CONNIE KAYE'S KITCHEN – Recipes and ramblings from Chiefs country

Appetizers

  • Crab….avocado…got your attention yet?

    I had this appetizer as my meal a year or so ago at the Saltgrass Steak House while on a work trip in Westminster, Colorado. No words to describe how great it was.  Not sure why I got inspired this… Continue reading

  • Guacamole Salsa

    Love avocados!  Love.  Love.  So I tried to replicate the delicious green stuff that my friend Heather made — I told her we needed a name for it, so she dubbed it “Guacamole Salsa”, maybe because of it’s consistency.  I… Continue reading

  • Like shrimp? Oh man, you’ll like this!!!

    We love seafood, especially shrimp, crab, lobster 🙂 so when the hub brought me a souvenir t-shirt from Maryland, with Old Bay smattered across the front, I thought “very fitting”.  He also bought a can of Old Bay seasoning.  I’ve… Continue reading

  • Easy Fruit Pizza

    You’ll notice that in my Recipe Box, I’ve added a new category called “Cooking with Kids”.  Why, you might ask?  Well two of my favorite cooks were at it again last night, and we happily sampled their creation!  Here’s the… Continue reading

  • Anybody else crazy about avocados???

    Have you ever tried grilling them?  Well, I hadn’t and my biggest issue with an avocado is that I usually eat it before I can do anything with it!  However, you should give this a whirl. I halved my little… Continue reading

  • Bacon Jalapeno Deviled Eggs

    You’ve probably determined by now that we like fairly spicy food.  So, when I ran across an idea to incorporate bacon and jala jala’s into deviled eggs, I thought the idea sounded fab!  And I try new things at strange… Continue reading

  • Chocolate Cracker Candy

    We actually call this Christmas Crack because I first made it in December, and it’s really good, and it’s on saltine crackers.  However, give these a whirl and your friend population will RISE!!!!  And if you don’t want to share,… Continue reading

  • Chocolate Covered Strawberries – Sooo easy!

    It took me about 1/2 my life thus far to even TRY a chocolate covered strawberry.  I couldn’t figure out how the two flavors would mesh.  WOWSER what I was missing!  I like the dark chocolate  but semi-sweet chocolate works… Continue reading

  • Veggie Pizza

    There are many veggie pizza recipes that get pretty intense, but mine is one that just pops out of my head and always come out delish!   It starts with crescent roll dough which is even easier now that they… Continue reading

    Veggie Pizza

  • Delicious cookies from a family friend! (with a smoked sausage surprise)

    Look at this delicious little morsel: When I met my husband, Mike, I didn’t realize how I was really getting the whole package.  By that I mean I gained a wonderful mother and father-in-law.  Two of the nicest people you… Continue reading