Meat Loaf de Provence

Meat Loaf de Provence is not your average meat loaf recipe. To say that my husband isn't the biggest fan of meat loaf and yet had two hu...

Oriental Pork and Pineapple

Still using up what I have available between the freezer, refrigerator and pantry, tonight's luscious dinner will be Oriental Pork and P...

Pasta and Sausage Bake

Today I am talking use it or loose it. Now that I am cooking for just my husband and me coupled with a crippled income toward the latter par...

Easy Buttermilk Spice Cake

You know that I like easy when it comes to baking. Well on Easter Sunday we are having breakfast at my daughter's. It just so happens th...

Cauliflower and Potato Mash

Colorful, delicious orange cauliflower blends with white potato for a terrific side dish that is so good! If you read my Chicken Cordon Bleu...

Chicken Cordon Bleu

We are going retro recipe today. Taking you back in time to the 60's era. Remember that Chicken Cordon Bleu gained popularity in upscale...

Mini Cauliflower Gratins

What a wonderful discovery I made when I first purchased the orange variety of cauliflower. Maybe it's all in our heads, but my husband ...

Cube Steak with Sherry Cream Gravy

Yum Chuck cube steak was finally available in our store today. That is the cube steak cut I love the most for two reasons: flavor and the fa...

Easy Pork Chops alla Pizzialo

If you need a new recipe for pork chops, whether they are boneless or bone in, try this very simple and quick dish of Pork Chops alla Pizzia...

Weekly Food Budget Plan for Under Seventy-four Dollars

Basically I look at 6 days worth of dinners and shopping all over on the 7th day. This particular menu plan is based on feeding 2 adults and...

Chicken Paprikash

I have been making this dish over and over throughout the years. Raging flavor from the peppers and tomatoes as they are simmering in the br...

Individual Potato and Cheese Gratins

A gratin is any baked dish that is topped off with bread crumbs or cheese. You could use cheese or a combination of cheese and bread crumb...

Kandu Pork and Vegetable Stir-Fry

I was absolutely stumped on what to name this dish. Lying in bed last night and trying to fall asleep wasn't easy because all I could th...

Red Beans and Rice

Had so much fun in my kitchen the other day making Chicken Enchiladas. Initially I wasn't sure what to have for a side dish - then it st...

Chicken Enchiladas

Do you sometimes wonder if there is anything beyond using up left over chicken for soup or for a sandwich? Well we are talking about taking ...

Pan Fried Cod

My husband decided to take charge of cooking last night. Sometimes it's a good thing, other times he scares me. Don't get me wrong -...

Home Made Chicken Soup

Start out by roasting a large chicken, preferably using my recipe for Roasted Chicken with Lemon, Thyme and Dill. From there make some home ...

Chicken Stock from Scratch

It's not difficult to make your own home made stock. The only time consuming part is allowing it to come to a boil and simmer on the sto...

Roasted Chicken with Lemon, Thyme and Dill

Despite the fact that I no longer hold a 9-5 type job and all of my kids have left the nest, I still lean toward cooking a full meal on Sund...

Parmesan and Panko Pork Cutlets

Parmesan and Panko Pork Cutlets for dinner any night of the week. Using our marinara sauce we just made and taking the cutlets from the whol...