Alright I am going to get all down home cookin’ on you today. I don’t know about you but when it is gloomy and cold, as it often is in the Northwest in March, all I want is something that is going to stick to my ribs and warm my belly and this pot roast [...]

Recently I was craving something creamy with just a little kick to it and I always have some pasta in the pantry, so I thought I would indulge myself . The result of my indulgence you ask? This recipe for Cajun Prawn Fettuccine. I must say, it really hit the spot!  I simmered succulent prawns [...]

This Pork Stir Fry dish is inspired by my favorite meal when I go to my favorite Thai restaurant.  However, when I go out the stir fries to be a little too saucy so this version is a little lighter, but still just as tasty. I used tender boneless pork chops and stir fried them [...]

I am a sucker for chicken tenders. When I worked at restaurant a few years back they used to serve Cajun Chicken Tenderloins with honey mustard dressing and I swear I must’ve ordered it every other day that I worked. I recently decided to see if I could replicate them at home. For this recipe, [...]

I know, I know, cabbage is not everyone’s favorite and as I kid I used to turn up my nose at it but as I have grown older I have actually become quite fond of this yummy veggie. I am also a huge fan of kielbasa and have found that it is a perfect partner [...]

Ryan has been requesting tacos lately and I had some left over oven roasted chicken so I decided to make some chicken tacos. I simmered the chicken in a Mexican style tomato sauce with sauteed onions and jalapenos and spooned the mixture into freshly cooked corn tortillas.  I also thought it would be a nice [...]

So what do you do in the Northwest when the sun shows itself and the temperature reaches a balmy 50 degrees in the middle of February? Why grill of course! That is, after you convince your husband that if he stands close enough to the grill it will feel like summer outside. Once I convinced [...]

Pasta is one of my favorite ingredients to work with because there are so many different things that you can do with it. For this quick weeknight supper, I tossed linguine with sauteed chicken breasts and a savory diced tomato sauce cooked with white wine, garlic, shallots and crushed red pepper. Chopped fresh basil thrown [...]

This recipe was inspired by my late grandmother who would prepare chicken this way.  I didn’t have chicken but I did have a couple of Cornish game hens so I subsituted those. In this recipe, Cornish game hens are slow roasted in the oven with sliced onions, soy sauce, garlic and butter. The result is [...]

There is just something about a bowl of creamy Fettuccine Alfredo that makes my mouth water. In this recipe, the cream, the butter, the two cheeses and the faint hint of garlic make a wonderful sauce that perfectly coats the pasta. Now this isn’t a light dish, but you need to spoil yourself every once [...]