Tag Archives: peppers

Simple Ways to Spice Up Dinner

If you are looking for ways to warm up this winter without having to turn up the thermostat, consider the following recipes. These hot and spicy dishes are sure to heat up mealtime in your home, and the best part… they won’t put a strain on your electric bill. SPICY CHICKEN QUESADILLAS Ingredients: 3 to 4 cups chicken, cooked and shredded 2 cups shredded Monterey jack cheese 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 4 green onions, chopped 1 ripe tomato, seeded and chopped 1/2 cup fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice Salt and freshly ground black … Continue reading →

Oven Classics: Prosciutto Stuffed Chicken Breasts and Couscous Stuffed Peppers

I am counting down the days until I can stop being a slave to my oven and instead head outdoors to the grill. We started off the week with snow and freezing temperatures so my plans to shift to a summer menu have been put on the back burner for now. The inclement weather still has me utilizing my oven on a daily basis, though I am hoping that I won’t have to prepare the following recipes for much longer. I call these two recipes my “oven classics” because they end up in my menu rotation at least twice a … Continue reading →

Recipes For End Of The Summer Produce

Now that you know the health benefits associated with consuming all that end of the summer produce that seems to be growing out of your ears it’s time to put your cooking skills to the test. The following are some quick, easy and delicious ways to make the most of your bumper crops of tomatoes, peppers and squash. A word about peppers and squash: Peppers can be stored in the refrigerator produce drawer up to one week or frozen whole for later use. Meanwhile, squash should stored unwashed in a plastic bag in the refrigerator for up to one week. … Continue reading →

Planting a Pizza Garden—A Great Family Project

As part of my plan to make the most of the long awaited, much anticipated warm temperatures that befall Wisconsin for three short months (okay, two) each summer, I signed my daughter up for gardening classes at our local botanical garden. (Actually, it was a two-day “Kids & Gardens” seminar.) She had a wonderful time and I left with some great kid-friendly gardening ideas. My favorite: “How to Plant a Pizza Garden.” Let’s face it; even if your kids are picky eaters, pizza, is likely a menu option they won’t say no to. Planting a pizza garden allows you to … Continue reading →

All About Jalapenos

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I love jalapenos! In fact, just last night, I had the extreme tots from Sonic, topped with jalapenos (yum!). My stomach does not always appreciate them, but that does not matter – when it comes to jalapenos, my taste buds win over my stomach every time! The only thing jalapeno flavored that I will not eat is jelly and jellybeans. Jalapenos are small to medium chili peppers, but they can pack a lot of heat in their small body. These particular chili peppers were named Jalapeno after the city that traditionally produced them – Xalapa. Jalapenos are grown in the … Continue reading →