Chicken Pot Pie with Cheddar Pastry

    Chicken Pot Pie with Cheddar Pastry

    A couple years ago, I got a fantastic collection of recipes from Southern Living called Southern Living’s 30 Years of Our Best Recipes as a gift from my mom. I have only tried one meal from it so far which was fantastic, but I decided to use a few more recipes from it...

    Build Your Own Tortilla Press

    So I was thinking about various gadgets that are great to have in your kitchen and came down the list to the tortilla press. I know for many this would be an absolute waste, but we eat a lot of flour tortillas here (almost weekly taco nights) and at about 25 cents a...

    Sweet, Sticky & Spicy Chicken

    As the name suggests, this dish has a sweet side to it with a big kick of spice for those who like it hot. One could pair it with white rice or give our version a try – left-over penne noodles thrown in the pan once everything was cooked. I think we will definitely...

    Mexican-Style Chicken and Rice – Arroz Con Pollo

    On its own, this dish is a little bit bland. But we were trying to find a dish similar to what they serve in Miami at a restaurant called Pollo Tropical. This is not it but it was still really good. A much more Mexican flair than I expected. The original recipe calls...

    Bottom Round Roast with Onion Gravy

    I’m not sure I’ll try this recipe again. The roast was extremely dry so were were very thankful for the gravy. The onions cooked way down and were a bit too mushy for my liking in the end but they did pick up the wine flavor which was nice. I made some modifications...

    A recap of the meal plan from last week

    Successfully not posted anything about the meals…doh! But I do have a pretty good excuse. Stefan and I have been quite under the weather for the past week. And although couch-locked most of the time because we were just too tired to move from the cold that...