Have you eaten cottage cheese lately? Most of you probably haven't. It's outdated. Your mother and grandmother's diet food. You probably saw them eat it a long time ago and associated it with boring health food. I'm here to tell you to give it a second chance. Why? Because it is actually inexpensive, great protein, [...]
As we here in the United States are influenced by the cultures that live near us, so does the rest of the world. Here in Michigan we have Middle Eastern and Canadian influences. Southwestern US has a lot of great influences from Mexico. This recipe is from New Zealand with influences of Asia. Nancy Heishman posted [...]
Since the summer is winding down, I thought it would be nice to do a recipe that featured some the great vegetables the we have this time of year. I found this recipe for Artichoke Ratatouille Chicken from Judy Armstrong at Taste of Home and it was a near perfect fit. This recipe has plenty [...]
Another Mexican-inspired dish for you today. According to Wikipedia, the dish originated from Puebla, Mexico. Regardless of where it started, it's a pretty good dish. Shredded chicken in a tomato and chipotle sauce. I found a great version from Better Homes and Garden where they made a mango version. I'm taking a step further and [...]
I'm not sure what possessed me to do cabbage this week, but with a recipe called Contest-Winning Cajun Cabbage, I couldn't resist adapting it. This recipe came from Bobbie Soileu at Taste of Home. I would describe the original recipe as a Cajun style cabbage roll, deconstructed. I love a great take on cabbage rolls. [...]
Since I have this lovely turkey frame from my Thanksgiving in July post, I figured I'd better make something from it. This will be the third meal I get from this turkey. The breast went to extra protein for Tony. The dark meat ended up in the Mexican Turkey Stew. Now the leftover turkey frame [...]
I had to buy a bag of Yukon Gold potatoes for the last recipe. Well, I had 4 pounds of the bag I bought. Needless to say I had some potatoes to use. So I searched for a recipe that I could make in my slow cooker that featured potatoes. I found a recipe for [...]
Have you ever heard of the Christmas in July sales? I haven't seen them as much lately, but I remembering them being more prominent when the Internet wasn't the main way to shop. I'm making this post about Thanksgiving in July because I have a full turkey in the freezer from last Thanksgiving and Tony [...]
Is there anyone out there who doesn't like a Greek gyro? If you are going for an authentic Greek taste, you use lamb. However, I'm not able to get a large amount of lamb that is required to make this. I can get lamb, but the cost is outrageous. A couple pounds was nearly 30 [...]
I have to confess, this week's recipe came out of a necessity to use something up. A while ago, I bought a five pound bag of frozen peaches. At the time, we had a use for them. Fast forward to now, that bag has been sitting in my freezer for months. I've been eating them [...]
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