Thai Cabbage Salad
This colorful Thai cabbage salad is a winner in my book. It’s perfect for make-ahead meals as it gets even more flavorful by the day. I will make a batch at the beginning of the week and have it as…
Featured Recipe
Minnesota State Fair Blue Ribbon Lemon Meringue Pie
Quite a while back we tested some recipes in the vintage cookbook. More of a booklet, it was titled, “Great State Fair Recipes…A Collection of Minnesota State Fair Sweepstakes-Winning Recipes from 1906 to 1975.” Cakes, cookies and breads (three highly popular categories at fairs) make up most of the booklet’s collection. The church recipe section had this trusted lemon meringue pie. We tweaked the recipe a bit, using only shortening…
State Fair Blue Ribbon Winning Pie
Berry Crazy Pie
On the official opening day of the Minnesota State Fair, it’s high time we pull from the archives another blue ribbon winning pie. This Berry Crazy Pie is a tested and tweaked, award-winning recipe from the Indiana State Fair. Three…
Blue Ribbon Boston Cream Pie
This Blue Ribbon Boston Cream Pie is divine, plus it’s easy and fun to make. You par-bake a pie crust and bake a chocolate layer on top of that. Then you make a creamy custard layer and finish it with…
Perfect Homemade Pie Crust
This Perfect Homemade Pie Crust recipe is one of our favorites. It makes a tender flaky crust. You simply combine 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt, then cut in 9 tablespoons cold butter. Gently add 4 tablespoons…
BBQ & Pineapple Meatballs
3 Ingredient Party Appetizer
Want the simplest of game day foods? Try this 3 ingredient party appetizer today! It is one of the most easy and tasty hor d’oeuvres I’ve had. Literally… just three ingredients. How to? Throw a bag of Cooked Perfect brand…
Thai Coconut Soup – Tom Kha Gai
Thai Coconut Soup (Tom Kha Gai) was the first Thai food I ever had. This creamy dish is rich, but somehow light at the same time, and is spiked with more than just a hint of lime. Its taste blew…
Swedish Meatballs; Pineapple BBQ Meatballs
Meatballs Two Ways
Washington State fairgoers today (Thursday, Sept 20, 2018) got a taste of Cooked Perfect® Meatballs, with recipe demonstrations by local personal chef Nancy Brooks. She featured meatballs, two ways. One was Swedish Meatballs for an easy weeknight meal idea. The other was…
Swedish Meatball Subs
These Swedish meatball subs have an easy creamy gravy you serve over meatballs on your favorite bread rolls. Diced dill pickles and berry preserves on top give a delightful punch of sour and sweet, with a bit of crunch. I also…
Bacon Chocolate Cake
This Bacon Chocolate Cake is an indulgent, amazingly delicious dessert. You bake a batch of bacon to a crisp, then bake its crumbles into a super delicious cake. It’s both moist and dense, and the savory/sweet combo makes it a…
Rainbow Soba Noodle Salad
This rainbow soba noodle salad combines colorful produce (zucchini, yellow squash, snow peas, carrots, cabbage, and spring onions) with a flavorful ginger sesame dressing. It’s a winning recipe. In fact, we’ve been calling it one of our favorite “winner for…