Excellent recipes inspired by family traditions
Spaghetti and meatballs is a dish that can be found in Italian restaurants all over the US. It is easy to prepare, and nothing compares to the freshness and quality of making it at home. Plus, this recipe will feed a family of 6 for less than one plate at an Italian restaurant. This …
These buns are so soft inside, with a chewy pretzel outside. This is what we use for brat buns, but I can see it also being good with hot ham and swiss, a turkey club, brisket sandwich, or of course a burger. This recipe is from the King Arthur Baking website for pretzel buns. …
This Italian bread is made for many meals in our home. Made by “little Bean” and a little help from me. Everyone has a place in the kitchen, and this little girl’s delicate hands are amazing with baking. It serves as our bread for French toast, hoagie and sub sandwiches, garlic toast, and …
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 …
