Because… It’s Sunday and we just got back from vacation. Because… We indulged way too much on vacation. Because… I’m glad to be home. Because… Our parents need a home-cooked meal this week. I bring you my simple but delicious meatloaf recipe. Now don’t you go rolling your eyes thinking that you have a […]
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It’s vacation eve. Tomorrow we leave for the Laurel Highlands in Pennsylvania…a week filled with golfing, hiking and kayaking… and friends… and good food… (that’s another blog post!) Before I go…I leave you with this. A simple grilled corn recipe. No fancy herbed butters. No fancy preparations. Simple. Just the corn and the grill… […]
Hello Summer! What took you so long? I hope all of you are outside grilling or cooking in the kitchen for a barbeque! This weekend I made my favorite baked beans recipe for a neighborhood weenie roast. Or well, I thought it was my favorite recipe until I ran across a baked bean recipe from The Pioneer Woman. […]
I have a new pan! Okay, okay – I can already hear you… You call that a new pan? I have my grandmother’s pan…and my great, great grandmother’s pan…. Well so did I and I never appreciated it before. In fact, about three moves ago – I tossed it out. Yes, I was the fool. After […]
It’s Monday night and the day after Mother’s Day, I wanted something simple for dinner. I opened the refrigerator and found a big hunk of bacon staring at me. Mmmmm….bacon. I had a smoothie for breakfast and a salad for lunch. Why not? And I do have my new panini machine…why not? Ingredients: Crispy bacon, […]
Everywhere I turned these days, I see strawberries! My favorite market had flats full of juicy, sweet, red berries just begging to come home with me. Sure I could have made a shortcake recipe or pie recipe for you but let’s do something that will last through the year. With Mother’s Day this weekend […]
It’s Friday night and tonight, I really want wings. Why is it that I love all the things that are not good for me? On Friday nights, you don’t care what’s good for you… This time though, I came up with a healthy alternative to my wing craving… I took some thin boneless chicken breasts… […]
Because: I’m overdosed on the holiday… it took well over four days to prepare for… my refrigerator is full of eggs and ham… and mustard…and horseradish… and something pickled… my sisters and I each made a casserole involving cheese…(that would be three cheesy casseroles) Because: I stood on the scale this morning… I’m tired…even […]
Easter has always been a big deal in my family. My Mom followed the Slovak tradition of having an Easter table full of wonderful dishes like ham, kielbasa (both fresh and smoked), hard boiled eggs, fresh horseradish (which my Dad made), Easter Cheese or Hrudka – made from eggs and milk (recipe below) and Paska, […]
To appropriately prepare this meal…you need to plan 4 hours in advance for marinating the meat It’s the night before the two-day holiday cooking marathon. I didn’t want to go out to eat tonight but wanted something tasty and easy to make. Fajita night! I found this recipe a few weeks ago […]