Weeknight Meals
With forty-five years of homecooking experience, I believe Weeknight Meals are best kept inexpensive and relatively quick to prepare. These meals must be nourishing, comforting, and of course -DELICIOUS! I want my family rushing back for more – and yours too, right?! This collection of meals are all of that!
BBQ Black-eyed Peas
In terms of preparedness, having black-eyed peas available to serve your family is as nutritionally wise as it is delicious.
Lentils with Pasta
Lentils with Pasta is Mediterranean-inspired comfort food at its best. It’s cost-efficient and adapts deliciously to what’s available on hand.
Grammie’s Best Pinto Beans Recipe
This Grammie’s Best Pinto Beans Recipe hits the spot when the mood strikes or when pennies are few. Delicious!
Chicken and Rice Dinner
All the nutritious goodness of homemade Chicken Soup – only better!! This health-promoting Chicken and Rice is slow food, patiently crafted with layered comforting, delicious flavor.
Cheese Potatoes with Ham
This delicious Cheese Potatoes recipe is a family favorite. Created early in my homemaking years, all of our kids grew up enjoying it.
Salsa Verde Chicken Enchilada Bake
My Salsa Verde Chicken Enchilada Bake is decidedly a family favorite. It reliably bakes up rich, gooey, and delicious! Relatively easy to make, this meaty, cheesy, highly flavorful comfort food dish pairs well with a fresh, crisp salad for a complete meal.
Savory Southwestern Sweet Potato Pie
Layered and assembled much like a Shepherd’s Pie, this all-in-one Southwest seasoned dish is sure to please.
Spanish Rice Bar
The greatest thing about this recipe is that it’s full of flavor, but it’s entirely family friendly. No need to worry about spiciness for the kids, or grandpa as it may be!
Grammie’s Best Sloppy Joe’s
Seasoned to perfection, you’ll notice these Joe’s are beefy, peppery, and robust with just the right sweetness to have…
Turkey Tetrazzini
Turkey leftovers are easy to use up with this flexible Turkey Tetrazzini recipe. No Turkey leftovers, left? No problem! Cooked Chicken works…
Garden Fresh Rotini
This garden-fresh recipe is one of the earliest originals from my kitchen. Italian inspired, it’s a great family meal to tuck a bunch of veggies and nutrition into.
Healthy Fried Rice
Family favorite here! Not THE favorite, but definitely a favorite. When I served Fried Rice a few weeks back, a heavy dose of nostalgic delight gripped…
Easy Go-To Spaghetti
Around here, we serve this version of Spaghetti by itself and in a bowl. It’s part of the quick and easy…
Cuban Black Beans On Toast (or her sweet sister…) Molasses Baked Beans On Toast
Beans. I might be going out on a limb here. But trust me. With a couple of extra touches, this meal is delightful enough for company. Really!
Chilies and Cheese Bake
With a casual dinner party coming up quickly this week, and an extended family meal need to fill, I decided to serve our favorite Chilies and Cheese Bake. Best described as…
Pan Grilled Pork Chop Sandwiches
These sandwiches are sure “hungry-man pleasers” but light enough not to overwhelm smaller appetites. Quicker than a flash to get to the table…