Showing posts with label cooking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cooking. Show all posts

Monday, October 17, 2016

Easy Chicken and Rice Soup Recipe

Easy Chicken and Rice Soup Recipe
I have always been a long time lover of soup.  There's just something about holding a warm bowl of goodness in your hand during these chilly autumn evenings that soothes the soul.  Another thing I'm starting to realize about soup is that, when you are trying to eat healthy, soup is ALWAYS …

Monday, April 6, 2015

Honey Glazed Ham

Honey Glazed Ham
I'm pretty sure at least half of the homes across the nation were serving some sort of ham this past Sunday.  Why?  Because it was Easter Sunday, and well, that's what you serve on Easter, right? And how difficult is ham?  I mean honestly, you put in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes per p…

Friday, April 3, 2015

Roasted Broccoli and Potatoes

Roasted Broccoli and Potatoes
I have a new food addiction. I know I may be late to the game with this one, but the other evening I was talking to my friend Catherine about new ways to make broccoli, and she said to me "Have you ever tried roasting it?"  I was like "No, why would I do that?"  She replied &q…

Monday, March 23, 2015

Cauliflower Soup

Cauliflower Soup
I have a problem. Sometimes I buy things at the store with the best intentions to use them for this, that, and the other. However life happens, and before I know it, I HAVE to use said item or I am going to lose it! Does anyone else have this problem? This is what happened to me tonight.  I had …

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches

Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches
If you follow me on just about any of my social medias you will know that I am passionate about shopping local and eating local.  Because of that my husband and I have been purchasing our beef, in bulk, from local farmers.  This year we decided to purchase from  Foggy Dale Farms in Richie Co .,  and…

Monday, March 16, 2015

Weeknight Chicken Curry

Weeknight Chicken Curry
Many of you may know that, though I reside in West Virginia, half of my heart lives in Peru, Indiana with my step-daughter and grand children.  This past weekend Studhubs went up to see them while I stayed home to take care of Momma Pogue.  It is on weekends like this that I REALLY get adventurous…

Monday, March 9, 2015

Mushroom Tortellini in a Brown Butter & Sage Sauce

Mushroom Tortellini in a Brown Butter & Sage Sauce
It's Monday, the sun is FINALLY shining, and the snow is beginning to melt.  All of these things has my mood in a good place, and since Spring is starting to show her face around here, I thought today would be a good day for a Meatless Monday dish! Some people shy away from meatless meals, but…

Friday, March 6, 2015

Swedish Meatballs

Swedish Meatballs
Every once in a while my husband gets a "hankerin'" for something and asks me to make it.  It doesn't happen very often, but when it does I'm usually happy to comply.  Recently he was craving Swedish Meatballs.  Of course I smiled and said "Sure, I can do that", but…

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Perfect Pasta e Fagioli

Perfect Pasta e Fagioli
Well, it looks like we are about to have another huge winter storm come through the Mid Ohio Valley.  And though I have had my fill of winter already, I have decided to take it all in stride!  So when life gives you the possibility of 10 inches of snow, make Pasta e Fagioli!  Yes, this Italian st…

Monday, March 2, 2015

Dirty Rice

Dirty Rice
Sometimes I feel like the humble side dish gets a bad wrap.  You know what I mean.  So many times we just throw something on the plate to compliment an amazing entree, but what if it could be more?  What if a side dish was so flavorful, so filling, yet amazingly simple, that I dare say it could be…

Friday, February 20, 2015

Italian Lentil Soup

Italian Lentil Soup
I AM SO COLD! I don't know how else to put it!  We have had a lot of snow recently.  Not NEARLY as much as some places, but a lot for us.  And this cold.  It is so brutal.  When the weather is like this I will be honest with you, all I want is soup to eat.  However, soup is not always a hearty…

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Roasted Truffle & Parmesan Fingerling Potatoes

Roasted Truffle & Parmesan Fingerling Potatoes
Yesterday I mentioned that chicken is America's go-to protein, and if chicken is our go-to protein, then potatoes are our go-to side dish. I love potatoes.  I really do.  I like them mashed, boiled, fried, baked, roasted, you name it, I love it.  But sometimes potatoes can get a little monoto…

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Lemon Pepper Chicken

Lemon Pepper Chicken
Where would the American home cook be without chicken?  Whole chicken, fryer chicken, skinless chicken, boneless skinless.  I would be willing to say that 4 out of the 7 nights a week you will find chicken on the table.  That's why I am ALWAYS on the lookout for quick, simple, but flavorful ch…

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Crockpot Lemon Chicken

Crockpot Lemon Chicken
So as you know, a couple of weeks ago, I took a winter trip to Virginia Beach. If you follow me on Facebook , you will also know that I literally spent an entire day going to posh kitchen supply and grocery stores.  While you are perusing around these establishments, you can bet your bottom dollar t…

Monday, January 26, 2015

Beer Braised Short Rib Chili

Beer Braised Short Rib Chili
The play-off games are over and we have all been dealing with the news frenzy over deflated balls.  And no matter what side of the controversy you stand on, Super Bowl XLIX is coming, so it's time to start planning that game day menu.  For me, nothing says football food like beer and chili, an…

Friday, January 23, 2015

Spinach and Goat Cheese Frittata

Spinach and Goat Cheese Frittata
If I had to pick what my favorite day of the week is, I would HAVE to say it is Saturday.  Why you ask?  It's because Saturday is the ONE DAY that my husband and I are home, together, with nothing going on, nowhere to go, it is our one day that we can just stay in our pajamas if we want and wat…

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Homemade Lasagna

 Homemade Lasagna
I have openly discussed with you that I struggled with cooking in the early years of my marriage.  So when I got to the point where I was feeling confident in the kitchen, I wanted to take on one of my very favorite dishes, Lasagna !  Honestly, what is there NOT to love about lasagna?  It's chee…

Monday, January 19, 2015

Crockpot Teriyaki Meatballs

Crockpot Teriyaki Meatballs
I had the best weekend!   You see, my best friend's birthday is in September.  Her mother's birthday, who I'm also very close to, is in December.  Then you have my birthday in January.  Throw Christmas in there and you have a lot of gift buying and giving.  So a few years back we decided…

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Apple Cider Roasted Pork Shoulder

Apple Cider Roasted Pork Shoulder
Along with blogging, I also write for a couple other places.  One of these platforms is Clutch MOV , an online lifestyle magazine for the Mid-Ohio Valley.  This fall I wrote and article featuring Hidden Hills Orchard for them, and in that article I shared this amazing recipe for Apple Cider Roasted …

General Tso's Chicken

General Tso's Chicken
During the holidays I ate all of this rich food.  Then, after the holidays, it was "How on earth can I use up all of these leftovers?"  After that it was a period of just going on a cooking strike!  However, man can NOT live on fast food alone, so it's time to get back in the kitchen …