This is kinda a take-off of Brazilian black beans, I had them at a restaurant once and was blown away from the taste. This is a great recipe, especially now with the lockdown situation, it costs very little and can easily be a complete meal with some rice. I use what they call a “ham…
Lemon Pepper Pork Chops and Gravy
Hello all from lockdown!! Yep, we are still social distancing so I am still making recipes with things I happen to have already. This is a nice recipe to make on a cold rainy day, which here in Indiana we have had quite a few recently. It doesn’t require too much and none of the…
Quarantine Shopping
This is such a strange and challenging time in our history…the fight of a virus and lockdown. Since grocery stores are still open I thought it would be a good idea to put together a shopping list of things that can get you through a large span of time. Keep shopping trips only once in…
Quaran-Dogs…..aka Quarantine Hot Dogs…aka Tortilla Dogs
Soooo once again I am writing to you from quarantine. In this time I am sure we are all going to need to get creative on some meals, I will put some on here that I have came up with to hopefully help if you are struggling. This is such a basic unexotic meal…
Chili Chicken Stir Fry
Well, I am writing to you from quarantine, and more then likely you are reading this while you are doing the same. I try to keep my pantry stocked up pretty well so I have a few things stored away for meals. I will say there is a high possibility you won’t have a…
Lemon Pepper Chicken
This is another recipe that I am going to use my favorite cut of chicken! So prepare yourself, you will be using chicken thighs. If you haven’t tried them already you are missing out and I’m not afraid to say it! Ingredients: 5 boneless skinless chicken thighs course black pepper onion powder garlic salt ¼…
Kitchen Thoughts Vol. 4
There are many days I just don’t want to cook, you may ask yourself why? Since after all, I do enjoy it so much. I think with everything sometimes we just don’t have the energy, in my case I don’t want the mess…or in some cases I don’t want to clean the mess in my…
Taco Pasta
This is a great one-pot meal, low mess and quick to make, so if you don’t know what to make one night, good news! This is one you will want to remember! The ingredients in this recipe aren’t anything weird so there is a good chance you may have some of it in your pantry…
Beef Pot Pie
It was a cold and snowy day and I wanted to make something to warm up the family. I took a look what I had and turned out I had the things I needed to make beef pot pie! This recipe isn’t difficult it just takes some time, so if you have a slow Saturday…
Chicken Street Tacos
We love tacos in our house, it’s even one of our kid’s favorite dinners too so I make quite a few different kinds to mix it up from time to time. This recipe is a little more authentic than others because the only toppings we use are cilantro, onions, and lime. Ingredients: Around 6 chicken…
No More Sad Little Green Beans 