Category: Featured

Green Apple Breakfast Sausage

I used to love eating Farmer John breakfast sausage.  I wouldn’t eat them all the time, since they are so fatty.  I would only eat them periodically, as a treat. This breakfast...

Baked Shrimp Scampi

I love shrimp scampi.  There is just something so delicious about shrimp smothered in butter and garlic. Yes, I know shrimp scampi is not very healthy.  I did try to make this...

Spiced Persimmon Oatmeal

I’m always looking for healthy, easy, delicious breakfast ideas.  Oatmeal is not only healthy for your heart, it’s also easy to make.  I used to find oatmeal bland and tasteless unless I...

Baked Teriyaki Chicken Thighs

I used to buy teriyaki marinades from the grocery store.  I would then marinate the chicken and cook it a half an hour later.  I never loved these chicken dishes.  I don’t...

Orange Julius

I bought some orange juice from Costco because Mike wasn’t feeling well and he thought he might be coming down with a cold.  He wanted to get lots of Vitamin C and...

Scalloped Potatoes

One of the classic Mike recipe’s and one of his favorite all-time dishes is scalloped potatoes.  Mike makes this dish whenever he has a potluck and for pretty much every holiday meal....

Korean Beef Bowl

I love the taste of Korean BBQ.  However, most places have all you can eat beef for a set price.  It’s not a huge price, in my opinion, if you eat a...

Zucchini Basil Soup

My mom loves to grow vegetables in her garden.  She has an amazing green thumb.  She gets plants (or branches) from friends, neighbors etc and will plant them in her garden.  She...