Pumpkin Recipes for Every Meal Fall: leaves changing colors, chunky sweaters, football, chilly weather, and of course PUMPKIN! Pumpkin flavored everything is out this time of year: coffee, ice cream, cereal, candy, you name it. Photo by Marius Ciocirlan on Unsplash Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching. The thought occurred to me that…
Mole Sauce A friend of our's made some mole sauce this weekend and shared some with us. I've never had it but have heard it is delicious. What's Mole Sauce? Let's consult wikipedia on that: ...is a traditional marinade and sauce originally used in Mexican cuisine. In contemporary Mexico the term is…
Chicken Penne Primavera - Another Easy Aldi Dinner In April I posted about my love of the grocery store Aldi and their Beef Stroganoff Cheesy Skillet Dinner Kit. For tonight's dinner we chose another of their meals - Chicken Penne Primavera. Aldi's low prices explained. Aldi keeps their prices low with…
Spinach and Sweet Potato Omelette - A Deliciously Healthy Breakfast Typically I'm not much of a breakfast fan. Aside from my morning coffee, I probably eat breakfast but once or twice a week. This is a habit I would like to change, as they say "Breakfast is the most important meal…
Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast - A Low Carb Delight. I originally printed this recipe for Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast from That Low Carb Life about two years ago. While always looked interesting, I just never attempted it. Matt was looking through my recipe binder and spotted this one After some of…
Hot and Spicy Pickled Bologna... Hot Bologna is a favorite snack of mine. Much like Halushki and Halupki, you cannot usually find it outside of the area I grew up in, the "Coal Region" of Pennysylvania. The Coal Region is a particular area where coal mining was the main source of…
Tri Color Rotini Pasta Salad - A must for every party. Hands down before any picnic or party we host or attend, this Tri Color Rotini Pasta Salad is my favorite thing to make. In fact, Matt just requests it randomly for the two of us to enjoy for a couple…
Chicken Carbonara with Spaghetti Some people are anti pre-made meals. If you're able to or interested in standing over the stove for hours every day, then go for it. However, not all are able to or are interested. I do love the process of cooking, and the feeling of accomplishment, but…
Bacon Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole - Easy Dinner for the Whole Family Matt sent me this recipe for Bacon Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole on facebook. After years of asking for tater tot casserole of some kind, he now found a recipe and I didn't really have a way out of it.…
Bleenies, Kartoffelpuffer, Latka, Boxty... Much like Halupki and Halushki, Bleenies are commonplace in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, but a term not as well known outside of the area. A quick google search will show you exactly what you need to find. Bleenies we called them in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania where I grew up, that’s what…