Another favorite from the Harley Biker’s Cookbook , the Bad Boy Beef Tacos never fail to rock our world. This is one of our staple dinners here. Even Mackenzie loves them, although we do cut out a bit of the spice for her. When tasting this with “full heat”, keep in...
The eggplant sat lurking in the fridge. It stared at me every time I opened the door to grab something else, begging to be cooked in some way. Half of a small one was used on pizza last weekend. And I thought about making eggplant Parmesan with the other larger...
I was feeling adventurous this weekend and decided to try something totally new. A recent mental inventory of our freezer trunk reminded me we had a bunch of okra I froze and a bag of shrimp that were just begging to be used up. So the following dish emerged: Cajun...
Most of the time when Stefan is on vacation, I fall out of my usual groove a bit and don’t run around like a crazy woman all day. You probably noticed by my lack of posts for the last week or so…and I’m just now starting to catch up on everything here in the house. I...
Learn how to make and can your own jalapeño hot sauce at home with fresh peppers. Easy, flavorful, and shelf-stable — the perfect homemade hot sauce recipe.
Ever on the quest for new recipes, I was flipping through my cookbook Southern Living: 30 Years of Our Best Recipes and came up with the following meal: Balsamic marinated chicken with beer rice and sugared carrots. The balsamic chicken browned beautifully while...
Comfort food. There’s something special about it and everyone has their own special somethings that can just make the darkest days seem bright. We could have used a bit more comfort food around here the last few days. And now that Stefan is finally home again and...
I had to get creative for dinner last night since we’re running low on supplies…again. But this recipe didn’t require anything special so it won. I’ve added more spice to the original version but the chicken always turns out nice and juicy. We served it with rice and...
I’ve been wanting to try a recipe from one of my favorite foodie blogs, Homesick Texan, for a while now but just been putting it off. It turns out that this recipe is incredibly easy and tastes fantastic. It’s sort of like a Mexican lasagna, using tortillas instead of...
I never would have imagined that this recipe would turn out so well. I was pretty skeptical when I read it but it got great reviews on AllRecipes.com, and so far that site has never let me down. It was very flavorful and smelled incredible while cooking. The balsamic...
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