Belle’s Green Beans with Bacon and Almonds
A great way to use fresh green beans. Bacon adds a smoky flavor and the almonds give it a wonderful crunch. A little lemon juice enhances all the flavors.
Belle’s Spicy Dilled Green Beans
This time of year the garden is full of fresh veggies and one of my favorites are green beans. They are great sautéed in butter or steamed, but don’t forget that green beans are great for canning. I love to pickle them with a combination of dill, garlic, and red pepper for a tangy and …
Belle’s Cucumber Onion Salad
Doing the same thing over and over can not only be monotonous but also ineffective. Like when you vacuum and find that one piece of lint that just refuses to be sucked away, so you pick it up, look at it, and then throw it back on the floor as if maybe this time the …
Belle’s Leafy Green Caprice Salad
A leafy green version of an Italian favorite Tales of the Dinner Belle By Brenda Stanley A salad can be the perfect side dish, but it can also be pretty boring if you simply resort to lettuce and dressing. However, chopping, sprinkling, and measuring a bunch of ingredients can turn an easy and healthy side …
Belle’s Coconut Pineapple Rice
My coconut pineapple rice is so delicious and yet it is so simple to make- it’s unexpected. It is the unexpected things in life that are the most wonderful. Of course that isn’t always the case, like the time I surprised my husband in the store by sneaking up on him and swatting him on …
Belle’s Favorite Salad
I enjoy cooking healthy, but if it doesn’t taste good, what’s the point? No amount of “It’s good for you” is going to matter to a family staring at a plate of yuck. When it comes to salads, the dressing is often what makes it or breaks it. If it isn’t thick and rich, you …
Belle’s Broccoli Salad
A recipe from the past, that is fresh for today My grandmother, Beulah is amazing. At ninety-three she is spry, giggly, and sweet, and is still one of the best cooks I know. As a child, I used to stand on a stepstool and watch as she made spaghetti, pies, casseroles, and soups. And everything …
Belle’s Asian Snap Peas
This time of year is all about fresh food. My garden is starting to produce and I love using all those fresh vegetables. One of the early crops is the snap peas. They are tender and sweet and even though I find myself eating them while I’m standing in the garden, they are also perfect …
Belle’s Bacon Pesto “Pasta”
A flavorful pasta dish that your low carb diet will love Tales of the Dinner Belle By Brenda Stanley Even though I spend a lot of time cooking and baking, I do try to eat healthy. I’m lucky because I love vegetables so I don’t have a problem putting them into almost every meal, but …
Belle’s Zucchini and Feta Fritters with Dill Dipping Sauce
Its zucchini season and here’s a delicious way to use the prolific squash Tales of the Dinner Belle By Brenda Stanley It is once again zucchini season, one of my favorite times of the year. Don’t fret if you’re being overrun with the prolific squash, there are so many wonderful ways you can use it. …