Mom’s Corned Beef & Cabbage
Mom’s Corned Beef and Cabbage is full of flavor, derived mainly from the delicious glaze of mustard, brown sugar and cloves. St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner! While my family isn’t Irish, growing up, every March we were treated to Mom’s distinctive corned beef and cabbage. In her typical style, she took the… Read more »
Italian Meatloaf
Why is it that sometimes the best recipes are the result of creating a new dish only using ingredients you have on hand – and that you need to use up? The other night, Robert was hungry for hamburgers or meatloaf, so I opened the fridge and started pulling out various ingredients that I thought… Read more »
Cajun Meatloaf
This fabulous meatloaf recipe comes from chef, author, columnist and lifestyle blogger Sally Schneider. Her work focus is on improvising, being resourceful and thinking outside the box (you can find her blog at improvisedlife.com). To me, this dish illustrates of all those concepts—and it’s scrumptious too! I like to serve this meatloaf with our Golden Potatoes (in my cookbook Fresh… Read more »
Pork Tenderloin with Port, Balsamic and Cranberry Sauce
Juicy, tender pork tenderloin with a deep-colored port, balsamic and dried cranberry sauce – a versatile dish that it easy enough for everyday and sophisticated enough for entertaining. I like to serve this Pork Tenderloin with Port, Balsamic and Cranberry Sauce at dinner parties during the holidays with wild rice as an accompaniment – the… Read more »
Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy
I wasn’t sure at first whether to put this recipe on the website or not, then I made it one more time for Robert, who said I was crazy not to post it. Salisbury Steak is a classic dish that I remember eating as a kid, that is still just as delicious today. And, it’s… Read more »
Spicy Pork Chops with Chimichurri Sauce
Chimichurri is a sauce from Argentina usually served with meat; typically made with parsley, garlic, olive oil, oregano and wine vinegar. For my Chimichurri I add in red pepper flakes for a bit of spice, and a mixture of lemon juice and white balsamic in place of the wine vinegar. I also like to use… Read more »
Kidwell Family Tacos
Cousin Jim Kidwell and his daughter Sarah are both fabulous cooks, and their tacos are the best you will ever eat, just ask our other cousins! Jim and Sarah like to use ground elk meat, but I’ve found this recipe is equally delicious with ground beef, bison or turkey (just omit the butter). They don’t really measure the ingredients, so the… Read more »
Robert’s Eggplant Parmesan!
My husband Robert has been known for his delicious Eggplant Parmesan for longer than I have known him. I have been bugging him to give me the recipe so I could share it with you all, but since he never measures anything – and never makes the recipe the same way twice – it has… Read more »
Leftover Pork Quesadillas
One night when we were camping in our airstream I created this super quick and easy recipe for our dinner. We had arrived late at our campsite (just outside Cincinnati – read about our traveling adventures on that trip here) and didn’t finish setting up until after 7 pm, so I wanted a meal that… Read more »
BBQ Beef Sandwiches
It’s easy to prepare a delicious barbecue without having to light a single coal. We have two recipes that result in a finger-lickin’ good barbecue but rely on either a slow cooker or the oven – BBQ Beef Sandwiches (recipe below) and BBQ Chicken. Each of them features a spicy sweet Oklahoma BBQ Sauce that is… Read more »
