Bringing "back in the day" back to today
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 …
This coconut curry chicken stew recipe has been in my possession for over ten years but it wasn’t until now that I decided to try it. Growing up, I was not terribly adventurous when it came to food and curry was one of those spices that seemed too exotic for me. It it truly a …
This week we spent extra money and bought a large chuck roast from the local butcher to make into crock pot tacos. Although the tacos were tasty, I wasn’t thrilled about eating them for left overs all week long when we were faced with a giant slab of left over meat. Determined not to let …
This is comfort food at it’s finest. For us this was a new recipe that I followed exactly and after the family devoured it was agreed that the original recipe is perfection. This was an easy meal for a Sunday and paired very well with mashed potatoes and corn. If you have about an hour …
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 …
Before I left work today, everyone was talking about what type of food that they were ordering for dinner tonight. I must admit that I was seriously considering ordering a pizza. When I arrived home, I found Eric toiling away in the kitchen whipping up homemade Chinese food. The results were 1000x better than anything I’ve ever …
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 …
In August (I know, who eats chowder in August?), I had a surplus of fresh corn and decided to search for a corn chowder recipe. Presenting a hot steamy dish of chowder in August without getting a round of complaints from the family was going to take pure magic. This chicken and corn chowder recipe …