Egg Salad
If you are anything like me, you have a few left-over eggs from Easter. When I was growing up we never had egg salad. Maybe it was because my parents did not care for it, or maybe they never thought of it, but we never had it. Once I struck out on my own I decided to give it a try, but I found a lot of the recipes I tried were either too bland or had too much onion or sweet relish, which overpowered the other flavors. So, I...
Cream of Chicken Soup
I always forget how easy soups are to make. One of my favorite soups is cream of chicken. For the longest time I would buy the soup from the deli of the grocery store because I quite simply never thought to make it myself. I am kicking myself about it now because not only is it dead simple, it tastes far better than anything I have purchased. What I like is that I control the content of the soup, so if I want more carrots or...
Brown Butter Sour Cream Cookies
So, I am not very good when it comes to grocery lists. I often forget that I already have something and end up buying it a second time. This happened a few days ago. While at the store, buying the ingredients I needed for some lovely Chicken Enchiladas with Chipotle Sour Cream Sauce (recipe coming up on Wednesday next week), I forgot I already had a pint of sour cream at home and bought a second. When I got home and saw that I...
Pan Seared Chicken with Creamy Polenta and Bacon
I love one pot dishes. Anything I can do to save washing up dishes after dinner is always welcome. Aside from making the washing up easier, building the dish in one pan gives you a unique opportunity to develop some pretty robust flavors. You never lose any fond, the caramelized bits that get stuck to the bottom of the pan, so all that flavor makes its way into the polenta. This dish starts with some automatic flavor in the...
Cheddar Bacon Muffins
Go check out TasteStopping to see my guest post about inspiration and comfort zones. I was their very first guest blogger, and I am so excited to share this with you!! Go, now. The muffins will be here when you return! I love breakfast. After dessert, it is my favorite meal of the day. (And, yes, I consider dessert a meal, and not an add-on to dinner.) Where else can you combine sweet and savory so neatly? One of my favorite...
