Mom’s Tofu & Beef

I love this dish. I grew up with my mom fixing this and its delicious. I’d never attempted making it for myself cause I always envisioned hubby hating it. I mean why would he like Tofu? Its good for you! lol. I figured this was a good way to start [...]

Grilled Sausage with Peppers & Onions

Its officially spring time…. because the weather has been so beautiful that we’ve been able to grill. We’ve grilled three times this week already. I love this time of year. Its been months since we’ve grilled anything and it all tastes so delicious. This was a really easy meal - store bought jalapeno sausage [...]

Chili Beans

The great debate… should chili have beans or not? Personally, I don’t have much of a preference. I know… that’s probably a crime in and of itself. But I didn’t grow up eating chili. The first time I recall eating a bowl of chili was late in high school so really, I don’t think [...]

Parmesan-Crusted Pork Chops

Hubby doesn’t like pork chops, or so he says. I picked him up from work this evening and of course the first question was what’s for dinner? I told him pork chops and risotto. He quietly squirmed. But I wanted pork chops so that’s what I fixin for dinner. But really, I knew he’d [...]

Gnocchi with Sausage & Spinach

I tried this recipe for the first time after it was published in the March issue of Real Simple magazine. It was my first time trying Gnocchi and I loved it. I’ve made it several times and always use Italian imported refrigerated gnocchi. One of these days, I’ll make it during the weekend and take [...]

Skewered Steak with Vegetables

This was my first attempt making kebobs. I wasn’t quite sure what blend of spices to use. When we grill steaks we normally just season with salt & pepper and brush with melted butter. Its the way hubby loves steak so I don’t normally use many spices on steak. I do have to say my [...]