Winter requires a comforting casserole, something easy to throw together. Easy Beef Stroganoff is a perfect answer. I saw this idea in an old casserole book from the 1990s. It lacked a good flavor profile, so I amplified it and turned it into this version. A casserole with pantry ingredients Easy Beef Stroganoff Casserole uses … Continue reading “Souper” Easy Beef Stroganoff Casserole for a Winters Evening
Ree Drumond has a recipe for Rigatoni with broccolini. Well, broccolini is a bit hard to find my my neck of the woods, so I decided to create a riff on her recipe using regular broccoli and any tubular pasta. Since we are trying to eat "better", a whole grain pasta is more healthy than … Continue reading Making Easy Pasta with Broccoli and Sausage
I wanted comfort food - pasta to be specific. But not the standard spaghetti and meatballs my husband favors. I wanted something gooey, filled with cheese, and baked. I had sausage in the fridge, along with mushrooms, mozzarella and Parmesan; and all the other staple ingredients in my pantry. Even a half loaf of Italian … Continue reading Incredible Sausage Mushroom Pasta Bake
I can't say we ate any crab cakes on the farm. Back then, grocery stores were a bit limited in the seafood department and even frozen seafood was pretty much limited to fish sticks (we did eat those). I don't remember ever having crab cakes or clam strips and certainly never lobster. Deep fried clam … Continue reading How to make Crab Cakes