This is an old time family meal. A simple rue, stirred around pepper and mushrooms and chicken and poured over biscuits or toast. It’s easy, a good use of leftover chicken, or a cooked chicken from the deli, and it will warm your heart for sure. Print Recipe Chicken a la King Prep Time 30 minutes…
Category: Dinner
Shrimp or Crab Louie
This is such a refreshing salad. It is a full meal deal . For lunch or dinner you just need to serve with a crunchy roll and you’ve got a winner! Print Recipe Shrimp or Crab Louie Prep Time 30 minutes Servings Ingredients 1 head iceberg lettuce you will not use all of it1 cup…
White Chili with Chicken
This chili variation is good, easy, and will warm you up on a chille day!!! (Get It?) It calls for 3 chicken breast halves, but to speed things up you can get a rotisserie chicken at the store and cut up the breasts for the chili and send the other pieces in lunches the next…
Sam’s famous name Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Sam and Liam came over last night to show me how to make lettuce wraps. They are very good teachers. I’m sure you will enjoy them when she “teaches ” you!! Just follow along:) Print Recipe Sam’s famous name Chicken Lettuce Wraps Course appetizer, Main Dish Cuisine Asian Prep Time 30 minutes Cook Time 15…
Cabbage Rolls
The first time I ever heard of a cabbage roll, I was married and had three children. We took a trip to see Joe’s parents in Pennsylvania and what do you know there was talk about cabbage rolls. It was high on the list of favorites of most anyone you met. There was talk of…
Spaghetti With Garlic Sauce
This is a very basic recipe. It is a good side dish for most meat dishes. The real fun with this recipe is when you add your own touches to the basic plan. Jock’s favorite is to top it with mizithra cheese , Joe liked it with shrimp stirred in, I’m sure you will come…
French-Style Potatoes
For some reason these potatoes earned the name ‘hard potatoes’ in our family. I guess to a bunch of little boys that was the way you compared them to baked or mashed. I call them terrific, easy, and they can be dipped in ketchup when eating, another reason why they were a favorite of the…
Green Beans with Cashews
This has been a go-to side dish for company dinners since the early 70’s. It never seems to get old . Print Recipe Green Beans with Cashews Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 10 minutes Servings Ingredients 2 pounds fresh green beans4 tablespoons butter1 cup onion chopped3/4 cup salted cashews about 3 ounces1/2 teaspoon lemon…
Creamy Mashed Potatoes
For years the secret to delicious mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving was for Jacob and I to do the last minute prep for them. We would get out the potato ricer and his strong muscles would push the potatoes through while I stirred in the butter and cream. Then the race to the table to make…
Tri Tip Roast (oven method)
These little tri tip roasts are a boon to mankind!! They are relatively inexpensive , full of flavor, easy to prepare, and the left-overs are delicious. This cooking method is fool proof– guaranteed! How many recipes will tell you that? So whether you are looking for a Sunday dinner menu with mashed potatoes and gravy…
Corned Beef and Cabbage
This is one of our all time favorite dinners. We don’t cook it that often but on St Patrick’s Day it is a must have. This meal is also called New England Boiled Dinner. I don’t know why it has two names but you will find this recipe under either name on this blog. This…
Cranberry Glazed Pork
I have had this recipe forever. It is a wonderful family dinner recipe but could also be served for a very special company dinner. It is always a winner. It is written for a pork loin roast but is very complementary to nice little pork tenderloin. Delicious sides are sweet potatoes, and braised red cabbage….