Boy, oh boy, do we have a great recipe for you! It's quick, inexpensive  and simple...so simple that a child cook make it with no problem. It's called a dump cake. It can be made in different variations, but for this recipe we are going to do a cherry and pineapple dump cake. 

I was shocked when a friend of mine asked me to take over in the kitchen and feed her daughter while she stepped out. "Can you prepare the pot pie? It's easy she said." And it was shockingly simple and a note to self moment, "...must post on MCCN."

Ambrosia is a popular offering at summer gatherings like cook outs.  The best version of it in my humble opinion is pistachio.  The word ambrosia means sweet or delicous so when making this recipe you have a lot to live up to.

Boxed Cake doesn't have to be a dirty word, there a few things you can do to give it that homemade flavor.  Flour to taste is something you will have learn to feel out.  Add either a quarter cup or half cup of flour to you boxed cake recipe.  A quarter cup of oil or one of the packaged cup of apple sauce will help with balancing moisture.

The Margherita is the original Pizza, said to have been named after Margherita of Savoy, Queen of Italy in the late nineteenth century. If using a refrigerated crust baked at 400 degree for 8 minutes then add ripe beef tomatoes, sliced buffalo mozzarella and a handful of basil leaves are placed on a thin pizza base and drizzled with extra virgin olive oil.  Bake for 12 minutes.

Baked for only a minute or two in a red hot wood-burning oven, the result is a crispy, tasty, melty delight which just has to be experienced.

Food and drink pairings

If you are willing to break out of your Bud Lite box — by far the most popular beer sold on game day — consider mixing it up on Sunday. Some suggestions: