Mexican Casserole

Thanks to the 100-plus pounds of ground beef from "Bessie" we're always looking for new recipes. While this Mexican Casserole isn't drastically different than just eating a taco, it's just different enough that it has earned a spot in our meal plan on a couple of occasions now. It may not look particularly appetizing, but it's definitely tasty. Mexican Casserole An All Meat and No Potatoes Original Serves 6 Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef 1 medium onion, diced 1 large jalapeno, diced 2 gloves garlic, minced Taco seasoning of your choice 1 pint crushed tomatoes 1 (7.75 ounce) can of El Pato Jalapeno Salsa 3/4 cup sour cream 3...

Noodleless Fettuccine Alfredo Sauce

Back in the days when I gorged myself on carbs, Fettuccine Alfredo was one of my favorite dishes. Thankfully we've managed to come up with a great recipe that cures my pasta cravings without having to actually eat wheat-filled noodles. This recipe is actually a combination of two recipes we've enjoyed. One uses cream rather than skim milk, while the other adds cream cheese which helps keep it together for leftovers. The biggest problem with standard Fettuccine Alfredo is that it all the oil separates when it's reheated the next day, making for a subpar lunch. This recipe doesn't have that problem. While the sauce could be used over anything,...

Weekly menu for May 18-24

Here's the menu for this week: Friday, May 18: Chili Saturday, May 19: Crockpot Shredded Pork with Red Slaw Sunday, May 20: Out Monday, May 21: Leftovers Tuesday, May 22: Peanut Sauce Stir Fry Wednesday, May 23: Tacos Thursday, May 24: Pork Chops and Aspara...

Buffalo Chicken Wings

Sometimes the simplest things to make are also the tastiest. Such is the case with Buffalo Chicken Wings. Pretty much all you have to do is bake some chicken wings, pour sauce over them, and devour them until your lips are on fire from the spicy sauce. You don't even need cooking skills to enjoy this meal. We prefer the Original Frank's over the Buffalo Wing Sauce based only on the ingredient list. If you don't mind the few extra ingredients in the Buffalo Wing Sauce, this recipe is even easier. Simply open the bottle and pour over the cooked wings. Buffalo Chicken Wings Slightly adapted from Frank's Red Hot Ingredients: Chicken...

Weekly menu for May 11-17

I realize this is coming way late in the week, but here's what we've been eating the past few days. Friday, May 11: Bunless burgers (these got pushed back a day from last week) Saturday, May 12: Noodless Alfredo Sunday, May 13: Red snapper with mango salsa, salad and couscous (Mother's Day meal) Monday, May 14: Chicken wings Tuesday, May 15: Beef curry Wednesday, May 16: Cauliflower pizza Thursday, May 17: Chicken thi...

Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas

As I mentioned last week, there's really only two meals I'm semi-responsible for putting on the table. The first being Spaghetti Sauce, and the other are these Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas. We served these with fresh tomatoes and cilantro. And a Corona Light because it was Cinco de Mayo and we're cliche like that. I've been eating them for years, as this is another recipe that's been passed down to me from my mom. I again have no idea where they came from, although for some reason I feel like I've seen it in one of my cookbooks. Taste of Oregon rings a bell. Regardless of where it originated, these enchiladas are delicious. In fact, because...

Weekly Menu for May 4 – 10

This week's dinner plan is full of delicious standbys in our household. Stay tuned later this week for a post on the Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas. Friday, May 4: Salmon with homestyle sweet potatoes Saturday, May 5: Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas Sunday, May 6: Pot roast with mashed potatoes Monday, May 7: Barbecue Chicken thighs with cottage cheese Tuesday, May 8: Ground Beef Tacos Wednesday, May 9: Steak with mushroom fish sauce Thursday, May 10: Bunless Burg...

Spaghetti Sauce

I should probably come clean about something. Despite the fact that I have this food blog, I don't actually do much cooking. I help out, and take care of the dishes, but the real chef in the family is my husband. He's really the one making all of these delicious meals I keep talking about. There are about two exceptions to this: Spaghetti Sauce and Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas (which I'll post about next week). These were really the only two good recipes I brought into this marriage, so I'm more likely to be in charge of these over anything else we eat. The spaghetti sauce recipe comes from my mom. She's been making it for as long as I can...

Weekly menu for April 28 - May 3

Here's what we've got cookin' this week! Saturday, April 28 - Cauliflower crust pizza Sunday, April 29 - Out Monday, April 30 - Orange chicken Tuesday, May 1 - Spaghetti Wednesday, May 2 - Pork chops Thursday, May 3 - Shepherd's ...