Desserts - Sugar Snaps

These sugar cookies resemble ginger snaps, hence the name, sugar snaps. The surface is crackled and the inside is hollow. They are very sweet and crispy; serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!

Cheese - Easy Arugula Salad

This salad is shaken, not tossed. All the ingredients - arugula, cherry tomatoes, pine nuts, Parmesan cheese and an oil and vinegar dressing - are combined in a plastic bowl with a lid and given a few shakes. Topped with avocado slices, it is very presentable for guests.

Seafood - Clam Bake

This is the most fun you can have with your seafood. It started with the idea of a fun get-together clam bake then took off with a life of its own. This recipe is a general guide. Have fun, mix and match your favorite seafood. I would ask your fish monger what is fresh, and then decide what seafood to add. I've even added a whole octopus before. Serve with a nice white wine, turn on some music and have fun. Great outdoor meal.

Side Dish - Grandma Reids Stuffing

The addition of chopped apples and browned sausage are what make this bread stuffing unique. This recipe yields enough dressing to stuff a 10 to 12 pound turkey.

Bacon-Infused Bourbon

Bacon-Infused Bourbon

Herbs And Spices - Holiday Left Over Sweet Potato Cake

This recipe lets you use up left-over sweet potato. The cake is very moist, so you don't really need icing. Better yet, if you have left-over sweet potatoes from Thanksgiving, freeze them, and make this cake for Christmas. The whipped sweet potatoes I use already have some butter and sugar, so I only use 1 3/4 cups of sugar in the batter, but adjust the sugar amount to your liking.

Blanc De Bleu Champagne

Blanc De Bleu Champagne

Sweet Seduction (1 Oz Malibu Rum 1 Oz Banana Liqueur 1/2 Cup Pineapple Juice 1 Cube Ice 1 Tbsp Grenadine)

Sweet Seduction (1 Oz Malibu Rum 1 Oz Banana Liqueur 1/2 Cup Pineapple Juice 1 Cube Ice 1 Tbsp Grenadine)

Herbs And Spices - Homemade Shake And Bake Mixture

Various seasonings enhance this homemade crumb mixture for coating and baking chicken. Use this like you would use the store-bought stuff. This in just as good, to me and my family!