The good news is, this seems much harder than it actually is…which means when your loved ones taste it, you are gonna feel like a rock star. Also, it’s a one-pan dish…which makes it totally worth it.
Category: One Dish
Crockpot Pork Carnitas
These crockpot Carnitas are fantastic. The pork is incredibly flavorful and tender by the end of the process. There’s a couple of reasons for that. First and foremost crockpots can darn near make golf balls tender over time if they want. Secondly, cooking the Country Style Ribs THEN shredding them and adding the onions, peppers,…
New Year Good Luck Soup
It’s a Southern Tradition that on New Year’s Day you eat black eyed peas, collard greens, and cornbread for luck and money in the New Year. This is a new twist on that tradition that covers two in one dish. It’s easy to make…and maybe even more enjoyable than the same old, same old. Ingredients…
Cooter Brown’s Lip Smackin’ Super Spicy Salmon
I have a friend who is developing his own line of foods, including spices and hot sauces. He asked me to help him develop a few recipes and include some product photography. I decided to use his “Cooter Brown’s Original Orange Habanero Hot Sauce” as the basis for a glaze on top of salmon. It…
Crockpot Maui Chicken
Super simple, one dish recipe that makes FANTABULOUS Hawaiian style chicken.
Creamy Chicken Florentine with Spinach and Mushrooms
So this is a one pot dish ( a large skillet). It’s super simple, takes about 25 minutes from start to finish, and is freaking delicious. There are tons of ways to vary this recipe I’ll put a couple in notes as usual. Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 20-25 minutes Ingredients: 1 pound…
Foil Pack Barbecue Salmon and Veggies
Trying to eat healthy? Need something easy and flavorful? This is the recipe for you, and it will make you look like a rockstar. And the barbecue sauce on the salmon with its delicate flavor profile will blow you away. PREP TIME: 10 Minutes COOK TIME: 25-30 Minutes Ingredients 4 (5 – 6 oz) skinless salmon fillets…
Skillet Gnocchi with Spinach and White Beans
This is a really good winter recipe taught to me by an old… Italian….website. Actually, it was a new website…and wasn’t Italian. But the recipe is good anyway. Tasty. Fairly Healthy. The kind of meal my grandpa used to call a “lifesaver”…which means it was both filling and pretty cheap to make. Gnocchi is basically…
Beefy Stroganoff
I have a buddy who likes to eat stroganoff from a box. But this recipe…seriously…takes about the same amount of time. Is made with fresh ingredients, and is lower in sodium and everything else that’s bad for you. Fresher is better…hands down…every time. Cook Time: 30 Minutes or less. 1 small yellow onion 1 tablespoon…
Rustic Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup
A good soup….souper easy (see what I did there?) to make…less than 30 min… Rustic Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup 3/4 pound Italian sausage links, casings removed 1 medium onion, chopped 4 garlic cloves, minced 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) Low-sodium chicken broth 1-3/4 cups water 1 large Romano tomato diced 1 package (9 ounces) refrigerated…