Recipes

One of my daughter's students gave me this recipe. I just changed some of the ingredients a little by adding tomato sauce, instead of tomatoes, and adding dill. Photo by...

This recipe is for one of your employees, and my daughter Jodie Parks. This was always her favorite soup when I worked at the Feed Store in Springfield IL.

Juicy tomatoes, cool cucumbers, & crisp romaine lettuce make a perfect canvas for this bright and zesty greek dressing.

I make this to cut down on several steps for simple pasta dishes. I've done it with all kinds of meat and veggies tossed in. Use whatever you feel like.

This is an adapted combination of several recipes that simply had too many ingredients, or too many steps, for my taste.

This is my own concoction using ingredients from The Spice House.

I modified a recipe that I saw on America's Test Kitchen on PBS. I am addicted to Old World 3rd Street Salt Free Spice*, and use it in everything but...

This was in the AAA 'Going Places Magazine', Spring 2005. It states that the file powder can be omitted if it can't be found locally. You can also use Italian...

My dad grew up in Malaysia, and this was his signature dish. Even though it is Chinese in origin, you can only find it in Malaysian or Singaporean restaurants. Hainan...

My family knows these chiles as chile de arbol. This is a fast, easy salsa to make and it's very authentic. It is always a crowd-pleaser.

I first tried this dish in Chicago many years ago at a Cincy Chili franchise. Although it never really caught on here, I was hooked. After finding a recipe for...

If you are only making 1 slab of ribs, you can cut rub recipe back to teaspoon measurements. I always make extra for leftovers, but never seem to have any--no...

This is a Greek beef stew made with small onions. This is my mom's recipe, and every Fall--without fail--you could smell it simmering in the kitchen. Serve it with a...

Every winter I prepare this wonderful soup, and I am convinced that an important part of its distinctive flavor comes from the black mustard seeds--that I faithfully purchase from The...