Cuisine: American
Scalloped Potatoes & Ham
Scalloped Potatoes & Ham is major comfort food. I remember growing up we used to eat a lot of scalloped potatoes. Brings back memories of my childhood. I'll be making it again.
By - Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 1 hrs 10 mins
- Yields: 12 Servings
Sweet & Spicy Bread & Butter Pickles
Try these Sweet & Spicy Bread & Butter Pickles. They are so easy and so delicious! Wickles Pickles are one of my favorite bread and butter pickles. Unfortunately, they are now very difficult to find. I have checked practically every market in my area. So in a fit of desperation, I made my own!
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 3 hrs
- Yields: Makes about 6 cups
Chicken Pot Pie
This is a very basic Chicken Pot Pie recipe that is very mild and the epitome of comfort food. You can “jazz” it up anyway you want, but this recipe really worked for us. You can make one big one in a casserole or 8 small individual pot pies.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Yields: 8 Servings
Grilled Cantaloupe with Prosciutto, Burrata & Arugula
Instead of doing the typical tomato / basil thing, I decided to go out on a limb and try Grilled Cantaloupe with Prosciutto, Burrata & Arugula. Burrata is a fresh Italian cheese, made from mozzarella and cream. The outer shell is solid mozzarella while the inside contains both mozzarella and cream, giving it an unusual, soft texture.
I love grilled fruit. This recipe would also work with peaches or nectarines.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 5 mins
- Yields: 6 - 8 Servings
Bacon & Brown Sugar Smokies
Warning! These Bacon & Brown Sugar Smokies are addictive! This is reminiscent of Brown Sugar Bacon, which is transcendent. My husband thinks the little smokies should be bathed in Dijon mustard before wrapping up in the bacon, which would be very good.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 40 mins
- Yields: 12 Servings
Ham Steaks with Parsley
These Ham Steaks with Parsley are super fast and easy weeknight dinner comes from Nigella Express: 130 Recipes for Good Food, Fast by Nigella Lawson.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Yields: 2 Servings
Cheesy Potato Chowder
Here is a really delicious Cheesy Potato Chowder. My husband said we need to keep this recipe in the family archives. I added some white pepper to it, but the simplicity is what really makes this soup good. Some crumbled bacon bits would not go amiss as a garnish...
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Yields: 4 - 6 Servings
Peanut Butter Chews
Try these Peanut Butter Chews. A no bake cookie recipe. I went to San Marino High School in San Marino, California the '70s. I hated high school. I moved to California my freshman year and was always an outsider. I still feel like an outsider, anyway, nothing that years of therapy won't solve..... I digress.... One high point in my time there was a "cookie" they sold in the cafeteria, which also sold corn dogs that had a greenish tinge to them! This cookie-ish thing was called a peanut butter chew. It was very weird and wonderful. You don't even have to bake these! So for all my SMHS friends, without further ado - the peanut butter chew! Nice rhyming, if I do say so! My friend Kay from SMHS took this wonderful photo!
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Yields: 12 Servings
Braised Cabbage & Bacon
Braised Cabbage & Bacon is a great winter side dish. This recipe has been adapted from Saveur magazine.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 1 hrs
- Yields: 6 - 8 Servings
Overnight Eggnog Baked French Toast
This make-ahead Overnight Eggnog Baked French Toast is an effortless breakfast for a house full of people any morning.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 25 mins
- Yields: 6 - 8 Servings
