It’s always good to have a few quick and easy recipes you can depend on when you don’t have the time and energy to do anything complicated or fancy – BUT – you still need something tasty. This two ingredient cream cheese salsa dip fits perfectly into that category asRead More
Quick Cherry Salsa Recipe
One of the fun facts about my home state of Michigan is that it produces 75% of the tart cherry crop in the United States. In fact the lovely town of Traverse City in northern Michigan is known as the Cherry Capital of the World and is host to theRead More
Pea Guacamole Recipe
It’s not unusual for family or friends to ask me, “What’s coming up next on the blog?” This week when I was asked and I proudly answered “Pea Guacamole!”, well, those folks looked back at me like I had finally gone ’round the bend. Pea Guacamole?? Why in the worldRead More
Homemade Gifts: Southwestern Dip Mix
Almost every Christmas I give a few homemade gifts from my kitchen. It’s been a nice way over the years to give a little something to neighbors, co-workers, teachers, or relatives. And most of the time my thoughtful little somethings were the traditional holiday sweet treats like cookies, candies, andRead More
Homemade Dill Dip for Chips and Veggies
If you’re the type of person who likes to keep some dip in the house for when the munchies strike, why not Make Your Own by whipping up a batch of this easy homemade dip that’s delicious with fresh veggies or potato chips. This recipe uses common ingredients andRead More
Easy Homemade Hummus
I like to think I have a pretty well stocked recipe box, but it has never included a good hummus recipe. Hummus just wasn’t something my Dutch ancestors were whipping up and so I never had much exposure to it. But in the last few years I’ve been a littleRead More
Spinach Dip
Update April, 2016: This post was originally part of a series in 2010 for recipes using cream cheese after I found a great sale with a coupon and was able to purchase five bricks of cream cheese for 25 cents each. I had lots of cream cheese to use up!Read More
How I’m Making Good Use of My Cheap Cream Cheese
This week I was able to buy five 8 oz blocks of Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese for 25 cents each. What a bargain! I used a coupon to get $5.00 off of five selected Kraft cheese items. Cream cheese was on sale at my regular grocery store this weekRead More
Make Your Own Salsa Using Canned Tomatoes
We go through salsa pretty fast at my house. Hubby and Son both love to snack on chips and salsa when they get home from work to stave off their hunger pangs until we’re able to get dinner on the table. I decided it would be a good idea to findRead More