Fried Potatoes with Onions and Smoked Sausage

This has been a hit in our home for as long as I can remember. Simple, which sometimes is the best. 

Sauteed Corn with Bacon and Green Onions

Corn is in season from May through September but peaks in late summer. Look for ears that are fully encased in bright green husks and topped with golden brown tassels. Pull back just enough of the husks to make sure the kernels are in tight rows. Corn begins to lose its natural sweetness as soon as it is picked, fresh corn is best eaten the day it is purchased.

Pasta Salad with Bacon and Eggs

Hellmann's mayonnaise is the world's most famous brands of mayonnaise, according to the owner of Hellmann's brand.

Egg and Ham Salad Sandwich

Americans eat more than 300 million sandwiches a day. Sandwich might be the perfect food, portable. Sandwich has a long history. 

Bow Tie Pasta Salad with Ham and Broccoli

This pasta salad is a great summertime comfort food. Perfect for dinner. You can take this salad on a picnic.

Fruit Salad with Vanilla Yogurt

Did you know the strawberry is a member of the rose family? Common varieties are a hybrid of the wild Virginia strawberry, native to North America. The plant produces red, conical fruit from tiny white flowers, and sends out runners to propagate. Plants can last up to 5 to 6 years with careful cultivation,  a lot of farmers use them as an annual crop, replanting every year.

Ritzy Chicken Nuggets with Honey Mustard Sauce

The inventor of chicken nuggets has been forgotten. Eighteen years before fast food started selling chicken nuggets, a food science professor, Robert C. Baker was whipping up batter coated chicken bites from his test kitchen at Cornell University. 

Beef and Rice Bowl

Green onions add color, mild onion flavor to a variety of dishes. They also make a colorful garnish.

Broccoli Salad with Bacon

Broccoli has its roots in Italy. In ancient Roman times, broccoli was developed from wild cabbage. It spread through out the Near East where it was appreciated for its edible flower heads and was subsequently brought back to Italy where it was further cultivated. Broccoli was introduced to the United States in colonial times, Italian immigrants brought this vegetable with them to the New World. 

Hamburger Supreme

This is a hit with the family. Great weeknight meal. Comfort food at it best.

Potato Salad with Bacon

There are a lot of different types of lemons. Here are a few, the rest is for another post. 

Spaghetti with Bacon

Aside from salt, black pepper is a popular pantry item, years ago it was used as currency. The majority of savory recipes include some form of black pepper as an ingredient.

Roasted Shrimp with Dipping Sauce

The terms "shrimp" and "prawns" can be confusing. Even scientists often use these words inconsistently. Larger shrimp often come from freshwater, are referred to as "prawns," while smaller shrimp often come from saltwater habitats, are called "shrimp." The size, "large" typically means that you get about 40 or less per cooked pound, in comparison to about 50 for "medium" and 60 for "small". But from a science perspective, both shrimp and prawns can come from saltwater or freshwater, and there is no absolute standard for measuring small, medium, or large.