Bowl of homemade Easy Vanilla Ice Cream.

Easy Vanilla Ice Cream

This is an easy recipe for vanilla ice cream, which I make in our Cuisinart icecream maker. My favorite ice cream storage containers are the SUMO ice cream containers on Amazon.

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Pork tacos with kimchi

Kimchi

We like kimchi with many dishes, including Asian pork street tacos. So I often make a homemade batch.

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homemade lemonade.

Lemonade

My kids love homemade lemonade and it’s so easy to make. I also take the opportunity to peel the lemons before I juice to make a small batch of Limoncello.

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Homemade limoncello.

Limoncello

Limoncello is a popular Italian drink, which is served after a meal to help digestion. It’s so easy to make and a nice after dinner treat. I produce in small batches when making either lemonade or lemon sorbet so that the lemon rinds don’t go to waste. 

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Pink salmon cakes cooking in frying pan.

Fresh Salmon Cakes

This recipe makes a lot of salmon cakes. We love fishing in the Puget Sound and every other year salmon is in season, with pink salmon being plentiful. Pink salmon fillets don’t freeze as well as coho or king so we make pink salmon cakes instead. The frozen salmon cakes freeze great once we vacuum…

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Homemade tartar sauce.

Tartar Sauce

Fresh tartar sauce is so easy to make, I never buy it. Homemade has a fresher taste and when I have leftovers, I always seem to find another way to serve (a dip for veggies, etc.)

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Bowl of Dungeness crab risotto.

Crab Risotto

This is a great side dish, which we sometimes serve alongside beef. I like to make alarger batch with fresh crab and freeze for a quick side dish, appetizer or light meal. We’ve been vacuum packing our frozen foods so that everything has a longer self-life in the freezer.

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Crab stock while cooking in the pot with veggies.

Crab Stock

We’re blessed to live in an area where we can go crabbing in the Puget Sound. SInce Dungeness crabs are plentiful, I end up cracking a lot of crabs and love making stock from the shells. This stock makes a great base for soups or to use as an ingredient with rice for that hint…

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Bowl of Dungeness crab soup.

Dungeness Crab Soup

We do a lot of crabbing, so we’re always looking for new crab recipes. This is a simple creamy soup that comes together quickly. I use Dungeness crab but whatever type of crab is plentiful in your region would be delicious as well.

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New Orleans style chicken gumbo.

Chicken Gumbo

This is a traditional New Orleans gumbo so the recipe takes a while to cook. If you don’t have enough time, you can use a rotisserie chicken (for shredding) and store bought chicken stock.

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