A Recipe That Feels Fancy, But Is Not Hard To Make Maple Dijon Glazed Pork Tenderloin with Green Beans is the perfect meal to make when you want something special but don’t have the time or maybe the extra money. Pork tenderloins, onions and green beans are roasted together and then finished with a very easy maple Dijon glaze. I am a sucker for a good pork tenderloin or any pork roast in general. If you peruse this site you will see MANY pork roast recipes. Some of my favorites are my Pork with Mustard Cream Sauce and My Mom’s…
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Continue ReadingA Nostalgic Recipe From My Childhood Classic Pepper Steak is a nostalgic recipe for many. The flank steak used in this recipe is usually a more affordable cut of meat helping stretch your food budget. This steak is marinated in a soy sauce, honey, vinegar, and baking soda mixture and then sautéed quickly. Simmered in a delicious au jus with peppers and onions, then served over rice it’s a simple meal that everyone in the family will love. It’s also perfect for making in advance and reheating when ready to eat. The beef tends to tenderize even more as it…
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Continue ReadingMake The Best Roast Beef Sandwich At Home Did you know you can make Deli Style Roast Beef at home? All you need is a round roast from your local grocery store, some oil, and a mix of seasoning and herbs and you’ll be ready for the best roast beef sandwich of your life. I have shared many times that I worked in a Chicagoland grocery store deli for many years. One of my favorite sandwiches was a roast beef sandwich with thinly sliced radishes and salt and pepper. At the store I worked at on Archer Avenue on Chicago’s…
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A Delicious Twist On Chicken Parmesan This recipe for Chicken Parmesan Meatballs is crazy easy to prepare, and they also taste great. It’s made with ground chicken, crushed croutons, cheese, and a few pantry staple seasonings that add even more flavor to the juicy chicken and creamy cheese. We are a big meatball loving family. I make my Best Ever Meatballs recipe as least once a month and I am always looking for new ways to make a meatball. One of the things I love about good meatballs is that they can easily be frozen and eaten later. This makes…
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Tasty 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 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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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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