Category: <span>Entrees</span>

Homemade Tamales

I have no idea what gave me the idea, but I decided to try my hand at making tamales. I did what we all do when we don’t know how to make something. I consulted the Oracle of Google and came up with this site: https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/how-to-make-tamales. While time consuming, it …

Crockpot Mongolian Beef

For those of you who don’t care about my blatherings but just want to get to the goods, click here to skip to the recipe. There are two key menu items that my husband and I use to judge the worthiness of a Chinese restaurant: egg rolls and Mongolian beef. …

Instagrammed Curry Shrimp

I just posted a pic of my lunch on Instagram (like we all do). It was just a quick use for leftovers, but it’s getting likes, and even a request for the recipe from Tara, one of one of my college roomies. It’s really not much of a recipe, but …

Chicken Piccata

This recipe is taken almost straight from FoodNetwork.com. It’s Giada De Laurentis’ recipe from the show Everyday Italian. The main difference is that I leave out the capers because I think they taste like perfume. I also have never included the chopped parsley, because I never have it on hand. Ingredients: 2 …

Crockpot Turkey Sausage & Peppers

This is totally not an original recipe. It comes from the originally titled “Turkey Sausage and Pepper Sauce” recipe in Better Homes and Gardens Biggest Book of Slow Cooker Recipes (2002). It’s the only recipe in the book that I come back to. I’m blogging it not only to share with …

Crockpot Bean Soup

It’s winter, and I’m currently in the throes of a yucky cold. I’m too tired to be bothered to make matzo ball soup, but bean soup, I can do. I originally made this using the leftover Honeybaked Ham bone from Christmukkah Day dinner (what? Doesn’t everyone get overpriced, delicious ham for …