Recipes

When blueberries are fresh and ripe, whip us these luscious blueberry bars, they will become one of your favorite desserts! Forget the pie, these are better! Ingredients: Serves 14 -16 Crust: 2 cups of flour, all purpose or white wheat 1 cup of sugar 1 1/2 sticks of cold butter, cut into small pieces 1 tsp of baking powder 1/4 tsp of salt 1 tsp of vanilla zest of 1 large lemon 1/2 tsp of cinnamon Filling 2 eggs 1/2 cup of sour cream 1 cup of sugar 1/3 cup of flour 4 cups of blueberries 2 heaping Tbs of ...

Baked Eggs in Tomatoes with Herbed Topping Recipe Type: Brunch Author: Ruth Guerri Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 25 mins Total time: 30 mins Serves: 2 – 4 Simple, earthy, healthy and over the top delcious! Get some beautiful ripe tomatoes from the farm stand, or your garden, scoop out the flesh, lay in some spinach, crack in an egg, top with herbed panko topping, then just bake! Perfect for breakfast, brunch or dinner, everyone loves these! Ingredients 4 large ripe tomatoes drizzle of olive oil 1 tsp of kosher salt 1/2 tsp of black pepper or to taste ...

This is a very unique, but an age old method of grilling chicken, originally called “spatchcock”, meaning to split open and grill. It’s very easy to do with strong kitchen shears, just remove the backbone and press flat, the chicken is then grilled with bricks on the top. This is the ultimate way to grill a super crispy, evenly cooked whole chicken on the grill in less time. The presentation is really impressive! You can use any sauce that you like, but this blackberry sauce is really special! Ingredients: Serves 4 1 whole chicken 2 Tbs of olive oil 2 ...

This is very special occasion cake, because its so rich and decadent and therefore incredibly delicious! Chocolate nirvana! It was on the favorites list for birthday cake when the kids were little. It also made an appearance at many family gatherings. It feeds a small army because it’s so rich, most everyone can only eat a small piece! But you must get the right cake pan. Scroll down to the bottom and see” note to cooks”  Also, everything is mixed by hand, I love that! It feels like less work when don’t have to drag out the machinery!     ...

If you like peppers and onions, you’ll love this recipe! I prefer bone-in chops for this, they stay moister and more tender through grilling. I always brine pork and chicken, it’s so worth the extra step, you’ll never have dry chops again! The sauce for this dish is absolutely heavenly with peppers, onions, garlic, wine, cider vinegar, chicken stock, capers and to make even better,  just a little butter and cream!  Ingredients: Serves 4 easily Brine • 2 cups chicken stock • 1/4 cup kosher salt • 1/4 cup brown sugar • 1/2 tsp black peppercorns • 2 bay leaves ...

Cherry Chipotle BBQ Ribs Recipe Type: Pork Author: Ruth Guerri Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 40 mins Serves: 4 This Cherry Chipotle bbq sauce is to die for! This recipe is for baby back ribs but this sauce is amazing on any kind of pork, chops, pork steaks, country ribs or pork tenderloin. Think about the sauce for a minute, bbq sauce, cherry preserves, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, liquid smoke and onion & garlic, that combination is insanely good! Ingredients Chipotle Cherry Sauce 1 bottle of your favorite plain BBQ sauce 1 1/2 cups ...

Cabernet Burgers Recipe Type: Burgers Author: Ruth Guerri Prep time: 35 mins Cook time: 12 mins Total time: 47 mins Serves: 4 This might just be the best burger I have ever had! Very easy to do and a really special recipe! The secret is the Cabernet and shallot mixture that is absorbed into the ground beef and the buns are slathered with rosemary butter and then there’s the melted fontina cheese! This is one unforgettable burger! Ingredients Wine/shallot sauce: 1 bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon 1/4 C of minced shallots 1 Tbs of butter, room temperature 2 tsp of brown ...