Spinach & cheese manicottiThis dish is great for company because it makes a lot, or you can enjoy leftovers … or you can make the sauce & filling in advance, and boil, stuff, sauce and bake shells as needed. In…
Spring vegetable quiche An easy to prepare quiche with the best of what spring has to offer. If you can find morel mushrooms, feel free to add them Ingredients 1 recipe pie crust fit into a 9 inch deep dish pie plate 1 …
Old school Saturday: TNC update Old school tuna noodle casserole with a few twists … just enough to give your elderberry tastebuds that familiarity without being too bland. The finished dish here is not unlike a tuna me…
Bacon chili cheeseburgers A trip to the grocery store last night to make my Parmesan turkey cutlets proved futile and what was available inspired these decadent sliders. Quantities here make 2 cheeseburgers and are…
Grilled Cheese Tuesday April is Grilled Cheese Sandwich Month! To that end, I’ve decided to dedicate the Tuesdays in April to the humble yet often-elusive perfect grilled cheese sandwich. This week: a lesson on the techn…
Thursday Evening Appetizer: Grilled Quesadillas I’m on a quesadilla kick, what can I say: they’re one of my favorite versions of cheese toast! These come together in a snap and can be cut into wedges of varying sizes, re…
Spicy Mac ‘n Cheese I love the addition of tomatoes to macaroni & cheese, the acid in tomatoes cuts the richness of the cheese sauce perfectly. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups finely chopped onion 2 large garlic cloves, minc…
Macaroni & Smoked Gouda Ingredients 6 cups water 1 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon vegetable oil 1 pound ditalini or small elbow macaroni 2 tablespoons plus 1/2 teaspoon unsalted butter 2 tablespoons bleached flour 2 1/2…
Spinach & Cheese Calzones Sometimes I like to serve these with a salad, other times I like to set them in a nice pasta sauce. The dough for calzones is one of the easier to prepare. Ingredients For the dough: 1 cup…
Turkey Meatloaf Meatloaf is a venerable favorite, but many recipes are high in fat and calories. Cut those numbers by switching to turkey. The primary problem with turkey, however, is a lack of moisture and flavor, espe…