Easy Parmesan Risotto

Risotto is usually a high maintenance side dish.  This recipe eliminates almost all the “baby sitting” and your guests will never suspect you skipped all the tedious stirring. 

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…

Pot Stickers

Last week seemed to be ‘Pot Sticker’ week on TV After watching several versions of the recipe and the cooking methods I have come up with my own version. I made them thisweekend and my taste testers were thrilled. At first they thought I made too many, but after a few bites they were asking…

Lamb Chops Madrid

Even if you don’t think you like lamb you might want to give this recipe a try.