A Nostalgic Dinner Idea From The 1980’s Oven Fried Pork Chop with Golden Mushroom Gravy is a dinner that comes together quickly, but feels like you cooked all day! This recipe uses classic Oven Fry to crisp up the pork chops topped with a simple gravy made with canned soup, some sautéed onions, and seasoning and herbs. This is a classic meal from my childhood. I was born in the late seventies and therefore was a pretty typical “latchkey kid” in the eighties and nineties. I would have been responsible for making something like this after school so that my…
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Continue ReadingWe Have California Pizza Kitchen at Home This Copycat CPK Kung Pao Spaghetti came from my love of California Pizza Kitchen. CPK has some of my favorite food. My absolute favorite dish that I order every time I go is the Kung Pao Spaghetti. Unfortunately, it can get expensive ordering…
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Continue ReadingFine Dining Comes Home This Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole is simple to make and delicious to eat. Made with chicken, ham, and cheese it makes a delicious sauce that goes perfectly over rice. It also freezes well and makes great leftovers. Why We Love it Mister Tipsy and I are…
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Continue ReadingA Lower Carb Burger I am a collector of vintage cookbooks and recipe binders. Some of my favorites are the church cookbooks that are a collection of old recipes collected from their members and printed and sold as a fundraiser. One recipe that I kept seeing repeated from these cookbooks…
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Little Chunks of Meat and Potato Goodness One of my favorite products to cook was the Chateau Foods Dumplings. While they’ve closed their doors, Chateau Dumplings were a traditional Czech dumplings in both bread and potato varieties. The bread is typically made with a roast pork and served with gravy.…
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Continue ReadingLick-Your-Fingers Good Something you may not know about me is that besides writing for the Border Bulletin and my blog, I have a full time job. I am a personal chef and nanny for a family of five. I am responsible for the grocery shopping, meal planning, lunch packing, and…
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Continue ReadingAn easy Crockpot Chili for game day or any Fall Day.
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Continue ReadingFancy Dog Delight Thinking of things to make for dinner can sometimes make me want to rip my hair out. I get complaints of being sick of the same old things I make over and over and yet there are times I try something new and no one wants to…
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