Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Pork, Portfolio |
For my frist trip to ALDI, I suited up with my reusable bags, a quarter for my cart and $100 in gift certificates from Bon Appetit’s ALDI $10 Blogger challenge! So here is the deal I was challenged to make dinner for four a total of $10 with all ALDI products and then...
Chicken, Food & Recipes, Soups & Stews |
In the winter with the holidays behind us its time to eat healthy and enjoy every bite. This bean soup with both kale and chard is perfect for a chilly winter night but you won’t regret it come bikini season. This meal is a hearty enough to keep everyone full but...
Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Pasta |
Yes it’s the middle of the holiday season and I am posting baked ziti, know why? Because it’s not a roast or ham or cookie recipe, I need a break. This ziti is a simple casserole dish that can travel to pot luck or feed a house full of holiday guests with only a...
Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Pork |
Creating a quick dinner on a busy night is about having go-to recipes that are simple to make and no fail. These simple apricot glazed pork tenderloins are favorites in our house because they are quick cooking and moist, plus the prep time is low and clean up a...
Beef, Dips and Sauces, Food & Recipes, Main Courses |
I can never go wrong in our house serving a flat iron steak for dinner. I normally make a very traditional chimichurri sauce but the other night I was out of a few items for the chimichurri and decided to invent something new. As my family is looking for green sauce...
Chicken, Food & Recipes, Main Courses |
Admit it you love prosciutto, we all do. It’s salty, rich and wonderful especially when it crisps up a little in the oven. Wrapping plain old basic chicken breast up in this porky goodness is a good idea but add some creamy feta chesses to the roll-up and it’s a great...
Chicken, Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Traeger Grilling |
Simple and healthy dinners of grilled boneless skinless chicken breast can get pretty boring. Adding rarely used ingredients like hearts of palm and rich flavors like balsamic vinegar can help make a normal Tuesday night meal into something much more exciting. My...
Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Pork, Uncategorized |
At every Taquería I have been in from the hills of Mexico to the dust roadsides of Texas my favorite taco is always the pork Carnitas. It is the most prefect pork taco you have every dreamed of: juicy yet crispy and flavorful but not too spicy, bliss in a tortilla. I...
Chicken, Food & Recipes, Main Courses |
The inspiration for these flavorful mustard crusted chicken thighs was a leftover bottle of pub style horseradish sauce. It was a week so after I made a prime rib and the half full jar of horseradish sauce was just languishing in the refrigerator door and I was...
Featured, Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Pasta |
Bacon and pasta makes my family happy, and Swiss chard is healthy so this cream bacon and chard pasta is a compromise dinner. A little bit naughty because of bacon and heavy cream, a little bit healthy because of the vitamin packed Swiss chard and I also sneak in...
Chicken, Featured, Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Portfolio |
I was feeling the need for a change in the burger area, I went with a Greek chicken burger and it was yummy! The zesty tzatziki and the hint of feta are a nod to Greek flavors that we all enjoy and doing it in a chicken burger is just so simple and healthy. These...
Featured, Food & Recipes, Pork, Soups & Stews |
Andouille sausage is a spicy sausage that I learned to love on trips to Louisiana. Its smoky heat is the prefect the base to my Andouille sausage and sweet potato soup. One pound of Andouille is going to flavor this whole pot of soup, it’s some strong stuff, but by...
