guacamole by dp

Perfect guacamole for parties or whenever

Pepper Squash Soup by Micheline

This soup is creamy, velvety, tasty and could be served as an entrée for a special meal and occasion.

Basic Easy Pie Crust by Glenn

For my grandmother, Eva Koehler, this was what passed for "easy." For me, easy means opening the box and removing the sleeve, cutting the end and removing the roll of pie dough then un-rolling the dough and placing it in a greased 9" pan. Translations have been made where appropriate. This is one of a very few recipes in her book…

Zuchini Cupcakes by Andrea Faz

I got this recipe from Garret who is a blogger. He has some really good recipes! Check him out! http://vanillagarlic.blogspot.com/2007/04/zucchini-cupcakes-with-cream-cheese.html

Mandarin Salad by Nancy Miyasaki

This is one of my Mom's classic recipes. It is perfect for a large barbeque or pot luck. I talk it to a block party in San Carlos last night and it was GONE in about an hour. Very good flavors!

Saint Hildegard Cookies of Joy by Grains of Hope

Hildegard von Bingen was born in 1098. She was a visionary, a Benedictine abbess, a scholar and correspondent with popes, scholars, kings and queens. Her writings include books of natural science, medicine, theology, metaphysics and music. She is the composer and lyricist for the earliest recorded music by a woman. As a scientist and…

Moroccan Short Ribs by Nancy Miyasaki

This yummy short ribs recipe is full of delicious flavors and lots of colorful and tasty vegetables. It goes great over couscous or mashed potatoes. If serving with couscous, add slivered almonds and dried currents. That will add a nice sweetness and nuttiness to the dish.

Classic S'mores by Kelsey Martin

Apple, Cinnamon Rice Pudding by Micheline

Rice pudding with twist. My husband's favourite dessert.

Potatoes au Gratan by Glenn

This recipe was adapted from a little booklet put out in the 1930s by Westinghouse and Pennsylvania Power and Light Co. for the new electric range and oven. It contained 7 meals, each of which could be baked together in the oven. I've cut out this item and made it work and boy is it good. One note, I stopped peeling potatoes years…

Couscous Salad by Lyndsey

My favorite side dish to take to picnics or bbq's