recipes
Pico de Gallo
Pico de Gallo is spanish for “Rooster’s Beak”. I have no idea why they call it that, but I do love it! It’s a salsa that’s made with fresh tomatoes, onions and chilies. I made some for our pool party yesterday using tomatoes, jalapenos and a vidalia onion from my garden. (I had to buy [...]
$5 Dinner: Chicken Piccata
Chicken Piccata for under $5 per serving? Yeah… seriously.
The Chicken Piccata itself is $1.79 per serving. With alfredo pasta, green beans, and a roll, this entire meal is still only $2.60 per serving. For about $.75 more, you could add a salad too (a bag of salad mix and a bottle of dressing — no [...]
Thanksgiving for a Tiny Crowd
If you’re reading this, you’re either a regular visitor of my blog or Google sent you here to learn how to cook a turkey. You’re in the right place — read on.
The local grocery stores were having huge sales on leftover turkey. Food Lion was selling turkey breasts for 75% off, so I picked up [...]
Double-Layer Pumpkin Pie
I really don’t like pumpkin pie, but somehow I became famous for this one among my husband’s family. It really is an easy dessert to make. The only real “gotcha” is in spreading the pumpkin layer. If you want two definate layers, make sure the cream cheese layer is cold and has set before [...]
Buffalo Wings
5 pounds chicken wings
1 bottle Frank’s Red Hot Buffalo Wing Sauce
2 quarts peanut oil, for frying
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons cornstarch
4 stalks celery, cut into thin sticks
2 large carrots, peeled and cut into thin sticks
Blue Cheese Dressing
1. Remove wingtips and separate remaining wings into two pieces each.
2. Heat oven [...]
Blue Cheese Dressing
5 ounces crumbled blue cheese
6 tablespoons buttermilk
6 tablespoons sour cream
4 tablespoons mayonnaise
4 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
ground black pepper, to taste
1. Mash blue cheese and buttermilk in small bowl with fork until mixture resembles cottage cheese with small curds. Stir in sour cream, mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, and garlic salt. Season to [...]
Kielbasa over Pasta w/ Fake Vodka Sauce
A spicy twist on plain-jane pasta. Vodka sauce is typically a creamy tomato sauce with about a cup of vodka added. The vodka gives depth to the acidity of the tomato sauce. This recipe is based on a cream sauce without vodka, but uses red pepper flakes to add the missing flavor depth.
1 pound kielbasa
8 [...]
