Tex-Mex Chicken & Rice Tasty and economical Tex Mex Chicken & Rice is a great low-fat family meal that satisfies. A good way to get plenty of veggies into the kids too. Here’s a tasty and quick meal for any weeknight! An added plus is that you can use leftovers which makes this even more…
Comfort Foods
Old Fashioned Strawberry Ice Cream
Old Fashioned Strawberry Ice Cream Perfect 4th of July treat! An all-natural strawberry ice cream just like the old-time ice cream parlor. Once you taste this, you will never eat store bought again. June is strawberry season here in upstate New York. I live around several large farms who sell and do a pick-your-own deal….
Spanish Style Stuffed Peppers
Spanish Style Stuffed Peppers Stuffed peppers go south of the border! Done on the BBQ grill and flavored with Hillshire’s American Craft sausage.
Cheesy Kielbasa Potato Casserole
Cheesy Kielbasa Potato Casserole Nothing is more rib-sticking good than kielbasa and potatoes together. Add cheese and you have this delicious and easy casserole. Can also be cooked on the BBQ grill! I bought a whole lot of kielbasa to use for buffet dishes for my party a few weeks ago, and I had one…
One-Pan Chicken & Orzo Skillet Dinner
One-Pan Chicken & Orzo Skillet Dinner Tasty chicken and pasta skillet dinner cooks in one pan and is ready in 30 minutes! I’m not much into fussing anymore–I like quick, easy and of course, tasty. This chicken and orzo dinner fulfills every one of those requirements. Cooks all in one pan! Let me tell you…
Pierogi and Smoked Sausage Casserole
Pierogi and Smoked Sausage Casserole Hearty pierogis and smoked sausage in a simple cream sauce make this one spectacular and very easy dinner! Here is another big hit from one of my recent parties! No one could guess just how easy this casserole is to make for how delicious it really is! Seriously. All…
Spicy Oven Fried Chicken
Spicy Oven Fried Chicken Spicy Oven Fried Chicken tastes like KFC, but without the fat! Crunchy too with no need to fry. Love the taste of KFC? You’ll love this then! This chicken is just as good–if not better! One thing is, the fat is definitely cut down because this is baked, not fried. There’s…
Take-Out Beef Fried Rice
Take-Out Beef Fried Rice The secret to authentic Chinese take-out fried rice is jasmine rice. I’ve been making fried rice for years, but one thing always eluded me–why, using the same seasonings and basic ingredients–didn’t mine taste like the restaurant or take-out joint. Authentic Fried Rice Quite by accident, I discovered jasmine rice. Yep, I’m probably…
Crunchy Beef & Broccoli Casserole
Crunchy and inexpensive ground beef casserole based on Chinese beef and broccoli. Here’s an easy one-dish meal that will please mostly everyone. I’m not going to say this duplicates the authentic Chinese recipe, because it really doesn’t. It’s more reminiscent of the dish actually. Hearty and crunchy The original recipe for the basic casserole…
Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf
Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf Calling all bacon cheesburger fans. This is your meatloaf! Eat it hot or cold on a bun–just like the burger joints. This is one quick and easy meatloaf. Mix it, bake it, that’s it. I have to admit that generic meatloaf is not my favorite thing to eat. I have discovered another…
