This is slow cooking without the slow cooker.
We love veal and love that it can be simmered gently on the stove-top for an hour and be falling-apart, fork tender.
And, yes, I know I’ve said it before but in order to stave off the … Continue reading.....
The first time I made stuffed mushrooms they were filled with bacon and cream cheese.
That was the way I made them the 2nd through gazillionth time, too.
Why mess with a good thing, right?
Well, when one moves to a place that doesn’t have … Continue reading.....
Did someone say Burgers?
It’s summer….
It’s time for burgers….
In winter we love meatloaf; in summer we love giant stuffed burgers.
You could make smaller burgers, but we like the big one.
Cut it into wedges and let the cheese ooze out of the … Continue reading.....
This is it.
The last one of the season.
Both slow cookers have been put into summer hibernation, not to be seen again until fall.
The smoker and all three grills have been moved out of the barn and are in use.
Summer, or, at … Continue reading.....
This is not a slow cooker recipe; it’s a skillet recipe. The slow cookers have retired for the season.
The Spanish, like most people living in a country with a warm climate, grow and eat lots of peppers.
We all know I don’t like hot … Continue reading.....
We’ve been on a caper kick lately.
What can I say – we love them. And they seem to do well in the slow cooker.
Speaking of slow cookers…. Mine are going into summer storage. Mon mari has all three grills out and functioning. It’s … Continue reading.....
Shrimp with the flavors of the Mediterranean: tomatoes, peppers, Greek olives, and feta cheese on spaghetti
It made me happy..
As usual, make is as hot as you like but with all of these flavors, even mon mari was happy without any added heat.
Although … Continue reading.....
This is not a political post.
It’s another attempt on my part to encourage people to think for themselves and not follow blindly.
There is so much misleading information and statements masquerading as facts floating around the internet, that I wanted to share something that … Continue reading.....
This is the regular, monthly Secret Recipe Club event….
It all seems to come around awfully fast – time flying and all that.
This month I got to explore Lori’s Culinary Creations.
Lori has lots of wonderful recipes – like this Slow Cooker Pork … Continue reading.....
You know those days….
You have no idea what to fix for dinner.
You look in the fridge – there’s an open jar of olives, half of a red pepper, a few mushrooms, a bit of feta….
Throw it all in a skillet and 30 … Continue reading.....
