Posted by mike on June 7th, 2009

I’ve made this a few times now and it’s a keeper!

Quick Mexican Stew

Ingredients

1/2 medium onion, chopped
1/2 poblano pepper, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced

1/2 lb beef (flat iron works well)

15 oz can whole tomatoes

15 oz can hominy, drained and rinsed

1 C beef stock

spices to taste:

cumin
chili powder
salt
red pepper flakes
salt
black pepper

Preparation

Saute onions, peppers, garlic, red pepper, salt and cumin …

Posted by mike on March 30th, 2009

This is our take on a classic English dish. They are rich, hearty and full of flavor, plus they’re fairly easy to prepare. The perfect complement to our early-spring snow storm this weekend!

English Style Pasties

Filling:

1/2 onion, chopped
1 Tbs poblano pepper, diced
1-2 cloves garlic, minced

2 stalks celery, sliced thinly
1 carrot, diced
1 C grated cabbage …

Posted by mike on March 26th, 2009

Sheryl and I developed this recipe over the years and finally wrote it down. Enjoy!

Chicken Salad Sandwiches
makes enough for 3 sandwiches

1 Chicken Breast boneless and skinless (med in size)
(baked at 325deg. covered for 1 hour)

1 cup mayo - not Miracle Whip
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/2 tsp …

Posted by mike on March 3rd, 2009

I don’t know what took so long, but we finally got around to trying our hand at making New England style chowder. We love clam chowder and almost always order at least a cup if it’s on the menu, but had never gotten around to making it before.

I’m pleased to say that our first …

Posted by mike on November 24th, 2008

This is a great dry rub for beef; we’ve been using it on flatiron steaks with great success. I temporarily misplaced the recipe, so when I found it I decided it was time to share (plus now I know where to find it in the future!)

Southwest Rub

2 Tbs chili powder
2 Tbs brown sugar
1 …

Posted by mike on August 7th, 2008

Well, as quick as is possible when dealing with yeast bread: from the mixing bowl to the table in 2 hours!

From the King Arthur Flour blog comes this simple recipe for a quick yeast bread. All the ingredients are mixed at once in a single bowl, and the bread only rises once. …

Posted by mike on July 26th, 2008

Honey Ginger Soy Chicken

Taking advantage of ingredients on hand, I whipped up this light Asian chicken dish tonight. It was good enough I decided to write it up for future use. With that in mind, note that I didn’t measure anything, but this is my best guesstimate as to the amounts used.

1/4 C …