Creamy Fruit Salad
Salad: 8 cups of mixed fruit cut into bite-sized pieces (apple, grapes, pineapple, strawberries, blueberries, mandarin oranges, etc.) Dressing: 2 ounces cream cheese ¼ cup plain yogurt ¼ cup sour...
Author: Kimberly A. Baker
Blueberry, Peach, and Cucumber Salad
Salad: 2 cups blueberries, fresh 2 peaches, diced 2 seedless cucumbers, sliced and quartered ½ cup feta, crumbled Dressing: 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon...
BLT Pasta Salad
Salad: 2 cups uncooked pasta 4 cups chopped Romaine lettuce 1-1/2 cups diced tomatoes 1/3 cup chopped bacon, cooked crispy ½ cup diced red onion Dressing: ¼ cup ranch dressing ¼ cup sour cream ¼ cup...
Apple and Pear Waldorf Salad
Ingredients 1 tbsp light mayonnaise 2 tbsp reduced-fat sour cream 1 tsp fresh lemon juice ¼ tsp cinnamon 1 cup (¾-inch) coarsely chopped Bartlett pear (about 1 pear) 1 cup medium apple, chopped...
Bite Sized Pumpkin or Sweet Potato Pies
Ingredients 2 packages frozen phyllo dough tartlet shells 1 small package instant vanilla pudding 1 cup milk ½ cup canned pumpkin or sweet potatoes (pureed) 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice (½ tsp cinnamon,...
How to Brine a Turkey: Wet and Dry Brining
It is time to think about how you are going to prepare your Thanksgiving turkey. How do you prepare yours? Have you ever tried brining to add flavor and moisture? Brining meat is the process of...
Tomato Mushroom and Sausage Sauté with Cheese Grits
Ingredients 2 tbsp canola oil 12 oz package original breakfast sausage links 4 green onions chopped with white and green portions separated 8 oz portabella mushrooms, sliced 1-pint cherry tomatoes,...
Canning Tomatoes Activity
Adapted from: So Easy to Preserve, 6th ed., p. 151 Please read Using Boiling Water Canners handout before beginning. Ingredients 1 ¼ pounds of tomatoes per jar ¼ teaspoon citric acid per pint jar ½...
Cranberry-Apple Preserves: Steps for Home Canning
Ingredients 2 pounds cranberries 3 green apples, cored, peeled, chopped 1 orange, seeded and chopped 3 cups sugar 2 cups water ½ cup honey 1. Wash jars in hot water and rinse. 2. Fill canner half...
Spiced Apple Rings
Ingredients 12 lbs firm tart apples (maximum diameter 2½ inches) 12 cups sugar 6 cups water 1¼ cups white vinegar (5 percent) 3 tbsp whole cloves ¾ cup red hot cinnamon candies or 8 cinnamon sticks...
Spiced Cider Brined Pork Loin
The apple cider and spices pair well with pork in this great fall recipe! Enjoy! Spiced Cider Brined Pork Loin 3 cups water 3 cups apple cider 3 Tablespoons salt 1 tablespoon black peppercorns 1...
Pickle Steak Stew (aka Lazy Beef Rouladen)
Traditional beef rouladen is a German dish in which thinly sliced beef is wrapped around varying vegetables and then cooked until tender. When I was in high school, my mom and I found a recipe for...