Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Maple Glazed Pork Loin Roast Recipe

Maple Glazed Pork Loin Roast Recipe
We are so fortunate here in the Mid-Ohio Valley to have a diverse group of artisan food makers, and if you take the short drive from Parkersburg to Friendly, WV, you will find Cedar RunFarms , ran by Bill and Debbie Metz and family.  The Metz’s have lived in Friendly for over 20 years and began maki…

Sunday, July 26, 2015

Roasted Beet Salad

Roasted Beet Salad
It's Meatless Monday again, and I have to confess that I am really excited about today's recipe.  You see, I never want to be content with my flavor palette.  I am consistently trying to grow and develope it.  This summer, while shopping at the Point Park Marketplace, I came across some lo…

Friday, July 24, 2015

My Sundae Fundae Date Night...The Journey

My Sundae Fundae Date Night...The Journey
I was recently asked by The J.M. Smucker Company to share my ideas for making any day a “Sundae Fundae”. This post is sponsored by the company but all ideas and opinions are my own. Life in The Kitchen Wife house has been a little crazy lately.  We recently repainted our house, put a new roof on, t…

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Shepherd's Pie

Shepherd's Pie
I'm not sure if it is just a regional thing or not, but in this area, you grow up eating Shepherd's Pie.  Even if your mother never made it for you, it was guaranteed to be on your plate at least two times a month at school.  For me, it consisted of a croissant crust, a funky hamburger mix…

Beef Manhattan

Beef Manhattan
Recently my husband went on a trip to see his brother that lives in northern Indiana, near Michigan.  When he returned, we were sitting at the dinner table and he says to me "Do you think you could make Beef Manhattan some time?"  I, of course, was intrigued because we sort of have this …

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Quinoa Enchilada Casserole

Quinoa Enchilada Casserole
I am not what you would call super health conscious, but I do care about what I am putting into my family's body. Because of this I try to exercise at least one meatless meal a week.  It's usually on Monday, and I call it Meatless Monday.  However, when you are not used to cooking vegetari…

Friday, July 17, 2015

Rib Eyes with Gorgonzola Cheese Sauce

Rib Eyes with Gorgonzola Cheese Sauce
It's Friday, so I thought I would do something a little special. Yes, I am still doing the "using what I have on hand" thing, but one of the perks of having a deep freeze and buying a quarter beef every year is that you always have a nice cut to work with.  So today I am going to sh…

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Chicken Scampi

Chicken Scampi
The week of using what I have on hand continues, and I have to say, it's AMAZING what you can come up with when you have a bag of onions and bell peppers.  *lol*  And let's just talk about. Is there anything more delicious than sauteed peppers and onions?  No, no there isn't.  That is …

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Potatoes Sausage and Onions Sheet Pan Meal Recipe

Potatoes Sausage and Onions Sheet Pan Meal Recipe
As I mentioned yesterday, I have been doing my best at using what I have on hand for meals this week.  Often times that means looking in the fridge to see what I NEED to use before it goes bad.  That's basically where this recipe came from.  I had a green pepper, one onion, and two potatoes th…

Monday, July 13, 2015

Mongolian Chicken

Mongolian Chicken
Life has been super crazy around here for about six weeks.  Trips out of town, house being painted, new roof, HUGE 4th of July BBQ, family in from out of town, and keeping my grand daughter for a week are just a few things that I have had going on. I haven't had a lot of time to stock up my pa…