The family seemed to be in the mood for Mexican food again so I decided to put this Baked Tacos Recipe on the menu for dinner. This is not you typical taco recipe because the tacos are topped with cheese and placed in the oven. This does add to the time involved making the tacos … Read more
It’s been a long time sense I have eaten at an Outback Steakhouse restaurant, but from what I can remember it was really good. I think the closest one is about 200 miles away so I don’t picture it happening anytime soon. When I saw this knock off recipe for Outback Steakhouse’s Alice Springs Chicken; … Read more
The temperature here in Upper Michigan reached a rare 41F degrees here yesterday, which brought a grilling opportunity I couldn’t resist; so I decided to put this Grilled Dijon Bacon Cheeseburgers Recipe on the menu. It has been a long cold winter with the temperature’s never getting above 40F so it was really nice to … Read more
The cookie jar was empty and I wanted some cookies to go with my coffee; but I wanted to hold the amount of sugar down a little bit so I decided on this Simple Spice Cookies Recipe. This recipe uses a granulated no calorie sweetener which I have used in the past and it is … Read more
When I first saw this recipe I wasn’t sure how well chicken thighs and shrimp would blend together but it worked pretty well. Because of using dark meat the chicken remained nice and moist. I unusually don’t like cooking pasta in the slow cooker; I’d rather do it separately; because it was Orzo I thought … Read more
I had to dig way back into my recipe file to find this Simple Pizza Casserole Recipe. This recipe was popular with my kids when they were young. Actually we all really enjoyed it, but for some reason it kind of fell to the wayside. This is a simple recipe and very basic I’m … Read more
I wanted to put chicken on the menu for tonight’s supper, but I wanted to keep it simple and basic. This Family Style Broiled Chicken Recipe is simple and quick to put together. There is very little prep time so the chicken is broiled and on the table in less than an hour. This recipe … Read more
I had been planning on posting pumpkin pancakes but was trying to hold up until fall. I was having a hard time figuring out what to cook and had some pumpkin on hand I wanted to use up so I prepared a breakfast supper of Pumpkin Pancakes. Looking around the web there were quite a … Read more
Meat loaf and meatballs always seem to have a good combination of ingredients and this recipe is no exception. If you and your family like meat loaf, give this Pizza Meat Loaf Recipe a try. This recipe caught my eye because of the green pepper the recipe called for. If you don’t like the taste … Read more
It has been quite a while since I have put Mexican food on the dinner menu. When I saw this Slow Cooker Fajitas Recipe it looked like it would be pretty good. Everything is cooked in the slow cooker so I knew whatever steak cut I used would turn out very tender. I don’t care … Read more
Fat Tuesday today, Ash Wednesday this Wednesday the 13th, and with an early Easter this year Lent is here already. This should be a sign the winter is going by fast, but for me, it is not. I can’t wait to get this winter over with. My heart goes out to the people in the … Read more
Usually when I prepare a vegetable for a side dish I cook or steam them without any type of a sauce; salt, pepper, and butter works out fine for me. I had fish on the menu for tonight and thought this Ginger Glazed Carrots Recipe would go really well with baked fish. This is a … Read more
Many Years went by before I had the chance to taste or try a Chinese Chop Suey dish. I think it was mainly because of the area we lived in. There were no Chinese restaurants;-heck, there wasn’t even a Burger King around until I started growing up a little bit. Anyway, this Hamburger Chop Suey … Read more
This Taco Burgers Recipe is as simple as it gets. Taco seasoning and corn chips get mixed into the burger and it is topped with cream cheese. If you like Tacos you are sure to like this recipe. I was really tempted to prepare this on the grill which I am sure would have made … Read more
When I saw this Hotdog Bean Soup Recipe I thought; “how good could that be?” Well it’s pretty good. This is another soup recipe that doesn’t require hours of cooking time. The flavors blend very well and the recipe has a unique flavor. I don’t have any young kids in the house anymore, but if … Read more
I had some venison steak in the freezer I wanted to use up and this venison one dish dinner sounded really good. This Slow Cooker Venison One Dish Dinner Recipe is really good on a cold night. All the work is done in the morning, so you can set it, and forget it, for the … Read more
With the lent season coming close I thought it would be a good time to post this Double Shrimp Casserole Recipe. This is another one dish recipe that doesn’t require much prep or cooking time. You can have this dish on the table in about an hour. this is a mildly seasoned recipe and … Read more
I have wanted to work with these Manicotti Shells for a while but kind of shied away from them because I figured like stuffed shells it would take a lot of time. It was not really all that bad. I chose this Stuffed Manicotti Shells Recipe because it was simple and did not require many … Read more
This Chicken Gumbo Soup Recipe has a good blend of flavors and like most slow cooker recipes there is not much prep time involved. One of the things I like about making soup in the slow cooker is that it is almost impossible to overcook it. If you get tied up on something and can’t … Read more
I wish I had turned down the heat a little bit in this recipe, but what is hot to me seems to be mild for other people; my wife said it was perfect. Depending on what you like you may want to season this recipe to taste. Depending how large of an area you live … Read more
