North american cocktail party recipes

Mom's Sangria

Sangria always reminds me of Spain, a place where you can drink Sangria just about everywhere. A fruity, refreshing drink in the summer or any…

Shepherd's Pie for lazy cooks

You can make this a hearty meat celebration, heavy with veggies or just a cleansing of the pantry dish. All of my measurements are "ish" meaning…

Grandma Koehler's Pumpkin Pie

Grandma Koehler preferred the long neck green stripe pumpkin (actually a gourd) for her pies. The result was that in addition to the unique taste…

Coconut lime shrimp

This recipe is based on something I saw on allrecipes.com and influenced by the way Alton Brown makes cocktail shrimp. I've tweaked both to make…

Aunt Helen's EZ Baked Bean

Aunt Helen gave this recipe to my mother who modified it slightly. My mother gave it to my sister who modified it slightly. My sister gave it to…

EZ Lasagna My Way

I have a love-hate relationship with lasagna. I hate the difficulty of making it and I usually don't like the taste of fresh lasagna right out of…

How to Build a Perfect Appetizer Board

Suggestions for cheese, fruits and vegetables to build a wood board full of delicious appetizers

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Gluten Free Pepperoni Rolls

I love pepperoni rolls. There is a certain type of pepperoni roll that you can get in nearly every store in West Virginia, but nowhere else in the…

Biggest Loser Recipes - Turkey Taco Muffins

A Delicious Biggest Loser Recipe For Turkey Taco Muffins

Biggest Loser Recipes - Apple Crumble

Tasty And Healthy Biggest Loser Apple Crumble From The Hit Show The Biggest Loser.

Blackberry Vinegar

I have been making this vinegar for years, and it can be used in such a variety of ways, that I really cannot imagine my pantry being without it.…

Grandma's Lentils and Rice Video Instructions

This recipe includes a video, lentils were cooked in the crockpot over night, now here's what we did with them!

Canned Salsa Genovesi Style

Salsa is the Spanish for sauce. Salsa is the combination of chilies, tomatoes, celery, cilantro and a variety of other ingredients, and has been…