Cowboy Salsa.....

In my efforts to avoid the heat I have been blog browsing and came across this blog - Creative Chicks at Play.
Lots of cute and creative stuff.
I just had to try their recipe for Cowboy Salsa!
I would say it was a HUGE hit since it is almost gone two days later!

Just peachy.....

Every summer we have the opportunity to order peaches in bulk from the grower thru our church. Last year I ordered 1 lug (25lbs). They were gone in a flash. Between snacks and our favorite summer dessert (peaches, sour cream, brown sugar) there weren't any left to freeze or can. So this year I ordered 2 lugs. That is right 50 pounds of peaches. What to do? Search the internet of course! I came across this delicious recipe for a peach crisp.

My family loves it, hope yours does too!

yummy fresh peaches!

Katie is a pro at peeling.....

finished crisp ready for a bowl of vanilla ice cream!

Spicy Peanut Sesame Noodles

The last time I was craving Chinese food I dug around on the internet until I discovered this tasty recipe from epcurious.com.

We all loved it so much I have made it a bunch of times!

blend ingredients for yummy sauce

(I only use 1/4 tsp. of the red pepper and it is plenty hot for me)

cook the pasta
(I just used spaghetti, since that's what was in the cupboard)

toast the sesame seeds

toss the chopped peppers and scallions with the sauce and pasta

sprinkle on some sesame seeds and enjoy

Dinner in the time it takes for pasta to cook!

Super tasty, warm, room temperature or cold from the fridge!!!

A new endeavor.....

As I was cleaning up my mess this morning after making my favorite sweet butter waffles , I listened to my husband telling me what a great cook he thinks I am {blush}.

I am not half bad. I can follow a recipe. I can figure out substitutions. I can double or cut in half accordingly.

I, however, am not a chef. I do not come up with exotic creative concoctions. I cook what my family will eat. As the kids have gotten older, we eat less macaroni & cheese and more foods adults enjoy. Teenagers will even eat sushi voluntarily. Imagine!

Figuring I don't have enough to do I started another blog to devote just to food pictures, recipes and experiments, of which there probably won't be many.

Sit back, share & enjoy!