Yum! That’s the word I have to start this blog post. I usually don’t bake my meatballs in the oven. More often than not, I form them and let them cook and simmer in a red sauce for awhile on the stovetop. I also think if I cook them in the oven, they will get…
Tag: comfort food
Turkey Soup
Coming up with what to make for Easter dinner this year was easy for me … even though at this time it’s definitely not easy to find what we may be looking for at our grocery stores right now. Luckily I had a 25 pound turkey in my freezer from the holidays that didn’t…
Sweet Italian Chicken Sausage, White Bean, Tomato and Kale Stew
This morning we woke up to rain in San Diego. It was chilly, rainy and all around gloomy – which makes for the perfect day to make a stew for dinner. I decided I would make a sweet Italian chicken sausage, white bean and kale stew on this chilly day and my husband, Dennis loved…
Beef Chili
Yesterday being Sunday and also Packer Sunday, Dennis and I thought chili would be the perfect playoff game dinner. When chatting with my mom on the phone on Saturday, she mentioned adding a dash of cinnamon to the chili. Well, I did, and everyone loved it. After sautéing an onion and several stalks of celery,…
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Who doesn’t enjoy soup on a fall day? Even if the weather doesn’t feel particularly fall-like in the area you live in, you know it’s still fall and comfort food always sounds good at this time of year. I knew we’d be home to watch Sunday football today, in particular the Green Bay Packers, so…
Rump Roast
Winter is the perfect season for cooking a roast. We’ve been having quite the chilly and rainy weather in San Diego this week, so decided it would be the perfect day to cook a rump roast. As luck would have it, the sun was actually shining for most of the day, but that’s OK ……
Basic Meatloaf
Meatloaf always makes for a nice weeknight dinner, but can definitely be made into a dinner you would be proud to serve your guests at a weekend dinner party. I chose to make a simple, classic meatloaf for my family for dinner tonight and I’m here to share my recipe with you. I like to…
Rustic and Earthy Crockpot Pot Roast
I don’t know about you, but I love a pot roast in the fall and winter months. It makes for a cozy, earthy dinner that is easy enough to serve your family for a weeknight dinner if using a crock pot or elegant enough to serve guests at a dinner party. Pot roast takes me…
Stuffed Acorn Squash
I love going into the grocery store in the fall, I love all the wonderful fall vegetables and adore comfort food – cooking in the fall and winter are my favorite times to cook and to entertain. The other day I was at Sprouts Farmer’s Market and stopped at the meat counter. As I walked…
Sautéed Shishito Pepper and Applewood Smoked Bacon Stuffed Baked Potato
Tonight, it was going to be just Kylie and me sitting at the dinner table enjoying a meal. Dennis was going to be joining us later in the evening, but would miss sharing dinner with us. Knowing he’d be gone Monday night, I asked Kylie before doing my grocery shopping over the weekend, what she’d…
Sunshine and Savory 