Rhode Island Clam Chowder

People have long believed that there are two kinds of clam chowder: New England and that tomato stuff from New York.  Did you know that there is a third kind?  Rhode Island gets some support too!  It has cream but just not a ton of it, so it is lighter than most.  Clams?  Oh, it…

Strawberry rhubarb pie

On our anniversary, we decided to go pick some strawberries, and then we got some rhubarb from the farmers’ market.  So strawberry rhubarb pie.  It’s kinda like what do you do in berry picking.  It’s self-explainatory Hope you like it. 2 pounds cleaned stemmed strawberries 2 pounds peeled trimmed rhubarb 1 1/4 cups sugar 2…

Smoked Sausage and Peppers

 This is a simple and easy weeknight dinner.  It’s also cheap.  So make something you don’t eat often and doesn’t have a lot of clean- up. 1 pound smoked sausage cut in half 1 green pepper sliced into strips 1 red pepper sliced into strips 1 white onion cut into strips 6 tablespoons cooking oil,…

Lemon Lime Cookies

They are lemon lime cookies. I have nothing else to add.  I hope you like them. Dry ingredients: 3 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking  powder 1/2 teaspoon salt Wet ingredients: 2 sticks butter, softened 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 egg 3 tablespoons lemon and lime zest (about 2 of each) 3…

Huevos Rancheros

Here is a nice Sunday breakfast or brunch.   It’s a little spicy and has great flavor.  I cheated with the store bought tortillas, but I figured it was only for me.  So wake up to salty, crunchy, tomatoey, spicy and creamy.   Hope you like it. 1 pound chorizo (I used Happy Family Ranch…