TheFoodTasting

a really good sweet potato recipe

this always gets rave reviews when i make it for the holidays. you'd think it was a dessert if you didn't know better.

all american baked beans

based on a recipe from the new basics cookbook, authors of the silver palate cookbook. the intro says, "one of those american classics, first created in the puritan era in boston. no cooking was allowed on the sabbath, so they served beans saturday night

apple and squash soup

a great autumn soup! when i first submitted this recipe, i forgot the cream....oops, sorry. still is a quite spicy soup.

artichoke and cannellini bean dip

serve with grissini

auntie barbara s yummy easy danish pastry

my auntie barbara made this all through my childhood and it's a sure family favourite. finally i got the recipe from her and now hubby and family and our friends ask for it all the time. :) looks impressive, easy to make, and yummy, what more needs sayin

baked apricot orange chicken

one of the things i admire most about the silver palate cookbooks is the unusual and savory use of fruit in many of their main dishes. this delicious, succulent chicken is no exception! sweet and wonderful!

baked butternut squash with orange

balsamic chicken thighs

this is a quick and easy recipe that never fails to please even my picky dds. since chicken thighs are usually inexpensive it makes a economical meal. i like to serve these with some type of rice side dish and a green salad.

bar b barn ribs

we have a restaurant that makes super delicious ribs called bar-b-barn. this is a recipe as close to theirs as i could get.

beef over rice

simple 4 ingredient meal that tastes great. good for a busy night. my mom used to make this all the time, it is one of my dad's favorite meals. i put my rice in a rice cooker, so that's the amount of water i listed in the ingredients. it normally take

beef tenderloin with port balsamic sauce

this is so good and so simple. it took 16 minutes to reduce the liquid. after i cooked the steaks, i sauted some thick slices of white mushroom before completing the sauce.

beefy calzones

these calzones are very popular with my kids and dh. i make my own pizza dough and double the sauce to make sure we have plenty for dipping. i also frequently toss in 1 cup of frozen green pepper/ red pepper/ onion blend instead of the onion and bell pe