Month: June 2025

Mom’s Potato Salad

Mom’s Potato Salad

Whenever mom made her potato salad for a party or family dinner, it always disappeared-no matter how much she made. We all love it and I think you will too! You can vary the amount of celery and onion based on your preference. The splash 

Stuffed Burgers

Stuffed Burgers

This is a beautiful burger, worth the work! Whether you are grilling for a couple of people or for a bunch, this recipe works because you can prepare the burgers ahead of time and you skip melting the cheese on top at the end. After 

Veggie Rich Pasta Salad

Veggie Rich Pasta Salad

This pasta salad is packed with veggies. And flavor! It can be prepared a day in advance, just take it out of the refrigerator an hour before serving and give it a good stir. I sometimes use a bottled vinaigrette dressing to skip one step, just add a little oregano. This is a great picnic salad.


Veggie-Packed Pasta Salad

Tasty and filling, a great make-ahead dish for a crowd!
Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb medium or large pasta shells
  • 1 bell pepper chopped
  • 3 celery stalks sliced
  • 1/2 large onion chopped
  • 3 plum tomatoes chopped
  • 1 3.8 oz can sliced black olives drained
  • 1/2 cup sliced green olives
  • 2 oz genoa salami chopped
  • 2 oz parmesan or provolone cheese chopped
  • 1/2 bottle vinaigrette dressing of choice Ken's light greek is good
  • 2 tsp dried oregano

Instructions
 

  • Cook pasta according to package directions for al dente. Cool.
  • Prepare all veggies, salami, and cheese
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  • Combine cooled pasta, veggies and remaining ingredients in a large bowl.
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  • Pour dressing over and stir in with oregano.
  • Refrigerate 1-2 hours or overnight. Let sit at room temperature for an hour before serving. Stir well.
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Notes

This recipe is really flexible. Use whatever veggies you like or have on hand. You can use fresh broccoli florets, zucchini, thinly sliced carrots, etc.
15+ servings if you are serving other sides
Keyword pasta salad

I took this photo years ago: my daughter standing behind our abundant garden harvest. She was so proud of the veggies that she helped plant and harvest.

The seeds that we plant- in gardens, in families, even in strangers- can multiply into more than we expect. The harvest comes through daily tending- watering, weeding, and waiting.

Just like this pasta salad is full of good things, so does the Lord have good things for us.

Aunt Kate’s Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Aunt Kate’s Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Aunt Kate was famous for her sweet treats- bread pudding, pound cake, rice pudding, and this delicious carrot cake. It is so moist and tasty that it really doesn’t need the nuts or the frosting, but everyone loves cream cheese frosting, right? This recipes makes