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Homemade Croutons
Homemade Croutons are just minutes away if you have bread in the house. Any kind of bread works. But. Using roasted garlic crusty bakery bread, sliced thick…will make them stand out in a crowd. Go ahead, show off.
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The Classic Cobb Salad
The Classic Cobb Salad. The quintessential Eat Out of the Fridge/Pantry recipe just might be The Cobb Salad. After all, as the story goes, that’s exactly how this world-famous salad came to be back in 1934. Bob Cobb, owner of the legendary Hollywood Brown Derby restaurant, got a midnight hankering for something to eat. Midnight snacks can be some of the best meals. Anyway, he went pilfering through his restaurant’s industrial sized refrigerator pulling out a variety of leftover ingredients (hard-boiled eggs, lettuce, avocado, tomato, cooked chicken, blue cheese…) and proceeded to chop them into a massive salad. He snagged a few slices of crispy bacon from a line-cook on his…
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Red Wine Vinaigrette Recipe
Red Wine Vinaigrette Recipe Ingredients 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 1 Tbl. Dijon mustard 1 tsp. sugar 1 shallot, minced kosher salt & freshly cracked pepper to taste 1/2 cup olive oil
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Red, White & Blueberry Holiday Dessert Trifle
Look how festive a few simple ingredients can become. Red, White & Blueberry Holiday Dessert Trifle. In a trifle bowl (or other high-sided clear glass bowl) layer the following: Cake slices (such as angel food cake, pound cake, or red velvet cake) Fresh berries (such as raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries) Cream (such as cool whip, vanilla or white chocolate pudding) And repeat. Alternating berry and cake colors to create a red, white, and blue layered dessert.
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Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup
Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup. I recently saw a fb post from a well known blogger that asked followers if they used canned goods in their cooking. She received hundreds of comments that ranged from “NEVER” with a long list of the reasons why not to, to “My husband and I both work. Coming home to a crock-pot meal (that calls for cream of…) allows me time to play with my daughter before bed.”
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Lemony Thyme Pound Cake {with Lemon Glaze}
Finally a cake. I decided our first cake recipe should become our signature cake. Since Lemony Thyme was, and continues to be, the inspiration for this humble blog she shall have her very own cake. Lemony Thyme Pound Cake {with Lemon Glaze}.
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Classic Beef Stew
It’s really hard to top a nice big bowl of Classic Beef Stew. Slow braised pieces of beef and root vegetables, cooked in a rich beef broth until tender. Served in big bowls with crusty bread. I’m not sure there’s much more to say about that. I’ll let the pictures speak to you. Take your time, I’m in no hurry. When you’re ready, our recipe method is below.
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Bacon & Sage Soda Bread
Bacon & Sage Soda Bread. I first tackled making Irish Soda Bread on St. Patrick’s Day. Much easier than I had expected, made from ingredients we typically have on hand. AND can be ready in 35-40 minutes, which is nice. Especially when the Classic Beef Stew you’re making is almost finished and you realize you have no crusty bread, which is practically an ingredient on it’s own.
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Easy Cheesy Breakfast Casserole
Sometimes an Easy Cheesy Breakfast Casserole is all you need.
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Grilled Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
Two ingredients, so much flavor. Grilled Bacon Wrapped Shrimp. Two things you can generally find in our freezer are bacon and shrimp. Bacon because we use it to add flavor to many dishes, but don’t often eat it as…well bacon. We keep frozen shrimp on hand for easy week night meals or in case we’re invited to an impromptu gathering and need a quick & tasty appetizer. Grilled Bacon Wrapped Shrimp is just that. We’re open to invitations.
