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Fish is a very important part of our diet. Curt and I enjoy lots of different kinds of fish, but we eat Salmon more than any other. Mostly I think, because it is super easy to make. There are a few varieties of Salmon, and of those I most often choose Sockeye if it’s available.…

I love my grills! I have a RecTec Pellet grill/smoker and an old gas ignition Weber charcoal grill. Totally Love them both. I grill, smoke and bake out on my deck as often as possible during the Summer. It is defiantly a Happy Place for me. Needless to say, I am forever looking for new…

I love Pasta! I love just about any hot pasta dish and I love just about any pasta salad. However – this pasta salad pretty much tops them all. It has a wonderful zip in the dressing and lots of great veggies, pinto beans and cilantro to give it that super fresh Southwest flavor. I…

We almost always have more Bananas than we can eat. My husband and I both love them and often we both somehow end up buying some – not knowing that the other had just done the same. Which means they also often end up in bread or cookies – or like today, in Bars. We…

Most people who know me would say, “Jan doesn’t really like Chocolate much”, and they would be right. If I am offered a choice of chocolate, vanilla or lemon – I’m much more likely to choose lemon or vanilla any day. For some reason most chocolate treats seem too rich for me. However, that said.…

Just about any muffin would be a crowd pleaser, but these Applesauce Muffins will please the baker as well. Super easy and the batter will keep for a few weeks if you want to keep making them fresh – like I do. There is nothing like a warm spicy muffin dripping in butter (I slather…

I love to grill meals whenever possible. It keeps my kitchen cool and clean up easy. However, I don’t aways have a lot of time to get dinner on the table so I need shortcuts. This meal is a snap if you take time to prep the vegetables and cut your meat the night before.…

Spring is here and the Rhubarb is popping up – this mean Rhubarb Custard Pie to my Sweetie. He just Loves anything Rhubarb. We grow our own so we can freeze some for all the long months until the Rhubarb grows again. I make rhubarb sauce for him to have with his ice cream. Rhubarb…

I’m not really big into Pizza – but a good Calzone with all my favorite goodies in it and an excellent marinara to dip it in – I could eat that every day for a week! As I understand it, Calzones were invented so the common man could enjoy pizza while working and the goodies…

Fast and easy has always been important to me. I Love to putz and play with recipes when I have the time. But lets face it, most people don’t have that luxury, and neither do I unless it’s on a weekend. And for all the years we owned CJ’s Kitchen I didn’t have my weekends…