Working all day and then asking yourself, “What can I make for dinner?” can be challenging. Unless you are like me and plan your meals for the week and grocery shop accordingly. Not too many people do that. Many of us just come home, quickly thaw something in the microwave and throw it in the…
Category: Bread
BEEF BRACIOLE WITH GNOCCHI AND HOMEMADE SPAGHETTI SAUCE
INGREDIENTS: Braciole: 2-3 lbs, thin sliced beef such as sirloin tip (I bought two packs. One pack had 4 slices and the other had 3). 1 box Great Value (or Stove Top) Chicken stuffing 2 eggs 1/2 cup pecorino romano, or more twine cut into 4-5 inch pieces salt, pepper Sauce: (2) 28 oz. cans…
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…
OVEN BAKED “FRIED” CHICKEN
If you love fried chicken but hate the fact of eating something fried in oil, you’ve got to try this recipe! The breading is crispy and crunchy and the chicken is moist and tender. INGREDIENTS: (Feeds 6-8 people) 4 chicken thighs, skinned removed 4 chicken legs, skin removed 3 cups homemade bread crumbs (see my…
BREAD CRUMBS
I love to use homemade bread crumbs. I think the food that is breaded with it tastes so fresh. I save the ends of bread and bread nobody eats or will be turning moldy shortly. These include hamburger buns, hot dog buns, hoagie/sub buns, half a loaf of bakery bread such as Italian or French,…
PIZZA (Makes two 12-inch pizzas)
My in-laws had a pizza shop in our town of Kulpmont called Charlie’s Pizza, making 500 pies on Fridays and Saturdays. Charlie’s was my father-in-law’s first name but it was really my mother-in-law that made the pizza. My husband was 12 years old when they sold the business to his uncle and cousin then…
Appetite Love 