Author: Mike

Oven Fried Chicken

I love chicken.  That should be pretty obvious by the sheer number of chicken recipes that are on this blog. I also love making chicken by baking it in the oven.  It...

Carrot Cake Oatmeal

I can’t say that I love carrot cake, but I do like it.  Given the choice between regular (but good) cake and carrot cake, I would probably pick the regular cake.  On...

Open Faced Pierogi

Mike loves pierogis.  We used to buy the box of Mrs. T’s frozen pierogis whenever they were on sale.  We also sometimes bought they when they weren’t on sale too….  That’s how...

Crispy Baked Catfish Nuggets

As much as I loved catfish nuggets growing up, one thing I remember most about them is the amount of fat that would come out of them when my mom cooked them....

Sprite Float

Some may say that root beer floats are pretty easy to make.  I would have to agree with those people.  It isn’t hard to make a root beer float.  An oversimplification of...

Orange, Cherry and Chocolate Oatmeal

Oranges, cherries and chocolate are probably not flavors you would normally associate with oatmeal.  They’re usually associated with desserts, such as chocolate covered oranges, cherry cordial, or simply just bars of chocolate....

Cincinnati Style Chili

Cincinnati style chili is different from the other types of chili out there.  It’s slightly sweet and contains cocoa powder.  I have no idea if the “real” Cincinnati chili contains chocolate or...

Snickerdoodle Cupcakes

Mike’s favorite cookie is the Snickerdoodle (besides Chocolate Chip light on the Chocolate Chips), so a Snickerdoodle Cupcake seemed like a terrific alternative! Cupcakes are great for parties.  For some reason, they just...

Classic Deviled Eggs

I’ve never liked deviled eggs.  Correction, I never thought that I liked deviled eggs.  I never wanted to try them because they didn’t look like regular eggs.  I don’t know what it...