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Share The package of Bob’s Red Mill for the Vegi Soup Mix caught my eye the other day and thought I would give it a try. This dish is anywhere between a stew and a soup, depending how think or think you like it. We like “thick” around the Hakes house.. If you want it [...]
Share I can’t think of any other meal that ties in comfort, fun, simplicity and all around ‘goodness’ like Spaghetti with Meatballs. It’s a satisfying and easy meal to make, for 2 or 200! Adults and kids of all ages love Spaghetti and Meatballs too. It was a great hit at our church’s Spaghetti Dinner [...]
Share Just like I’ve mentioned in one of my previous posts, reversing the cooking processes and roasting the chicken under low heat in the oven and then finishing it off on the stove top results in juicy chicken with easy to make sauce. Here’s the recipe from today’s segment on Cincinnati’s Fox19 Morning News: 4 [...]
Share Tried Cooks Illustrated recent recipe from their March & April 2010 issue titled “A New Way to Pan-Sear Chicken Breasts” Although I didn’t really have an issue with my chicken breasts I thought this was interesting to roast the chicken first under low heat and then finishing it off with the sear. So… did [...]
Share I love to research recipes. Part of the fun of cooking is to see what everyone else had done, marry or pull it apart and make it my own. My sister does this as well – so perhaps you do too! I have some friends who follow recipes and directions to the letter, so [...]
Share Yesterday was one of the crazy days… I’m sure you know exactly what I’m talking about! I had a meeting at 5:30P, my oldest son had marching band practice at 6P, Ron (husband) had a marching band parent meeting at 7:30. Luckily, I was working from home and can cook while working…. I pulled [...]
Share What I love about spring, summer and fall in the mid-west, besides the lack of snow, is the ability to grill out! Grilling is so easy, fun and delicious! I discovered a great recipe for grilling pork tenderloin. It’s so flavorful and juicy – the whole family loved it. I would have never thought [...]
Share Lower your fat intake without giving up red meat with Buffalo! Buffalo has a third less fat, 30% less calories and has higher protein than beef. Here’s a lower fat version of the traditional Cuban Style Ground Beef called Picadillo! Come taste for yourself at DLM Health Fair in Springboro, Ohio! I’ll be there [...]
Share … a little bit of this and a little bit of that! According to my meal plan, I was making pasta with basil pesto. Although, between the snow (in the mid-west) and getting caught up on the computer, 6:30PM rolled around and I had not started dinner. Sound familiar? So, I switched things around [...]
Share Hey there foodies! Over the weekend I presented at the Dearborn arts festival and made a Quinoa Salad. Half way through the presentation I saw many young kids in the audience and thought — oh no, they’re going to hate it. Well, I was wrong — they loved it! Even the finicky teenagers. Try [...]
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