Bringing "back in the day" back to today
There are few foods that are synonymous with being homemade. Macaroni and cheese is one of those. It tastes so good because of its simplicity. There are recipes out there that add all sorts of foreign objects into the dish, but I like it the old fashioned way. There are only 8 ingredients used when …
If you are looking for fat, salt and calories there is no better way to get it than to go out to dinner at a popular chain restaurant for Chinese food. My exposure to chain Chinese food is limited to lunches that are delivered to our office. Although tasty, I find myself drinking copious amounts …
Right now we are plunged into darkness before I can get dinner on the table every night. After my photos were rejected over and over again I decided that no matter what I do with lighting at home, it is near impossible for me to take a quality photograph without natural light. Therefore, until the …
Illness struck our house this week. As the virus finished its sweep through the household what better way to tempt fate and see what you’re really made of than to challenge your stomach with a rich, creamy dinner full of cheese, eggs and bacon than with a delicious pasta carbonara recipe? Go big or go …
This spinach, ham and cheese quiche recipe is so easy and quickly became an unexpected family favorite. It’s so simple that my four year old makes the filling while I make the crust! This is a basic recipe that can be adapted to suit your individual tastes. Although the recipe calls for half and half, …
Since we have been doing this experiment of cooking everything from scratch I have found that weekend breakfasts can be a bit of a challenge. This morning we had a little time so I thought that I would make an actual breakfast. We had some ground sausage in the fridge that was going to be …
When my wife and I were first married we received a Rachel Ray 30-minute meals cookbook. Neither one of us had really ever had to cook for anyone and at that time we needed all of the help that we could get. The problem that we had was, there were almost no recipes in the …
My weekly menu posting declares that this is house favorites week and that is no lie. I would say that this recipe ranks #1 as our family favorite (Eric correct me if I’m wrong). Chicken Milano draws actual cheers from the children (ok, and the adults too) whenever it makes the dinner rotation. We are a family …
Spaghetti and meatballs is a classic meal that is beloved by both adults and children. Every family must have a slam dunk meatball recipe. Dumping frozen meatballs out of a bag does not count! I had struggled for years to find the right balance of meat, egg, bread crumbs and seasonings to get that perfect …
Any meal that requires this many moving parts and continues to make it to my table on a regular basis has to be outstanding. The recipe is intimidating. One of my colleagues requested my chicken and biscuits recipe and laughed at me the next day when she discovered that I do not use refrigerator biscuits. We …