Broccoli Salad

1 or 2 broccoli bunches
1 cup real mayo
1 cup shredded cheese
cooked bacon, chopped
2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
2 Tbsp sugar

Mix broccoli, bacon and cheese.  In a separate bowl, mix mayo, vinegar and sugar.  Adjust to taste.  Pour over broccoli and stir gently.  

Roasted Sausage and Potatoes

Feeds 4-5

2 lbs smoked sausage, cut into 1 inch slices
1 onion, large diced
3 lbs new potatoes, washed and cut into chunks
Salt
Pepper
Season Salt


Preheat oven to 400.  Place diced potatoes onto baking sheet.  Drizzle about 1/4 cup vegetable oil onto potatoes, sprinkle salt, pepper, and season salt onto potatoes.  Bake for 30 minutes.  Stir and check tenderness.  Add sausage and onion to pan.  Continue baking for 15-20 minutes, depending on how tender the potatoes are.

Minecraft Birthday Party

My now 13 year old son wished to have a Minecraft birthday party this year.  So I did what every parent does, go on Pinterest for ideas.  Wow, you can spend LOTS of money and time transforming your house/yard into a Minecraft bonanza.  Since our party was small, I opted to do the simple things and it worked out well.

I did not make the placecards for the food (pretty obvious what they were, at least to the boys).

I branched out and made the little square cakes with white icing.  I used red velvet cake mix, cream cheese icing, and cinnamon dots.

Cole Slaw (without creamy dressing)

This recipe goes great on fish or shrimp tacos, or if you need to cut back on the calories.


1 bag of precut cole slaw mix
1 jalapeno, seeded and diced
1 small onion, diced
Diced red bell pepper (optional, for color and crunch)
Juice of one lime
Olive oil
Salt and Pepper

Mix everything in a large bowl and let stand in fridge for 30 min to an hour for optimal flavor.  Season as needed.