Fresh cranberries are boiled with spices and cooked with sugar to create a delicious sauce.

A cake-like crust topped with a creamy vanilla, cream cheese pudding and smothered in whipped topping with just a hint of chocolate syrup. Served cold.

Apple cider is spiced like a gingerbread cookie and served warm with slices of orange and lemon in this holiday wassail punch.

A moist and dense pound cake with a hint of lemon flavoring. Serve with fresh fruit and ice cream.

This is a slightly spicy, coconut curry flavored vegetarian burger with Thai accents.

Candy-like base, melted chocolate over that with crushed walnuts on top.

What ’s nice about this version of cranberry salad, is the orange rind, you can taste it in every bite. And the raspberry flavored gelatin that all the ingredients are stirred into, adds another taste dimension. Serves eight.

What a way to celebrate summer! This moist cake can be made quickly using cake mix, strawberry gelatin and frozen strawberries.

This is a great hamburger for the grill. Feta cheese gives it a rich and creamy taste.

I have used this for years and it is very good; much easier than the traditional method and tastes just as good.

Set some of that abundant summer squash aside for the winter months with this awesome pickled squash recipe.

For this delightful layered dessert, a pan is lined with graham crackers, and layered with a series of pudding, whipped topping, more graham crackers. To finish, chocolate frosting is smoothed over.

Your favorite ice cream flavors in a cookie crust, topped with whipped cream, fudge and cherries.

One of Frederick’s best restaurants, Mick’s New American Bistro, is holding a Flying Dog beer dinner Wednesday, August 25.

Alongside Chef James Strine, the dinner will be hosted by our head brewer Bob Malone and quality control director (and sensory goddess) Gwen Conley.

Here’s a glimpse at the menu:

First Course

• Heirloom Tomato Salad with goat cheese and lovage
• Paired with our In-Heat Wheat Hefeweizen

Second Course

• Silver King Raviolo with Chesapeake crab, shiitake, and basil emulsion
• Paired with our Road Dog Porter

Third Course

• Sausage and Egg with kielbasa, pretzel, and whole grain mustard
• Paired with our Old Scratch Amber Lager

Fourth Course

• Gunpowder Bison “Carpaccio” with pickled horseradish and Yukon Gold potatoes
• Paired with our Raging Bitch Belgian-Style IPA

Fifth Course

• Dessert to be determined by local berry availability

The dinner is $60 per person (not including gratuity.) There are only 50 seats available, so call Mick’s at 301-662-0373 to make a reservation today.

This is a wonderful cheese ball. It is very easy to make and simply delicious. Whenever I make it for gatherings or work it always gets great reviews. Serve with an assortment of crackers.

A green tube cake made by altering a cake mix with pistachio pudding and green food coloring.

This is wonderful hot or cold, for breakfast or a dessert. A Definite Family Favorite.

Garlic and ranch flavored turkey burgers are a quick and delicious recipe for families on the go.

A chocolate cream cheese frosting.

Stillwater, Oklahoma’s in for a treat with Eskimo Joe’s Dog Days of Summer beer dinner (featuring yours truly) Tuesday, August 17.

The four-course dinner will begin at 7 pm. Here’s a look at the menu:

Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Peppers with Tire Bite Golden Ale

• Anaheim peppers stuffed with a smokey blend of spices, mozzarella and cream cheeses, and seared sausage
• Wrapped in bacon and grilled to perfection

Summer Salad with Woody Creek White Belgian Wit

• A bed of fresh greens topped with sliced strawberries, pineapple rings, sliced red onion, and chopped walnuts
• Drizzled with a mango pineapple vinaigrette

Joe’s Sliders with Old Scratch Amber Lager

• Miniature versions of Joe’s chipotle bacon burger and Cali burger grilled to perfection
• Served with fire-roasted corn salad and homemade potato chips

Caramel-Chocolate Fudge Cake with Road Dog Porter

• Triple layered chocolate cake with chocolate fudge, caramel, and miniature chocolate chips
• Served with hand-dipped Breyer’s vanilla ice cream

Dinner is $35 per person (excluding tax and gratuity). Make reservations by calling Eskimo Joe’s at 405-372-8896.

Easy cupcakes with graham cracker, marshmallow and chocolate. The kids really love these.

Shredded chicken breast meat is layered with tortillas, cheese and a sauce featuring canned soup and chili to make this unique chicken casserole.

This Georgia peach pound cake can also be made with other fruits such as apple or cherry.

This is a moist lemony cake. It is called a poke cake because you poke holes in it to absorb the glaze. If you want, you can serve this with vanilla ice cream or whipped topping.

This is a very simple moist white cake. It works best if all of the ingredients are at room temperature.