Soup

TexMex Chicken Soup

I love Texas, especially San Antonio. This recipe is inspired by the fabulous food we had at the Market Square. Tex Mex chicken soup is a perfect combination of fire roasted corn, black beans, and chicken, in a creamy, cheesy soup base. It’s great with tortilla chips on the side for dipping or crushed on …

Breakfast

Pumpkin Applesauce Muffins

  We have pumpkin puree for days. Like literally, pie pumpkins took over the garden. Everyone here loves pumpkin pie, but to keep up with the supply and not bore them from pie, we’re using it for a variety of recipes. Here is a low fat version of pumpkin muffins. Applesauce is subbed for oil/butter …

Bread

Burger Buns

Burger buns are so worth making from scratch. They’re easy, they don’t take a lot of time to make, they freeze/thaw well for future use. I really don’t want to eat anything other than homemade hamburger buns, like ever. There are 2 versions of hamburger buns that I use. This version creates more of a …

Beef Soup

Vegetable Beef Soup

  One of my favorite soups growing up was vegetable beef soup… in a can. Here is a grown-up version that is packed with flavor and loaded with melt in your mouth beef roast, vegetables and barley. And it is so much better than canned vegetable beef soup! Traditional, hearty, and comforting for a cozy …

Seafood

Shrimp Tacos

It’t Taco Tuesday and these shrimp tacos are the exciting choice for tonight. I love all tacos. I can’t even say one is better than another. Except white people taco night. I will never make ground beef, hard shell, mild cheddar, sour cream, Americanized tacos. These tacos de camarones (shrimp tacos) are super easy to …

Beef

Swedish Meatballs

When you think of Swedish meatballs often Ikea comes to mind. Although Ikea did not invent Swedish meatballs, they do make some very good ones in the cafe. Swedish meatballs are different from other meatballs because they are a mix of beef and pork and severed smothered in a delicious cream sauce. This is one …

Soup Venison

Venison Chili

Chili. One of those recipes that has a million variations. Chili cook offs and blue prize winner seekers keeps avid chili making a persistent competition. Chili is made differently everywhere you go. Cincinnati chili, beans or no beans, noodles or no noodles. Some like it thick, some like it more like a soup. Toppings? The …

Vegetarian

Manicotti

  Manicotti is one of the greatest Italian dishes ever made. Ricotta filled shells, stuffed in a pan full of marinara and topped with mozzarella and parmesan. It can be made in advance and refrigerated or frozen. It is great to take along to gatherings or give to others in need (think new parents!) This …