I know I’ve shared before that I have some serious concerns about my sister. I think the example I used was her (and her husband’s) dislike of goulash. Blasphemy, I say! Simply un-American. Further proof that something has gone seriously wrong with her, is she doesn’t like olives. Which, now that I think about it,…
Smothered Chicken
Today’s recipe is all about comfort food for me. When I think of comfort food, I think back to my childhood and foods like chicken stuffed with Zup’s famous wild rice stuffing, which always led to chicken dumpling soup a couple days later, tuna casserole, pot roast, or what I’m going to show you today…
Creole Shrimp
The spring of my senior year of high school my parents took a two week road trip where they drove down the Mississippi all the way to New Orleans. With my parents gone for two weeks, I did what any other high schooler would do – I skipped school. I skipped school so I could…
Eggplant Mozzarella Melts
This is our first recipe in our Lenten meat-free series, just in time because today is Ash Wednesday. Following this recipe, we’ll post a meat-free recipe on every Friday during Lent. Dana and I made this the other day for lunch on one of our blogging days. Both of us were actually surprised just how good they…
Chicken Enchiladas with Apple-Avocado Salsa
This is one of those recipes that I didn’t think I’d like until I tried it. We were shopping at Menard’s one day when I saw a Better Homes and Gardens Cook Book (#EarnsCommission). It was a red binder similar to my trusty Betty Crocker cookbook, so it became an impulse purchase along with whatever…
Ely Pasties
The pasty, a meat pie, is a tradition in Ely, and is not to be confused with pasties (if you don’t know, google it, but don’t do it at work). Pasties (used from here on in reference to the meat pie only) are one of those meals that really feels like home. Pasties were introduced to the…
