Bringing "back in the day" back to today
Over the last few years, we have managed to ruin trips to almost any restaurant by coming home and using their food as inspiration to make it better (and cheaper) at home. What we are left with is an ever shrinking list of places to go out to eat. Recently, we went out for sliders and …
We have been on a pretty good Asian food kick for the past week or so, for example, last Friday was sweet and sour chicken! Tonight we had ground chicken pot stickers with a tasty spicy chili/soy dipping sauce. I thought my better half had left me a recipe to make dinner when I got …
Winters in Upstate NY have a tendency to be cold. So far this year we have not had much in the way of extreme cold or snowy weather, but it still get me in the winter eating frame of mind. When its cold like this, I am looking for comfort foods combat the cold and …
Cooking from scratch can sometimes be a challenge when you are in a rush. During the week when we need to be running kids in different directions it can sometimes be difficult to get a good meal on the table and still get to practice on time. We started making a quick San Marzano tomato …
It is the week of New Years and like a lot of folks one of my resolutions is to eat better and exercise more. One of our favorite recipes lately is black bean veggie burgers. They are meat free but still contain a good deal of protein and flavor. The best part is that they …
Part of our process of cooking things from scratch involves growing vegetables in the garden. Last summer we had an excellent tomato harvest. We canned a lot of the tomatoes (not enough as we used up the last jar a couple weeks ago) and had some left that we wanted to do something with. Kelly …
Spring is here and its time to start thinking about grilling outside more. One of our favorite grilled recipes is grilled Greek chicken. The marinade recipe uses common ingredients that you probably have on hand. Another big plus is that you don’t have to marinate the chicken for many hours to get that bold grilled …
Today the thermometer is reading below zero not even counting the wind chill! On a day like today, when the grocery supply is getting pretty grim, I am forced to get creative or go to the store. Go out in this cold? Not a chance! A quick trip to the pantry and it’s this three …
Our kids appreciate fresh, homemade meals and often accept even the most spicy, weird looking, strange smelling and colorful food that we throw at them. Every now and then I do try to send a meal their way that is nutritious, delicious and fun. These easy chicken pot pie turnovers made with puff pastry dough …
Bacon. Let me say that again, BACON! There are so many uses for bacon, goes great on a English muffin with eggs and cheese, it is the essential beginning to pasta carbonara and it’s great to carry around in a baggie in your pockets….maybe not quite that last part, but it’s a crucial component to …