Spaghetti Pie

If you can make spaghetti, you can make spaghetti pie.  It’s a really neat dish and one that the whole family will enjoy – a mixture of spaghetti and cheese and Italian sausage.  It’s firm enough that you can cut it into slices and serve it like a cake.  Made spaghetti pie in a 9-inch springform pan [...]

Rocky Road Bars and Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies – No Bake Cookies

If you are having hot summer weather like us, you’ll like these no-bake Rocky Road Bars. It was over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade here today in northern California. These cookies are almost like candy bars – a chewy confection with nuts and chocolate. No need to heat up your oven and your kitchen. These [...]

Simple Desserts in Minutes

I love recipes that are quick and easy to make and taste great! Each of these recipes require only a few ingredients. Peach Cobbler It only takes a few minutes to assemble this essential summer dessert. Serve the finished product with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream. 8 peaches (about 2 1/2 pounds), cut into [...]

Rocking iCake For Your Teen’s Birthday party

I found this rockin’ birthday cake suggestion in Family Fun Magazine. Plan a Dance Revolution contest or a retro disco bash. Whatever the party plan, turn up the fun at your music-lover’s birthday with this oversize MP3 player. iPod Cake 9-by 13-inch cake (white, chocolate, or other favorite flavor) 2 1/3 cups white frosting 2 tablespoons white sugar [...]

Beef Vegetable Soup

Convenient frozen veggies and hash browns make this meaty soup a snap to mix up. Simply brown the beef, then stir everything together to simmer all day. Serve with bread and a salad. 1 pound ground beef or lean stew meat cut into small pieces 1 can (46 ounces) tomato juice 1 package (16 ounces) frozen [...]

Sweet Zucchini Cupcakes

Zucchini is an elongated, cylindrical, usually green variety of summer squash. Summer squash are in season during the summer, peaking near the end. Zucchini is a prolific grower yielding several squash per vine. Look for summer squash that are firm and heavy for their size; the skin should be brightly colored and blemish-free. Because they are harvested [...]

Grilled Flank Steak

Flank steak was made for the grill. Marinate, quickly cook over high heat, and slice thinly on the bias. Cooked this way, flank stake is tender and juicy, with just enough satisfying chewiness. Grilled Flank Steak One 2-pound flank steak 1/3 cup olive oil 1/3 cup red wine or red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon balsamic [...]

Watkins Newsletter – Around the Kitchen Table – August 2010 Issue

Welcome to another issue of Around the Kitchen Table! Today is the first day of August! While it’s still the middle of the summer, students and their families are planning for school and college and squeezing in that final vacation. Conveniently, this August provides us with five weekends and five chances to barbecue with friends [...]

Broccoli Salad and Slaw

This garden-fresh broccoli salad that’s tossed in a creamy homemade dressing and livened up with a few surprises is sure to be a favorite summer side dish. Everyone will agree that this salad is super delicious but this recipe is a little heavy on calories from fat. See the two slaw recipes below that lighten up the recipe [...]

Pasta Salad With Salami and Mozzarella

  Summer pasta salads are cool and fill you up! Whether served at a concert in the park, a backyard barbecue, or an afternoon picnic, this salad will please your guests. You can cook the pasta and make the vinaigrette  a day in advance and refrigerate separately; then add the other ingredients, toss with the vinaigrette, and serve. Pasta [...]

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