Posts Tagged ‘ easy family recipes ’

I made it back to the kitchen.  As it turns out, time away really does pay off.  After eating frozen pizzas and grilled cheese sandwiches for a week, I started craving some real food.  Then I dug in the pantry and the freezer to see what I had on hand, and voilà!  Apricot Glazed...
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With all the sickness that’s been happening at our house, accompanied by a chilly late-winter rain, I was craving something warming.  Something that looks and tastes impressive but doesn’t require much effort.  All-Day Quiche is just that.  An easy family recipe you can make on a weeknight that is also good enough to serve...
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Nope, not from the Hormel can.  As if!  Making sloppy Joe’s on your own is so easy, and the result is de-lish.  My three year-old loved it so much that he asked for a bowl and started eating it with a spoon.  This makes enough for a family of six or leftovers for a...
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Yes, I know it has been very hot outside. But something made me want to make a big pot of chili. So I did. And we ate it, with sweaty upper lips. And it was awesome. This is one of those easy family recipes that makes plenty, so you can freeze some for later. ...
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Roasting a whole chicken can be a daunting task, especially when doing it for the first time, but this chicken is both versatile and economical.  Serve it at a dinner party with friends or a casual, weeknight family supper.  A three pound chicken could serve a family of four for several days- get creative...
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You can’t really go wrong with warm pasta, sauce, and cheese, but making a pseudo-cream-based sauce for this dish made it even better.  I served it with Simple Italian Meatballs, and my boys went nuts over it.  This is an easy family recipe using ingredients you probably already have on hand.  Oh, and as...
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The other day I asked Hayden to choose our main course for dinner: either “spaghetti” and meatballs or fish.  He chose spaghetti and meatballs.  Since he has a hard time with long noodles, I made baked ziti and served the meatballs on the side.  These meatballs are made with simple ingredients, and you should...
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Feature recipe:  I got your attention with the whiskey, right?  Sorry to disappoint, dear readers.  The alcohol evaporates under the broiler, but the undertones meld beautifully with the rest of the flavors in the marinade.  And it’s safe for your kids (Hayden will eat his portion AND mine, if I let him!)  Many people...
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I serve a lot of pasta because it’s so easy.  This is a simple, quick recipe for when you don’t have a lot of ingredients on hand.  The rosemary cooks down to almost nothing, leaving behind only its wonderful aroma and taste, and the creamy texture of the cannellini beans balances the flavors of...
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We love Mexican food of all kinds, but our roots are in Tex-Mex, which often includes tacos made with ground beef.  Whenever I cook like this at home, it’s a FEAST.  Given the gargantuan size of our tortillas, and our inability to hold back when it comes to the beans, some of our tacos...
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Oh, how we love thee, pizza!  Some days, there’s nothing better than ordering pizza for dinner, your favorite combination, with a glass of red wine… But, of course, we are supposed to be making dinner, right?  When I have run out of ideas, I make pizza.  I keep a package of crusts in the...
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Feature recipe:  This recipe is from Eat It, It’s Good For You! by Barbara Brown Rynders.  This cookbook is like the underground bible for wholesome cooking.  My mother, aunt, and grandmother all made this soup (along with other dishes and baked goods from this book), and now I am carrying on the tradition.  In...
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On a day when I am having what I call a dinner crisis, meaning I have nothing to cook or no time to do it, a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken fits the bill.  Even when I already have some vegetable or sides planned, I may not feel like cooking chicken, and a rotisserie chicken makes...
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Lately, Hayden has been more into meat- especially if he doesn’t have to work very hard to chew it.  This meat sauce is packed with protein, iron, and lycopene.  Serve it over your kids’ favorite pasta shape. 2 lb ground beef 1 yellow onion, finely chopped 3 cloves garlic, crushed or minced 1 tbs...
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