I used to rely on a granulated or liquid version of soup stock in the past. Now I try to make my own as much as I can. Making homemade stock isn’t that hard; you just need time and bit of a freezer space.
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Double Peanut Banana Bread
Every time I go grocery shopping, bananas end up in my cart. I always think I can put them in lunch bags and they will be eaten. However, they often make it back home after school or work without being touched!
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Pulled Chicken Sandwiches
At least once a month I pick up a ready-made rotisserie chicken when I go grocery shopping. This comes in handy when I don’t feel like spending too much time in the kitchen. This week I will be sharing my easy pulled BBQ chicken sandwich recipe using rotisserie chicken.
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Strawberry Spinach Salad
Strawberry spinach salad is one of my go-to salads for dinner parties — whether they are fancy or not-at-all fancy. This salad always gets rave reviews from everyone who tries it. Since strawberry season is just around the corner, it’s a great time to share this!
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Ham and Tortellini Soup
I planted some winter greens last fall, and now (May) I have a lot of kale which needs to be eaten before I plant spring veggies. Kale is very hardy and can easily handle the moderately cold winters here in Oregon. I like to use kale many different ways but my favorite use is in a soup.
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Breakfast Sausage Casserole
This breakfast casserole is easy and made with store-bought shredded hash brown potatoes, eggs, cheese, pork sausage and a few other ingredients. Prep time is minimal so you get more time to enjoy it.
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Salisbury Steak
A friend of mine recently gave me a mystery food basket that include a wide variety of items. She wanted to see how I could use the items in the basket. I was able to use most of the items but somehow had a single can of French onion soup left over at the end. Eventually I decided to try this out in a Salisbury steak sauce.
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Monkey Bread
This bread is one of the easiest and tastiest treats I’ve ever made or eaten. I’ve been making this bread for the past 20 years and don’t recall where I learned it.
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Egg Drop Soup
One of my favorite things about going out to a Chinese restaurant is getting piping-hot egg drop soup to start out the meal. You need few ingredients to make this but the taste is amazing when it’s done right.
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Potato Leek Soup (Vichyssoise)
In 2004 I was living in Wisconsin and one day was eating lunch at work with a co-worker who grew up in Denmark. She had a very delicious-smelling soup that I had never seen before. She offered me a taste and said it was called Vichyssoise.
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Global Dine In 