Baked chicken thighs with vegetables took about 50 minutes start to finish. For a busy family, this would be a great weeknight meal. Meal planning can be a drag…even when it is only two people eating. That’s why I like to stock up on several meat products when Mary Jo and I are at the store….
Food recipes
Pumpkin and Red Lentil Soup
It’s pumpkin season again and I can’t think of a better way to get it started than with pumpkin and red lentil soup. Pumpkin is packed with vitamins, low carbs and low calories…but the flavor is fantastic. Lentils Are Healthy The lentils are for protein and fiber. The two blend very well and provide a…
Herbed Pizza Dough with Shiitake Mushrooms
Herbed pizza dough is a way to boost the flavors of your homemade pizzas. Just by adding a few herbs and garlic when you make the crust, you’ll get a whole new spectrum of flavors in your pizza. I’ve made a simple pizza crust for some time now, but never thought about making an herb,…
Fresh Vegetable Provencal Soup
With summer winding down, we’re harvesting the last of the vegetables from the garden. It’s a perfect time to use some of the veggies in a fresh vegetable Provencal soup. This is a traditional soup made in southern France with garlic, onions, tomatoes, and herbs, and from the different recipes I’ve seen for it, just…
Cheese and Fried Egg Sandwich
A fried egg sandwich with melted cheese is a comforting treat. Let me show you how I make it. Sometimes you just need a delicious, (and filling), breakfast or lunchtime sandwich. I have always loved egg sandwiches. Even as a 10-year-old kid, it was something I could make on my own. Cheese sandwich-making came…
Roasted Red Potatoes with Onions and Bacon
Roasted red potatoes and onions are an easy side dish for any occasion and lets up the flavor by adding some Bacon to the mix. Simple spices make this a tasty recipe. Good side dishes make good meals. That’s why roasted red potatoes with onions and bacon works. Same as your ordinary roasted potatoes but…
One Pan Orzo Shrimp and Tomatoes
I’m always interested in easy meals. One pan orzo, shrimp, and tomatoes is one of these. Everything gets cooked in the same skillet and is flavor-enhanced by making some shrimp stock from the shrimp shells. Orzo Shrimp and Tomatoes In Minnesota, it is generally hard to find good Gulf shrimp, but Mary Jo found…
Italian Sausage Lasagna Roll Ups Recipe
I always enjoy making lasagna…it’s a little involved, but the results are worth the effort. But I decided to change it up a bit and make Italian sausage lasagna roll ups. Same great lasagna flavor packed into easy to serve lasagna noodle rolls. I was making this dish for a group of 6 people, and…
Baked Honey Mustard Chicken Thighs
Chicken…it’s what’s for dinner! And there are so many ways to prepare it, but this is a no-fail recipe for baked honey mustard chicken. It’s as easy as browning the meat and throwing it in the oven for 30 minutes. The flavor that the honey mustard creates, though, is the wonderful thing about the dish….
Fresh Fruit Kabobs with Honey Yogurt Dip
Now is the time to buy some fruits and serve fresh fruit kabobs with honey yogurt dip. Totally tasty and so easy. Have you noticed in the grocery stores right now that there is an abundance of fruit? Fresh melons that are really inexpensive, the same with mangos, grapes and pineapple. I saw one store…
Stir Fried Pork with Rice Noodles
This is Neuman. He has grown up with a vegetarian dietitian and he eats just about anything that falls from the cutting board. Right here he waits for chopped peppers or broccoli. Yep, broccoli. So he’s waiting for me to drop or throw him something from this stir fried pork with rice noodles. Forget it man…we’re…