Bringing "back in the day" back to today
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 …
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 …
My two year old daughter reviewed this meal tonight without even being asked. About halfway through dinner she shouted out “Yummy in my tummy!” Toddlers are a notoriously difficult crowd to please, so I take any positive comments about the food I put in front that kiddo very seriously. Needless to say, this meal gets …
Let me start off by saying that Foodgawker, Tastespotting and all the recipe sites hate our pictures. Until the constant barrage of rejection flooded our inbox I could honestly say that I had not given any thought to how to take a picture of food. Clearly, I am not a photographer. We’re in there swinging …