banana pancakes
Inspired by Jack Johnson, ripe bananas, the rain and the weekend. Absolutely delicious, and quite possibly the fluffiest pancakes I have ever seen. 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 T sugar 1 T baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1 egg, beaten lightly 1 cup skim milk 1 cup mashed banana 3 T vegetable oil1. In [...]
chicken parmesan burgers
I’ve seen these burgers making their rounds on the food blog scene for awhile now, and finally decided to give them a try! They made a very nice, quick, easy, weeknight meal. Yay! …and they’re really good! (and yes, there is some marinara sauce under that amazing looking cheese) from Elly Says Opa! 1 lb. [...]
chicken chilaquiles
I used to hate chipotle peppers and the smoky flavor of the adobo sauce, but now I can’t get enough. Weird, huh? I saw this chicken stew on another food blog I enjoy, Voila!, and needed to try it. I refused to go to the grocery store, so my ingredients were slightly off, aka canned [...]
fresh summer cherry pie
It was my dad’s birthday about a month ago, and his favorite kind of cake is German chocolate, which is gag-worthy to everyone else in the family, so we usually end up with a big store bought cake, and no one to eat it, which is why I was determined (with the help of my [...]
jerk chicken
What type of cuisine do you turn to when you have the desire to cook outside in the sweltering heat? Answer: Caribbean. I was in the mood for something a little bit different, and we were cooking out for my Dad’s birthday, so we went Jamaican. It brought some heat, but not too much. It [...]
black beans & rice
Tom just looked at me and said “Don’t you just mix black beans and rice together?” And you could…but if I’ve said it once on this blog, I’ve said it a thousand times. I am just not a fan of plain white rice. Now I know many of you out there like it, but really, [...]
