Naan bread doubles as a pretty awesome personal sized pizza crust. One of the first pizzas we made on a naan crust was our apple bacon pizza. I can’t even begin to tell you where we got the idea for this sweet chili chicken pizza – the flavors remind me of the flavors that I…
Roasted Veggie Mac ‘n Cheese
How do you get kids to eat their vegetables? If you believe Hidden Valley, you just dip them in ranch. But growing up my mom had an even better solution – smother them in cheese, from a block of processed American cheese. She used to steam broccoli and carrots and then melt a little bit…
Meatloaf in Bell Pepper Rings
It’s sort of funny, I have a couple of favorite meals that my Mom used to make when Dana and I were growing up, like goulash and pot roast. However, one other meal that my Mom tended to make pretty regularly was meatloaf; I did not like meatloaf. A loaf of meat? No, loaves…
Stuffed Shells
During deer season we stay in a shack that has all the comforts of home except running water. So I try to make a lot of our meals in advance, in disposable foil pans, because dishes without running water aren’t my idea of a good time. One of my Mom’s favorite meals that I typically…
Buffalo Mac ‘n Cheese
I love macaroni and cheese. I mean who doesn’t love macaroni and cheese? It’s like the quintessential comfort food from so many of our childhoods. As an adult, I have come to see mac ‘n cheese as somewhat of a blank canvas. It’s also a great way to use up leftover chicken, pork, beef, veggies….
Carnitas Tamale Casserole
There is this Mexican restaurant my friend Dan took me to in Phoenix and the first time he told me to get the Green Corn Tamale’s with baja sauce which was his wife’s favorite. Wow – were they good. It was my first experience with tamales and I loved them. In fact, he and other…
