SIMPLE BUT GREAT: CREAMED PEAS OH WHAT A MEMORY OF MY MOM!

I know it’s kind of late for another side dish for Thanksgiving.  But I am a Pea lover, so I will make this anytime.  On Friday nights when I was growing up, my Mom, Geri, would make Salmon patties and creamed peas.  She served the peas right over the crispy little tasty patties.  Here’s the … More SIMPLE BUT GREAT: CREAMED PEAS OH WHAT A MEMORY OF MY MOM!

CRANBERRY CITY!!!

This year Christy and I are going to have a cranberry duel!  She made the one above.  We will throw cranberries at each other all afternoon until someone is declared the winner……(it’s gonna get messy because we are having 6 kids under age 7!).  It’s the MOST wonderful time of the year. CHRISTY’S CRANBERRIES 1 … More CRANBERRY CITY!!!

Apricot Noodle Kugel

` We are fortunate every year to be invited to our son’s neighbor’s, the Wonderful Bell’s for a giant Easter lunch.  There are so many great cooks and such good food, and I always try to take something special……Doesn’t everyone take a traditional Jewish dish to a Christian Easter celebration?  Why not?  I got this … More Apricot Noodle Kugel

Sweet Laurie’s Apple Pie (she’s done a lot to help me keep this Svelte Figure…)

This is my Daughter in law, Laurie.  She’s a great wife, a great Mom, a great Daughter in Law, but most important, she’s a great Pie Maker…..I think one year she and her Mom, JoJo, brought 11 pies to our family celebration!  Larry loves pecan, I love pumpkin, and then we have all kinds of … More Sweet Laurie’s Apple Pie (she’s done a lot to help me keep this Svelte Figure…)