Family Recipes
Burgers are a staple in our home – typically we have at least one every week. It is just so much fun to see what combination of ingredients I can come up with week after week. And the whole family loves a burger – so I have plenty of willing taste-testers. Recently I decided toContinue reading “Bacon & Blue Cheese Burgers”
Buffalo chicken is usually associated with fried chicken wings – but some times you want to make a whole meal out of it. That’s where this crispy chicken tenders covered in buffalo sauce and a homemade blue cheese dressing comes into play. This Buffalo Chicken Sandwich is going to knock your socks off. Loaded upContinue reading “Buffalo Chicken Sandwich”
If you want to get a little nostalgic with your weeknight meals, you got try my latest mash-up of two classics. You know how it goes…special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun (I know you sang that). I have taken the classic sloppy joe and the iconic flavors of the BigContinue reading “Sloppy Macs”
It is full swing holiday season and no one wants to have the same exact meal at each gathering. While there is a basic structure (potatoes, rolls, stuffing, gravy, green bean casserole, etc.) of sides to go with the extra special centerpiece of a whole turkey, ham or other larger cut of meat, you don’tContinue reading “Ham & Gruyere Stuffing”
Oh these hotter days at the end of summer, I start to look for ways to limit the stove use at the hottest part of the day. I love a cold salad that can have the cooked components that can be made in the morning, so that they fully cool before combining them for theContinue reading “Chicken Noodle Salad”
Making my own dressings and sauces is always fun for me. I love trying to create flavor combinations and profiles to match the ingredients in the dish I am making. Sometimes it is just that the dish needs a sauce component and other times the sauce or dressing becomes the key component to it all.Continue reading “Ginger Peanut Lime Dressing”
Quick meals are what Homemade on a Weeknight is all about. This recipe basically only takes as long as it takes to make the rice and you are ready to serve it up. Lemon Basil Shrimp & Rice has got an incredible flavor profile, the whole family is going to love it. It is aContinue reading “Lemon Basil Shrimp & Rice”
Making my own dressings has been something I wanted to do for years but could never figure out what the secret taste was for creamy dressings. And then one day it hit me – CHIVES! That’s what makes it have that perfect harmony. So now I play with variations of the my ranch dressing recipeContinue reading “Jalapeno Dill Dressing”
One thing you are sure to find on every Hawaiian food truck and Hawaiian menu is Mac Salad. It is a staple in the island cuisine and so incredibly easy to make. What I love most is that almost every where you go it will be very close to the same, as it is aContinue reading “Hawaiian-Style Mac Salad”
Wraps are so good for combining different flavor profiles because you can mash it all together to really taste it all. Chicken is a great protein to carry the flavors of jalapeno, and cream cheese that you expect from Jalapeno Poppers. Adding in the bacon, ranch and cheddar cheese make from a delicious and easyContinue reading “Jalapeno Popper Chicken Wraps”
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