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A family favorite. This is a great summer salad and could be a lunchtime meal. There are variations by adding diced hard boiled eggs and diced bell peppers. I simply looked in our refrigerator and...

We got bananas! Lots of bananas! Sometimes organic bananas. Ripe bananas. Overripe bananas. Replenish the banana bowl every week. Eat bananas for health. Once, on my travels to Brazil, I bought a bunc...

I make a version of this recipe at least four times a year. This one is special because I used the hambone from our Christmas ham dinner. I kept it in the freezer. Ingredients Dried pinto beans, 1...

This asparagus zucchini dish is ready in 10 minutes. So delicious! There were no leftovers! Cooked in olive oil with a bit of butter added at the end of cooking, for added flavor. The butter is...

We enjoyed a nice corned beef meal for St. Patty's Day. A good chunk of the corned beef was left. I made hash for breakfast, then sliced thin for sandwiches. I still had 2 pounds of cooked corned...

Halibut Potato Patties. This recipe was a matter of deduction. I make potato patties with leftover mashed potatoes. I make salmon patties with cooked salmon. With just enough leftover cooked halibut,...

This is the perfect quick meal. The aroma when it cooks is amazing. A bit of the wild. This recipe marks 12 years of Aqiimuk’s Kitchen. Over 600 recipes published. Three newspaper awards. I a...

Low and slow is my motto for cooking pork. Use a low temperature and roast it for hours. I had a frozen 5.5-pound, bone-in shoulder pork roast. This recipe also includes time and temperature of a...

Simplicity. Nutritious. I will serve a slice in hot tea. I started out dehydrating lemon slices from an abundance of fresh lemons. One of my friends, Colleen, commented on my endeavors. Her recipe is...

My husband, Kevin, and I were recently at a conference in Portland, Oregon. Break times were catered. Something similar to this was served in a break. The ones we enjoyed tasted like a thick berry...

I recently enjoyed Jean Wedin's company over lunch. She began describing her meals. I was all ears as she described this salad dressing. I guesstimated the amount of each ingredient and adjusted for...

A bit of heat and greens here. Cook gently. Serve with rice or a bowl of beans. I found these shishito peppers reasonably priced at Costco. The Brussels sprouts from a CSA box. Ingredients Shishito...

Prepared in the Instant Pot. This is a recipe shared by my cousin, Debra Lloyd. One evening I was preparing corn in a big pot of water, and she suggested I try this. Two fit perfectly and two I... Full story