This isn't much of a recipe, really, but the photos of my homegrown vegetables were so pretty that I just had to post them. I simply tossed the chopped vegetables (carrots, cherry tomatoes, and bell peppers) in a little olive oil and seasoning, and marinated the strips in Dale's. The steak was a little overcooked for my liking, as it usually is when I let my husband run the clock, but it was still absolutely delicious. As always, the dinner rolls were heavenly.
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Normally, I make chicken salad the same way I make tuna salad (mayonnaise, mustard, plenty of kosher dill pickles, and dill weed), but I tried some of my neighbor's chicken salad a few months ago and have been wanting some ever since. I finally made some this weekend, although I have to say that mine wasn't nearly as good as Phyllis'. Oh well, I'll keep trying.
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Recipe Courtesy of Ina Garten (Food Network)
This is the most wonderful cake I've ever tasted! I've refrigerated it and I think that makes it even better. I cut down the amount of liquid that Ina used in her recipe--the cake batter was just too runny. Also, she includes coffee granules in the buttercream icing, but I left that out.
It's very important to make sure your cake is at room temperature, or even refrigerated, before adding the icing. Also, don't make the icing until the cake is ready for it.
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These recipes are my own concoctions. Shrimp po-boys are a favorite in southern Mississippi (where I'm from), though the shrimp are normally battered and deep-fried. I would've preferred using po-boy buns for this recipe, but I believe in making do with what I have (yes, Mom, I finally learned that lesson!), and Kaiser rolls are what I had. 
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The barbecue chicken recipe is from Cooking Light magazine (July 2009 page 122) and the coleslaw is a knockoff of KFC's. Of course, the CL version removed the skin from their chicken, but damn, that's the best part! A little advice, though: DO NOT cook this on the same day you're canning tomato sauce from 70 Roma tomatoes and two kinds of pepper jelly. What was I thinking?
