New recipes and old family favorites to inspire some extra time around the table with family and friends.
I love chicken salad, pasta salad, and plain old regular salad. Guess what, if you mash them all up in this Herb Chicken Pasta Salad the result is delicious! Here is the perfect Chicken Pasta Salad Recipe. When I worked at a restaurant ( Pizzaria Uno) I always added some cooked ziti noodles in my …
Making these Pork and Scallion Potstickers were a perfect way to spend a cold, rainy afternoon. We were bored and decided to try our hand at cooking something unfamiliar. I had these potsticker wrappers in the freezer and while I had a general idea of what to do I had never actually made them before. I …
Chicken thighs are always a deal at the grocery store making these Garlic-Lemon Chicken Thighs a great value dinner. In my area, they range from .77 to $1.49 a pound depending on the sale. This recipe works if you are cooking for 4 or 2. If you are only cooking for 2 you can still …
This is one of those dinners that was created while looking for something for dinner at the end of a busy week when I had nothing planned out. If you keep a few cans of San Marzano tomatoes, pasta, and garlic or onion in your pantry you can always come up with an easy dish …
This Meatball and White Bean Stew is one of those dump and walk away dishes. The only real work besides chopping a few veggies is taking the time to make the meatballs a half hour before you are ready to eat. My sweet husband made the meatballs for this since he got home before me. …
These Garlic Green Beans are a quick and easy side dish we usually eat once a week. Green beans are cheap, they range from .99 to 1.99/pound at my grocer. This makes them the perfect veggie for an easy side dish. If you want to make this even faster you could take some help from …