As the new owner of a shiny new Dutch oven, I immediately went through my stash of recipes to try out and found this one for an easy pot roast. The meat is browned in the Dutch oven, then the other ingredients are added and the entire thing is cooked for a few hours, leaving [...]
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Roasted vegetable pasta
I am loving the Dinner Tonight blog on Martha Stewart, from the editors of Everyday Food magazine. The recipes mainly come from the magazine, but there have been a few new ones posted here and there. Mostly, they make me see a recipe in a new way that I might have otherwise overlooked. For example, [...]
Roast chicken for a simple Sunday supper
Sunday evening is the time for comfort food – especially during the cold winter. This roast chicken is great for a Sunday supper, or a great comfort food for a weeknight. The garlic gives the chicken great flavor and the lemon is subtle but fresh. Serve with bread or orzo on the side (mix in [...]
Creamy potato soup
I love a good sale, so when the local store had potatoes on sale for a good price, we bought a couple of 10-lb bags, knowing that they’ll most likely keep through the winter months. What to do with all those spuds? My first order of business was a nice batch of creamy potato soup. [...]
Slow cooker pulled pork for Pittsburgh-style sandwiches
There is a barbecue place about an hour from our house that we’ll drive to when we get the urge for ribs or pulled pork. It’s takeout-only, so the entire drive home is an exercise in torture as we smell the aromas of all the barbecue saucy goodness coming from the bag in the backseat, [...]
Countdown to Thanksgiving: Cranberry chutney
Thanksgiving will be here before you know it … time to get your game plan in order for the big day! This week I’m thinking about cranberries – those little balls of vitaminy goodness that are only in season from October through December. This year, I decided to try something new; instead of opening a [...]
Oven baked calzones at home
Calzones are one of my husband’s favorite Italian specialties; however I’m hardly Italian (although I do make a mean lasagna). But what’s to a calzone? Dough, sauce, cheese and fillings, right? How hard could it be? I donned my apron and quickly got to work. I used one of my tried-and-true dough recipes (this one [...]
Salmon packets
Who doesn’t love a present? How about a packet waiting for you at your place at the dinner table, just waiting for you to open it up and see what’s inside? That’s the idea behind these salmon packets – they’re like a little gift at dinnertime. They’re also a snap to make, and the paper [...]
Chicken divan = divine!
I love a simple, throw-together recipe that leaves plenty of leftovers. If you like broccoli, chicken and cheese, you’ll love this recipe, too. Ingredients: 1 lb. fresh broccoli, cut into large bites, washed 2 lbs. cubed cooked chicken 1 can cream of broccoli soup 1/3 c. milk 1/2 c. shredded cheddar cheese 1 tbsp. butter, [...]
