Tomorrow is “Memorial Day” and a time for food and remembrance of the fallen. My Grandfather served in WWII and died shortly after his return, they said it was from the stress. I never got to meet him my Grandmother raised 3 young children on her own. Lets get on to the salad there is…
Sweet Cucumber Chips
I have been learning about fermentation and originally was going to use these fresh local grown cucumbers for pickles. I decided not to wait the 7 day+ process but used similar principles with same day results. You can make these and enjoy after 3 hours in the fridge. We are blessed with local produce starting…
Tomato Pie
Got home from work and turned on the water, nothing but a dribble came out. Called the water company and they said there is a line broken in your area with no ETA on restoration. It’s ok I have an emergency back up plan (water bottles) so on to dinner service. Ingredients: 1 frozen pie…
Squash Casserole
My local produce stand opened up and I stopped in to see what he had. Robbie said I have some tomato’s, cucumbers, corn and squash sir (he is always very polite). I will happily pay a small mark up for the fresh produce they get from the farmers market. Excited I decided to use the…
Creamy Chicken Enchiladas
I survived Monday and am still alive Tuesday, it’s a good day. Enchiladas have been a challenge for me, tried beef, rice, refried beans, black beans, etc. Never really satisfied with the results. Tonight I added 8 oz. cream cheese and it worked. I also cheated with pre-cooked chicken. Ingredients: 1 can red enchilada sauce…
Pimento Cheese Calzone
Sometimes you get a special gift, yesterday my mom gave me some homemade Pimento cheese. She said I made to much and it’s about a week old, I said you brought it to the right place. I’m blessed by both my parents, sorry for those that no longer have any. My brother Alex took his…
French Toast Baguette’s
Sunday mornings I watch church online and cook brunch. Technically it should be breakfast but I’m not the fastest and it’s brunch by the time to eat. I would never make it in a commercial kitchen I’m just to darn slow. I had a baguette that was as hard as a rock and have been…
Beef Croquette Sliders
My friend at work is originally from the Ukraine and he shared a taste of “Koleti” with me at lunch. It’s a mixture of ground beef/pork/chicken basically any meet you have, breaded and pan fried. All I had was some grass fed beef (85/15) and decided to make my own version. Ingredients: 1 lb. ground…
Naan Sausage Bites
Home late tonight running errands and not much planned. Actually was online with 2 pizza take out places trying to make an order and just couldn’t feel it. Had more stuff to do after I would have picked it up. Hit the grocery on the way home and picked up some Naan bread and figured…
Pork Carnita’s & Curtido
Lately I have been trying my hand at fermenting vegetables. So far my first batch of kraut came out tasty so I decided to go for more flavor and tried Curtido. Thank you to those that like my post and follow my blog, I am humbled by the awesome post I see on other sites….
Digiorno Dad 