Creamy Dreamy Chicken Skillet Dinner
One-skillet cooking is much appreciated when you don’t want to dirty up the kitchen using multiple appliances or pots and pans. Many a time my hubby …
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Green Risotto For St. Patrick’s Day
Why is food around St. Patrick’s Day always green? Green beer, green shamrock cookies, green spaghetti… oh wait just a minute. No, no, never green spaghetti!! …
Corny Chicken & Cheese Casserole
Looking for a comfort food dish? I was thinking it was a comfort food kind of day. And I needed a way to use leftover rotisserie …
Mediterranean Chicken & Stewed Potatoes
Another rotisserie chicken, more leftovers. I’m not complaining that a rotisserie chicken turns into multiple meals for hubby and me, I’m just saying that sometimes it’s …
Mexican Rice & Bean Casserole Smothered in Cheese
Growing up in an Italian American family in Southern California, I never realized that rice and beans were a staple meal in other countries. As an …
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Cornish Pasty vs. Meat Pie
Winter settled into our area of the world (Pacific Northwest) and while the gray skies swirled my mind drifted to visits to Cornwall and our friends …
Chocolate Hazelnut Espresso Pudding Cake
Did I have your attention at Chocolate? Or perhaps hazelnut espresso? If not, let me tell you that one of the ingredients that really sets this …
Cheesy Artichoke & Spinach Dip
For many years hubby and I have attended Super Bowl parties and hosted a few of our own. My interest in these events was pure fashion, …
Spam A Lot – With Eggs
A few years ago we were in Hawaii with friends and had to cut our trip short. As a consolation prize, our friends gave us a …
Hueveos Ranchero Gringo Style
One of our favorite breakfast places was called Sanborn’s in Portland, Oregon. It closed at the beginning of the pandemic restrictions and sadly will not be …
Gratin or Au Gratin Potatoes With Ham… No Cheese
Do you know the difference between gratin, au gratin, and scalloped potatoes? I knew it had something to do with cheese being included, or not. In …
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The Secret of No-Soak Beans
A kitchen appliance that has taken a back seat with my cooking methods is the Instant Pot. Several previous posts may have mentioned my reluctance to …