Grilled Cheese was a staple during a busy week when we were raising our family. The kids loved it, and it was easy to make. In 2018, grilled cheese is taking on a whole new identity. This Spicy Asiago, Bacon and Sautéed Mushroom Grilled Cheese with Homemade Tomato Jam is a fun way to change… Read More
Main Dish: Pizza & Sandwiches
Margherita Pizza
Eat in, instead of out tonight! This recipe for Margherita Pizza will convince you that the best pizza is homemade. It comes together in a few minutes using a mixer, if you don’t want to deal with dough, buy a loaf of French bread and top the bread with sauce, cheese and fresh basil…literally dinner… Read More
3 Easy Recipes to Hit the Reset Button
September means turning our lives from the laid back days of summer to a little more structure in the classroom and at home. 3 Easy Recipes to Hit the Reset Button will help make your transition a smooth one… I’ve teamed up with Bumble Bee Tuna, TRISCUIT Crackers and Barilla Gluten Free Pasta to… Read More
Tarragon Chicken Salad
Tarragon Chicken Salad on croissants is the ultimate classic luncheon food! I remember thinking I was really grown up when I finally was old enough to attend a bridal shower and partake of dainty chicken salad sandwiches on flaky pastries. Methods of making chicken salad have changed a bit over the years, but the basic… Read More
ABK’s Homemade Calzones
Have you ever made Calzones at home? Calzone recipes often intimidate home cooks. But they’re as simple as putting together a homemade pizza. The only difference is ABK’s Homemade Calzones are folded up into a neat little package that are meant for one. I love calzones because they can be served up a few… Read More
Caprese Panini
< This is my favorite summer lunch/dinner that really doesn’t involve much cooking. Slice, drizzle and grill. You can make this on a Panini Press, on the stove top, grill, or even simply broiled. The other morning, I was at Harmons picking up some groceries. Racks of just baked Artisan breads were sitting on cooling… Read More
Southwest Summer Turkey Wraps
Southwest Summer Turkey Wraps are the best kind of summer meal. Simple. Quick. Fresh. Delicious. After a May that went something like this: baseball,school,baseball,school,baseball school, baseball trip… we landed back at home yesterday. Of course, no thought had been given to what we would eat our first day back. I did know one thing. It… Read More
Grilled Flank Steak Sandwich
It’s baseball season again. Time for planning ahead, or eating hot dogs from the snack shack a few times a week, which is probably not such a great idea (especially after my friend Shelly informed me about the 31 grams of FAT in each dog). I’m always looking for ways to serve a quick meal… Read More
Tessa’s Mini-Melts with Poppyseed Drizzle
Almost five months have gone by since this day… Two years is a long time! My oldest son, Stephen left home to serve an LDS mission in Puebla, Mexico on February 16, 2011 (if you’ve been reading ABK for a while, you’ll remember this post). He returned two years, one month and three days later…. Read More
Day After Thanksgiving Sandwich
Got turkey? It’s time to create your Day After Thanksgiving Sandwich. Back when Grant was a student and I was a working girl, I had a job at an office building in downtown Portland. On the ground floor of the building, there was a sandwich shop called Freddie Brown’s. Their specialty was a roasted turkey… Read More
Thai Chicken Pizza
Love this recipe for Thai Chicken Pizza. It’s based off of the CPK restaurant recipe. I love the flavors in this pizza. The original recipe calls for Thai Sate sauce only, but I like to mix it up a bit and add some other flavors. If you love specialty pizza but have been afraid to… Read More
Pepperoni Pizza Puffs
Every Friday night for years, my parents played cards with the next door neighbors, the Snow’s. During those years(late 1960’s), we established a ritual where the parents played cards at one house, and the kids would hang out at the other house, eat treats and watch “Nightmare Theater”- a local Seattle weekend show hosted… Read More
Goodbye Summer Fresh Tomato Toast
My mom in law introduced me to tomato toast years ago. Her favorite breakfasts are: a Diet Coke and a brownie, or a Diet Coke an a piece of tomato toast. So I guess you can say this is an old family recipe 🙂 Whenever I can get my hands on tomatoes out of the… Read More
Veggie Lover’s Quesadilla
Super Bowl XLV. Our menu: Chili with Brats and beans with toppings, Mexican Salad with lime- basil and honey dressing, mini taco tartlets with guac, fresh salsa, corn and avocado salsa, cheesy jalapeno dip, fresh fruit, little smokies in cinnamon-clove BBQ sauce, crab and shrimp spread, bruchetta, sausage and cheese stuffed mushrooms, roast beef sliders,… Read More
Thanksgiving Pasties
Leftovers. Don’t you love Thanksgiving leftovers? Saturday, while planning Sunday dinner, I thought about all of the leftovers in my refrig. What could I make with all of the leftovers?? Are you wondering how many times can I use the word leftover in this post? Turkey pot pie? Hmmm. No, that wouldn’t use up the… Read More
Pressed Mozzarella, Tomato and Fresh Basil Sandwich
Yesterday, my sis in law brought me a sandwich from Tulie Bakery in SLC. I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Oh so yummy. We shared two sandwiches. One turkey sandwich and one Pressed Mozzarella, Tomato and Fresh Basil Sandwich. The turkey was good, but you know how it is when you eat… Read More
Barbeque Chicken Pizza
Remember when California Pizza was all the rage? It was years before it came to a city where I lived (Spokane & later Salt Lake). So, every time we visited Las Vegas, or California or Naples, FL (places we frequented for one reason or another in the 90’s) we HAD to make a stop at… Read More
Pesto Pizza
What to have on a weekend night when you don’t want to eat pizza from any of the mediocre pizza places in town? Home made Pesto Pizza. If you want to make it really quick and easy, buy pre-made crust. Dick’s Scone Dough is easy. This week, easy is good. Pesto Pizza Pizza dough:… Read More
Grilled Shrimp Louie Sakoda Sandwiches
Louie for Pres! If you want to make an appetizer out of the filling, slice a baguette, add an avocado slice, the filling and top with a little cocktail or chili sauce. So there we were, our beloved UTES down by 8 with a little over 2 minutes to go in the game last night… Read More