This national dish of Thailand was first introduced to me when I moved to Minneapolis and went out to eat with work colleagues at a restaurant called Sawatdee. It’s unbelievably good, and is pretty cheap to throw together. I’m sure that a lot of people have their own recipe for pad thai, or have found thousands of them online somewhere else, but for me, it’s got to be the recipe from Sawatdee. That’s why I went out and bought the recipe from them, and now cook it on a weekly basis.

I have been making this casserole for so many years, you would think my family would be tired of it. Brian has three meals he usually requests when he’s home and this is one of them. It’s very easy-as you can probably guess by now, I like fast and easy recipes!

This recipe is quick and easy to make. It’s a decent quick treat that stores well for yourself, or little kids who happen to have a sweet tooth. Just don’t take it out into the sun on a hot, warm day … that is unless you’d like to eat a big chocolate mess (which can be fun to do too).

There are many variations of lasagna. This is my variation and it sure seems to go over well. When it was time for a potluck, my mother would suggest I make my lasagna; this is one of Brian’s requests when he’s home. I used to make my own spagetti sauce and canned it, but now I just can whole tomatoes from my garden for it. Hope it turns out for you-reply to me w/questions.

My other son, Jeff, really likes the way I cook green beans with this recipe. If he knows there are leftovers of it, you can be sure he’s cleaned them up! I make this recipe alot for Thanksgiving or Christmas when I’m to bring a vegetable dish.

When Mike and I were staying at the B&B in Door County, we were served this for breakfast one morning. It was so delicious that I just have to share it with you.

This was our delicious dinner last night! A fabulous way to ensure a tasty, healthy and lean meal, plus I always have arborio rice sitting around as it is such a versatile grain. You can substitute the pork with chicken if you prefer, and change around the dish as you like.

Now who doesn’t love a good chili? I personally love it on top of rice with cheese and sour cream, and it is such a good next day dish. Here is a stupendous chili which I have served many times. Love it!

This is a dish for those dedicated chefs! Definitely a little fiddly to get everything together but worth every single second spent on preparation. Laksa literally means ‘ten thousand’ and although it is a little exaggerated, it does contain many different ingredients. The taste is hard to describe, a delicous coconut curry with a lovely lemon scent. A definite must for lovers of asian soups.

Oh My! I have recently discovered a fascination with brownies, they are so chewy and chocolately who wouldn’t love them? Especially good with some fresh whipped cream.