DD loves tomato soup, so I tried this recipe for her. Served it with grilled cheese sandwiches made with homemade bread.
I basically followed the recipe, but added some basil and celery seed and changed the amounts a bit. Here’s my version.
Tomato, Bacon, and Bean Soup
1/4 pound bacon, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 T. dry onion (or [...]
I read a quite a few recipes for cheeseburger soup, looking for one that sounded right to me. I chose one for the crock pot. I followed the recipe somewhat, but in the end, I did my own thing. Is that a surprise?? I made the soup on the stove top in an 8 [...]
One of my favorite Christmas gifts was the book The Bread Baker’s Apprentice. The first recipe I tried was Anadama Bread. Made with cornmeal, it makes wonderful toast.
The bread requires an overnight soaking of the cornmeal which I’ve never done for a bread recipe before. It also asks for 4 oz. light molasses. All I [...]
Chicken soup is one of those recipes you can fudge to your heart’s content. Use what you have, substitute, leave this out, add that.
Yesterday I wanted to make chicken and dumpling soup. Instead of following the recipe I found online, I put together my own combo. Near as I can remember, the following is [...]
Tacoritos…delicious. The entire family gave them a big thumbs up.
Not hard to make, at all. If your family and/or friends like tacos, burritos, Tex-Mex, etc., they will enjoy this. And I must say, as good as they were, they were even better the next day. Next time I make them, I [...]
Last night’s supper was quick and easy. The rice took the longest to cook at 20 minutes.
Check this link for the recipe for Pan Seared Shrimp I started with, from Gina’s site. She has a lot of recipes worth perusing.
I stir-fried our shrimp and used the following ingredients.
14 oz. bag frozen medium size shrimp, thawed [...]
“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” So says Edith Sitwell, British Poet, and I agree. I don’t know what Edith’s thoughts on summer were, but if you know me [...]
Supper this evening was late, but good. Crunchy Baked Pork Chops, Creamy Mushroom Bake, spinach with cashews, and corn.
Crunchy Baked Pork Chops Click the link for the original recipe. I made a couple of minor changes.
salt
4 boneless center-cut pork chops, 6 to 8 ounces each, 3/4 to 1 inch thick, trimmed of excess fat
4 [...]
Our daughter has been home from school for two days with a cold, coughing, fever, etc. I had planned to make Applebee’s Oriental Chicken Salad for supper tonight, but thought a chicken soup would be better for a sick girl. After looking at a few chicken and tortellini recipes, I came up with my own [...]
Dinner tonight was Stuffed Shells Florentine. We’ve had this before and it’s really good.
Stuffed Shells Florentine [Click the link for the original recipe.]
1 12-oz box jumbo shells for stuffing
3 c. spaghetti sauce
3 c. fresh spinach, chopped
24 oz. Ricotta or cottage cheese
2 eggs
1 c. freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 c. chopped parsley
salt to taste
2 c. shredded Mozzarella [...]
