Critter Chronicles
Main Dish
Recipe: Chicken Spaghetti
I’ve had my eye on this recipe for a couple of years now, but just got around to trying it out this past weekend. As I looked over the original recipe while typing this out, I realized that the directions listed in the recipe format are different from those written out on Pioneer Woman’s website. … Continue reading
Recipe: Spiced Quinoa and Black Beans
Last week threw me off. Despite having all these grand intentions of following my meal plan to a ‘T’ Anthony requested a Chinese feast to celebrate the lunar New Year, and then we all got a little down and out with various ailments. I treated myself to some extra time on the computer and ran … Continue reading
Recipe: Braided Stuffed Pizza
I went to a home-based business cooking party awhile back and one of the on-location food demos was for a crescent ring using leftover turkey meat and other fillings, then baked on a pizza stone. I’ve been wanting to make something that looks pretty, in addition to tasting decent, ever since. Last week I pinned … Continue reading
Recipe: Lasagna Roll-Ups
A few weeks ago I made lasagna roll-ups for The Critters and they were a huge hit. My kids like lasagna in general but these had an appeal that surpasses the norm. When I asked Brenna what she wanted for her birthday dinner this was the meal she immediately requested. I took pictures along the … Continue reading
Recipe: Hawaiian BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwiches
A few weeks ago this blog post from Tasty Kitchen popped up in my reader and I bookmarked the recipe to try out when I had more time. Turns out you don’t need much time with this one – five minutes in the morning before work, put in another five minutes of work an hour or … Continue reading
Recipe: Spaghetti Hot Dogs, aka Kid Squid*
So… yeah. I freaked my kids out this past weekend. I served them hotdogs with what looked like entrails coming out of them. Before I dressed them up like this – with a pile of spaghetti and creamy tomato sauce underneath – I had plopped them directly onto The Critters’ plates which Tony unceremoniously placed … Continue reading
Recipe: Chilled Quinoa Salad
>While we were on vacation during the month of May I helped my mother-in-law plan, prepare for, and cook the food to be served at my niece’s second birthday party, a family affair with fifteen adults and three kids in attendance. I served favorites of mine that I’d successfully prepared before – grilled teriyaki chicken, … Continue reading
Recipe: Vegetable Fried Rice
>I love Americanized Chinese food. I’d say I love real Chinese food but I’m pretty sure that 1) I’ve never actually had it and 2) it would be TOO authentic for my liking. The stuff that comes out of the takeout kitchen with too much MSG and sodium added, though, is right up my alley. … Continue reading
Recipe: Sour Cream Noodle Bake
>I was in need of an easy recipe last week when Pioneer Woman posted this one on her blog. I didn’t have all the ingredients on hand but I was headed to the grocery store that day anyway, and picked them up. As promised, this was easy and very tasty, though you do have to … Continue reading
Recipe: Lightened Classic Italian Meat Sauce with Pasta
>I really like a good meat sauce, but in looking through my cookbooks it’s disheartening to see just how rich and fat- and calorie-laden many of those recipes are. One of the best investments I made several years ago was to buy The Best Light Cookbook from the editors of Cook’s Illustrated, my all-time favorite … Continue reading
