Mongolian Beef with Broccoli

I’ve been making this dish for about six months now, and it’s become one of our favorites.  I can’t believe I haven’t included it in the blog until now!  Usually when I made it we are in such a hurry to eat it that I don’t get to take a picture.  Last time I made [...]

Chicken Tikka Masala

I haven’t had much experience with Indian food, but I found myself wanting to try it one night.  I thought I was taking a big risk when I made this, as I wasn’t sure if we would like it.  Luckily, there was no reason to worry, because we loved this!  It is now one of [...]

Red Chile Chicken and Rice with Black Beans

David and I just can’t get enough Mexican food, and I love finding new recipes to try.  I have heard such wonderful things about Mexican Everyday in the blogging world and I know I’m going to have to add it to my collection soon.  I came across this recipe and knew it would be something [...]

Warm Butternut Squash and Chickpea Salad

I am lucky that my husband doesn’t have to travel for work, so he is almost never away.  This is great, but sometimes I like to be on my own for dinner so I can cook what I want and not have to feel guilty about it.  One evening, he went to a football game [...]

Twiced Baked Potatoes with Broccoli and Cheddar

I just love potatoes in any form- scalloped, baked, mashed, roasted, and whatever else you can come up with, but my I think my favorite way is twice-baked.  This was the first time I actually made them myself, but my mom has made them many times, mostly as a side for special meals like Easter [...]

Cashew Chicken

I have gotten into making my own Chinese food at home.  I’ve successfully made Mongolian Beef and Broccoli and Sweet and Sour Chicken (both of these need to be made again so I can photograph them and include them in this blog), and when I saw this one, I knew it would be a good [...]

Grilled Chicken with Ancho Barbeque Sauce

I have been craving grilled chicken (any grilled foods really), and was searching for new grill recipes when I came across this.  It looked perfect, and I immediately put it on the menu for that night.  We are lucky that in South Carolina, we can pretty much grill all year, but I still like it [...]

Chicken Bouillabaisse

I love Ina Garten’s recipes, but sometimes I forget to look through her cookbooks or recipes on The Food Network when I’m looking for inspiration.  I was recently looking through Back to Basics, and thought this dish would be perfect to make on a gray, rainy Saturday when there wasn’t much else to do.  I [...]

March Daring Bakers: Lasagna (Gluten Free)

I will go ahead and admit that I wasn’t that excited when I saw this month’s challenge.  I know there is a Daring Cooks group to debut soon, but this seemed too close to cooking, and I wanted to be more challenged in the baking arena.  I also had to make the gluten free version [...]

Jambalaya

David and I just love Jambalaya, but I haven’t found a recipe that I am in love with yet.  When I saw Kelly’s post, I thought it looked promising, so I decided to make it for dinner one night.  The best part about Jambalaya is that you can tweak it based on your personal taste [...]