Tag: spicy

What I Ate Today: April 29, 2018

It’s Sunday and I am clean out of leftovers. I really wanted something different and a friend sent me a recipe from ATK (America’s Test Kitchen) for a…

Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili

  This is one of those recipes that kept showing up in my email or Facebook newsfeed and I kept pushing it away. After all, chili is supposed to…

Kung Pao Pork Cassoulet

I debated with myself what exactly to name this recipe. It has Asian-inspired seasonings but is baked in a slow oven ala a French cassoulet. But whatever you…

Adventures In Ketchup and a Glorious Use for Fresh Corn!

Why would anyone want to make their own ketchup? I mean, it’s on sale at the store for less than $2.00 a bottle. A couple of reasons: vinegar…

Simple Spicy Bean Soup

Bean soup just doesn’t get any respect. I have heard all the comments: Boring. Bland. Gassy. Vegetarian? Takes too long to cook and in this heat? Yeah, yeah….

Toasted Quinoa Pilaf

Greetings and welcome back! I am *so* excited to share this recipe. It is one of my all-time favorites. I always make extra because the leftovers are wonderful!…

Taco Soup? Whaaaaat?

Yeah, that’s what I said when I first saw a recipe for Taco Soup. Tacos? Sure, love ’em. Soup? Ok, it has it’s place. Tacos IN soup? What…

Simple Warming Soup for a Cold Winter Night

This spicy soup can easily be made in less than 30 minutes with ingredients you likely have on hand. Simple, fast, spicy, filling, and delish. Gotta love it!…

Taco Calzones

After posting a pic of this on FB, I got numerous requests for the recipe, including folks who wanted to know if it was vegetarian. For the Veggies out…

Winter Vegetable Gratin 2.0

This healthy and scrumptious recipe came to me via a dear friend who actually hates turnips. I’m not all that crazy about them myself, but they are delicious in…