Making Crab Rangoon at our house is a family affair. It’s David’s specialty (using his mom’s recipe). Somehow, we always end up with too much filling and not enough wrappers. You can freeze the filling, of course, but it’s more fun to make Crab Rangoon Bombs! David came up with the idea of making these…
Leftovers Reinvented
Hearty Ham and Cheese Quiche
These days, I find myself putting more effort into lunch. With everyone home much more during the day and our family taking fewer chances with restaurants, we are cooking much more. But what to make for lunch? Leftovers? Cheese and crackers? PB&J? Tuna salad? These are all great lunch options. But some days, I just…
Feta Gravy Over Chicken
Do you have some leftover feta cheese in your refrigerator? At our house we love to make Gyros and Greek salad, both with feta cheese. We often end up with some leftover feta that sits in the refrigerator until it goes bad. This Feta Gravy over chicken recipe is an excellent way to use…
Rotisserie Chicken ala King
Chicken ala King. An oldie but goodie that is versatile and tasty. If you use my shortcuts it will become an easy weeknight meal. If you remember it, the taste will bring back great childhood memories. If you never had it – you will love getting all the food groups into one dish that your…
Roasted Vegetable Salad
Y’all are going to love the Roasted Vegetable Salad because of its versatility AND its deliciousness. There’s no doubt about the health effects of vegetables but the freshness of the salad and your ability to serve it hot, room temperature or cold makes it my new go-to side dish. I will tell you how…
Hamburger Noodle Casserole
If you are like me, sometimes you thumb through old cookbooks looking for inspiration? That’s how I came up with this Hamburger Noodle Casserole that can be spicy or not, depending on your taste. This recipe is so versatile and easy I am sure you will love it too. First, let me tell you about…
Take-Out Asian Chicken At Home
Originally, my friend and former co-worker Tana wrote this recipe down for me and while her handwriting is great, I lost the recipe in the bottom of a purse and only found the wadded up piece of paper when cleaning it out to use again. I recognized some words as I’ve heard her use them…
3 Outstanding Holiday Leftover Ideas
Casseroles and soups – the staples of holiday leftovers, right? In our family soup is great but casseroles often don’t make the cut for some reason so I am going to show you how we make holiday leftovers shine for weeks to come in our house. Discovered by accident this little trick has become our…
Nana’s Pimento Cheese and Ham Biscuits
The ham we had for Thanksgiving was so tasty there wasn’t much left – just enough for 1 night of leftovers and then just a tad. I almost threw it out but I decided to throw it in the food processor and mince it up for 2 different recipes. I was inspired to make this…
Tex-Mex French Bread Bierock
Sometimes I make mistakes and then I try to improvise. Sometimes it works and sometimes it does not work and this time? Oh – it MORE than worked, it rocked! This morning I roasted Hatch Green Chiles and had in mind to make sort of Tex-Mex French Bread Bierock. Whatever – it is fantastic and…