If you are anything like me, you’ve probably had a scary lamb experience: tough as shoe leather legs of lamb, gamey mutton, or unknown lamb parts covered in a “not found in nature” green mint jelly. I’m here to tell you that lamb can be not just good, but great, and you don’t have to [...]
Simple and Tasty Trout Meuniere
I’ve been on a steady campaign to get more fish dishes into my menus and onto our table. In a perfect world we’d have fish twice a week, but for now I’ll settle for once every couple of weeks until I find a collection of recipes that my family truly enjoys. This recipe is a [...]
Menu Plan Monday ~ Week of February 15
My family has been really open minded over the last six weeks as I’ve focused on menu planning and trying out new recipes. As I was putting this week’s menu together I asked them what meals they’ve enjoyed most since the New Year and I matched those with what’s on sale this week to come [...]
Hamburger Meat Recipe: Hash Brown-Crusted Ground Beef Casserole
Casserole. Is there any other word in the English language that carries such promise and yet usually ends so badly? I remember eyeing just about anything served at my parents table in a 9×13 glass dish with fear and trepidation, which was too bad because it’s not at all difficult to make a great casserole [...]
Easy Chicken Fingers Recipe: Pecan-Crusted Chicken Tenders
The benefit of cutting back on fried foods and bad fats is something we can all understand, but knowing and doing are two very different things. Let’s face it, fried food can be a hard habit to break, especially when you have kids who want chicken nuggets and they want them for every meal. To [...]