Excellent recipes inspired by family traditions
Craving chinese food? This chicken fried rice is quicker to make than delivery and is made with all clean ingredients and zero preservatives. It is a great way to use leftover white rice from a meal earlier in the week. The rice is better if it is cooked ahead of time and cooled because …
Here is my recipe for homemade BBQ sauce. It is water bath canned for long term, shelf stable storage. Made with home grown Roma tomatoes. It has a slightly sweet, subtley smokey, moderately spicy flavor. The batch makes about 12 pints. It can be used for anything BBQ: brisket, pulled pork, ribs, chicken and …
Chicken soup is the go-to for winter immune boosting. This soup is full of essential immune boosting vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants from the vegetables, garlic, broth, and chicken. It is an Italian version of traditional chicken soup that is served to aid in illness recovery. With four school age kids in the house, colds …
Brandy slush is a traditionally Christmas alcohol mixer in Wisconsin. And it is just not even right if it’s not frozen in an ice cream pail. I can’t wrap my head around it- it’s 10ºF outside and we’re drinking a frozen drink. I personally prefer a brandy slush on a hot summer day, but …
Tamales are one of my favorite meals to order at a Mexican restaurant. I figured since I love them so much, why don’t we make them! They are definitely a process and the more help in the kitchen the better. We had a little assembly line going, which worked out great. These tamales are a …
The freshest, most delicious tortillas you will ever eat! I cannot even go back to store bought tortillas. These are so soft and easy to roll for enchiladas and taquitos or fill up full for tacos. Corn tortillas are not too difficult to make. And can you believe, they are only 2 ingredients! It’s …
I came to love fresh corn tortilla tacos from the delicious taquerias in Tucson Arizona. The freshest, most authentic version I had ever had. At that time, I was young and haven’t traveled much outside of Wisconsin. These tacos are so much like my favorite Mexican restaurants in Tucson- it takes me back to …
I made this French toast the other day and wondered why we don’t make this more often. It is simple to make and tastes amazing. Breakfast for dinner is always fun for the kids and French toast is the quickest compared to pancakes and crepes. It is made with a homemade Italian bread loaf …
Cherry limeade made with fresh limes and water bath canned tart cherry juice. Organic tart cherry juice from the store can be used as well. It has a nice blend of sweet/sour/tart that is so refreshing. Tart cherries grow here in Wisconsin- so lucky! The cherry juice used in this recipe was made from …
Roasted turkey breast is a great meal for a Sunday family dinner or a small Thanksgiving feast. This recipe is for a three pound boneless turkey breast. It is slow roasted in the oven. It is so juicy and delicious.
