I have been wanting to try kümmel ever since I heard about it. Kümmel is a liqueur flavored with cumin and caraway seeds, both of which I love. I couldn’t find this liqueur at our local ABC, so I had to order it online. I wanted to go fairly simple for the first cocktail IContinue reading “Bourbon and Kümmel”
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Asian Turkey Lettuce Wraps
These Asian turkey lettuce wraps are a quick, easy and delicious weeknight meal. These are super good for you, and you can customize the veggies and sauce to your tastes. I used ground turkey breast for these, but you can also use ground turkey or chicken or pork. The filling consists of the meat, garlic,Continue reading “Asian Turkey Lettuce Wraps”
Cioppino
Cioppino is a seafood stew with a hearty tomato, garlic, wine and fennel broth served with any combination of fish, shrimp, clams, mussels, scallops, calamari… This dish is relatively simple, but the ingredients come together in such a fantastic way. Since the dish is simple, all the ingredients need to be there. Don’t skip theContinue reading “Cioppino”
Miso Brown Butter Pasta
Miso brown butter pasta with roasted vegetables is a simple, quick pasta dish with an interesting and delicious flavor. The sauce for this dish is made with white miso paste, brown butter, smoked and regular paprika, garlic, and sage. I love miso and use it often in cooking Asian food, but I had not hadContinue reading “Miso Brown Butter Pasta”
Turkey Chili
My favorite chili recipe by far is my short rib chili, but we like all kinds of chili and we are trying to reduce our red meat a bit more lately for a few reasons, so I made this healthy turkey chili instead. What I like about this recipe is that it has lot ofContinue reading “Turkey Chili”
Chicken Fried Steak
Chicken fried steak is one of my husband’s favorite meals, but since it isn’t the healthiest, I try to save it for special occasions. We like it best served with mashed potatoes and southern cream gravy over the top. There are few key things to making good chicken fried steak. One is to use goodContinue reading “Chicken Fried Steak”
Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Cake
This strawberry shortcake ice cream cake is one of my oldest son’s favorite desserts. It is supposed to resemble those strawberry shortcake ice cream bars, but it is way tastier than those! This is super easy to make and is a variation on my other ice cream cake recipe which is also amazing. It startsContinue reading “Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Cake”
Poptart Cookie Bars
I have a really great recipe for homemade Poptarts that I will share soon, but they are kind of a lot of work. This recipe is a super quick and easy version of that one. Two layers of buttery cookie with a sweet delicious layer of jam in the middle, topped with a thin layerContinue reading “Poptart Cookie Bars”
My Favorite Homemade Granola
I will let you know up front, this is not healthy granola. If that is what you are looking for, this isn’t your recipe 🙂 This is more of a dessert/ice cream/yogurt/fruit topping type of thing. I usually eat it as a dessert either by the handful or with milk. It is my favorite forContinue reading “My Favorite Homemade Granola”
Million Dollar Spaghetti
I saw this recipe online, and I was going to be making food for someone who loves pasta, so I thought I’d give it a try. It is basically super dressed up spaghetti baked like a lasagna. I was curious to see how spaghetti worked in this format. The recipe calls for marinara sauce andContinue reading “Million Dollar Spaghetti”