Simple Food. Good Ideas. Great Fun.
My family loves Portabella mushroom steaks and burgers…just not the ones I used to make. Apparently, my general rule-of-thumb of simpler is better when it comes to veggies/fruit/fungi does NOT apply to grilled Portabella mushrooms. Olive oil and salt alone are not the taste sensation that my family wants. Thus, I did some research and […]
Why a meatloaf burger instead of just a regular beef burger? Well, there are several reasons to partake of this delicious burger. They taste really good. It is meatloaf on a bun after all. You can make it using very lean meat. I usually buy most of our meat from a local farm, so I […]
Having leftover chicken or pork after grilling or barbecuing is wonderful. It means you have the opportunity to make some great dishes including Brunswick Stew and BBQ Quesadillas. Inspired by one of my favorite dishes at one of my favorite barbecue restaurants, I started making bbq quesadillas with leftover take-out pulled pork…from the same restaurant. […]
I am not sure if my tastes changed or the Sloppy Joe sauce in a can changed, but I stopped liking it several years ago. I decided to just make my own from scratch. After making them the first time, I wondered why I ever used the canned stuff. Sloppy Joes are simple to make […]
My husband used to joke that I was a great cook as long as I did not try to used a recipe. Unfortunately, he was right to some extent. I have made a few errors reading a recipe and do much better cooking (not baking or candy making) when I do not use a recipe […]
