Roasted Sausage and Mushrooms with Watercress Salad
Roasted Sausage and Mushrooms with Watercress Salad Sometimes a dinner party meal can look like a fancy spread but is really just a simple watercress salad that can be pulled together any night of the week. It’s all about presentation! This is a dinner...
Cook Better Than – Better Than Ever
I Missed You Guys For the last two years I have been crazy busy working and helping my husband build our new home and farm so Cook Better Than was kind of ignored, but I find myself with more time lately and the fun of the holidays approaching so I am...
Florentine Pork Schnitzel & Green Onion Spaetzle
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...
Meet Michelle…I firmly believe that if you passed high school chemistry you can learn to cook well, and I know that $50 at a grocery store will yield you more delicious food than $50 spent at most restaurants ever could. At my home the wine is good, the company great and the food is fabulous. There is no reason why it can’t be the same at your house! Together we can all cook better than most restaurants. Read More
Sausage Onion and Zucchini Stromboli
My aunt and uncle have a good friend that makes the most wonderful homemade stromboli and he gave me very quick directions on how to concoct my own Stromboli the last time I saw him. So with his quick and dirty guide to rolled up pizza-ish goodness I decided to try my...
Ham and Vegetable Non-Traditional French Quiche
My ham and vegetable quiche was inspired by a 1980 Pillsbury Bake-Off winner, which used crescent rolls as a crust and only had zucchini and onions in the filling. But the mustard painted on the crust is genius and the filling does not have the heavy cream that makes...
Texas Three Bean Chicken Soup
I love having a pot of soup in the fridge, this Texas three bean chicken soup makes a great a meal or snack anytime, it's rich and flavorful but low in fat and calories. Whip up this spicy chicken soup on a Friday and you family has healthy food for a whole weekend,...
Strip Steaks with Gorgonzola and Balsamic Onion Crust
How can a strip steak be better, simple when it's a strip steak with a Gorgonzola and balsamic onion crust on top. Admit it we all love a nice steak on the grill, but sometimes you want a little more. Well, this isn't just a little more its a ton more and worth every...
Cinnamon Orange Acorn Squash
Sometimes just want to get a veggie on the table that everyone will enjoy and that takes little or no effort. That is why I love cinnamon orange acorn squash. It’s fast, simple and so good. I often will pair my acorn squash with something coming off the grill...
Chicken Curry Salad
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...
Homemade Pizza Dough
Homemade Pizza Dough After years of buying pre-made pizza dough at the grocery store I decided to attempt pizza dough so I could add some whole wheat flour. I have no idea why I was buying dough, this is really easy. I also have stopped using tomato sauce because it...
Spinach and Turkey Burgers
Before I took the time to develop my own turkey burgers I was always unexcited by the whole turkey burger idea. This recipe is hugely popular with my friends and family so I am guessing I might not have been the only person looking for a little extra something in my...
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