INGREDIENTS: 16 oz (nowadays, many packages are 13 oz!) 3 cans of Bumble Bee Fancy Whole Baby Clams (10 oz each) 1 6 oz. can Bumble chopped clams 2 – 8 oz. bottles Bar Harbor Clam Juice (or any brand) 2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes Salt & Pepper to taste 2 cloves garlic chopped…
Author: Lisa Gidaro
A food blogger who loves to cook and create. Food is my art and showcases my inner creativity. I am from the coal region of Pennsylvania and many of my dishes are coal region favorites. Hope you enjoy!
TEMPURA CHICKEN FINGERS with Sweet & Sour Sauce
INGREDIENTS: 1 3/4 cups flour 1/4 cup cornstarch 1 tsp salt 1 tsp sugar 3 Tbsp vinegar 1 1/2 tsp baking soda 2 cups water Crisco oil (enough to fill dutch oven 2 inches high) 2 lbs. chicken tenders (I sliced three semi-frozen chicken breasts. When semi-frozen, much easier to slice and no sliding on…
HAMBURGERS IN SAUCE
INGREDIENTS: (Makes 8) 8 frozen hamburgers or 8 homemade (I do both but for homemade, use 3 lbs. hamburger, season with salt and pepper, shape into 8 large burgers. Place on a large sheet pan lined with waxed paper and sprayed with PAM. Place burgers in freezer and freeze. Once frozen, you…
CHEESESTEAKS
INGREDIENTS: I pkg. of thinly sliced Ribeye steak 1 small onion, diced 2 Tbsp. butter 1 can mushrooms 8 oz. Sargento’s Off the Block shredded mozzarella-provolone mix pizza or spaghetti sauce 4 good sub rolls such as Amoroso or Tuzzi (Note, Giant’s own sub rolls are really Amoroso) DIRECTIONS: Saute onion in butter; Season…
CHICKEN ALA KING
Who remembers those Banquet boiling bags of the 80’s? The Chicken Ala King was my favorite. The year I got married — 1988 — my office bosses bought me a large Sharp Carousel microwave (which, at that time, microwaves cost a pretty penny and mine was close to $500.00!) That particular model came with a…
WEDDING SOUP (Coal Region Style)
Growing up in the Coal Region of Pennsylvania, many of the residents of my small town and surrounding areas immigrated from Isca sullo Ionio in the Calabria region of Italy. This is a popular soup of the coal region and many residents of the area make this soup. Other areas put spinach in their soup but…
CHOCOLATE CHIP PANCAKES — Flubs and Duds
You may be wondering how “Flubs and Duds” came about. Well, here it goes. My live-at-home adult son, Ryan, had been asking for one of his childhood favorites that I used to make him – chocolate chip pancakes. So, as if I am not rushed enough in the mornings, on this particular morning, my mind…
MINIATURE CHICKEN MEAT PIES
INGREDIENTS: Makes 6 miniature pies OR 2 regular sized pies 3 boxes of Pillsbury pie crusts (2 crusts per box) Use only 2 boxes if making large pies. 1 – 16 oz. package Steamfresh Family Size frozen mixed vegetables cooked per instructions. 6-8 cooked bone-in chicken thighs or 6 thighs, 2-3 legs 6 medium-size potatoes…
Berry filled New York Style Cheesecake with White Chocolate Ganache and Chocolate Cookie Crust
Cheesecake is one of my favorite desserts. This recipe is a concoction of two different recipes and I added some things to make it mine. Being a big fan of white chocolate, I decided to give white chocolate ganache a try and top the cheesecake with it. It is very fitting with the chocolate crust…
TWICE BAKED POTATOES
In my house, my husband and son always want mashed potatoes. I had decided to make my own twist on mashed potatoes and came up with my version of twice baked potatoes. My my husband loves them! He asks me to make them often. Although my son is a huge mashed potato person, he likes…
Appetite Love 