Pantry Chocolate Cake
My Pantry Staples
I've been planning on doing a 'what's in your pantry' post forever. A well stocked kitchen means you always have good ingredients on hand to create homemade meals that your family will love. This seems like a really good time to do this and I hope it will help. Even though I try to maintain [...]
Huevos Rancheros
Meals are what I'm looking forward to most during these uncertain times. We didn't go crazy at the grocery store even though part of me wanted to buy everything in sight. I refrained and stuck to my normal staples. Since work for me is done for the foreseeable future I'm throwing myself into cooking and [...]
Lasagna Bolognese
This is classic lasagna. There are steps, but you can even do them ahead of time and once the sauces are made, assembly is a snap. Steps there may be, but this is a simple recipe with simple ingredients. I always use no boil noodles, look for the Italian brands that are in smaller boxes. [...]
Spring Minestrone Soup
Meatballs and Easy Sauce
Nobody likes a bad meatball. My recipe is foolproof. I've made these hundreds of times with perfect results every time. There are a couple of secrets here though. The milk soaked white bread is a must. I mean enriched white bread (ie. wonder bread or the like). The other important step is to quickly brown [...]
Pasta with Roasted Cauliflower & Toasted Breadcrumbs
This recipe has been sitting as a draft for over a year. I just couldn't get the photos right so I didn't post. I've just entered my first ever photography/food styling challenge and one of the themes is cauliflower! No more excuses 🙂 This is super simple and there isn't really a sauce per se... [...]
