This meatloaf has become the preferred version in our house. Nothing wrong with the tried and true original, but there's something satisfying about starting this early in the day and either coming home to a delicious smell (pre-Covid) or enjoying the scent as it fills the house while I'm on work Zoom calls. It's [...]
My husband sent this recipe to me because he thought it looked interesting and I agreed with him. As usual, I saw plenty of things in the list of ingredients to tinker with. First off, the jalepenos and avocado were out; neither would go over very well with this family. To make up for [...]
The combination of pistachios and chicken might sound odd to some people, but it's delicious trust me! As an added bonus, recruit a family member to help shell the pistachios or even quicker, buy them already shelled. Once that step is done, it's really just a fairly quick and easy weeknight dinner. [...]
The original recipe had two other kinds of meat and jarred sauce, so I modified it to use what I had on hand and more to my liking. Plus a new way to make chicken on a Tuesday night sounded appealing -- especially since my family always requests the same two dishes. Truth be [...]
I've never had much success with slow cooker chicken recipes because there is usually a can of soup involved. However, this one seemed like it had promise and it turned out great. The simplicity of the ingredients make it an easy one to prep before work and then dinner is ready in an hour [...]
My husband accidentally bought chicken tenders instead of chicken breasts one day, so I decided to make the most of it. I scrounged around in our pantry and had the idea to make a coating that had ranch dressing in it already. My family loved the combination of these chicken tenders and a ranch [...]
We used to have a favorite brew pub in the neighborhood called Breakroom. Unfortunately for them, the food was better than the beer and they closed only after a year or so. But the burgers! The burgers were some of the best we've ever had in Chicago and potentially ever. They were super thin, [...]
I don't even remember where this recipe came from. I do remember that the original recipe called for grilling the chicken, and it made a huge mess so I took it out. Now the whole thing takes place in one pan and is a fairly quick dish on a busy weeknight. Just remember to [...]
My husband loves this recipe so much that when I just say the words "ropa vieja", he starts salivating. For me it's not even that difficult a recipe to make, since it cooks all day in a slow cooker and just needs a few steps before it's ready for dinner. I changed a few [...]
I wish there was a good story behind this meatloaf but really it's just the version I've settled on over the years. My recipe has one important change from others I've tried, and it's a small but important one- I saute my onions in butter to mellow the flavor. The result is something that [...]
