Thai Sweet Potato Curry with Skillet Chicken Thai sweet potato curry paired with skillet curried chicken thighs makes for a warm and spicy easy dinner. These curried sweet potatoes are easy, warm and spicy and pair so well with some skillet chicken thighs seasoned with more of the same Thai red curry paste. I love sweet potatoes, love spicy curries, and I’m …
Coq Au Vin Chicken braised in red wine and aromatics, topped with bacon, onions and mushrooms, coq au vin is classic French comfort food. In the middle of December and all the holiday madness, I injured my elbow. On my right arm, of course. I just worked through it, hoping it would go away. It didn’t, just got …
Sunday Gravy Sunday Gravy, a comforting and meaty pasta sauce for Sunday supper. Beef short ribs cooked low and slow in tomato sauce until fork tender and then tossed with pasta and topped with grated cheese. This past Sunday, I made a pot of sauce to serve with pasta. Sunday Gravy. It starts on the stove and …
Chicken Enchiladas Suizas Easy Enchiladas Suizas with chicken or leftover turkey, smothered in sour cream, cheese and salsa verde. If you’ve ever had leftover chicken or all that turkey from the holidays and wondered what to do with it, enchiladas are perfect. Especially enchiladas Suizas, or enchiladas verdes. We’re talking creamy and cheesy, with green sauce, not red. …
Instant Pot Short Ribs Boneless beef short ribs braised in the Instant Pot with red wine and aromatics, finished off with balsamic vinegar. Tender, succulent short ribs on the table in no time! When the weather turns cold, I’m all about comfort food. Long, slow braises are a favorite in my house. These short ribs are so easy and …
Southern Baked Macaroni and Cheese Creamy baked southern-style macaroni and cheese, a cheesy baked casserole and soul food classic. I’ve lived in St. Louis for some time now, and as I’ve said before, it’s very “southern” here in terms of cooking. One of our favorite soul food restaurants had the best mac and cheese, and that would be Sweetie Pie’s. …
Turkey Stuffed Acorn Squash Turkey stuffed acorn squash, winter squash stuffed with seasoned ground turkey and topped with cheese. Easy, delicious and a healthy weeknight dinner for fall. When the weather turns cooler, especially after a long hot summer, I welcome and crave all the fall produce. Especially winter squash. I love it every which way ~ in soup, …
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 …
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 …