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Grilled London Broil with Drunken Onions

Grilled London Broil with Drunken Onions

Beef, Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Uncategorized | 2 comments

Grilled London Broil with Drunken Onions My family loves nothing better than a big hunk of meat, so when I find London broil on sale I know it will fit the bill. Marinating and then grilling this large piece of meat results in a beautiful presentation with a nice char...
Feed the Family while Away on a Cruise

Feed the Family while Away on a Cruise

In the Kitchen, Kitchen Hints, Uncategorized | 0 comments

So excited!! Next week I am leaving on a girlie bonding cruise with my mom, aunt, and newest cousin: Rachel (she just married my favorite cousin Josh). I will be leaving my husband and the two girls to fend for themselves. I feel a little guilty that while I am...
Sweet Potato Fruit Dip

Sweet Potato Fruit Dip

Appetizer, Dips and Sauces, Food & Recipes, School Lunches, Uncategorized, Veggies | 0 comments

I am always looking for a healthy after school snacks for the girls, and this sweet potato fruit dip seems to fill the bill plus they actually ate it. I have been making a white bean hummus for a while and while most of the kids like it a few flat out refuse, they...
Braised Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage with Country Style Pork Spareribs

Braised Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage with Country Style Pork Spareribs

Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Pork, Uncategorized | 0 comments

These braised spareribs are very yummy and very simple meal to make. The red cabbage so colorful and flavorful, the flavors so big that you can use this meal for a dinner party but it’s so little work that you can throw it together on a week night. If you really want...
The Grocery Shopping Odyssey Continues Part 3

The Grocery Shopping Odyssey Continues Part 3

In the Kitchen, Kitchen Hints, Lifestyle, Uncategorized | 3 comments

This is the third article (read the first and second stories) about grocery shopping inspired by my post honeymoon restocking trip. I hope my theories on tackling the grocery store help you get more for your money and puts an end to those annoying one-item mid week...
The Grocery Shopping Odyssey Continues Part 2

The Grocery Shopping Odyssey Continues Part 2

In the Kitchen, Kitchen Hints, Lifestyle, Uncategorized | 2 comments

Inspired by my grocery store trip after my honeymoon I am sharing a few ideas on visiting the grocery store that I hope will make cooking easier, grocery shopping quicker, and will help you save money too. Here goes part two (read part 1 here). First off I try to...
The Grocery Shopping Odyssey Continues Part 2

The Grocery Store is a Minefield Part 1

In the Kitchen, Kitchen Hints, Lifestyle, Uncategorized | 0 comments

Inspired by my grocery store trip after my honeymoon I am sharing a few ideas on visiting the grocery store that I hope will make cooking easier, grocery shopping quicker, and will help you save money too. Being overwhelmed, overworked, and overexcited for the last...
Quick Explanation: How to Roast a Chili Pepper

Quick Explanation: How to Roast a Chili Pepper

How To, In the Kitchen, Uncategorized | 1 comment

Roasting and pealing is appropriate for any thick skinned pepper like poblanos, anaheims, or hatch chilies.  Gebberally I have found it’s not worth the effort to roast and peal a cubanelle pepper as the skins are thiner. Roasting peppers takes the tough outer...
Chicken Paillard with Tomatoes and Capers

Chicken Paillard with Tomatoes and Capers

Chicken, Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Uncategorized | 2 comments

It was date night at home tonight. And all I had was some chicken…not that exciting until I transformed it into chicken paillard with tomatoes and capers. We love a nice caper and white wine sauce so with a little love and some creativity these simple chicken breasts...
Chicken Curry Salad

Chicken Curry Salad

Chicken, Food & Recipes, Salad, Side dishes, Uncategorized | 1 comment

Chicken Curry Salad My chicken curry salad recipe was inspired by one in the Denver Junior League Cookbook, but I have made my own changes and since lost that cookbook, so I can’t really tell you where the Jr League chicken salad ends and mine begins. I have used this...
How to Dry Aged Prime Rib

How to Dry Aged Prime Rib

Beef, Featured, Food & Recipes, holidays, How To, Main Courses, Uncategorized | 19 comments

Dry aging a prime rib is a labor of love that I have to thank my mother for undertaking with me. We bought a beautiful prime rib at the local butcher intending to freeze for a week then eat it for New Year’s Day dinner. But when the sweet little old butcher heard our...
My First Cookbook Conservation, Part II

My First Cookbook Conservation, Part II

Cookbook Conservation, Uncategorized | 0 comments

My First Cookbook Conservation, Part II (read part I here) So now that I had re-discovered this treasure trove of good food and family history it was time to decide how to give it life again. First I decided it needed to retain its original look, so just retyping all...
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