New Orleans in general is uniquely amazing. What a fabulous experience of culture, food, music, and people. The spices, the fresh seafood, the holy trinity mirepoix, the jazz music, and the old-world atmosphere makes this city enjoyable to visit. There’s something about New Orleans style of food that intrigues my senses. There are so …
We have pizza quite often because it is easy and customizable. Changing up the ingredients is the fun part of pizza. There are so many different exciting ingredients to use for pizza. This recipe is a delightful change to pizza day. This recipe uses pressure canned chicken, homemade BBQ sauce, and fresh pizza dough …
The national dish of Ireland is Irish Stew. Every restaurant in Dublin has Irish stew on the menu and it is truly amazing. I ordered it at least twice while we were there because I knew I would never have anything like it again, unless we returned. It was made with mutton, which was the …
Twice baked potatoes take a normal boring baked potato and make it exciting. It’s a combo of a loaded baked potato and mashed potatoes. These are my favorite side dish to a medium rare tenderloin steak- it just seems to be perfect together. They are fairly versatile as twice baked potatoes can be a …
The kids love chocolate chip cookies and M&M cookies, but we have to make peanut butter cookies from time to time because daddy doesn’t like chocolate. No one seems to complain about peanut butter cookies, as you can see in the picture, the little hands waiting to grab the first one! This recipe makes …
This is definitely a Midwest thing. Google says pickle rolls are linked to German immigrants in the Midwest in the 20th century. I remember the first time my mom made these for a party at our house. I was like, you gotta be kidding me. There is no way that is any good. …
Who doesn’t love a good burger? These buns will transform your burger from good to outstanding! There is nothing more disappointing than a burger on a lousy bun. The freshness is just as important as the seasoning and freshness of the ground beef. This is the recipe that we use, almost every time, for …
Craving chinese food? This chicken fried rice is quicker to make than delivery and is made with all clean ingredients and zero preservatives. It is a great way to use leftover white rice from a meal earlier in the week. The rice is better if it is cooked ahead of time and cooled because …
Here is my recipe for homemade BBQ sauce. It is water bath canned for long term, shelf stable storage. Made with home grown Roma tomatoes. It has a slightly sweet, subtley smokey, moderately spicy flavor. The batch makes about 12 pints. It can be used for anything BBQ: brisket, pulled pork, ribs, chicken and …
Chicken soup is the go-to for winter immune boosting. This soup is full of essential immune boosting vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants from the vegetables, garlic, broth, and chicken. It is an Italian version of traditional chicken soup that is served to aid in illness recovery. With four school age kids in the house, colds …
