Double Cheese Bacon Pie Bacon and a double dose of cheese. It gets no better than this. Who doesn’t love cheese and bacon??? This supper or luncheon dish will satisfy the fussiest eater. Somewhat like a quiche, it’s base is a custard, but that’s where the similarity ends. The custard has a heaping helping of…
Comfort Foods
Ginger Beef with Mandarin Oranges
Ginger Beef with Mandarin Oranges An economy cut of beef and long slow cooking produce this great flavored Asian beef stew. I start by saying I am not a great fan of slow cooking. Probably because I was never a stew lover. Yep, I use it for soups and there are a few things I…
Cheesy Lasagna Rolls
Fancy enough for company! And a great way to use leftovers. This meal is actually a leftovers story.I had so many things I wanted to use up before I forgot about them and they went bad–a continuing story around here.To start out, I had a little bit of roast chicken breast meat that would probably…
Easy Salisbury Steak
Easy Salisbury Steak An old comfort favorite. Ready in 30 minutes. Salisbury steak is a dish I always loved. Making the “real deal” is pretty time consuming–and TOTALLY worth it if you have time (click here for a great recipe from A Family Feast), but a lot of people don’t nowadays. I’ve made the standard quickie…
Baked Pork Chops on Rice
Pork Chops on Rice Simple and delicious. Rice is like risotto with no work at all! Light on calories too. This is a fast and almost work-free dinner. It’s actually a total meal in itself since there’s plenty of veggies right in the rice!!! Add more veggies too if you want! I used up…
Creamy Chicken Pot Pie
Creamy Chicken Pot Pie You can’t get more “comfort” food than this. Great dish to use up leftovers–especially with the coming Holiday season. There aren’t too many people who don’t like chicken pot pie, and unlike the frozen, homemade tastes better and is pretty easy too! This is the perfect weeknight meal on cold late-fall…
Smoky Beef Mac & Cheese
Smoky Beef Mac & Cheese Chipolte peppers make this smoky beef mac and cheese flavorful. I’m a sucker for chipoltes and anything it’s in. I forget where I heard about using them in macaroni and cheese now, but I always thought it was a good idea. Rather than make a meatless mac & cheese,…
Biscuits & Sausage Gravy Pot Pie
Biscuit & Sausage Gravy Pot Pie An old-time favorite in casserole form. Not unhealthy if made with reduced-fat ingredients. I have always loved this dish. However, as I aged, the fattiness tended to give me “agita” so I rarely ate it. I found a way to do it by using reduced-fat alternatives to the usual culprits….
Provincial Chicken Stew
Provincial Chicken Stew Sort of a white coq au vin, but much easier. Great fall/winter weeknight meal. Done in just a little over 30 minutes. I came back from Montana with a vicious cold that I can’t seem to shake. Friends kept telling me, “Make chicken soup,” and I really felt like that except I…
Mexicali Hashbrown Taco Casserole
Mexicali Hash Brown Taco Casserole Meat and potatoes in one dish. A different angle on Shepherd’s Pie.
