peppers

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    White Chili

    I was looking for a nice healthy dinner the other day.  I was thinking back and remembered a recipe that my Grandma Donna gave me.  It was for white chili.  It is simple, easy and quite delicious.  Plus, it utilizes chicken instead of beef. Another good thing is that the only real sodium in it,…

  • Potato Meatloaf

    I love meatloaf and when Dana suggested that we have it for dinner, I was excited.  One of my specialties is Potato meatloaf.  Instead of using all breadcrumbs, I used half potato flakes from instant potatoes.  It adds a creaminess to the meatloaf that is completely awesome!   I used this technique once before on…

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    Stuffed Peppers

    The other night I was struggling to think of something to make for dinner.  Then I saw this photo on SavorySights and I wanted stuffed peppers. So I modified the recipe a bit and created a stuffed pepper that was amazing.  It was tasty and filling and best of all, easy to make. Stuffed Peppers – (adapted…

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    Quick Chicken Stir-Fry

    The other day I wanted something quick to eat.  Nothing screams fast, like stir-fry.  So I decided to go and see what looked good at the market.  I found some broccoli and bell peppers.  Plus, Dana loves water chestnuts so I added a can of those.  To be honest, they are my favorite part too….

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    Chicken Fajitas

    I spent the weekend practicing my BBQ techniques for the upcoming Pork in the Park competition.  After spending all weekend working on ribs and pork butt, I wanted to change it up a bit and cook some chicken.  So I decided to make some fajitas.  I have made chicken tacos with a wet marinade, but…

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    Breakfast Potatoes

    I love breakfast.  Probably my favorite meal of the day.  Mostly because it is the only meal where it is cool to eat bacon straight up.  But secondly, because it is almost always served with potatoes.  I love those crazy tubers.  So I decided to whip up some potatoes.  These potatoes are loaded with peppers…

  • Homemade Hot Sauce

    The wingtacular is coming up in a couple of weeks and I wanted to give a little help to the competitors. The basis of any good wing sauce is a good hot sauce. Over the counter hot sauces are good, but if you make your own you can control the ingredients and the amount of…

  • Herb Garden Revisited

    Update – The wingtacular has been moved up to May 16th.  We still have three more open spots. Click here to learn about the wingtacular. A couple of weeks ago I planted 12 varieties of herbs and peppers in a self-watering seed starter that I purchased at Lowes.  You can find the link here. The whole…

  • Sourdough Pizza

    Last week on friday I made a sour dough starter. After stirring it today I noticed it was ready to go. The first thing that came to mind was sour dough pizza. When I was in college there was a pizzaria by my house with the best sour dough pizza. After years of trying I…