Pigeons, are a coal region favorite and are composed of hamburger and rice, which is wrapped in a cabbage leaf and then boiled (in the old days) and baked (in modern days) in a tomato sauce. A cherished food, but rarely heard of outside of the area. In some towns south of my town of…
BEEF LO MEIN
I came up with this recipe when I saw lo mein noodles in my local Weis supermarket. With trial and error, I came up with a fantastic sauce. I gave my boss and his wife a bowl to try and they said it was really good. The loved the sauce. I love it too and…
CAROLINA PULLED PORK
I searched high and low for a great pulled pork recipe. In the past, I have made pulled pork in the crock pot; however, my family and I say that crock pots make meats too soft, too mushy. When I saw this recipe that you slow cook the meat in your oven for 12-14 hours,…
MACARONI & CHEESE
Who doesn’t love macaroni and cheese? For this recipe, I have added several different cheeses and find that variety is the spice of life! Hope you enjoy! INGREDIENTS: 1 Box Barilla Campanelle or Cellentani or Elbows pasta 4 cups milk 4 Tbsp. butter 4 Tbsp. flour 1 tsp ground mustard 1 tsp. black pepper 1/4…
LISA’S STUFFING
INGREDIENTS: 6 oz. box chicken stuffing mix 2 medium potatoes, cut in half and boiled until soft 1 egg, lightly beaten 2 celery stalks, chopped 1/2 onion, diced 3 tbsp butter 2 tbsp pecorino romano (see my blog on grating your own!) 10.5 oz can cream of celery soup 1 can chicken broth DIRECTIONS: Prepare…
LEMON BLUEBERRY CAKE OR CUPCAKES
INGREDIENTS: Cake: 1 cup (2 sticks butter, softened to room temperature 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar 1 Tbsp fresh lemon zest 4 large eggs @ room temperature 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup buttermilk (store bought or 1 cup…
VEAL STEW
INGREDIENTS: 2 lbs. veal cubes 3 large potatoes, peeled & cubed 4 carrots, peeled and chopped 2 stalks celery, chopped 1 medium onion, diced 1 glove garlic, small chop 1 cup frozen green beans 10.5 oz can cream of mushroom soup 15.4 oz Campbell’s Creamy Tomato tub 1 cup ketchup 1/2 cup water 2 tsp….
CHICKEN SALAD
For this recipe, I had approximately 2 cups cubed chicken leftover from another recipe. So I decided to make myself some chicken salad for my work week lunch for a couple days. Feel free to add dried cranberries, sliced red grapes, whatever you desire! INGREDIENTS: 2 cups cubed chicken processed in food processor to your…
Appetite Love 