Italian Sausage Mac & Cheese by Patti Fisher

It’s amazing how many recipe requests we get for macaroni & cheese. That’s fine with us, it’s quick, easy and has unlimited variations. We used Ken’s favorite hot Italian sausage along with lots of his cold smoked cheddar and Patti insisted on fresh broccoli to keep it healthy. Being it was 101 here today we were more than happy to…

Meatloaf Sliders with Tomato Relish and Cheese by BearNakedBaker

Baked Garlic Wings by Claudia lamascolo

the sauce on these are amazing! Love my garlic wings baked... check them out!

Krabby Poppers by Patti Fisher

Friends wanted a recipe for appetizers that were fancy and cheap, too. Everyone loves our different kinds of poppers. We’ve stuffed both sweet and jalapeno peppers with all kinds of fillings. Of course, they’re always wrapped with bacon. This time Patti stuffed pretty, sweet peppers with fake crab (aka Surimi, but you can use real…

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream by To Catch A Cook

I recently took a cake decorating class and have wanted to try my newly developed skills at home. Luckily, we had a girls-night book club recently and it gave me the opportunity to try my hand at some pumpkin cupcakes. A key thing I learned in my class was that it’s very important to use the right icing colors! I would recommend…

Orange Marmalade Ricotta Cupcakes by Ruste

My Favorite Cupcake

Tantalizing Baked Lemon Pesto Mushrooms Casserole by Blackswan

This sourish pesto appetizer, using a mix of mushrooms and cherry tomatoes, is so easy to prepare and is definitely for the novice cooks!

new yorker pasta by maeghan

tips with paring knife,pull off tough skin from bottom of stalk toward broccoli flowerets. quarter or half if too larg. cut stalks into 2 inch pieces, if desired.save for soup or other use. broccoli should not be over cooked or it becomes strong tasting. also uncover a few times during boiling to retain bright green color

Southwest Chicken Chili by Claudia lamascolo

Here is a great one pot chili with a little Southwest Flair

Almond Brownies by peace

Found recipe on and absolutely fell in love.

Vegan Black Bean Coconut Brownies by Jill

AWESOME! Not your traditional brownie, but these are really good and really healthy too! I"ve only made this using my Vita-mix but I'm sure a regular blender will work too, just take a bit longer. When you are ready to purchase your own Vita-mix you can use code 06-003085 for free shipping. So simple, easy and quick. Totally…

Sugar and Spice Oatmeal Cookies by Bakin Momma

An interesting combination of spice and sweet of oatmeal cookies.

Mikey's Chicken & Sausage Gumbo by Mike Fertitta

Dark rich style gumbo. Have all veggies, seasons, chicken and sausage prepared and ready before you start the roux. Be very careful not to burn roux if you smell it burning throw it out. Do not try to salvage. 7-8 Qt (#12) cast iron dutch oven. Put in bowl over rice or potato sald.

Aztec Couscous by Hilda Fonseca de Gill

Couscous takes on a Latin flair with black beans, corn, jalapeno, cilantro, and cumin for a tasty vegetarian side dish.

Reunion Dinner - Bountiful Goldfish Salad (年年有余) by Blackswan

This is my 1st attempt creating this Bountiful Goldfish Salad. Nian Nian You Yu (年年有余) symbolizes abundance though the year. The character 余 (Yu) is the homophone of 鱼 (Yu). Hence, fish was used to highlight this Chinese New Year dish.