Monthly Archives: August 2013

Parfait! Pepperoni Bread

No, stop. Don’t go searching for the original pepperoni bread post, ’cause there isn’t one. Instead, this Parfait! is referring to the dough used, specifically, the dough I made those oh! so tasty ham rolls with. Recall that when I … Continue reading

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Butter Chicken (from a mix, but it’s tasty!)

So, yeh… this pan of tasty was made with a packaged simmer sauce, but y’know what? It was good! And, mebbe a bit more importantly, the packaged sauce ingredients list was made up of stuff you could find in your … Continue reading

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Besterer! Roasted Tomatoes and Caprese Salad

Puzzle me this: two recipes, from the same (most excellent, if I might add) author – no, not me, the barefoot contessa – both calling for basically the same ingredients, but wildly different cooking temps and times – 275º for … Continue reading

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Ham Rolls

Looks good, doesn’t it? It is… but, did you know it all came about because of a joke? We were out shopping, and came across ‘Gather Together for church suppers’ from Taste of Home in the check out line. Pitch-in … Continue reading

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Tots. Stuffed With Cheese. Wrapped in Bacon

Yeh. Sometimes, the headline just writes itself. I have no idea where I came across this recipe, by Wendy Bradley, tho’ a quick search of da Google takes me to The Chew on ABC – which I have never, ever … Continue reading

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Parfait! Sticky Chicken Wings – Buffalo Style

When last we left Sticky Chicken, I was a bit uncertain about the cooking temperatures and times, but really pleased with how good the chicken was. When last we left Buffalo Chicken, I (kinda) promised it was the last time … Continue reading

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Honey Glazed Dinner Ham

Apparently, a Dinner ham is this smallish, boneless ham that can be (fairly) quickly cooked and serves less than a feastful of folk, so when Rich spotted one for a pretty decent price at the market and wondered “could we … Continue reading

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Rice and Cheese

Cheese-y Rice? No matter what you choose to call it, this rice is good – mebbe even a little better than good, because I made it from the white rice left over from our latest take-away order from Best Panda. … Continue reading

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Black Bean, Cheese and Onion Enchiladas

I’ve made black bean enchiladas before, but they were just… OK, so, when I came across a Sandra Lee recipe for making black bean enchiladas with the leftovers from making a batch o’ black bean burgers, I got to thinking: … Continue reading

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Black Beans

It all started with a trip to Costco… I came across a jumbo-sized (of course) box of frozen black bean burger patties and thought they might could make for an interesting meat-free dinner one evening. But the thing about the … Continue reading

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