The other day, Metropolitan Market had artichokes on sale 2 for 1…so I wound up with more than what I would typically by for a veggie side dish. I decided to try stuffing the artichokes with sausage. It was a great main dish. The flavors from the sausage and tomatoes drip through the artichoke – no dipping sauce needed! It was also a fairly easy dish to make. I began with prepping the artichokes. After rinsing the chokes off, I...

My apologies for how dusty this blog has become… my “day job” has kept me pretty busy and we recently finished a complete kitchen remodel. The kitchen remodel includes a combi-steam oven and I also recently picked up an Instant Pot…let’s just say I have plenty of things to share on this blog so watch for future post. Here’s a picture of my old kitchen. You’d have to zoom close up to see that the cabinets...

Our friends made the most amazing smoked pork nachos to munch on while watching the Seahawks game… it was so tasty, I’m amazed we had left overs. They were too delicious to toss so we wrapped up them in foil to make migas for breakfast. This was my first attempt and it turned out great. In fact, I will probably make too much nachos for now own just knowing we can have migas in the morning! Again, this is one of those recipes that...

Around the holidays, my sister Nikki was raving about the breakfast cups she was making that her (picky) kids love. I decided to give them a try and let’s just say this is up there with Huevos Rancheros for his favorite breakfast request. This recipe is simple, tasty and flexible with ingredients you have on hand.  I wish I would have known about this recipe back when our kids were in school because the egg cups reheat beautifully for a...

I love a “good” pea salad and I decided to make one for my contribution to our Easter Brunch.  I think cold pea salads sing of sunny Spring. Since we’re going to be having ham, I opted for a recipe without (gasp!) bacon.   This recipe is a variation from one I found at Simply Recipes, which I doubled for our brunch and substituted canned water chestnuts for sweet red peppers. I Quickly rinse salt of two 6...

 Okay… this is my take on Food & Wine’s Peruvian Steak and Potato Stir-Fry. I don’t feel like I can call my version of this recipe “Peruvian” when I’ve made my tweaks.  I have been carrying this recipe around saved up in Evernote just waiting for a opportunity to make it.  Metropolitan Market had New York Steaks on sale… I couldn’t resist – here’s my chance… BUT...

This dish represents a couple attributes that I love in a meal: one pot cooking and using up leftovers. I’m giddy when I’m going through my fridge and finding half a shallot that will work perfectly and may have otherwise gone to waste…that’s why I love all types of hash…even for dinner! Plus, it’s darn tasty.   Salmon Hash I didn’t have to make a trip to the store for this dish. You can make hash...