Turkey Chili with White Beans

turkey chili, leftover turkey Thanksgiving

Whatcha gonna do with all that leftover turkey on Friday?  Well, first I’m going to make turkey stock.  (You can read all about the benefits of making your own stock here, along with a tutorial for doing it in the crockpot.)  Then I’m going to make a big batch of this here turkey chili.  It’s [...]

Apple Cider Pork Chops

Apple Cider Pork Chops

It’s incredible to me how meal that comes together so incredibly easily can taste better than most meals I can get at a restaurant.  There is really nothing to this at all.  Just a short marinade and a little time on the stove and dinner is ready.  The ease of this dinner is tempting enough, [...]

Marinated Tri Tip Steak

tri tip steak

This is everything you want from a steak – juicy, tender, succulent flavor.  It’s also everything I want from a recipe – almost no effort at all.  Most of the time I look forward to cooking over the weekend because I get to enjoy the process.  But sometimes I just want to forget about any [...]

Fresh Chorizo and Potato Tacos

chorizo and potato tacos

I’m in love with these chorizo and potato tacos.  There are many reasons for the infatuation, the first being the fact that I loved the taste of the tacos, of course.  The flavor is offbeat enough from regular ground beef tacos to make things really interesting.  I couldn’t eat them fast enough.  John and I [...]

Simple Marinara Sauce

marinara sauce recipe

Making your own pasta sauce is incredibly simple, and after you taste the difference between this and pre-made sauce from the store you may never go back.  This homemade sauce is full of flavor, with none of the artificial aftertaste from some of those jars you find at the store.  You control everything about this [...]

Citrus Marinaded Beef Kabobs

Fall may be around the corner, but this weekend was perfectly warm and sunny at my house.  I love these in-between season days so I try to soak them up.  In the winter I don’t mind spending my time in the kitchen, but when the weather is nice it’s not my favorite place to spend [...]

Pizza Potatoes

If there’s one thing I’m known for, it’s finding a way to use what I have on hand.  I usually have a pretty tight meal plan for the week, but there’s one thing that will trump my planning every time.  I can’t stand to let something go to waste.  Every time I have to throw [...]