I think we throw away way too many leftovers as a whole. Society has become such a “throw it away, buy new” entity – and it’s just laziness and lack of imagination that causes it. When your fridge has a bunch of semi “meh” veggies – make soup. When you have leftover meat, throw it […]
Weeknight Favorites
Garlic Honey Mustard Chicken & Veggie Tray Bake
I am a really REALLY big fan of one dish meals – in fact a recent Christmas present was a cookbook of one-pan dinners – from slow cookers to sheet trays and dutch ovens. Really great for weeknight meals and easy clean up when you’re not really into doing a bunch of dishes. This chicken […]
Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup
This is another one of my recipes that has been posted on Food.com for years. It has over 50 reviews and a 5-star rating. I’m adding it here because I like to have everything in one spot – and who knows, someday I might actually get around to that Cookbook I’ve always dreamed of writing […]
Sausage & Potato Soup with Kale Recipe
This sausage & potato soup with kale recipe that started as a copycat recipe of Olive Garden’s Zuppa Toscana. I do things a bit differently – I dont use heavy cream, or the spinach or escarole they put in their version, I use Kale. It stands up to heat better, therefore the soup reheats and […]
Butter Dip Biscuits Recipe
So this recipe went around Facebook and I tried it – and then realized that I had to tweak it because a) I don’t keep buttermilk in the house; and b) it needed salt. These are Todd and Aerik’s favorite biscuit and they are yummy fresh and plain, under your favorite sausage gravy, or with […]
One Pot Gnocchi with Kale and Chicken
I LOVE me a one-pot meal – from stovetop to oven to table – not too many dishes, easy-peasy and quick. I am not much of a fan of the oven in the summer – but every once in awhile we get an afternoon rainstorm that makes turning it on bearable – today was no […]