Making good food with fresh ingredients.
It’s easy to make your own homemade flour tortillas. It just takes 4 ingredients which you probably have on hand and some water. Easy Homemade Flour Tortillas Easy because there are only 4 ingredients that you probably have in your cabinet, and they’re easy to make by hand or with a stand mixer. Economical…
Roasted fennel with grated parmesan makes a great fennel appetizer or side dish. It’s certain to add some excitement to your taste buds. Where to find Fennel If you have a garden, you may be fortunate enough to grow some fennel. Otherwise you at the mercy of your grocer and fennel may be hard to…
This General Tso chicken recipe is soooo tasty and pretty simple to make. Chicken thigh meat is cut into bite-sized pieces and gets fried, then coated with a yummy sweet and sour sauce. Serve it on a bed of brown rice for an exceptional meal. This is just like the General Tso Chicken you can…
It seems like a good time for Cold Pasta Salad and this is one which you will surely make several times during the summer months. Hot summer days and cold pasta salad go together like peas and carrots…really. And this recipe makes enough for a crowd so it would be perfect for a 4th…
Scallops with lobster brandy sauce needs to be on your short list of recipes to try. The flavor of this is phenomenal. Have you ever watched a TV cooking show and gotten an OMG moment. Like when you are seeing this recipe come together and right away you know you have to try it? So…
Skinny Fettuccine Alfredo is just as creamy and comforting as the high calorie original. This easy recipe is sure to please your taste buds and your waistline. I think you will like this no-guilt Alfredo sauce….because of things like 65% less fat from using 1 tablespoon of butter instead of 4, reduced fat milk instead…
Fruit filled crepes make a perfect breakfast, brunch or a delicious dessert. Let me show you how you can make them. Crepes are a little tricky to make at first, but after you’ve made a few, you get the hang of it quickly. It takes a good non-stick skillet and medium high heat so that…
I recently found a recipe idea that I had to try. It is chicken and it’s bacon. Bacon wrapped chicken bites! Can’t get much better than that. My inspiration was from a website called Jocooks.com. I tried Jo’s recipe just as it was written and found that the taste was right on point but I…
This easy French baguette is the perfect thing to serve with pasta dishes and soups and stews. It is delicious tasting and has perfect texture. Is there anything that smells as good as homemade bread baking in the oven? Whether it’s honey oatmeal sandwich bread or cinnamon rolls, pumpernickel rye or olive bread—it all smells…
Making homemade fettuccine pasta is a fun project to try and the end result is tasty pasta. I’ll show you how to do it by hand or with a pasta making machine. If you’ve ever had fresh made pasta you’ll know how good it is…and it is so much different than dried, boxed pasta. It…
Italian vegetable quiche is a tasty combination of spinach, mushrooms, sweet bell peppers, and zucchini baked in a pie plate with no crust. It gets spiced up with lots of dill weed and the result is delicious. Years ago, when Mary Jo said that she was making Italian vegetable quiche, I quickly turned up my…
Here’s a recipe for oriental inspired spicy shrimp stir fry. And it is extra spicy and makes your mouth feel really good after you eat it. And you’ll probably still have a happy mouth 5 minutes after you finish. And that’s a good thing. This recipe should be on your list of meals to…
I’m always looking for new ways to serve chicken and this stove-top Italian chicken recipe is a winner. Served over a bed of rice, it makes a scrumptious meal. Do you look at recipes online and print them out or bookmark them to try later? Well that’s me. My recipe bookmarks folder must contain over…