One of my wedding gifts from my Nana (my dad’s mother) was a collection of her favorite recipes to add to my recipe box. They’re not the recipes I make all the time – most of them are desserts and
Dear Food: Please shut up.
I’m really tired of my food telling me why I’m eating it. Take Cheerios. According to the box, the only reason you are eating Cheerios is a) to lower your cholesterol or b) to lose weight. Remember that dipshit commercial
St Pat’s Day Soda Bread
Recipe courtesy of the Crim School Cookbook (my elementary school), author unknown. This is a pretty basic recipe and doesn’t actually have any instructions with it. I’ll clarify where I can and can add more help in comments if needed!
Anna’s Momma’s Monkey Bread
Start this 12 hours before you want to eat it (the night before). Ingredients: 1 package frozen yeast rolls (24 ct) 1 cup brown sugar 1 3.5 oz box regular vanilla pudding mix (NOT instant) 1/4 cup white sugar 1
Basic Baked Porkchops
This is one of those “variable” recipes – the basic ingredients (center cut porkchops, onions, canned tomatoes) stay the same, but the spices and side dishes are pretty infinitely variable. It’s good, simple, hearty food that isn’t fussy and is
Zucchini and Corn Quesadillas
Adapted from SmellsLikeHome. Olive Oil One onion, sliced 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 medium zucchini or yellow squash, halved and sliced into thin half-moons 1 ear of corn, grilled and removed from the cob, or 1 cup frozen corn 1/2
Grilled Cheese
Ok, I know, this isn’t really groundbreaking. But I’ve discovered that there are a multitude of ways to really screw up grilled cheese sandwiches. Fortunately, making a really fantastic grilled cheese sandwich requires only three ingredients.* 2 slices of Really
Mushroom Barley Soup
This is not a quick recipe. It’s not particularly /hard/, but it takes some time to turn into delicious goodness. Trust me, it’s worth it. 3 strips bacon, cut into small pieces * 2 medium onions, diced 4 garlic cloves,
Fresh Corn and Black Bean Salsa
This stuff is AMAZING. It’s quick and easy to throw together, and I made it for a BBQ I’m going to today, so I thought I’d share. The recipe is my mom’s. 1 lb frozen sweet white corn – don’t
Quick and Easy Enchiladas (or Casserole)
These are /not/ traditional enchiladas. They are, however, quick, easy, and delicious, and since you are not actually cooking the chicken in the oven, relatively foolproof. I will admit to not actually measuring anything in this recipe! The original recipe