Cooking from scratch: healthier, cheaper, and a great creative outlet
Years ago a friend served me chicken blobs. Delicious - just diced cooked chicken, cream cheese and canned crescent rolls. For some reason they popped into my mind the other day, and I decided to makeover the recipe, adding some punched up flavors and making a casserole rather than individual blobs. To add flavor to … Continue reading How to Make Delicious Chicken Blobs
Chili is something I learned to make early in our marriage, from my mother-in-law, who was Polish (sorry, Ulkaranian). It wasn't something I ever remember having on the farm. I've tweaked it over the years, so this is the Fox Pines Homestead version. Flavorful, but not spicy hot, as neither of us tolerate hot spice … Continue reading How to Make an Easy Inexpensive Pot of Chili
I picked up this jar of Tikka Masala sauce in the store one day on a whim. It was inexpensive and I really had no idea what to do with it and only a rough understanding of what it was - a curry sauce. Jarred Tikka Masala sauce - no special ingredients or spices needed! … Continue reading 30 Minute Easy & Delicious Chicken Tikka Masala
One dessert I often asked for was baked custard. My mother would sometimes ask us kids for suggestions on meals, desserts or snacks when she just couldn't think of what to make. Custard is one of my favorite desserts, and I'll even eat it for breakfast. After all, it's eggs and milk. And we had … Continue reading The Best Creamy Eggy Custard
Chicken is a favorite in our house. There are just so many ways to cook poultry. This week a fricassee - meaning meat browned and then cooked in a white sauce. It's a homey, old time kind of dish. Just perfect for winter. Although I do buy chickens parts (legs, thighs, breasts) individually, more often … Continue reading Learn to Make a Sensational Chicken Fricassee
We eat a lot of vegetables, but sometimes I get tired of plain roasted, steamed of fried veggies. Small squashes, zucchini and yellow, seem particularly bland to me. Enter the squash casserole. Like most casseroles, it's creamy. And that means a can of soup. Yes, it's old fashioned and right out of the 1960's cream … Continue reading Easy & Tasty & Simple Squash Casserole
We love soup and generally during winter I make a big pot for the whole week. Soup is easy to make, and can be a light meal in itself, or add salad or a sandwich, or use it as a first course. This potato cheese soup is incredibly tasty, but a snap to make with … Continue reading Surprisingly Easy Potato Cheese Soup
Who has not eaten Cinnamon Raisin Toast for breakfast, at least as a child? Here's a simple, perfect milk bread recipe that can be made as plain white bread, or with the cinnamon and raisins, or just cinnamon if you prefer. I often made bread like this when I was young. In fact, it's my … Continue reading How to Make the Perfect Cinnamon Raisin Bread
Bread pudding was something my mother made a lot. It was economical, a big dish fed the whole family, and it used up any bread that might be edging towards stale, so no food was wasted. We all loved it. It's one of my comfort foods. At it's most basic, bread pudding is, well, bread, … Continue reading The Best Old Fashioned Dessert – Bread pudding
I like my bread. To me, bread is the best part of the meal, especially homemade tasty whole house smells good bread. Yep, homemade yeast breads take a while to make, but all that anticipation is worth the wait. I make a lot of loaf bread, but occasionally I try something different These yeast rolls, … Continue reading Puffy Savory& Easy Dill Onion Dinner Rolls