I have been saving this recipe to share as an Easter dessert for some time now, and this evening almost talked myself out of finally writing the post in favor of sitting down to read, working a little later, doing other chores and a number of other excuses because it seemed too late to post…
Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili
One of our favorite things to do with friends is to get together and cook. We pick a theme and then cook way too much food while we hang out and snack for the evening – usually sneaking in a few games along the way. But I also happen to like to get together with…
Orange Chicken
I’ve been meaning to post this recipe for a number of years. It’s been a favorite of ours since I downloaded it from some random website – evidenced by the splashes of sauce over my printed version along with my notes on how I’ve tweaked it. In fact, I’ve tried to take pictures for the…
Instant Pot Beef Stew
This is going to be embarrassing but the reason I wanted to find and make a really good beef stew recipe is because I wanted to replicate Dinty Moore beef stew – or maybe my memories of it anyway. I think it was sort of like spaghetti-Os, I had fond childhood memories of it but…
Quick Pickled Onions
Pickled onions might be one of my favorite secret weapons to add something a little different and surprising to sandwiches, burgers, tacos or even salads. They add a bright, vinegary, fresh pop of flavor, and crunch – without being super oniony. The onion flavor is there but the strong bite of onion is really mellowed…
Mom’s Chicken Dumpling Soup
We’re seeing lows in the single digits here in Minnesota and while that might seem mild to us, it’s also perfect weather for a nice warm soup. This chicken and dumpling soup was my favorite soup my mom made growing up – and as I put that in writing, I think it might have been…
