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Asian Chicken Thighs

I tend not to make food that needs to be marinated because then I have to plan out the meal ahead of time.  I then spend all this time making the marinade...

Homemade Flour Tortillas

When I was in Washington D.C. last time, I went to Chevy’s. They had a stand in which they were freshly making their own tortillas. We took a shot at making our...

Pasta Al Forno

This is a simple dish that can easily be made on a weeknight without much effort.  It also happens to be vegetarian, so it’s a nice option for days when you don’t...

Lobster Bisque

“I mentioned the lobster bisque” -Elaine from Seinfeld I have always loved lobster bisque.  I don’t know what it is.  It is just so full of creamy delicious goodness.  I’ve tried the...

Italian Sausage Vegetable Skillet

I had bought a 5 pound bag of potatoes from the grocery store since a bag of potatoes tends to cost about the same as 2 large baking potatoes for some recipe....

Cracklin’ Chicken

Here’s a story of, a chicken named cracklin’, and it was pretty amazingly good. Mike made it, and it was easy, and that’s how we became the Cracklin’ Bunch. The Cracklin’ Bunch....

Almond Butter Oatmeal

Some days I am just really tired after making dinner and don’t really feel like making oatmeal for Mike for breakfast.  It may seem pretty easy to make oatmeal (OK, it’s not...

Herb Baked Catfish Nuggets

  My mom used to make catfish for us when I was growing up.  She’d mainly make catfish nuggets but sometimes she’d make a catfish fillet as well.  I remember liking the...

Potato Ham Chowder

I bought a spiral sliced ham from Costco when they were on sale for 99 cents/lb.  I’m not sure why the ham was that cheap, since it wasn’t around a holiday when...