Japanese BBQ Glazed Duck over Mashed Sweet Potatoes
We recently got back from our annual duck hunting trip to North Dakota. It wasn’t exactly our most successful hunting trip up there, we had multiple days of 80 degree beautiful sunny, cloudless, no wind days – which while gorgeous and somewhat unseasonably warm, isn’t exactly great duck hunting weather. We had not one but…
Bacon Bourbon Chocolate Chip Cookies
I’m always on the lookout for new and different cookie ideas to make and I was really intrigued by this combination of bacon and chocolate cookies that I found at Tidy Mom, of course the addition of bourbon didn’t hurt either. The salty/savory-ness of the bacon is a great compliment to the otherwise relatively standard…
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…
Marinara Sauce
We used to have this pizza place near our house that ran the perfect special for us. A two topping pizza and an order of cheese bread. So many places run specials on multiple pizzas or pizzas and wings, just way to much food for two people. Well this was perfect, it gave us enough pizza…
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….
Ooey Gooey Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Bars
I almost named these 7 layer blondies because they are like a cross between my 7 layer bars and a blondie. The flavors and ingredients are very similar with both butterscotch and chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, and coconut. What I liked best about this version is how ooey and gooey the sweetened condensed milk…