Garlic Butter Herb Chicken
Your weeknight meal planning just got a little easier. This garlic butter herb chicken is quick and easy, but absolutely does not skimp on flavor. The chicken pieces (your choice) are infused with garlicky butter and herbs. The mushrooms make a nice addition to be served with the side of your choice. Before you start: […]
Lola Cooks: Orange and Olive Salad
As promised, we have more healthy food coming your way this month. Personally, I hope you LOVE this one as much as I do. It is one of my absolute favorite things to eat. This is certainly not an American flavor combination and may make you cringe a bit, but I urge you to try […]
Lola Cooks: Creamy Celery Leek Soup
We promised soup recipes for January, so soup recipes is what you will get. This week we continue with an earthy and comforting bowl of creamy celery leek soup. Now, I know what some of you are thinking. Leeks?! No way! Well, I assure you that they are better than most people would imagine. I […]
Lola Cooks: Classic Minestrone
Our tribute to the glorious food that is soup continues with this classic that should be in just about everyone’s recipe file. Minestrone is one of those soups that gets tweaked from one home to the next. This recipe is a good basic recipe that you can manage to suit your tastes. If you don’t […]
Lola Cooks: Chunky Borscht
Around here, January means Soup Month. Over the past 4 years, we have presented many soup recipes for you to enjoy. This month we have 4 more planned that are sure to take the chill off. Today we start out with a chunky borscht. This soup is loaded with flavor, nutrition, and an earthiness that […]
Crock-tober Cooking: 40 Clove Garlic Chicken
37, 38, 39… 40. Forty, not thirty-nine, people. That’s what makes the difference. Well, it is possible that if you only had 39 cloves of garlic the absence would hardly be noticed. I wouldn’t know because in the many times I’ve made this dish, I’ve never used one more or less than 40. I’m not […]
Crock-tober Cooking: Slow-Cooked Onion Thyme Lamb
All through September, while the temperatures still danced gleefully above the 100˚ mark, I told myself to just hold on a bit longer; October would be here soon and bring with it cooler days. Well, my friends, I made it. Now it’s only mid to upper 80s here, but that is enough for me to […]
Summer Fare: Tapas Style
Summer says patio. It also begs for lighter fare over drinks on the patio. There’s no better way to accomplish this than Tapas Style. These lighter ‘finger food’ recipes are sure to make your outdoor gatherings a hit. Tapas as a meal, especially for outdoors, are brilliant. It keeps the conversation flowing and allows your […]
Cooking with Boys: Shrimp Scampi
There are infinite wonders in the kitchen that for decades were shared only with girls. In my aunt and uncle’s home, for example, the boys were forbidden to do housework which included just about everything in the kitchen, save skinning a fish. Boys were meant to gather wood or feed the dogs, but certainly not fluff […]
Today’s Special: Beef & Spinach Tortellini Soup
We are wrapping up our soup celebration with a super quick and easy recipe that is sure to please. The base of this soup is simply beef stock. What you add makes it hearty enough to be the meal. It is well-rounded and full of flavor. This reminds me a bit of Italian Wedding Soup […]