Marilyn Dishes …the food and the story

2 Chai Seed Pudding Recipes..try them both!!

I didn’t really understand ‘chia seeds” until I was visiting my family & Karen was mixing chia seeds into almond milk with a bit of maple syrup & my granddaughter loves this! So… when I saw a post from Minimalist Baker for a Chocolate Overnight Chia Pudding..I had to try it..then Bon Appetit posted a…

Index

I have created an index page so it is easier for all of us to look through the recipes on the blog to find the one we want to make! In the menu at the top of the home page, you will see Index at the beginning of the menu!

Pumpkin Raisin Cookies

These raisin pumpkin cookies bake up with a domed top & a cake-like texture. They are gently spiced & so good.

Short Rib Barley Mushroom Soup

My mom always made a mushroom barley soup with some meat in it. When I moved out she gave some ‘recipes’ but they were pretty vague so I called my go-to friend, Mrs. Shapiro, to ask for tips on how to make this wonderful soup. I combined her advice with memories of my moms &…

Cheddar Cheese Crackers with Pimento

OK… I buy crackers….but, I saw this recipe from bon appetit…& just had to try them. There is a huge problem though…they are soooo delicious that it is hard not to eat all of them at one time!

Murray’s Ahi Tuna Poke

Murray discovered Poke in Hawaii & never looked back! He has tried different recipes over the years but has settled on this one. I first posted this…

Antipasto

This is my Aunt Marilyn Lyman’s recipe. I remember her making this & she gave me the recipe aver 30 years ago…. The recipe is just a bunch of jarred pickles, olives, tuna….& a few other ingredients…chopped up, mixed together & wow is it good!My aunt used to chop all fo the ingredients by hand but…

Cheezies….An Appetizer

This recipe was from my aunt, Marilyn Lyman. I was going through her recipes one day & came across this typewritten recipe for Cheezies… they are a homemade cheese kind of cracker ….The image I get when I think of these is having them at a cocktail party, with the men & woman dressed to…

Applesauce Cake

I had some leftover applesauce from when I made latkes…. & I love Applesauce Cake…so… I baked one!

Baked Chicken Wings – 2 kinds…Hot & Sweet

This post is originally from February 2018… but I am making these wings for dinner tonight & will serve them with a platter of cut up veggies Here is a recipe for 2 types of chicken wings..one hot, not too hot, & one sweet…not too sweet…so easy for anyone to enjoy!

Some Instant Pot Safety Tips

I was just listening to the radio & heard about someone being badly burnt from the Instant Pot. They didn’t go into details so I do not know why that would have happened but I looked up some Instant Pot safety tips & thought I would just send them out When you use your Instant…

Nanaimo Bars

This is the quickest Nanaimo Bar recipe I have ever made! These squares are made in the microwave! In fact, I don’t make any other recipe anymore!! Not for many years… I love this one