Continuing on my quest for comfort food, I found the perfect breakfast egg casserole recipe in Mom's collection. You heard right, a casserole for breakfast time, not dinner. It makes sense as breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Why not serve a hearty dish to kick of the long day? Growing up, Sunday mornings were reserved for our sit down breakfast/brunch together. During the week, we were always racing against the clock to gobble up our breakfast before we had to finish getting ready for school. Inevitably, on the school … [Read more...]
Turkey Casserole
January 6, 2012 By 4 Comments
It’s cold outside. There’s nothing better than making homemade soup or baking a hearty, flavorful casserole. When the savory smells engulf your kitchen and the heat emanates from your stove top, you'll want to get cozy and celebrate the comforts of home (and home cooking). I searched Mom's collection and found her Turkey Casserole knowing that next to any hot soup, it’s the ideal dish to serve for dinner when the temperature is dropping and the kids are starving. Casseroles are eponymous with the cookware used to bake the dish. I learned … [Read more...]
Slow Cooking: Macaroni with Four Cheeses
November 9, 2011 By 3 Comments
Not too long ago I would aimlessly wander down the grocery aisles grabbing for any packaged meal to alleviate my dinner stresses. The all-to-familiar box of Kraft Mac and Cheese always found a comfortable place in my shopping cart and on my dinner table in college. Fast forward twenty years and that same box still has a reserved spot in my pantry. It gets worse. I started using Kraft Easy Mac – the microwaveable alternative to the stove top Mac. Yes, even with two young kids I was still willing to sacrifice taste and nutrition (HELLO SODIUM) … [Read more...]
Slow Cooking – Beef Tips
November 7, 2011 By 15 Comments
"Slow Down, You Move to Fast" Simon and Garfunkel - "Feelin' Groovy" In an interview last week for www.robinsbite.com, when asked my favorite cooking gadget, I proudly mentioned my new slow cooker. my new favorite kitchen toy Isn’t it ironic? I have absolutely no recollection of Mom ever using a slow cooker. She has no slow cooker recipes in her vast collection. Every one of her meals was hand-cooked on the spot and either served immediately or frozen for future use. For someone who always worked, sometimes even two jobs at a time, how … [Read more...]
