I sort of made this recipe up as I went along, tasting and adjusting as necessary. I think I got it all though. The original recipe idea was duck, but I couldn’t find duck breasts anywhere and certainly not for lack of trying. I called grocery stores up to 50 miles away and still no [...]
Aaaand we’re back. I’m working on a whole series of posts to make up for the almost-month I’ve been gone. First up is another crock pot recipe, since those always seem to generate the most feedback. This one is for crock pot lasagna, which has been one of my favorites since my mom got the [...]
In addition to having a funny name, this was one of the easiest things I’ve made for dinner in a long time. We had it with some Thai seasoned green beans from Trader Joe’s. Next time, I might use garlic chile paste instead of the chopped chile. I could have dealt with a much stronger [...]
The Polish get such a bad rap. How can you crack on a people that combines pasta with mashed potatoes? Yeesh. Throw some bacon in there, and you have serious comfort food, too. This was great, and it took about the time to make that it took the pierogies to boil. This is tagged as [...]
Tags: cooking light, healthy, pasta, potatoes, recipes
So we reached the last of the leftovers, except for a few pieces of turkey hiding in an aluminum foil package pushed towards the side of the fridge. Groceries have been bought for next week’s meals, and Thanksgiving is becoming a distant memory (until Christmas, that is, when I get to do the whole show [...]
This recipe came together very quickly and was good! I underestimated how long it would take the egg noodles to cook and ended up letting the stroganoff sit while they finished. You could really start the water boiling as soon as you start the sausage cooking, and everything would probably be done at the same [...]
Tags: cream sauce, noodles, sausage, stroganoff
I think this recipe calls for a bit too much sugar, so I’d probably back off the next time. I didn’t wimp out too much on the chili powder, and actualy ended up adding regular chili powder about halfway through. The result was a great, slightly sweet, smoky, complex chili that was really enhanced by [...]
Another recipe from Rachael Ray, although modifiedd because I don’t eat beef. These were reallly fast – about 15 minutes from start to finish. They really lived up to their description in the cookbook – “souped up sloppy joes.” I was dubious about the ketchup on top, but it was really good, especially with the [...]
Tags: baking, easy, puff pastry, recipes, turkey
This is a staple from my mom’s kitchen. I’m not really sure where she got the recipe originally, but it has stood the test of time. I add a little cheese (not originally in the recipe, as far as I can remember) and pretend like I’m making beautiful food from Take Home Chef, which I [...]
This is another one of those nostalgic dinners that my mother used to make all of the time. It looks like a sloppy mess, as does most of my favorite food. It is good comfort food. The picture doesn’t do it justice, and normally the mashed potatoes are a little bit stiffer, [...]
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