It seems we’ve been kind of in a funk lately. Not much new cooking going on, but that all changed tonight! -s got an awesome new cookbook for Christmas called The Kansas City Barbeque Society Cookbook, and when I browsed through the book a number of recipes popped out at me. So tonight -s made [...]
Archive for the '5 Stars' Category
“Best” Ever Spaghetti Sauce
Published by January 1st, 2011 in 5 Stars, Beef, Easy Preparation, Italian, Kid Approved, Pasta and Sauce. 0 CommentsChocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes
Published by June 2nd, 2010 in 5 Stars, Chocolate, Cupcakes, Dessert and Kid Approved. 0 CommentsThese cupcakes are so decadently delicious! The recipe comes from Taste of Home Cake Mix Treats, and if you love chocolate and peanut butter you’ll love these cupcakes!!!! Ingredients: 1 package chocolate cake mix 1 1/4 c. water 1/2 c. peanut butter 1/3 c. canola oil 3 eggs 24 miniature peanut butter cups Frosting: 12 [...]
Grilled Polenta with Spicy Steak
Published by May 16th, 2010 in 5 Stars, Beef, Cooking Light, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Kid Approved, Latin, Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex and Quick and Easy. 0 CommentsThis dish is fantastic! Definitely tastes like something you would get at a restaurant. The best part…it’s quick and easy. Certainly company worthy. Recipe is adapted from a recipe in the June 2010 issue of Cooking Light. Ingredients: 3 tsp. olive oil 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. ground cumin 1 1/2 tsp. ground [...]
Pasta Arabiata with Sausage
Published by May 3rd, 2010 in 5 Stars, Cooking Light, Easy Preparation, Italian, Kid Approved, Pasta, Poultry and Quick and Easy. 0 CommentsThis sauce recipe is awesome! It tastes like something you would get in a restaurant. The original recipe calls for cooking the sauce for 4 minutes, but I like the flavors when the sauce is simmered for a longer period of time…it’s richer and bolder. But if time is short, you can certainly cook the [...]
Grandma’s Sweet and Sour Meatballs
Published by March 9th, 2010 in 5 Stars, Beef and Family Recipe. 0 CommentsOh man do these meatballs remind me of dinners at Grandma Clark’s! Good memories!! I call these meatballs sweet and sour, because that’s what it reminds me of. I’ve adapted the sauce recipe a bit more to my liking as I like a sauce with bold flavors. You can serve these meatballs over rice or [...]
Quick Reuben Sandwiches
Published by January 20th, 2010 in 5 Stars, Beef, Dressing, Easy Preparation, Family Recipe, Kid Approved, Quick and Easy, Sandwich and Sauce. ClosedHere’s another really tasty recipe for quick Reuben sandwiches. To me what makes this sandwich is the homemade thousand islandish dressing. It’s easy, so don’t skip that step. Thousand Island Dressing Ingredients: 1 c. mayo 1 c. ketchup 1/2 c. sweet pickle relish (I only had hot dog relish which is a mix of mustard [...]
Quick Corned Beef Hash
Published by January 9th, 2010 in 5 Stars, Breakfast, Brunch, Easy Preparation, Family Recipe, Kid Approved and Quick and Easy. ClosedThe country club in the town where I grew up served an awesome brunch. Every time I went there I would get corned beef hash. The corned beef hash was not that minced mush looking stuff you get at some restaurants or out of a can. They used big roasted potatoes, fresh corned beef, and [...]
Tamales
Published by January 7th, 2010 in 5 Stars, Entertaining, Leftover chicken or Turkey, Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex and Poultry. ClosedWe love tamales, and this recipe is by far my most favorite. I love them more than any tamales I’ve had at any restaurant (except for maybe Berry Hill Bar and Grill). This recipe is adapted from the Helena Tamales recipe in the April 2005 issue of Southern Living. Ingredients: 1 package of dried corn [...]
Garlic Curry Aioli
Published by January 5th, 2010 in 5 Stars, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Sauce and Sides. ClosedI found a bag of frozen sweet potato fries at the grocery store. They looked interesting, so I thought I’d give them a try, and see if they’d pass the test. I gave -s the job of finding a dip or something for the fries, because ketchup seemed well, wrong. He found this dip at [...]
Chocolate Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies
Published by December 15th, 2009 in 5 Stars, Chocolate, Cookies, Dessert and Kid Approved. ClosedHave you seen the new dark chocolate mint chips by Nestle? I absolutely love mint, so I knew these were right up my alley! -s is the cookie baker in our house, so he found a chocolate chocolate chip cookie recipe on Food Network, and used that recipe to make these most delicious cookies! If [...]
