Italian Pizza with pesto & truffle oil

With ingredients straight from Italy, this is indeed an Italian pizza! Thank you Debbe Roesler for sharing your trip, food inspirations and ...

Savory Santa Fe Cheesecake -- perfect as an appetizer!

Another favorite savory cheesecake, perfect for party fare! The recipe is written for a 9" springform pan but I like to divide the mixt...

Greek Salad w/ artichokes, olives, garbanzo beans . . .

This refreshing salad is great as a side or can take center stage as a main dish. I layered it in the order of the listed ingredients but it...

Romaine Leaves with Creamy Olive Dressing

I had planned to make a chopped salad to go with our Cabbage, Sausage & Potato Soup but then a recipe in the December 2017 issue of Sou...

Amish Mexican-style Haystacks

Haystacks – are they Amish or simply a deconstructed Mexican dish? I’m not sure but I am sure they are a FUN way to serve either a large or ...

Bone Up on Your Veggies

     Play With Your Food was just one of our presentations for outdoor cooking demos at St. John's Jubilee  (St. John, Ks.) . In keeping...

Recipe Modification -- Connie Cooper modifies her grandmother's recipe

Find Connie's recipe on pp.26-27 . In an article I wrote for Sunflower Living, summer 2013, "Farm Fresh Redux," Connie ...