Advertisements Sometimes even the simplest meals can still have such great flavor. Some nights I take my inspiration from our favorite take-out places and make what I like to call #fakeaway. With restaurants coming and going and the best ones being so busy, I have been making meals like this more and more frequently. ThisContinue reading “Ginger Beef Noodles”
Category Archives: Vegetables
Loaded Potato Salad
Advertisements Bacon…cheese….potatoes…. do I have your attention yet? As I have mentioned before on this blog, summertime means lots of cold prep salads. I like to take classic flavors and turn them into something. Who doesn’t love the classic Loaded Baked Potato? A soft potato piled high with bacon, cheese, butter, green onions, and chives.Continue reading “Loaded Potato Salad”
Pickle Potato Salad
Advertisements Another day dreaming of summer means another potato salad! This one might just be the best ever – at least if you ask my kids, who have already asked for it again three times. Which is especially funny because they all say they don’t like pickles! Now I know pickles are one of thoseContinue reading “Pickle Potato Salad”
Mango Chicken
Advertisements Sweet, savory and spicy all in one delicious chicken and rice dish. If you have not had mango in a savory preparation, you have got to try this recipe. Mango Chicken brings together the tartness of a lime, spiciness of peppers and sweetness of the mango to make a flavor packed meal. Coconut milkContinue reading “Mango Chicken”
Elote Chicken & Rice #onepotmeal
Advertisements I was scrolling my Instagram feed (check me out @homemadeonaweeknight) and some how ended up down a rabbit hole of Elote creations that had me drooling. While I could certainly just make elote as a side for with some tacos or something, I wanted to try use the flavor profiles and turn it intoContinue reading “Elote Chicken & Rice #onepotmeal”
Cucumber & Quinoa Salad
Advertisements With summertime in full swing, backyard eating is all we do most nights! This means a lot of salads and cold sides for our grilled and smoked meats. We make lots of potato, pasta and green salads. But every so often I try to make something a little outside our wheelhouse. Maybe pick aContinue reading “Cucumber & Quinoa Salad”
Chicken Teriyaki Ramen
Advertisements We are a soup all year kind of family and I think more people are than they might realize. There is more to soup than warming your belly up with its cold out, there is something about it making you feel warm from a hug. This Chicken Teriyaki Ramen is going to do justContinue reading “Chicken Teriyaki Ramen”
Jalapeño Dill Potato Salad
Advertisements It’s almost summertime – which means the backyard dinner times are in full effect at the Forrest Casa. Potato salad is a serious staple for me and my family. But you know I don’t make the same thing over and over. My latest concoction has a little bit of a kick and it’s soContinue reading “Jalapeño Dill Potato Salad”
Hamburger Steaks w/ Mushroom Bacon Gravy
Advertisements Comfort food is definitely my comfort zone, and this recipes falls right into it! I have three words for you – Mushroom….Bacon….Gravy! How can anything go wrong with that delicious collection of words? Hamburger Steaks w/ Mushroom Bacon Gravy is a stick to your ribs, hometown hearty meal that is going to wrap theContinue reading “Hamburger Steaks w/ Mushroom Bacon Gravy”
Honey Chicken Rice Bowls
Advertisements Rice, veggies and a protein is such a great starting point for a dinner idea. And it can really go anywhere from there. I decided to go down the Asian adjacent path and make my version of the honey chicken with this simple honey sauce. Honey Chicken Rice Bowls is a quick meal, perfectContinue reading “Honey Chicken Rice Bowls”