Cheesy Ham and Spinach Hot Pockets

December 8, 2011
Ham and Spinach Hot Pockets

I made homemade hot pockets for dinner.  They were delicious and oh so much better than the frozen, mass produced, preservative laden things for sale in the freezer isle. I just played with the filling in order to use up some leftover ham I had and to use some spinach that was looking a little …

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Best Chicken Pot Pie

December 2, 2011
Chicken Pot Pie

When my brother and I were little kids and would go to the grocery store with Mom there were certain items she would ask us to get.  ”Each of you go choose a cereal” she would say and off we go to the cereal isle.  I always chose a traditional yummy cereal, a good all …

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Ham and Cheese Sliders

December 1, 2011
Ham and Cheese Sliders

These are a hit around here. Everyone loves them, makes “yummy yum” sounds while they are eating them and helps themselves to seconds and thirds and even fourths!

 The best part of this sandwich (besides the taste) is the ease of preparation. Totally easy! They are assembled the night before and popped into the oven …

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Pan Seared Chicken Breasts with Lemon Chive Pan Sauce

November 30, 2011
Seared Chicken with Lemon Chive Pan Sauce

The trouble with chicken breasts is that it doesn’t take much to over cook them and end up with a dry, rubbery, piece of meat.  Blech.  This recipe from the good people of America’s Test Kitchen has solved that problem with a great cooking technique in which the chicken is partially cooked in the oven …

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Crispy Honey Chicken

November 29, 2011
Crispy Honey Chicken

Oh how we loved our Asian food take-out when we lived in the States.  Pick Up Styx was our fave!  Then we moved to Japan.  Japan has so many wonderful things to eat and the sushi is… well… we had to move to Japan to find the best sushi on earth.   With all that …

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Oven Chili Cheese Dogs

November 29, 2011
Oven Chili Cheese Dogs

Looking for a different way to serve hot dogs?  These things are da bomb!  Ooey, gooey, cheesy, and fun.  They whip up in no time and are sure to please the hot dog eaters in your household.  

Taco Pizza

November 2, 2011
Taco Pizza

If you grew up in the 1970′s and 80′s then you remember an epic historical event that rocked the world. No, I’m not talking about Watergate or The Test Tube Baby, or the U.S. hockey team beating out Russia in the Olympics (though that event was made into one of my all time favorite movies… …

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