Lunch

Classic creamy tuna macaroni salad with onion, celery, hard boiled egg and mayonnaise. Simple recipe made with ingredients on hand and so easy to throw together at the last minute! Everyone loves this comforting tuna pasta salad!

My favorite cozy soup recipe from my Minnesota days, creamy chicken and wild rice soup. Hearty and simple with a classic base of onions, carrots and celery in a flavorful creamy broth with mushrooms, nutty wild rice and chicken. This is some creamy comfort food in a bowl right here! 

Simple egg salad recipe with hard boiled eggs that peel easily, mayo, relish, mustard and dill.  Makes a delicious and comforting sandwich for lunch or dinner.

Nutty wild rice, tender chicken, grapes and almonds combined in a light lemony dressing, this wild rice chicken salad is easy to make and perfect for lunch or a light dinner.

Classic grilled Reuben sandwiches, with corned beef, sauerkraut and Swiss cheese, the best part of leftover St. Pat’s day corned beef! Every year after St. Patrick’s Day I want to make grilled Reuben sandwiches with the leftovers, and every year there are no leftovers.  Not this year because I hid some corned beef so Meathead …

BLT’s with a fresh twist, avocado and pesto mayonnaise.  Summertime’s favorite sandwich! Let’s just call this a BLAT  ~ bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato.  And let’s up the game on the mayo a bit and add some pesto.  There you go, the best BLT you’ll have all summer.  Yes, summer, the only time to make …

Louisville’s famous sandwich, the Kentucky Hot Brown ~ turkey, tomatoes, cheese sauce and bacon on white toast.

Classic diner-style patty melts at home.  Beef patties grilled on rye bread with Swiss cheese and caramelized onions. One of my favorite things to order at a greasy spoon is a patty melt, that ooey, gooey grilled cheese burger with grilled onions.  We were headed out for a quick lunch a few weeks ago and …

Grilled pork tenderloin sandwiches, marinated and then grilled and topped with cheese, grilled onion, BBQ sauce and pickles I seldom make pork tenderloin, not because I don’t like it, I just prefer chops, ribs, pulled pork, etc… tenderloin, not so much.  I recently made an herb crusted pork roast and I had some leftover tenderloins in …

Avocado toast is quite the thing now.  I love it and have it for lunch all the time.  I probably have it too much, if that’s possible.  This post is short and sweet.  Let’s get right to the point. My favorite way to make it is on good, whole grain bread and drizzled with olive oil. …