No pot was harmed in making these pies. Pizza. I love it, nearly everyone loves it. The taste combination, the socializing that comes with it, the memories; all of that ties in. We’ve Americanized it, as we tend to do a few items. Accepting a taste & texture to be the “set way” for example. Here, for Halloween, we’re going to make pizza pot pies! … Continue reading Holiday Pizza Pot pies & Baskets
So I have been playing with a more recent pressure cooker. It’s nothing like the ones that I used to use, in that, you have buttons to push amongst other things. First, I wanted the meat seared, of course. Using the browning feature on the pressure cooker, worked out alright for the first sear, but took too long to re temp (& started burning the … Continue reading Pot Roast Beast
My salsa (dip, not the music or dance) is pretty popular when I make it. Mostly it’s the dedication I put in to it’s preparation (shrug). You can go two routes with this. By hand, this will takes hours to prep. So, in the pictures, I cut to the chase on the jalapenos & tomatoes. This is also to show you the contrast look of … Continue reading Salsa Fresh Salsa
Or this sub isn’t too bad. Okay, there are quite a few claims & ideas out there on cauliflower replacing rice. Stir fry, fried rice & any dish that uses rice. I suppose you could mince up some broccoli & replace rice with that as well, though it’ll be green. Here, is my spin on this. What I’ve found, & through asking my tasters, is … Continue reading Cauli-rice
Generally I/we call a soup something “brothy”, ie with a lot of broth, but not thick like stew. Pasta or rice to a dish, will keep swelling up till it becomes mush, absorbing all of the water. You know how the ‘stars’ are made in _ with stars soups (now you do), rice just “explodes” till it looks like a star. I recommend that you … Continue reading Chicken Parmesan Soup
Already tired of the sausage breakfast sandwich? maybe English muffins & croissants aren’t your thing, & you’re out of bagels? Want something different? Maybe something that you can use for lunch as well? Many years back, & from time to time, I pre-make some breakfast burritos, wrap them in cellophane & toss them in the freezer. They are great for breakfast, lunch or even dinner. … Continue reading Itza Wrap-Breakfast Burrito
As you know, I’m a big fan of one pan dinners-kinda, well at least when I don’t have any time. Otherwise I’m all about the elaborate table cloth & hours cooking thing. But here is another of those neat 35 minute or so (less prep) meals. You can prep this in advance if you’d like, or p/u (pick up) predone packaged stuff. Makes about … Continue reading Taco Rigatoni
