Johnny's Chili
A delicious dish based on a recipe from our insurance man, John Lannan. A hint of lime adds unique flavor.

Fried Green Tomatoes
Pictured with Indiana Sweet Corn, Indiana Green Beans, and Indiana Vine-RipeTomatoes.

Strawberry Mango Chicken Salad
This is one of Bill's favorite dishes. The apricot-glazed chicken sits atop a spring salad mix, topped with almond slivers, dried cranberries, strawberries, mangoes and a sweet balsamic vinaigrette.

Brown Sugar Cream Pie
Sugar Cream Pie is the unofficial Indiana state pie - this is sugar cream pie with a twist - brown sugar!

Holiday Fruit Bouquet
This is a great arrangement to take to holiday parties. It's a nice healthy alternative to all the candy, fudge, and cookies.

Monkey Bread
Always a hit, monkey bread, or "pull apart bread," is delicious and easy to make!

Butternut Squash Soup
Bill and I had lunch at the Indianapolis Museum of Art in the fall. We had a delicious butternut squash soup. I decided to try it at home. Mine was good, but I'm still perfecting it. You'll probably see it later in the test kitchen.

Cake!
I took a cake decorating class several years ago, and still like to make and decorate cakes occassionally.
To see more cakes, click here.

Recipe for Successful House Remodel:

1 house in desperate need of repairs
1 large portion of determination
1 huge bank account (or Lowe's account, in our case)
2 ginormous loads of patience
Sprinkle in lots of friends, family and new neighbors willing to help out; add some blood, sweat and tears (literally)
Mix all together and simmer until done - or at least medium will. We have found that rehabbing an old house is never really done.


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