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Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes Soup with Mushrooms
This is another use-up-the-leftovers innovation otherwise known as everything-but-the-kitchen-sink soup in our house. A few weeks ago, I made meatloaf. I love meatloaf! Especially when it is paired with mashed potatoes, gravy and green peas! It is comfort food for me, taking me back to school days and cafeteria lunches. Yes, I actually didn’t mind them! My children, on the other hand, will not eat in any of their school’s cafeterias. Go figure! Their dad also has … Read entire article »
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Creamed Corn
It’s that time of year again…. CORN SEASON! They are on sale at the grocery store this … Read more »
Creamy Marinara with Shrimps
This is a creamy marinara sauce with shrimps, otherwise known as the pink sauce at my house. … Read more »
Chicken in Puttanesca Sauce
I do love to cook, and I do love to try out new things. Lately though, it’s … Read more »
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Homemade Pork Tocino
(Updated 1/3/2010) We love this homemade tocino recipe and so have many of our blogging friends who have … Read more »
Suman - Sticky Rice in Banana Leaf
When I think back to special occasions like birthdays and Christmas during my childhood, this delicacy is … Read more »
Classic Leche Flan
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Apple Fritters
Although they are available all year round, apples are at their best around fall or autumn. Apples are a staple in our house. They make for a good quick snack and always a welcome treat in any lunch pack. But sometimes when we have bought too much and aren’t eating them fast enough, I find ways to use them up … Read entire article »
Sticky Bread Pudding with Apples
What do you do when you have bread that is on the verge of getting too old and apples that are destined for the compost bin? Why it sounds like the makings of apple bread pudding to me! And it smells so delicious while it’s cooking, no one will ever know you’re salvaging food destined for disposal. lol! There’s no measurements for … Read entire article »
The Holiday Pantry Basics
‘Tis the season once again! Or haven’t you noticed? If you haven’t, you must be under a rock because even in non-Christian countries, celebrations for one thing or another ramp up around this time of year. At our house, it usually means the season for snacking. It seems that as soon as December hits, all the snacks and munchies start appearing, … Read entire article »
Easy and Quick Beer Bread
Want to an easy bread recipe that also impresses? Try this one. It comes together in minutes and you can be eating fresh baked bread in an hour without having to knead or even take out the mixer. Just use a wire whisk and you’re good to go! Back when I first got interested in bread making, I took one of … Read entire article »
Herb Fried Rice
This is my husband’s creation, utilizing herbs from the garden, which my youngest daughter never fails to request whenever we decide to have a big breakfast on the weekend or when we have breakfast for dinner. In the photo above, we had it with homemade tocino and scrambled eggs for a very filling breakfast. Print Herb Fried Rice Author: Jeanette Recipe … Read entire article »
Beef and Mushrooms Over Broccoli
For most working moms like me, a quick stir fried dish is probably a menu regular. At our house, a stirfry of vegetables and some kind of protein is certainly a dependable standby. When I am burnt out on ideas of what to cook for dinner the usual beef with broccoli or chicken with broccoli stirfry usually comes to mind. All … Read entire article »
Old Fashioned Buttermilk Chesspie
I love custard like desserts and I love pies! I kept seeing this Chesspie recipe in several of the Southern cookbooks I own and online, and I have been wanting to try it since. I found this recipe from Deep South Dish and it seemed unbelievably simple and easy to make. I did love that hint of lemony aroma and taste that took … Read entire article »
Ham Pate’ (or Ham Salad)
If you’re like us, your refrigerator is probably full of Thanksgiving leftovers. My husband is perfectly happy to keep re-heating plates of turkey, gravy and all the fixin’s but my girls who aren’t too fond of turkey anyway are always ready for something different. They like chicken salads and they will put up with turkey salad and have it with crackers … Read entire article »
Tito’s Tacos’ All Meat Burrito
I went to school just down the road from Tito’s Tacos in Culver City and it became a lunch time and after school destination for us to get something good and cheap enough for our allowance. It became a habit and like almost everything that you grow up eating, it became as much of a comfort food as mom’s cooking. I … Read entire article »
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