Monthly Archive: January 2015

Orange Clove Oatmeal

I bought some oranges from the farmers market.  There is this booth over there that always has free samples of various wares.  I usually stop by and taste what he has to...

Spinach Basil Pesto Sauce

I never really ate pesto sauce growing up.  I think I just didn’t like anything that was the color green.  I hate peas.  I wouldn’t even get close to an avocado.  Broccoli?...

Garlic Parmesan Roasted Shrimp

I was reading in a book that many Europeans plan their meals for the day around what they were able to purchase at the local “farmers markets”.  I like to think that I...

Easy As Strawberry Pie

Kim and my favorite type of pie is undoubtedly Strawberry Pie (although I also love a good Pumpkin Pie) and we have made this pie, several times in the past., but decided...

Columbian Coconut Rice

  I had some coconut milk leftover after making a few other dishes.  I wasn’t sure what to do with the rest of it since I don’t make very many dishes that...

“Cincinnati” Chili

My chili experiences are basically no bean chili from the can (usually Hormel), or the Cincinnati chili from Hard Times Cafe.  The chili from Hard Times is much saltier, and much fattier....

Amazing Pork Chops in Cream Sauce

The pork chops were just OK before the addition of the delectable sauce.  However, these pork chops are truly amazing when topped with the cream sauce. Sure the sauce does use heavy...

Creamy Tomato Basil Soup

I bought heavy whipping cream to make some recipe. Unfortunately I don’t remember which recipe I wanted to make. I have a quart of quart of heavy whipping cream and I’m trying...

Carne Asada “Street” Tacos

We had quite a bit of this awesome flank steak and were trying to come up with some recipes to use it on. The natural thought for flank steak always has been...

Cherry Garcia Oatmeal

Mike, like many  others, made a New Years resolution to eat healthier.  This can sometimes be much harder than it seems.  Often food which is healthy simply does not taste very appetizing....