Easy Chicken Risotto with Zucchini is an elegant and easy weeknight meal for family and friends! Try one of our variations on this dish to use up whatever veggies you've got in your fridge. I feel like risotto gets a bad rap as being something difficult to cook and really....it's not. Does it take some time? Oh sure, but it's not hard work or technically difficult. So ...
Meat & Poultry
Creamy Leftover Ham Pasta
Use up the last of the holiday ham in this simple but delicious Creamy Leftover Ham Pasta. It's a leftover ham recipe that everyone will love. Leftover ham may be one of the joys of the holidays. There it sits, salty, sweet and ready to eat. But eventually there comes a time when you must do something with the final vestiges of the holiday ham and that's where this ...
Thanksgiving Turkey Roulade
Thanksgiving Turkey Roulade is an impressive alternative to the giant Thanksgiving bird. Sweet and savory filling surrounded by juicy turkey is a wonderful centerpiece for a more intimate holiday meal. The holiday season is upon us once again. It's the time of year that we begin to contemplate just what will be gracing the table and no dish is as important as the ...
Italian Baked Chicken with White Beans and Tomatoes
Italian Baked Chicken with White Beans and Tomatoes is one of those dishes that surprises you with just how good it is. It's comfort food that seriously fulfills it's duty as a blanket of warmth and savoriness for your belly. Chicken quarters and humble white beans are a match made in heaven. So, I originally posted this recipe in 2008. It was probably the third or fourth ...
Keto Spinach Artichoke Chicken
Long before keto entered our life, we ate the ubiquitous boneless, skinless chicken breast a lot. Probably (if I'm honest) more than I ever wanted to. But being relatively cheap and quick to cook made a bigger difference many nights than whether or not it actually tasted delicious. Since discovering keto over a year ago, slathering a bland and boring chicken breast with ...
Easy Chicken Salad with Grapes
It seems like so long ago now, but once upon a time I did a lot of catering. Not big giant events, but a lot of luncheons and meetings. Which was perfect for a one-woman show. And if you are going to cater then you have to have a chicken salad recipe. It's pretty much obligatory. My chicken salad was simple to make but oh-so-delicious. First I would roast bone-in chicken ...
Shredded Beef Nachos
There is nothing like sitting down in front of a tray of beef nachos. It's a tray full of color and delicious textures and tastes, and the best part is that they are just SO DANG EASY to make. If you get our weekly email then you already know the story of how our kids were out of school for nearly a week due to flooding in the area and also how that prolonged stay at home ...
Keto Cheesy Bacon Chicken Breasts
Super easy and extra delicious, this Keto Cheesy Bacon Chicken will be your new go-to weeknight dinner! There are a lot of struggles to overcome in a Keto diet, but making a keto friendly chicken dinner is not one of them. Any kind of protein on a low carb or keto diet fits in pretty easily and also happens to often be very kid-friendly. For example, this cheesy bacon ...
Hot Wing Wontons
Hot Wing Wontons are a recipe I came up with years and years ago for an early blog giveaway type thing. The sponsor was a sauce and mustard company and it was my first big thing as a blogger. 10 years ago, this recipe was everywhere, but as things go, it has fallen by the wayside as newer posts and recipes have come through. So, I figured this was a great opportunity for a ...
Old Fashioned Beef Stew with Red Wine
As the deepest darkest days of winter settle in around us, I cannot help but crave stick-to-your-ribs comfort food. There is nothing quite like a hearty stew or braised dish that warms your frozen fingers and toes and fortifies you for a few more weeks of frigid temperatures. A good, old fashioned beef stew is the epitome of winter comfort food and I'm about to show you how to ...
Asian Braised Country Style Ribs
These Braised Country Style Ribs have an Asian flare with orange juice and soy sauce that pairs perfectly with this low and slow pork dish. Crock Pot friendly too! I'm going to let you in on some cold, hard, facts - the holidays are expensive. I don't care how you slice it, the last two months of the year are so terribly expensive that we have to save up during the other 10 ...
Low Carb Spinach Feta Greek Pie
Being low-carb while the rest of your family isn't can be...trying. It takes some fortitude to resist the pretty much constant temptation to eat all of the carby things. It also takes planning. As with any "diet", failing to plan = setting yourself up for failure. That's why I try my best to keep easy to eat things stocked in my fridge. Things like this Low Carb Spinach and ...
17 Apple Recipes to Celebrate Fall
It's apple season and there's no way to ring in the autumn season than with an arsenal of fresh and fun apple recipes. Here are 17 delicious apple recipes to try out this season. 1. Southern Fried Apple Hand Pies These Southern Fried Apple Hand Pies are easy to make using either homemade or store bought pie crust or biscuit dough and the perfect Southern treat! 2. ...
Deep Dish Chicken Bacon Quiche
In the land of make ahead dinners and leftover recreations, the humble quiche reigns supreme. Egg and pie crust can be filled with all manner of ingredients and are especially well suited to bits and bobs of dinners past that may be hanging out in your fridge. This super easy Deep Dish Chicken Bacon Quiche can be altered to fit whatever you have lying around needing to be ...
Ginger Peach Barbecued Chicken Legs
A classic chicken leg is the perfect food for summer grilling. Coat your next legs in delicious ginger-peach glaze and rock your next grill-out! There are few dishes as well suited to the sport of “grilling” than a barbecued chicken leg. This affordable and abundant cut of poultry is loved by children and adults alike, with it’s built in handle for easy ...