Thai Noodles with Peanut Sauce If you follow the blog regularly, it will not take long for you to recognize that I love all kinds of food. My two youngest children have developed a nagging obsession with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.  Today, I took …

Restaurant Style Asian Fried Rice As I receive compliments and requests for my restaurant style Asian fried rice, I think to myself, “What makes this so special?” Perhaps, it’s because my husband talks it up. He likes to do that. Perhaps, there is something about …

Chicken And Dumplings Recipe Highlights The first thing I do is chop all my veggies and chicken. I toss a couple of tablespoons of butter in the stockpot and cook the veggies until translucent. Then, I add in the chicken to the veggies and cook …

Crispy Sesame Chicken Have you ever been to sitting somewhere, and you suddenly crave the sweet and savory, crunchy yet gooey and sticky goodness that is crispy sesame chicken? I get that craving all the time. Unfortunately for my diet, my children have inherited this …

Brussel Sprouts with Rosemary and Shallots Most people have memories of their mothers forcing Brussel sprouts down their gullets as children. At least, that is what TV would have me believe. I, unfortunately, don’t have such memories.  Brussel sprouts were not introduced into my diet …

Vegetarian Chili With Black And White Beans This vegetarian chili is a nod to those who have decided it was okay to not consume an entire cow each week. In my household of seven, we have agreed, with the exception of my oldest son (majority …