Everyday Food for Busy People
Is there anything lovelier than soup?
At the end of a long day full of a kajillion tasks and responsibilities, a bowl of soup soothes the rough edges on a frazzled family. Serve it with warm, buttered cornbread fresh from the oven and dinner will be the best part of your day. [Read more...]
I’ve had a beautiful rosemary plant growing in my garden all summer. It’s one of the few things that did well out there. But I hadn’t used any of the rosemary. That’s crazy, isn’t it?
So, I decided that using sprigs of rosemary along with chicken, potatoes, garlic and white wine could be delicious. And to make it super easy, I cooked it in the slow cooker. It turned out great, a tasty version of basic chicken and potatoes. I used boneless chicken, but the dish would have even more flavor if you used chicken with bones. What is it about bones that adds so much flavor? [Read more...]
There must be a million and one variations of potato salad. This is my mom’s version, which is a lot like my Grandma’s version. The main difference is that mom adds sweet pickles to hers. Grandma’s was full of paprika and is one of my favorite foods that she made.
Parsnips are a vegetable that I had never eaten until recently. A few months ago I used some in All Veggie Vegetable Soup. My friend, Beverly told me that she roasts them in the oven, so I decided to try that too. They are so good! The slightly sweet taste pulls me back for a second helping and even third.
Bubble and Squeak is a traditional English dish. I found this recipe in the Whole Foods for the Whole Family cookbook. Some people say the name comes from the sound that it makes while cooking. The ingredients are simple – cabbage, onions, potatoes and meat. I used smoked sausage, but you could use another meat. [Read more...]
I completely forgot to take a picture of these before we ate them all. They are slightly adapted from Pioneer Woman’s recipe. She uses homemade potatoes, but I decided to take a short cut and use the O’brien potatoes from the store. I also used Italian sausage, which I’d already cooked and frozen. I couldn’t find any regular sausage in my freezer.
I made about half the amount that PW makes and still ended up with about 12 burritos, using the fajita-sized tortillas. [Read more...]
So, I made up a new soup recipe. I wanted a beef vegetable soup that I could just throw the ingredients in the crockpot and let it all cook together. Most of the beef vegetable soups I’ve seen involve cooking the beef first and then adding it to the soup. I was feeling too lazy for that. Here’s what I came up with. Substitute as needed. [Read more...]
If you’re trying to lose weight or eat more veggies, this is the soup for you. It’s also great if you just want a quick, easy and healthy meal. The ingredients are simple and you can add any veggie that you like or have hanging around in your fridge. [Read more...]
Baked potatoes and salad make a great dinner, but when you add homemade cheese sauce, broccoli and bacon it gets even better. This dinner will warm you up on a cold, winter night. It’s also frugal and healthy. [Read more...]
The night I served the BBQ Chipped Ham Sandwiches, I was wishing I’d picked up a bag of frozen french fries to go with them. Or potato chips. Or something. Instead, I had about 25 minutes before dinner and a bag of potatoes. I threw these oven fries together and they were a hit. [Read more...]
