Penne with Prosciutto and Cream Baked penne with prosciutto, parmesan and cream, just four ingredients. Super easy and delicious for a weeknight dinner or comforting Sunday supper. We did it. We successfully dropped our youngest off at college. My Emily, my baby, my Picky Eater. Hold on a sec, need to wipe the tears off my keyboard. Just kidding. It’s …
Red Enchilada Sauce Authentic Mexican red enchilada sauce made in the blender with just a few ingredients ~ dried guajillo chiles, garlic, salt and oregano. I’m always asking questions when it comes to food. Always. I’m curious and that’s how I learn. The little Mexican market I go to is no exception. So many conversations with the …
Homemade Tortilla Chips How to make homemade corn tortilla chips at home. Once you’ve tried these fresh and crunchy, quick and easy tortilla chips, you’ll never go back to prepackaged again. How do you judge a good Mexican restaurant? The chips? The refried beans? The margaritas? All of the above for me, but the chips and margaritas top …
Easy Refried Beans Quick and easy refried beans using canned pinto beans. Seasoned with onion and garlic and “fried” in bacon drippings, then mashed until smooth. When we go out for Mexican food, I think my favorite part of the meal are the refried beans. Creamy and flavorful, the meal isn’t complete without them. And guess what? These …
Pork Chile Verde Easy pork chile verde, pork shoulder roast in the slow cooker with jarred salsa verde and some fresh jalapeño. Delicious with warm flour tortillas and refried beans. Chile verde is probably Meathead’s favorite, he always orders it at our favorite local Mexican restaurant. I found myself with a pork shoulder roast in the freezer and …
Hot Apricot Glazed Wings Hot Apricot Glazed Wings, easy fried chicken wings with a sweet and spicy apricot jam glaze ~ a perfect appetizer/snack for game day or simply serve for dinner. Ever since I tried making wings at home, I’ve been obsessed. I made chicken wings the first time with a stout beer and mustard glaze. Delicious, and …
Chicken Paprikash Easy Hungarian chicken paprikash recipe made with boneless chicken breasts simmered in a rich paprika sour cream gravy. All on the stovetop in one skillet, served over buttered egg noodles. My all-time favorite dish growing up was my dad’s chicken paprika, a Sunday dinner treat during the cold winter months. Of course, no recipe is …
Turkey Sloppy Joes Homemade sloppy joes made with ground turkey and chili sauce. Quick and easy, a healthy dinner the whole family loves. Hands up if you liked sloppy joes growing up? They weren’t my favorite and back then my mom made them by adding a can of something to some browned ground beef. But once I had …
Skillet Pesto Mozzarella Chicken Crispy skillet chicken topped with fresh mozzarella and basil pesto, simple and delicious for a late summer weeknight dinner. Some dishes are just too easy to be so good and this is one of them. Basically three ingredients that come together perfectly ~ chicken thighs, fresh mozzarella and basil pesto. Start on the stovetop in …
Cajun Southern Fried Corn Easy Southern style skillet fried corn made with Cajun-seasoned sweet corn, butter, chicken stock and a touch of cream. It’s the dog days of summer and all my favorites are in abundance at the markets, especially sweet corn. Actually, we’ve had local sweet corn here in St. Louis since the beginning of July and I …