Stuffed Peppers
Over the last couple of years we have eaten these stuffed peppers a variety of ways. It has taken me a little while to perfect this recipe so just know that this is the best it has been! I tried making the filling, filling the peppers, baking and then eating – the peppers were to…
Sloppy Joes
When you grow up with a mom as a vegetarian, you tend to not enjoy meat very much. Now, I love my mom. She was amazing at just about anything she did. Except cooking. She had a few things that she did well but cooking meat was not one of them. Hence, why I became…
Creamy Pasta with Bacon and Onion
Do you need a quick weeknight meal? This is one of our family’s favorites. Of course, who doesn’t like pasta? One great thing about this is that it doesn’t matter what kind of noodle you have in your pantry. Just about any kind will work. I love the cork screw, cellantani as in the picture.…
Pork Chops and Dirty Rice
Do you have recipes that everyone in the family requests? This is one of them right from Andy’s mom. Before I became a vegetarian for 20 years, I loved pork chops. When I started eating meat again, I still loved them. You might be scared of the name: dirty rice? Well, we call it dirty…
Salmon Patties
I never ate fish until I was married. True story. This is a FL girl confessing that I grew up 5 minutes from the Inter-coastal Waterway and never ate fish. It is a sad story. I can’t say I am completely converted to all things fish, however, I would say eating salmon about once a…
Pizza Dough
We have pizza about once a week at our house. Yes, we do. I am not afraid to admit it. Pizza Friday, Baby! Having lived in PA where there is a pizza joint on every block, we have kind of become pizza snobs. (PSA – if you are in Lansdale, PA – please go eat…
Pie Crust
The best pie crust I have ever tasted. I know people have strong feelings about their own pie crust. I sure do. To be honest, I am not a big fan of pie crust in general. I do love pie, just not the crust left at the end. However, if I am going to eat…
City Chicken
This recipe comes from Andy’s family. They grew up eating City Chicken, which isn’t really chicken at all. It goes back to a time when chicken was expensive so pork was cooked on a skewer and breaded to resemble fried chicken. Andy’s mom, Diane, taught me to make it and her mom taught her. I…
Loaded Potato Pockets
Have you ever had a Hot Pocket? I haven’t so I don’t know if these compare. What I do know, is that they taste good. You could even just make the filling and eat it without the pocket if you are trying to avoid carbs or gluten. The filling is the good stuff! I can’t…
Meatloaf
I think I ate meatloaf twice growing up. I didn’t like it either time. I am not a fan of ground beef so if I am going to eat it, it has to have LOTS of flavor. If you feel the same. Look no further, this recipe is for you. It is easy, has lots…
Breakfast Burritos
Breakfast. Some people say it is the most important meal of the day. I am not a nutritionist or anything close so I can’t claim that breakfast is important for scientific reasons. I am human, though, and know that I need fuel for the day. So breakfast, it’s an important meal. It is also important…
Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Rolls
Fall is officially here and I am fully embracing all things pumpkin spice. I love that when the seasons change our food changes too! Isn’t that what we love about the holidays? Food?!? As we transition from flip flops to boots, shorts to jeans, and tank tops to sweaters, our food transitions from burgers to…
Crumb Coffee Cake
It is not too often that I eat cake for breakfast but when I do – I want a crumb coffee cake. My blueberry coffee cake is amazing as well as my cinnamon sour cream coffee cake. However, nostalgia always takes over and this one brings back all the memories. My sister and I were…