Tinga is a smoky sauce made of tomatoes, onions, and chipotle peppers. These tacos are made with chicken baked in this sauce, then shredded and placed into a corn tortilla before being topped with Mexican cheese.
Sunday, September 29, 2024
Friday, September 27, 2024
Apple Avocado Salsa, a Book Review, and the Weekly Menu
I finished the 11th book of the Gamache Series, The Nature of the Beast. This novel inspired me to create this fun, seasonal salsa featuring apples and avocados.
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
T is for Tomato
This delicious meatless dinner is as easy as pie. Cherry tomatoes tossed in olive oil and seasonings are combined with two different cheeses before being placed into a pie shell for baking.
Sunday, September 22, 2024
Beef Tips with Gravy in the Slow Cooker #SundayFunday
Tender beef in a savory gravy cooked in the Slow Cooker is a delicious way to reward yourself after a busy day at work or running errands. This is Comfort Food at it's finest.
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Home Sweet Home and the Weekly Menu
Amy and I returned home early afternoon on Thursday from our Hiking Adventure in Shenandoah National Park. It was challenging, fun, and satisfying. The REI guides were amazing. The trip was planned perfectly. The food was scrumptious at each place we ate. The accommodations at our hotel and lodge were perfect.
Friday, September 20, 2024
Cozy Apple Sour Cream Cake #CakeSliceBakers
Spiced Apples are folded into a Delicious Sour Cream Batter, Baked in a Bundt Pan, and Topped with a Wonderful Apple Cider Glaze.
Sunday, September 15, 2024
Honeycomb Candy inspired by The Secret Life of Bees #SundayFundayBloggers #CooktheBooks #MoviesandMunchies
Crisp, light, and airy this candy takes me right back to my grandmother's kitchen. This candy is perfect for sending with your child as a welcome-back gift for the teachers.
The Sunday Funday Bloggers are sharing Candy recipes today.....
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
S is for Shrimp
Succulent Shrimp Sauteed in butter before being drenched in a Southern Style Sauce.
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Roasted Lobster Tails with Curry Dipping Sauce paired with a French Granache Rosé #EattheWorld #Winophiles
Roasted Lobster Tail brushed with olive oil and simply seasoned with salt and pepper, is roasted to perfection and plated with a Curry Dipping sauce instead of drawn butter.
This is a popular dish on the Island of Kiribati that we are visiting today as we Eat the World.....
Magical Oreo Paratha #BreadBakers
This easy-to-make flatbread speckled with Oreo cookies is perfect for a snack or dessert. I cheated and enjoyed mine for breakfast.
Sunday, September 8, 2024
Sloppy Joe Cups #SundayFunday
This easy dinner starts with a crescent sheet from the dairy section of your grocer, placed into a muffin tin, filled with sloppy joe mixture, and topped with cheese.
Saturday, September 7, 2024
The Long Way Home, Blueberry Ginger Crepes, and the Weekly Menu
The Long Way Home is the 10th novel in the Three Pine Series to which I am, apparently, addicted. I can't seem to take a break between these novels, anxious as I am to see what lies in store for Chief Inspector Gamache and the residents of Three Pines.
Friday, September 6, 2024
Creamy Garlic Chicken #FallFlavorsWeek
This delicious dish of pan-seared chicken breasts smothered in a creamy garlic sauce is pure comfort food at it's very best. It can be served over rice, noodles, or mashed potatoes.
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Pork Marsala #FallFlavorsWeek
Tender pork cutlets and mushrooms cooked in a Marsala Wine Sauce and served over fluffy egg noodles. Pure comfort food.
Monday, September 2, 2024
Refrigerator Pickled String Beans #FallFlavorsWeek
Running out of ideas for all of those String Beans from your garden? Try making these quick and easy refrigerator pickles that you can enjoy all Fall long.
It's that time of year. The weather starts to cool, the bounty from your gardens (or in my case, my neighbors' gardens) is coming in droves and canning season has commenced. Welcome to Fall Flavors Week.....
Sunday, September 1, 2024
Mushroom Paprikash with Spaetzle #SundayFunday
Sliced Portabella and Cremini Mushrooms in a Savory Sauce served over Homemade Spaetzle is the perfect Meatless Monday or Vegetarian Meal.