recipes: This Week…Comfort Food For My Neighbor
- 09/04/26 01:16 PM
This Week…Comfort Food For My Neighbor
These past few weeks, I’ve been taking a meal or muffins to our neighbor who is ill. I know his wife, Pat, is a great cook, but she’s tired and has more on her mind than what’s for dinner.
While searching for an easy casserole (because they’re easier to share), I found one I hadn't made in many years. Grandma’s Hamburger Casserole is one I’m sure has passed through many families in as many different forms.
As with most savory dishes, nothing is set in stone. You can substitute ground turkey or tofu if you want. Make it … (14 comments)
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recipes: This Week…An Adult Treat
- 08/28/26 02:33 PM
This Week…An Adult Treat
The first time I had this desert/beverage, I thought I’d died and gone to heaven. It was served at Bud Bigelow's in Houston, which just happened to be next to the apartment I lived in. Sadly, Bud’s is no longer there.
This Brandy Freeze is the frozen version of a Brandy Alexander. However, the recipe I was given is a bit different from what you’d find in Cyberville.
Although I rarely drink alcohol anymore, I would never turn this drink down. (or champagne!)
Brandy Freeze
1 pint coffee ice cream (2cups)
3/8 oz(little less than 1 TBL.) crème de cacao
3/8 oz. Drambuie
3/8 oz. … (16 comments)
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recipes: This Week… An Old-Fashioned Salad
- 08/21/26 04:24 PM
This Week… An Old-Fashioned Salad
In my first apartment complex, our courtyard was like one big family. During the summer, we played water volleyball all weekend and went out as a group for drinks and dinner on Saturday.
We also had group dinners in which we all contributed something. I have no idea where this recipe came from, but we loved it because it was easy to make and fun to eat.
Like most dishes, you can add, delete, or mix and match whatever you want into it.
If you’re not eating meat…leave it out! The sugar is optional as well. What it does … (15 comments)
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recipes: This Week…Kind of Corny
- 08/14/26 03:54 PM
This Week…Kind of Corny
While going through my recipes, I found one I’d not made in quite a while. It’s a great side dish for colder weather, but there’s nothing wrong with pairing this dish with summer BBQ ribs or brisket!
Or, you could add sautéed ground beef or sausage to the dish, add a salad, and you have a meal.
Jiffy Corn Casserole
Ingredients
¼ cup butter 1 large onion, diced ½ large green bell pepper, diced 1 (4-ounce) jar chopped pimento peppers 2 large eggs 1 (8-ounce) package Jiffy corn muffin mix 1 (4-ounce) can diced green chiles 1 (15.25 ounce) can … (15 comments)
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recipes: This Week…Make Ahead Appetizer!
- 08/07/26 01:55 PM
This Week…Make Ahead Appetizer!
Sometimes all we want to eat are appetizers. You can get a chicken or salad anywhere, but appetizers have always seemed special.
These Spinach-Artichoke Puff Pastry appetizers are delicious and can be made and frozen ahead of time.
If you’ve never worked with Puff Pastry, don’t worry. It’s easy!
Spinach-Artichokes in Puff Pastry
1 (10 oz) pkg frozen chopped spinach, thawed
1 (14oz) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
½ c. mayo
½ c. grated parmesan cheese
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
½ tsp pepper
1 (17.3oz) pkg frozen puff pastry.
Drain spinach well, pressing between layers of paper towels.
Stir together the spinach, artichoke hearts, and the … (16 comments)
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recipes: This Week…Comfort Food Tex-Mex Style
- 07/31/26 05:09 PM
This Week…Comfort Food Tex-Mex Style
You don’t have to be a Texan to love Tex-Mex food. I came across this recipe for Chicken Sour Cream Enchiladas while going through old recipes I’ve made before. If your market sells fresh tortillas, I'd grab those! It's a good way to use leftover chicken or use frozen chicken breasts!
This recipe is easy to make and takes very little time. You can serve it with a small salad, rice, and beans. or whatever you wish!!!
Chicken-Sour Cream Enchiladas
Makes 6
1 med. Onion/chopped
1T. olive oil
2 c. chopped cooked chicken (I used 3 frozen precooked chicken breasts)
1 (16oz) carton … (14 comments)
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recipes: This Week…Who Needs Lettuce!?
- 07/24/26 04:59 PM
This Week…Who Needs Lettuce!?
Anyone still eating their salads??? I’m just kidding! I don’t scare easily, so we have salads every night. That said, I continue to do as I’ve always done…soak greens, etc., in vinegar and water and triple wash them.
But, you don’t need greens or lettuce to have a salad. This is one of my favorite summer salads to make. You can put your own touch to it. If Feta isn’t your cup of tea, you could us any other cheese.
Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty, here’s a vegetarian recipe for you! And, it goes well when stuffed in a … (19 comments)
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recipes: This Week…Something Easy for My Friend
- 07/17/26 05:34 PM
This Week…Something Easy for My Friend
When you’re not accustomed to doing the cooking, it’s not easy to take over that role, especially when you’re older. After my best friend was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, her husband became the “head chef” in their home.
It hasn’t been easy, because cooking doesn’t come naturally for him. This is something I made last week and shared the recipe with him. It’s easy. Chicken Tenders with Joe’s Stone Crab Sauce.
There is no recipe, per se. All you do is take your chicken tenders and dip them first in an egg wash, water, milk, or even mustard! Then … (16 comments)
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recipes: This Week…No Oven Needed!
- 07/10/26 04:49 PM
This Week…No Oven Needed!
It’s hot! However, we still need our desserts…especially one that involves chocolate! Time for a Chocolate Ice Box Pie!
Ice Box pies were popular in the 1920s and 1930s, with the Chocolate Ice Box Pie becoming popular in the 1950s.
You can make this even easier by using Cool Whip and a store-bought pie crust.
This recipe is a light and silky chocolate pie. However, if you like the more dense and fudgier version, try this recipe from Luby's Cafeteria that uses marshmallows!
*** Don’t despair Nina Hollander, Broker ! I have a link below the recipe for a version that’s … (19 comments)
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recipes: This Week…All You Need Is a Cup of Coffee
- 06/26/26 04:38 PM
This Week…All You Need Is a Cup of Coffee
To say I love coffeecake is an understatement. I was eating Sara Lee’s Coffee Cake long before I was old enough to drink coffee. That said, coffee cake now falls under the category of “special occasion” treats for me.
This is a recipe by Geoffrey Zakarian that I make for brunch at family gatherings. I would make it more often, but for the “special occasion” category.
NOTE: If you do not have a springform pan, you can use any round or square cake pan instead. For easy removal, lay parchment paper strips in an X, … (18 comments)
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recipes: This Week…Put a Bowl of It In Front of Me!
- 06/19/26 04:38 PM
This Week…Put a Bowl of It In Front of Me!
Growing up in Texas, guacamole was like its own food group. You ate it as a snack, as part of your salad, or whenever you had Tex-Mex. Now people are eating it on toast. It was one of the first things you learned to make when you were out on your own.
Guacamole can be as easy to make as you want it to be. Or, you can frou-frou it up with roasted peppers and tomatoes.
You can make it in a molcajete or whatever bowl you have. If you’re near an H-E-B, … (16 comments)
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recipes: This Week…A Tropical Pound Cake
- 06/12/26 02:47 PM
This Week…A Tropical Pound Cake
In Florida, one of my favorite cakes to make was a South Florida Tropical Poundcake. It was perfect any time of the year, but even better in the summer.
It requires mixing and measuring ingredients, and mashing bananas and pitting dates. Since Nina Hollander has introduced me to the wide use of boxed cake mixes, I went looking for a hack of sorts for a tropical pound cake.
If you’d like the original recipe I used, contact me, and I’ll send it to you.
So here’s what I came up with!!
Tropical Pound Cake
1 box (16 oz) butter, … (16 comments)
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recipes: Friday Fun…Not For Human Consumption
- 06/04/26 06:46 PM
Friday Fun…Not For Human Consumption
My weekend recipe post is a day early and a bit different. It is a recipe of sorts, but not for human consumption.
Back Story…
When we lived in Leesburg, VA, I made these when I couldn't get down the frozen slope to our feeders. I made suets in the shape of a ball, froze them, then rolled them down the hill to the birds and squirrels. They were a hit!
Today, I make what I call Fat Bombs for our birds. I love doing this because I can use fruit that I already have and not feel like I’m … (11 comments)
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recipes: This Week…Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch or Dinner!
- 05/29/26 04:39 PM
This Week…Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch or Dinner!
This is a dish I made about four years ago for our Christmas brunch, and the whole family loved it. It’s a Sausage Spinach Crustless Quiche …ideal for anyone watching their carbs! (The recipe is on The Southern Lady Cooks website.)
Sausage Spinach Crustless Quiche
Ingredients
1/2 pound pork sausage 3 cups chopped fresh spinach 1 4 ounce can chopped mushrooms, drained 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 1/2 cup chopped green or regular onion 5 eggs 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
Cook the sausage on … (14 comments)
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recipes: This Week…A Different Lasagna
- 05/22/26 05:03 PM
This Week…A Different Lasagna
This is another dish I’m bringing back to life at Casa Streib. Years ago, I was trying to prepare meatless meals. Along came a recipe for Florentine Lasagna Roll-ups.
The dish is easier to make than it looks. While the recipe calls for a white, or Béchamel, sauce, you can easily substitute any tomato-based sauce you prefer.
All you need is a salad and a glass of wine.
FLORENTINE LASAGNA ROLL - UPS
12 fluted lasagna noodles
2 tbsp. butter
3/4 c. chopped onions
2 (10 oz.) pkgs. frozen, chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
1 1/2 c. (6 oz.) shredded Mozzarella cheese
1/2 c. dairy … (16 comments)
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recipes: This Week…So Easy Jeffrey Dimuria Could Make This!
- 05/15/26 04:20 PM
This Week…So Easy Jeffrey Dimuria Could Make This!
This dish is easy, and you can make it with whatever you like.
All you need is the ability to boil water. If you can use a knife without cutting yourself…all the better. If not, you can buy pre-cut veggies.
Cold Tortellini Salad
1 package Tortellini
1 Bottle of Caesar Dressing (Don’t use the creamy kind)
Diced celery (as much or as little as you like)
Cherry tomatoes -halved (or use sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil)
Chopped parsley or cilantro
Chopped Bell Pepper (optional)
Chopped Cucumbers (optional)
Olives (green or black) halved (optional)
Onion (I use a red one)- chopped (optional)
Salt & Pepper … (18 comments)
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recipes: This Week…Sock It To Me!
- 05/08/26 04:09 PM
This Week…Sock It To Me!
Lately, I’ve been revisiting recipes that we used to make. The Sock It To Me cake was popular in the early 70s and a go-to dessert for me.
If you remember Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, then you’re familiar with the phrase “sock it to me.” The cake, introduced by Duncan Hines, used their Classic Butter Cake Mix. Perfect way to sell your produce!!!
Sock-It-To-Me Cake
1 pkg Duncan Hines Butter Recipe Golden Cake mix
1 c. (8 oz) dairy sour cream
½ c. Crisco Oil
¼ c sugar
¼ c. water
4 eggs
Filling: 1 c. chopped pecans
2 T. brown sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
Preheat … (13 comments)
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recipes: This Week… "Little Ears”
- 05/01/26 12:34 PM
This Week… "Little Ears”
If you can boil water, you can make this recipe!!! Orecchiette with Mixed Greens and Goat Cheese is a favorite of mine, and it couldn't be easier to make.
Giada De Laurentiis made this dish on her show, and it became a favorite of mine.
Orecchiette is often called “little ears” because of its concave shape. The rim of the shell is a little thicker than the center, making it ideal for holding a sauce. Broccoli Rabe, another favorite, is often made with Orecchiette.
Orecchiette with Mixed Greens and Goat Cheese
1 c. dried orecchiette pasta
2c. Mediterranean-style mixed salad greens
2T. … (13 comments)
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recipes: This Week…Easy and a Treat
- 04/24/26 01:16 PM
This Week…Easy and a Treat
Yesterday was Pigs-in-a-Blanket day so I thought I’d share this easy and fun recipe.
Last Christmas, I wanted to try something different besides the usual dishes. With 40+ adults and children, I wanted something that could be made in advance, was easy, and that everyone would like.
So in addition to the usual meat and side dishes, and of course a mountain of desserts, I added pigs-in-a-blanket!
This is something I’d never made and rarely had since I was in my 30s. But…it was also something I knew the children would like. When we all gather,the kids are so … (15 comments)
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recipes: This Week…Larry’s Favorite “Hybrid” Dish
- 04/17/26 04:49 PM
This Week…Larry’s Favorite “Hybrid” Dish
This dish has turned into one of Larry’s favorites. I call it a hybrid because it originated from one of my oldest recipes, which was given to me in the late 1970s by my friend. In fact, even the recipe she shared was a shortcut of the traditional recipe.
The casserole is Chicken Divan. This is the original long version of the recipe, which I’ve never made.
Here is the easy-to-make Chicken Divan recipe.
And next…the hybrid dish I love to make. It’s a great way to use leftover rice and chicken.
Chicken with rice and broccoli
Layer:
Rice- 1 cup cooked rice … (12 comments)
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