My friends Susie and Willie and my children and I used to have lunch or dinner together at their place a couple times a month before they moved away. We had some wonderful times together. Quite often when we eat at their home Suzie would make this delicious salad to serve. Susie was one of my closest friends and Willie was the local fishmonger and one of my rockhounding buddies. Here is how Suzie made her Apple and Chicken salad…

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There is a secret to making good egg salad. First you don’t want to over cook or under cook them. For a hard boiled egg don’t cook them less than 12 or more than 15 minutes for a perfect egg. As soon as they are done remove them from the hot water to a bowl of ice water so they cool rapidly. Rapid cooling prevents the egg yolk from turning the dark. You want nice bright yellow yolks to make your salad. Here is how to make it…

Although I do not eat a lot of red meat and often choose a meat substitute like veggie-burger to make a burger type sandwich, I do eat some lean hamburger. It fits into my food budget. I usually try to turn that burger into the main part of my entire meal by adding lots of good, healthy stuff on top. Read more…

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What is your favorite sandwich spread or dipping sauce? I like Honey Mustard about the best to go with a lot of different things and I like to make my own. The recipe follows…

Try this recipe if you want to make your burgers extremely juicy and delicious.

Children loves chocolate cakes. Chocolates are good for the brain, and a good stimulant for those who are down.

A hot and spicy finger buffet dish which makes 20. Ideal for Christmas parties or for a gathering of carol singers when they’ve been out in the bleak mid winter and need a bit of a defroster!