i grew up in a pretty multi-cultural area. there were lots of different ethnic restaurants around...egyptian, korean, greek, italian, indian, you name it. there was a particular chinese restaurant that my family really liked and we'd frequently go there for lunch or order take-out for dinner and i ...
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crock pot macaroni & cheese
i know i'm not the only one who loves mac and cheese. i ate it growing up. a lot. my kids love it too. and truth be told...they'll only eat homemade. true story. so while there are times when i don't mind spending more time in the kitchen making a nice creamy cheese sauce, most times i prefer ...
oven fried chicken & rice
if you're looking for a little color and flavor in your food during this dreary winter weather, then you need look no further than this oven-fried chicken & rice. you can't go wrong with classic flavorful ingredients like garlic, onion, green pepper, celery, tomatoes, and parsley. add in a few ...
creamy cauliflower soup
i've been a little bit obsessed with soups lately. maybe it's because it's so cold outside and they warm you right up, or maybe it's because they're just so dang good. or maybe it's because they're generally inexpensive to make and after the holidays over-spending, well, it's nice to cut back a ...
pulled pork sandwiches
growing up in canada we had turkey for both thanksgiving and christmas. keep in mind, though, that those holidays are 2 months apart in the great white north - so it was doable. since moving to the states i've discovered that cooking turkeys 1 month apart means that i am so turkey-ed out by the time ...
chicken & wild rice soup
chicken and wild rice soup. this is one of my faves. it only has a few ingredients, but they're all so healthy (which is great for my new year's resolution...which i'm sure is the same as most other people's!) and even though those ingredients are pretty simple, they offer a huge depth of flavor. i ...
homemade turkey stuffing recipe
thanksgiving is right around the corner! have you put any thought yet into what your spread will look like this year? are you going to make all your tried and true recipes? your grandmother's recipes? or will you be adventurous and try something new? a few weeks ago i tried my sister's stuffing ...
southern biscuits and gravy
confession: i'm not southern. i'm not even close. so when my husband suggested we eat biscuits and gravy the other day, i had no idea what he was talking about. i had to google it. it turns out the gravy is made with sausage and a white sauce (flour, milk, salt, and pepper) and you serve it with ...
Fall Flavors :: Tuscan Bean Soup & Apple Chicken Salad
In case nobody else has noticed - though I'm sure you most certainly have - fall is in full swing! Nighttime is coming faster each and every day, the weather outside is getting much cooler, and everyone seems to be feeling a little bit more blase than usual - but not in our house! Well, not at ...
twice baked potato pie
while some like to call it loaded mashed potatoes or twice baked potato casserole, in our house we prefer twice baked potato pie. okay, so this really isn't a pie. not like i think of a pie, anyway. you don't bake it in a pie plate, you don't cut it into slices, and it doesn't have a crust and/or a ...