Little Chef Blog Blog

Peach Oatmeal Muffins

I had some white peaches in the freezer from when our white peach tree was in season, and I had more white peaches than I could eat. I figured that I would...

Breaded Pork Chops

Kim was able to get an excellent deal on pork chops at the grocery store. The pork chops were buy one, get one free. On top of that, she bought the packages...

Mini Deep Dish Pizzas

  These “pizzas” are made by cutting tortillas into little smaller circles and then putting them in muffin tins.  The little tortillas are then filled with sauce, cheese and whatever other toppings...

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....