I sure hope that they roast garlic in heaven! Seriously though, I absolutely adore the smell of roasting garlic. Adoration. If the oven wasn't so hot, I'd jump in for a closer whiff!!! And it's not just the smell, it's the flavor that it brings to food. Rich. Robust. Just add roasted garlic to your favorite mashed potatoes. Here's how I did it... Roasted Garlic … [Read more...]
Simple Sunday Beef Roast
A simple Sunday Beef Roast. I bought a chuck roast last week. I cut part of it into cubes for Beef, Mushroom and Barley Soup. And I seasoned the rest with lemon pepper and lemon juice, to roast in the oven. I was a bit anxious about the lemon flavor with the beef roast and vegetables, but it totally worked. Gave it some flavor flare, but not so lemony that it was a … [Read more...]
Pierogi Casserole
It won't be long before we are rolling in Thanksgiving leftovers. I enjoy the opportunity to create "encore meals" from the leftovers. One of my favorite ways to use leftover mashed potatoes is in pierogi casserole. This goes together quickly and can easily be altered to suit your family's preferences. My children prefer milder cheeses, so I use mostly mozzarella cheese, but … [Read more...]
Potato Soup for 10
Don't you just love this time of year? The air is crisp, the nights are cool, and the children breathe in white puffs. I adore the fall! And if you ask me, there is nothing better on a cool fall evening than a big, hearty bowl of steaming soup. This potato soup is an often requested recipe in our family and it feeds all 10 of us for well under $10. My family loves it … [Read more...]
Grilled Potato Skewers
It seems that some variety of potatoes are on sale every week these days. I've had a bag of red potatoes that needed to be used. And what a better way to use them, but with Grilled Steaks. My Dad made steaks on the grill for us last week...and we had these grilled red potatoes on skewers and some grilled eggplant too. (The eggplant is made by slicing into 1/4 … [Read more...]
Ship Wreck Casserole – Vintage Recipe
Ship Wreck Casserole! A delicious vintage recipe from the 1960's! It's Vintage Recipe Week. And all I can think about is my Grammy in the kitchen. I have many a memory of her working hard in the kitchen...working to feeding her brood. As I made this Ship Wreck Casserole, I could only think about her in 1940. She would have been a teenager, and it would … [Read more...]
Chicken Curry Stew
(Erin here...I will be making this this weekend. That is all.) I love this recipe for Chicken Curry Stew. It's so filling and it's one of those great one-pot meals. I am always a fan of not dirtying up a whole cabinet full of pots and pans for a meal. It's full of vegetables, starch, and lean protein so you don't need anything on the side, but you can always add a side green … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Baked Potatoes
For the past, um, year or so, I have not done a whole lot with potatoes. And for good reason. Ryan tested positive for a potato allergy, among other things. So I quickly removed them from our diet. A few weeks ago, we got the go ahead from both the allergist and the GI doctor to start reintroducing the more "tame" foods...or the ones he reacted to least...and see if he can … [Read more...]
Pork Tenderloin Meal
Mommy Gio shares a super simple supper with us tonight! Pork Tenderloin Meal A simple and delicious dinner! 2 lb. Pork Tenderloin Spices or Rub - Italian seasoning or all-purpose seasoning or jerk seasoning or whatever you like!2 lb. Potatoes2 cans Green Beans Season your Tenderloin to your likings and put in oven at 400 degrees for 35 min, or until … [Read more...]
Mexican Chili Topped Potatoes
So tonight I'm out on the town...I'm hanging out at the Ultimate Mom's Night Out and will then catch the last showing of Ramona and Beezus with some girlfriends. (I know...I'm totally getting wilder as I age!) I really just want to see Ramona and Beezus so I can feel 12 again. (I might have had a little thing for those Beverly Cleary books when I was a kid. The kind … [Read more...]