Pork Chop Surprise Pork Chop Surprise is a very retro recipe. I found an original recipe in a cookbook for “home economists” from the 1960’s. I took the recipe and modified it some. It is a very surprising recipe for sure. The surprise of the recipe is how all of the ingredients come together for such a delicious dinner. Bone in chops, creamed corn, parmesan cheese, and grated onion make up the base of this recipe. What comes out is a tender, delicious and very flavorful mix of salty and sweet. The full, printable recipe is at the end of…
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Continue ReadingOrecchiette Pasta with a Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper Sauce This Orecchiette pasta with sausage and roasted red pepper sauce is an easy weeknight meal that uses one pot. It cooks up in about 30 minutes. This is a light tasting dish that is perfectly paired with a nice salad. The tangy roasted red peppers, fresh tomato and basil, along with Italian sausage makes a delicious sauce that sits nicely in the little cups that are Orecchiette pasta. This will be on your regular weekly meal rotation. This Orecchiette Pasta with a sausage and roasted red pepper sauce is also…
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Continue ReadingFrank & Swiss Bites These Frank & Swiss Bites are an easy dinner, snack or treat. Made with smoked cheddar brats, your favorite bbq sauce, gruyere or swiss cheese and a tube of crescent rolls. These bake up in 15 to 18 minutes and make a great meal for busy nights. These are also perfect for game day or movie night. These are a little bit more elevated version of your typical pigs in a blanket. This recipe calls for 6 sausages, but you can certainly double the recipe because they go fast. The full recipe and step by step…
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Continue ReadingSausages In Onion Gravy This authentic inspired German dish is perfect for the Fall and Winter months. If you’re having an Oktoberfest celebration this is a great dish to make ahead of time and keep warm in a crockpot. German Brats, Onions, Splash of a Good Beer, all served up with some creamy mashed potatoes. Sausages In Onion Gravy is the ultimate Fall Comfort food recipe. There is a full, printable recipe at the end f this post. You can also PIN IT using the Pinterest button in the top right corner. I also recommend hitting the print button, and…
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Continue ReadingEasy Czech Inspired Bread Dumplings For years I have been eating Czech Bread Dumplings with a lot of my roasted meats. Especially the ones that have lots of delicious gravy. More recipe linked below. I have had them homemade by Czech friends as well as a couple of brands that come frozen. For a short time I created recipes for a Czech Bread Dumpling Company. This company was based out of the Chicagoland area called Chateau. During my time there I created a recipe that went viral called the World’s Best Stuffing. The base for this stuffing were the bread…
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Continue ReadingBacon, Lettuce & Tomato Sandwiches with Special Sauce This Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato Sandwich with Special Sauce are always a real treat. Made with the usual suspects and the addition of my “special sauce”. The special sauce is a tomato powder based spread with the tangy addition of lemon pepper that brings out the zing of the tomatoes and salty bacon. The Special Sauce for the Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato The tomato powder is a lesser know ingredient that is always a surprise to many people. I get my tomato powder from a brand called The Spice Way, they sell…
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Continue ReadingSupper Club Pork Chops with Pan Spaghetti Growing up, I spent a lot of time with my Grandparent’s. They loved to go out for nice dinners and always took me along with them. We went to lots of supper club like restaurants. Furthermore, my Grandparent’s loved a good meal with drinks before and after. At an early age I learned to appreciate a well timed meal. Supper Club Pork Chops are seasoned well, pan seared and served with a delicious al dente spaghetti. Oregano, Butter and Garlic add flavor. One of the things I remember my Grandparent’s getting was a…
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Continue ReadingMom’s Pork Roast My Mom has been making this Pork roast recipe for as long as I can remember. It is so simple, yet so delicious. You will see in the full, printable recipe below that it is made with very few ingredients. The secret to this recipe is buying the right cut of meat, making sure the fat side is up, seasoning it, and then having the patience to let this cook, in the oven, low and slow. Mom’s Pork Roast is tender, flavorful and delicious. The nutty flavors of the caraway seed with the salt, pepper and sugar,…
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