Homemade Ranch Dressing Makes Everything Better

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Y’all, ranch dressing just makes everything better! As I try to fill my diet with more fresh veggies, this is something that will definitely help. And I can feel better about it because it’s homemade, not a bottled store-bought version with lots of preservatives and additives. You can make it even healthier by using low-fat mayo and sour cream or subbing Greek yogurt for the sour cream. What You Need: ¾ cup mayonnaise ¾ cup sour cream 1 tbsp. olive {Read More}

Mennonite Fruit Soup: Moos

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This year as we go through the Fruit of the Spirit I was thinking… Hmm… what kind of recipes would fit that theme? And the first one that came to mind is one I grew up with. My mom would make Moos out of various kinds of dried fruit, and we’d eat it for supper as a side dish, often with ham. I love Moos! My kids love Moos! Strangers only love it once they’ve tried it because the pronunciation {Read More}

Raspberry BBQ Chicken

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The fascination with drumsticks continues at my home this summer. We’ve had Spicy Orange Drumsticks and Zesty and Healthy drumsticks and now my favorite of all– Raspberry BBQ Drumsticks. Skip the chicken and just give me a spoon for the sauce–it is that good! I served this with zucchini pie and parmesan-lime potatoes (recipe coming). The recipe comes from an older Taste of Home cookbook I have with a few tweaks to fit my family’s taste. To add a bit {Read More}

Love Sauce

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Once upon a time, in a very big city, there was a fast-food place that a young girl liked to eat at.  There were only two in this very big city, and they were quite a distance from one another, but both were very tasty and enjoyed by the girl. Like a creature of habit, the girl always bought the same thing.  A grilled burger on a lightly toasted bun with grated cheddar cheese and Sauce.  Oh, the Sauce.  Happiness {Read More}

Greek Flatbread Chicken with Rosemary-Lemon Potatoes

photo by Kellie Renfroe

If you visit Atlanta there’s a local dive you must not miss–Grecian Gyro located on Virginia Avenue by Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. It’s a hole-in-the-wall with little parking, but that doesn’t stop anyone. We all wait for parking before going in to wait for food! Funny thing is, you really don’t have to know the restaurant’s proper name. Just say, ‘Greek place by the airport’ and everyone knows exactly where you’re talking about. Grecian Gyro is famous for authentic Greek gyros and souvlakis along with out-of-this-world {Read More}

Brisket Marinade

Loi Palmer 10 oz soy sauce, 1 tablespoon Liquid Smoke, 1 can beef broth, beef brisket. Marinade brisket overnight or 8 hours.  Cover brisket in foil.  Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour per pound.

Fresh Cranberry Relish

Loi Palmer, November 2005 MMCW 1 (16 oz) bag fresh cranberries, 1 naval orange, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup chopped pecans. Coarsely chop cranberries and naval orange (include the peel–remove the seeds) in food processor. Stir in sugar and pecan pieces. To get the full flavor, make it two days ahead and refrigerate.