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Slow cooker tomato soup is creamy and comforting, and pairs exceptionally well next to a grilled cheese sandwich. This easy slow cooker recipe is a must make! A rant about not soup…. Before I get to the Slow Cooker Tomato Soup, there is something I must say about an incredibly popular book series. Hunger Games……
Craving classic lasagna flavors but short on time and patience? This creamy spicy lasagna soup is your answer! It’s got all the classic flavors of lasagna without the extra effort. Looking for an easy lasagna soup recipe? Lasagna soup is where it’s at, especially when you’re craving the flavors of classic Italian lasagna but want…
Super Bowl food is practically a requirement for Superbowl Sunday. This easy game day recipe for pizza nachos will keep the football fans cheering for more. Next weekend is the Super Bowl, where even people like myself who know little about sports, and less about football, gather around the television and are suddenly avid fans. Every…
Chinese New Year is a special event, so serve a special dinner of Lion’s Head Meatballs. Giant pork meatballs packed with crisp, Asian flavors, simmered in a coconut bath. It’s Chinese New Year today and we are going to bust open our fortune cookies and have a great celebration of Chinese food today. I’ve always been…
I bet you were expecting some fancy five star places when I mentioned I wanted to start writing reviews in 2012. Sure, there is a time and place for that, but if I’m being real with you, it’s not where we eat. So for my first review of 2012, I wanted to take you to…
Spinach artichoke dip is a snack dip that everyone loves. This Olive Garden copy cat recipe will have you staying home rather than eating out to get your fill of it! I warned you, and it happened – the evil Olive Garden across the street is open for business. I am not to be trusted. The idea of…
Tortellini bake with rose sauce is quick and easy meatless meal. Loaded with lots of cheese and marinara sauce, it’s a comfort food dish that everyone will love. What is a Rose Sauce? Don’t let the phrase “rose sauce” fool you. There’s no wine in this recipe. Rose sauce is basically the love child of red…
Thai corn chowder is comfort food in a bowl! This creamy, hearty soup has a tingle of heat to warm you up from the inside out. I held out about as long as I could, but it’s officially winter here. Maybe I’m jumping the gun a bit and it’s not really winter – but it might as well…
Meatballs and tender pasta, with the flavors of pizza. This easy, comfort food dinner recipe for Meatballs a la Pizzaiola will become a family favorite! The thing about my dad and I is that we kind of grew up together. He was young when he had me and played his hand the best he could….
Grilled artichokes have an amazing flavor that you must taste to believe! Grilling artichokes is so easy to do, there’s no reason not to try this recipe! Artichokes. Seriously, could I know any less about a particular vegetable? Sure, I could. Wikipedia artichokes, learn everything there is to know, but sometimes, I like to let things remain…
Are you ready for some football? Good, cuz I’m not. To be honest, I know nothing about football. I only watch one game a year, and sadly, since Janet Jackson decided to flash a stadium full of people and several million all-age viewers via cable, I can’t even say it’s for the commercials. Come on…
Pesto is a delicious condiment on its own, but when you pair it with ground sirloin, you have the makings for delicious burgers! You all know I love me some burgers. I mean love. It’s a little awkward sometimes as I choose to ignore the man across from me at the table and rather stare longingly at…
Favorites come in many shapes and sizes. Favorites in music, for example, is dependent on the listener’s tastes. When it comes to recipes, favorites are typically quick and easy, like these caprese appetizer skewers. Remember the chain emails that asked you a billion questions so your friends could get to know you better? Yeah, after the…
Grilled everything pizza is your love for grilling, combined with everything you love about pizza. Grilled meats, rich marinara sauce, fresh herbs, and hot, bubbly mozzarella cheese. I may have a new obsession this summer and it took me by surprise. Normally I get excited at the smell of smouldering charcoals, anticipating burgers, steaks, chops and…
Two perfect dishes, one insanely delicious mash-up. Pizza casserole, better known as Bubble Up Pizza, is so easy to make that even kids can do it—and it uses just a few common ingredients that are easy to keep on hand. Get ready for the perfect weeknight meal and easy dinner recipe that satisfies the whole…
Smoked beef ribs slathered with your favorite BBQ sauce are fall-off-the-bone tender, juicy, and the perfect way to get your clean fingers deliciously sticky. I first learned about eating ribs when I was young. Not entirely sure how little I was, but we were out at a nice restaurant and my daddy let me order whatever…
Cheesy 2-meat Stromboli is a quick and easy comfort food meal. Homemade pizza dough filled with ham, pepperoni and 2 kinds of cheese. You need this recipe! I don’t know about you, but I love my fat kid friendly meals. I love the unhealthy, cheesy, ooey gooey kind of meals that have little to no nutritional…
Meaty Louisiana Gumbo is loaded with chicken, Andouille sausage, pork sausage, and ham. This is a “stick to your ribs”, hearty comfort food meal! It’s so cold here today that there were ice crystals on the inside of the back door for a large portion of the day. Now, I’m not complaining – it’s winter,…
Skillet lasagna is a quick, easy weeknight meal that comes together in just 30 minutes. The pan is full of fresh vegetables and three types of cheese, but if you know me, you know that I added meat to my skillet, too! Today was one of those days when you have to wonder what the…
Pork stir fry is a common, easy, weeknight meal, but this recipe kicks it up with the addition of a spicy black pepper sauce. My last trip to Trader Joe’s brought home several new jarred sauces that I have been really anxious to try. The ingredients on the back had me excited. They appeared more…
Homemade sausage calzones are a beautiful thing. They’re pockets of pizza dough that have been stuffed with sweet Italian sausage, bacon, fresh herbs, and lots of ooey, gooey cheese, then baked up until they’re golden on the outside and outrageously delicious on the inside! It’s like a bazillion degrees outside today and I’m blaming it…
Banana nut bread recipes are fantastic, but add cream cheese and bake them into muffins and you’ll have a moist, sweet muffin that everyone will love! Which do I burn for being a witch? OK, that idea did make me giggle while I was thinking about whether or not to use eggs that were one…
Chicken manicotti is Italian comfort food at its best. Chicken, cheeses, and a rich tomato sauce tucked into pasta shells and baked up with even more cheese. Dinner never tasted so good. We’ve all danced around our kitchens fantasizing about being the next food network diva (I mean some of them are so boring, a…
This mint brownie pie recipe couldn’t be any easier to make! It starts with a package of dry brownie mix (or your own homemade version) and it’s jazzed up with chocolate mint chips and baked into a pie shell. This easy dessert recipe is a keeper! Today, along with yesterday and probably tomorrow has been…
Party foods are essential for any outdoor barbecue or picnic. So last week I threw my annual backyard get bash where I invite people from the comic book store, DND and a few other walks of my life to get together and chill. It usually rocks but this year had more stress involved then previous…