secretrecipes

I was never a crouton lover until I started making them at home.  Homemade croutons are the easiest thing to make and so much better than store bought.  No bread goes to waste as I make these golden,…

Saturday evening Kevin and I along with our friends Tony and Margaret hosted a dinner at my house.  It wasn't an ordinary dinner party where I'm usually slaving in the kitchen, making a huge …

This dish is as beautiful as it is delicious.  The cod is flaky and tender, then when you top it with this tomato herb butter sauce it takes it over the top.  This recipe comes from the blog Little B…

When summer produce is at its peak this simple salad is summer on a plate! I just got a box of 12 peaches at Costco and they are so good, firm but ripe, juicy and so sweet.  Perfect for this salad as…

Concerts on the Square, Madison WI  I don't do much baking these days but when I do, it's usually these cookies.  I have to have people to share them with because I'm not able to stay ou…

I made this for lunch today and I'm so happy right now.  It was so good!  So fresh and bright, summer on a plate.  I got the recipe from the blog, I Wash You Dry .    I'm sure I'll be mak…

This is a one-pot dinner.  That is if you start out with a large skillet.  The first time I made it I didn't use a big enough skillet and had to …

I love coconut so when I saw this recipe, Toasted Coconut Lemon Scones from Two Peas & Their Pod I had to make them.  These scones are so tender, loaded with coconut and a hint of lemon.  Delic…

Here's another recipe that comes from Chrissy Teigen's Cookbook,  Cravings:  Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat .   As you can probably tell, I loved her cookbook!  She had me laughing …

I've had this recipe from Natasha's Kitchen tucked away to make this summer, once corn is in season.  The other day I was shopping at Aldi's and they have sweet corn (on the cob) and th…

This was the first January in a long time that I didn't have a new years resolution to exercise more because for the last year I've exercised 5-7 days a week.  What has motivated me through t…