Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Sometimes when I am feeling ambitious, or guilty, I pull out all of the stops and make a show stopping meal. I seldom do this on a school/work night however, but this week I made an exception. I had tortured […]
Tag: Main Dish
BBQ Chicken….Crock Pot Style
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! There are a few tedious chores a parent or caregiver has on a day to day basis and making lunches and snacks for kids is one of them. You spend time making something you think will be a home run […]
Balsamic Shallot Chicken ala Cooking Light
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Yes, I made my chicken sauce with pork this time. And? Balsamic Shallot Chicken Cooking Light 6 large bone in chicken breasts, skin removed 1 tsp black pepper 1/2 tsp salt 1 TB olive oil 1/4 C chopped shallots 3 […]
Steakhouse Stroganoff
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! My kids issued me a challenge the other day. They asked me why I wouldn’t buy Hamburger Helper Beef Stroganoff when I had admitted earlier that day that I loved when my mom made that when I was growing up. Of course […]
Tandoori Grilled Chicken ala Cooking Light
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Flavorful chicken, cool mint dip. The perfect dinner! Thank you Cooking Light for another slam dunk! Tandoori Grilled Chicken with Mint Raita Save Recipe Print Recipe My Recipes My Lists My Calendar Ingredients Marinade: 3/4 C low fat Greek yogurt […]
Pasticcio For All Seasons….
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! I know what you are all thinking. A baked pasta in the summer? Come on, that’s crazy! But I had been craving this for weeks. Literally. I had an old recipe that my friend Marenna had given me years ago. […]
Father Day Wishes
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Father’s Day Wishes post was originally published in the Greenwood Daily Journal, on Saturday June 16, 2012. I can kill my own spiders, get the door for myself, change my own flat tire and toss a baseball with my kids. […]
Vintage Indiana…..and a Red Wine Reduction over Beef….
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Originally Published in the Greenwood Daily Journal Saturday June 2, 2012 If you ask the average wine drinking woman in Indiana what her favorite Indiana variety is you may hear a few different answers. They may range from the super […]
A Backyard Summer….
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Like the students, I too need a break from it all. I am fortunate in that my children and I are on the same schedule. Like most parents my summer calendar is starting to get pretty full. I make sure […]
Pizza Burger Pie …OH MY!
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Pizza burger pie may very well be the best comfort food recipe you will ever make. A deep dish pizza bread crust holds this ground beef pizza together. It’s warm and cheesy and packed with Italian flavor. I feel like when I stumble across […]
Sun King: Ring of Dingle
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! I wanted to end my Sun King Brewery Series with a bang! I have made 2 marinades, chili, an apricot barbecue sauce, Sunlight Bread Pudding and could not help but end with this classic dish. Using my new favorite from SK- Ring […]
Because Feeding Your Family Can Get Expensive….
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Because feeding a family of 4 can get expensive, I want to share with you one of my most versatile and budget-friendly dishes in my arsenal. Coming in at around $10 for a meal, a dinner , this one pot meal packs […]