Try this flavorful, delicious, creamy, hearty Chicken Barley Chili. So simple to make and it feeds an army! Hearty & Delicious Comfort Food I really can’t say enough about this Chicken Barley Chili. It’s one of my favorite cold weather comfort foods! This stuff gets devoured in my house! Friends & family – everyone loves…
Recipes
Braised Beef Cubes with Green Peppers
We all have certain foods, tastes and smells that take us back. There are so many foods that bring back smiles and memories for me. If there’s one meal (ok – there’s a whole slew of meals) that makes me think of my Polish Grandmom it would be stuffed peppers or stuffed cabbage. She made…
“5 Banana” Banana Bread
After coming home from a weekend vacation I was greeted by a bunch of rotten bananas (in the words of Athena, my 8 year old). More commonly known by the rest of us as super ripe, at their prime, ready to bake bananas. Perhaps most normal people wouldn’t find this exciting – I was totally ecstatic. Banana bread…
Mexican Chocolate Chip Cookies
It all started with a cone of piloncillo and a craving for chocolate chip cookies. For those of you not familiar with piloncillo, also known as panela, it’s a Mexican brown sugar. It’s a pure, unrefined form of cane sugar that tastes very similar to brown sugar with a hint of molasses to it. This…
Crockpot Sofrito Chicken
Years ago my crockpot was just another kitchen contraption collecting dust. Occasionally I’d throw a hunk of beef in there and make some stew, but for the most part the crockpot just wasn’t getting any love. The past few years I’ve really started embracing it’s convenience and enjoy trying new dishes in it. My Sofrito…
German Apple Pancakes
Sweet, simple, rustic, puffy oven baked German Apple Pancakes. Apples and a simple batter transform into a magical breakfast treat. German Apple Pancakes / Apfelpfannkuchen This really is one of my favorite breakfasts EVER. I’m so excited to share this recipe with you and hope you have apples so you don’t have to wait to…
Oven Baked Chinese BBQ Chicken
Barbecue seemed to be the theme of the week at my house. First ribs, now oven baked BBQ chicken. It’s been a cold week – 10° or colder. That’s dreadfully cold and it only gets worse. California dreaming on such a winters day. Now I don’t venture outside any more than I have to during…
Dr. Pepper Ribs
I’ve seen a ton of Dr. Pepper and cola bbq recipes floating around for quite some time now. Honestly, I wasn’t the least bit interested in trying any of them out anytime soon. My husband, however, had other plans. He found a recipe for Dr. Pepper ribs “he wanted to make”. He bought ribs, the…
Hungarian Pork and Sauerkraut Goulash / Szekely Gulyas
This Hungarian Pork and Sauerkraut Goulash / Szekely Gulyas, without a doubt, will be one of the best sauerkraut dishes you’ve ever eaten. Delicious, melt in your mouth pork simmered all day with sauerkraut, paprika and veggies – finished with sour cream. Seriously One of The Best Sauerkraut Dishes EVER This Hungarian Pork and Sauerkraut…
Asian Inspired Meatloaf
Meatloaf. As kids, it was a dreaded dinner for most, typically served with lumpy mashed potatoes and a mushy vegetable. It was many a moms last minute, throw it together dinner, made without much love. Blah. I’ve always had a soft spot for meatloaf. My mom made a mean one, wrapped in bacon – good,…