A Savory Taste Of Thailand If Thai food is your thing than you’ll love this Thai Peanut Hummus featuring peanut butter, chickpeas, and soy sauce. I use this as a snack dip and also a base for a chicken wrap. I am a Thai Peanut Noodle addict. It is something I order every time I get Thai food. Once day I was craving peanut noodles and had a bunch of canned chickpeas to use at the time and I had a lightbulb moment. Why not make hummus with the same flavors as Thai Peanut Noodles?! A genius idea was born.…
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Continue ReadingTasty Memories of An Iconic Chicagoland Restaurant Crispy Buttered Quesadillas with Warm Salsa evoke a food memory that lives for eternity in my mind. Crispy, buttered, and fried cheese quesadillas served with a warm and flavorful salsa that has been simmered with cumin, onions, and garlic makes an easy dinner that everyone in your family will love. Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant is a small chain I grew up with in Chicago. The Pepe’s I most often visited was on Archer Avenue near Harlem. My cousins and I would go when we wanted to treat ourselves. Kim is my cousin that has…
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A Heavenly Hunk Of Meat Maple Glazed Pork Shoulder with Chipotle Chili is a deliciously tender and juicy pork roast with a savory, caramelized crust made from maple syrup, brown sugar, and a smokey chipotle chili powder. This meat is perfect to eat on its own, as a sandwich, or for tacos. I am a long time food columnist in our small town that is in the Northernmost part of Wisconsin. Every April I am asked to participate in our town’s Maple Syrup Festival. I host a cooking demo where I use Wisconsin Maple Syrup to make wonderfully delicious recipes.…
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Continue ReadingWhen Two Culinary World’s Collide Polish Gnocchi Stir Fry is a culinary masterpiece of two delicious cuisines made from smoked Polish sausage, tender onions and garlic, and soft, buttery gnocchi. Toasted caraway seeds add a nutty flavor and the tangy mustard brightens the whole easy and unique dish. Polish sausage, kraut and pierogi are staples in my family for big holidays like Easter. I started making this dish and it was very much the essence of all my favorite things about pierogi. My family now requests this for lots of family parties. I love it because it is so easy…
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Continue ReadingClassic Cafeteria Comfort Food Tuna Noodle Casserole is a simple, affordable, and filling recipe made using canned tuna, creamy mushroom soup, green onions, water chestnuts, and mayonnaise. A few pantry staple seasonings add some zing before it’s topped with butter and potato chips and bakes up bubbly and delicious. A Recipe Born From Desperation Truth be told I have only had one or two tuna noodle recipes in my life that were really great. One of them was a casserole a former boss of mine named Peggy used to make. I have yet to get that recipe. Fast forward to…
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Continue ReadingA New Cheese Dip That Will Impress Your Guests Whipped Parmesan and Honey Pecan Cheese Dip is made with Parmesan, cream cheese, and a touch of soy sauce for the ultimate umami flavor. A hint of smoked paprika and black pepper take this cheese dip to the next level while the toasted pecans on top add the prefect nutty crunch. Parmesan, The BEST Snack One of my favorite snacks has always been a really good quality Parmesan, sliced thin, topped with honey and black pepper. This combination graced many a wine night at my home. I decided to turn it…
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A Dinner That Will Have Your House Smelling Like Home If you love Sunday comfort food, this Chicken and Stuffing Casserole made with juicy bites of chicken sautéed with flavorful herbs, a simple pan gravy, and a savory stuffing crust is for you. It tastes wonderful but will also have your house smelling like heaven as it bakes. This recipe was born from me needing extra food on a Sunday to feed a crowd. These were ingredients I had on hand so I combined them and wasn’t too sure what the outcome would be. Fortunately when this came out of…
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The Ultimate Make Ahead Party Food If you have run out of new food ideas for hosting a party, have I got the dish for you! This Loaded Mashed Potato Casserole can be made ahead, heated when ready, and served with delicious toppings your guests can choose from. I actually created this recipe at the very beginning of The Tipsy Housewife in a partnership with NFL. I was tasked with coming up with a football Sunday style recipe using potatoes. I made this for a party in order to be able to document it for the campaign and my friends…
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