Sweet Melissa Sundays – Fresh Peach Muffins

I’ve been super-busy this past week with high school reunion plans… ordering favors, keeping up with ticket sales, writing announcements, straightening out reservations and answering hundreds of questions. I can’t believe it’s been 10 years! I’m also preparing for 4 business trips within the next month and a half… so, God knows that when it’s time to eat, I need easy and quick recipes to use! Fortunately, that’s just what JoVonn of The Givens Chronicles chose for this week’s SMS pick! T

Old-Fashioned Blueberry Cake

This inspiration for today's recipe came from a July 1974 issue of Gourmet Magazine . I sometimes come across vintage piles of Gourmet at yard sales, or on eBay, and can't help but buy them. This particular issue featured a lake-side picnic setting on the cover and originally cost seventy-five cents. On page two there was an old-fashioned blueberry cake recipe submitted by reader Patricia Michaelson that caught my attention. It was a simple cake sweetened with blueberries and molasses. That's

Sausage and Pasta with Red Pepper Soup

The red pepper soup in this recipe makes it so good. My widowed father-in-law liked this so much he asked for the recipe and made it himself. And he is not one to cook much for himself. 2 14 oz Tj's broth 1 box TJ's red pepper soup 2 ribs celery 2/3 cup any small TJ pasta 1 1/2 Italian herb seasoning 1 pkg 16 oz. sausage Place broth, soup, celery, pasta and seasoning ina a lg saucepan. Bring to a boil over med high heat. Reduce heat to simmer. Meanwhile, remove casing from sausage. Cook

Mixed Tomato Salad

This month, I've asked Esi from one of my very favorite blogs, Dishing up Delights , to guest post. Of the many blogs I read, I think Esi's cooking style is probably the closest to my own, so if you like this blog, you'll love hers. I highly recommend you go check it out as soon as you finish with her guest post. I know you'll enjoy her as much as I do. * * * Imagine my surprise and delight when Andrea asked me to do an Off the Shelf guest post on her lovel

Never Met a Feta I Didnt Like

Looking for a light, refreshing hors d'oeuvre to serve on a hot summer afternoon? The sweetness of watermelon, saltiness of feta and tang of balsamic vinegar make this a beautifully balanced, healthy and simple-to-prepare refreshment. 1 8-oz. package Trader Joe's Lite Feta 1/2 small watermelon 2 Tbs. Trader Joe's Balsamic Vinegar Glaze 30 mint leaves Cut both feta cheese and watermelon in approximately 1-inch cubes. Then stack each hors d'oeuvre with a block of feta on the bottom, then a mint

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