We never had spaghetti and meatballs at my house growing up. My Mom had a meat sauce recipe from her Grandmother and that was the staple in our house. Rob grew up with spaghetti and meatballs. I’m pretty sure spaghetti and meatballs is the first meal I ever ate that […]
We do love our bread. This is a softer and sweeter bread than my other recipe. These directions use a stand mixer, but you can also make this bread without a mixer. Just bring the dough together in a large bowl until it forms a rough ball. Then you will […]
This is a wonderful way to cook flank steak and it is extremely versatile. You can slice the steak and serve it with a side dish or two. You can also put the sliced steak on top of a salad, make a steak sandwich, or put it on nachos. Absolutely […]
This is a great salad to make early in the week or at the beginning of the weekend. It holds really well in the fridge for 3 or 4 days. It usually doesn’t last that long in our house though.
This is a very Mediterranean dish and there are variations from countries all around that area. In some places, it is called Shakshuka and in others, Eggs in Purgatory. It is also a dish that can be made as spicy as you like. It often contains red and/or yellow peppers,.Since […]
As I so often do, I was reading a book that mentioned steak soup, so I had to go find a recipe for it and give it a try. Of course I had to change the recipe a little. 🙂 The original recipe just had you cook the mushrooms with […]
A frittata is an Italian baked omelet. This basic recipe is flavored with chopped onion, grated cheese, and a generous sprinkling of herbs. Like the omelet, though, you may add almost anything you like. We almost always add ham, bacon, or sausage. The meat should be cooked before you add […]
I have been making homemade bread for years. It was always one of my kids favorite things. When they came home from college, homemade bread was often one of the few things they requested. (Usually, they just said, “Anything you cook, Mom.”) With a stand mixer, homemade bread is actually […]
This is an absolutely amazing recipe adapted from the cookbook “Cooking from Quilt Country” by Marcia Adams that was originally published in the late 1980’s. There are many great “old-fashioned” recipes in the book and this is one of my favorites. The best time of year to make this is […]
This is a great lasagna recipe and it is vegetarian and could easily be made gluten-free by using gluten-free lasagna noodles. My family absolutely loves this dish. It was a fan-favorite when our kids were growing up. You will notice that there is an extra cup of red sauce […]