Halloween is in the air! All of a sudden the leaves have turned and the temperature has plummeted. Every year fall sneaks up on me. Especially this year. We had...
Hot sandwiches are a great idea for a quick dinner. Whenever you heat up a sandwich, it automatically elevates the food to a real meal. And whenever you heat a...
Whenever I make pasta, I always cook a full 16 ounce package even though there’s just the two of us. Why? Because leftover pasta is one of the most useful...
Puff pastry as a convenience food is really a modern miracle. Before the advent of frozen puff pastry, bakers had to make it from scratch. And that means rolling and...
A tostada is similar to a taco, but it’s flat! Tostada shells are usually made by deep frying tortillas until they are crisp and crunchy. But you can also find...
Grilled cheese sandwiches are one of the first things beginning cooks learn to make. All you need is a pan, bread, cheese, and butter! But there are marvelous and infinite...
There’s nothing like a chicken salad in the spring and summer. There are so many different combinations of this type of salad. My favorites include the fruits of spring and...
Classic burgers are made with ground beef, of course, but you can make a “burger” out of any meat, poultry, or fish. Salmon burgers are delicious and easy to make....
I love chicken salad. And coleslaw. So why not put the two together? This Chicken Sunflower Coleslaw is a fresh and super easy main dish salad recipe that is just...
The famous salad of broccoli with bacon and grapes has been around for a while. While this salad is delicious, I wanted to stretch it a bit and make it...
