Lately our weather has been refusing to reach a temperature above the single digits, and often in the negative with the wind chill. Yes, brrrrr. On one particularly blustery day, I decided beef stew was the best solution to warm me inside and out. Normally I would brown the beef and the the rest […]
Deep Dish Pepperoni and Green Pepper Pizza Recipe
This deep dish crust has THE BEST flavor and the perfect combination of crisped bottom and soft inside crust. Yum!! Our favorite toppings include lots of mozzarella cheese with pepperoni, onions, green peppers, and fresh garlic. Welcome to our Friday Night Favorite. Deep Dish Pepperoni and Green Pepper Pizza recipe adapted from Two Peas and […]
Vegetable Stew Recipe (Slow Cooker)
Perfect for a chilly winter’s day, this hearty vegetable stew will fill your belly and warm you to the core. I love anything that is loaded with vegetables. I don’t feel the need to have meat in every meal, but I think this stew would fill even the carnivorous eater. I tossed the ingredients together […]
Fresh Cabbage and Veggie Wrap Recipe
I have been on a bit of a cabbage kick lately. I used to think this heavy head of lettuce-like leaves were only for my grandma and her really smelly cabbage rolls (which I probably thoroughly enjoy now.) But I have had an extreme change of heart toward cabbage. I LOVE it. It’s perfect to […]
Italian Pasta Soup Recipe
After spending a few minutes chopping peppers and onions and defrosting our gift of lean ground venison, I was quickly beginning to have an idea what we might be having for dinner. This is what I knew: a) it was going to be some kind of soup, b) I was leaning toward a broth-y soup, […]
Spinach, Pepper, and Onion Omelet Recipe
Omelets are perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. They are totally versatile and customizable to your flavor preferences. They can include any variety of meat–ham, sausage, bacon–or vegetables–peppers, onions, spinach. I love this about omelets. This particular omelet is most certainly nutritious–loaded with protein and filled with fresh veggie nutrients. I omitted cheese and meat […]
Unstuffed Cabbage Soup
I had never cooked with whole, fresh cabbage before, and honestly my childhood experiences with cabbage made me want to run the other way. My grandma would make stuffed cabbage rolls on occasion and I distinctly remember how awful it smell as it cooked for what seemed like hours. I think my grandma would be […]
Jerk Chicken Soup Recipe
When I saw Rachael Ray making Jerk Chicken Soup on her daytime tv show, I knew that was “what’s for dinner tonight.” You see, Kevin and I have a soft spot for anything “jerk.” Before our cross cultural studies trip to Jamaica in 2006, we couldn’t have told you what that even meant. I thought […]
Italian Potato Salad Recipe
In an effort to take a delicious dish to our first potluck at our new church, I new some sort of potato salad would be a winner. I’m really not a huge fan of mayo-laden salads. Yes, I eat them and even enjoy them, but I can rarely bring myself to add that much mayonnaise […]
Summer Squash and Sausage
When I received a few homegrown summer squash and zucchini from our neighbors, I knew I wanted to find new and creative ways of incorporating them into our meals. We didn’t have much time before the first night of VBS, so I started chopping vegetables before I had any clear idea of the direction I […]