Bringing "back in the day" back to today
A hectic schedule has forced me to use my time more wisely. I have switched my shopping day to Wednesdays for the time being so menu plans are running Thursday to Thursday now! Thursday: Chicken Milano, salad Friday: Crockpot Chili served over rice, corn Saturday: Stuffed Shells with meatballs, salad Sunday: Buttermilk Fried Chicken Strips, …
Lately I have been branching out on my bread making, moving on from easier everyday bread recipes to more involved or complex processes. Last week I made brioche and this week I wanted to try ciabatta. I have been wanting to make ciabatta for quite some time now as it is one of my favorite …
Thursday: Creamy chicken soup Friday: Roast beef hash and scrambled eggs Saturday: Homemade pierogies Sunday: Pork snitzel Monday: Sweet and spicy Indian chicken Tuesday: Spaghetti and meatballs Wednesday: Beef Stroganof
Saturday: Random Chicken with coconut mango rice Sunday: Italian Wedding soup with brioche bread Monday: Tacos with homemade corn tortillas Tuesday: Slow cooker pot roast Wednesday: Chicken and wild rice soup in the slow cooker Thursday: Sweet and spicy Indian chicken Friday: Beef tips with rice and broccoli
Is there a restaurant out there that you have been to a bunch of times, but not frequently? One example of this is the Ohana restaurant at the Polynesian Resort in Disney World. Our first experience with Ohana was during our honeymoon and have gone back every chance we could get. It’s the Disney take …
It’s funny where inspiration comes from. My mother shared a video of someone braiding bread in several different ways. It was interesting, who knew that you could braid bread into 10 different patterns? I didn’t. The video was in a different language and the subject of the video was obviously a professional bread maker because …
When it comes to soups, there are few that are as easy to make as French Onion. Plus it is a great way to use up leftovers from other meals. You can use the beef stock from your last rib roast and homemade croutons that gave a little more life to your last loaf of …
Sunday: Braised chicken with capers Monday: Chicken and corn chowder Tuesday: Hotdogs on pretzel hot dog buns Wednesday: Hamburgers on pretzel buns Thursday: Chinese pulled pork sliders Friday: Minestrone Soup
It’s pretty well established that I am a huge fan of breakfast. Eggs Benedict, hash and eggs, french toast or pancakes with bacon or sausage: sign me up! We had sausage gravy with biscuits for dinner on Friday and then bacon gravy with biscuits for breakfast on Saturday. Needless to say, on this Sunday morning …
Sometimes you cannot finish all of the bread that you make before it starts to go bad. There are a few things that can be done with the bread once it becomes stale. One of my favorites is using it to make fresh homemade croutons. It’s a quick and easy way to get a couple …
