A few weeks ago I posted about the Sargento Ultimate Cheeseburger contest and my hometowns own recipe, the Drill Sargento Burger. The Drill Sargento Burger was created by Chicago’s own The Butcher and the Burger, located in Chicago’s Lincoln Park, is not your typical burger restaurant. Their patty’s alone make the restaurant stand out with […]
How to Remove Slime From Tomatoes
Okay so I am a terrible tomato cutter because I always seem to get mushy and slimy diced tomatoes. Well this is a simple trick to cut them and de-slime them! Cut tomato in half Use a small spoon and scoop out the slime into the sink or garbage! Then you can let dry on […]
Recipe: Tomato Mozzarella Salad
I am a condiment addict, and since I have been walking with my neighbor, I decided to also adjust my diet. I am not dieting per say but rather I am cutting out things where I can and making substitutions. One way for example I am cutting calories is either not using condiments or just […]
Recipe: Brocolli Cheese Soup
Recipe: Brocolli Cheese Soup Ingredients: 4 tablespoons butter, room temperature 1 1/2 pounds fresh broccoli 1 large onion, chopped 1 sliced carrot Salt and pepper (to taste) 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth 1 cup of milk 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese Instructions: Melt 4 tablespoons butter in over medium-high heat. […]
Recipe: Slow Cooker BBQ Pork Loin
INGREDIENTS: 1 Large Boneless Pork Roast (or Pork Loin) 1 package of Au jus (dry seasoning mix) 1 Cup of your favorite BBQ Sauce Additional BBQ Sauce after it’s done cooking Salt & Pepper to taste Garlic powder, onion powder to taste DIRECTIONS: Trim away as much fat from the Pork Loin or Boneless Roast […]
Recipe: Avocado Mango Salsa
Looking for a new salsa to try out? I was looking for something out of the ordinary and when I saw a mango sitting in my fruit bowl, I knew what I was going to create. This Avocado Mango Salsa is one that I am constantly asked to make whenever we go someone, it is always […]
Recipe: Boneless Chicken & Rice (With a Secret Ingrediant!)
INGREDIENTS: 2-4 frozen boneless skinless chicken breasts (I used frozen ones) 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese (let sit out to soften) 1 can cream soup (I used Cream of Celery) 1 pkg. Italian dressing seasoning (the dried kind in the packet) rice DIRECTIONS: Stir the cream cheese, cream of chicken, and seasoning together in […]
Recipe: Fiesta Chicken Enchiladas
INGREDIENTS: DIRECTIONS: Heat oven to 375ºF. Heat large skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium heat. Add chicken, peppers and chili powder; cook and stir 8 min. or until chicken is done. Stir in 1/4 cup salsa and cream cheese; cook and stir 3 to 5 min. or until cream cheese is melted and mixture […]
Recipe: Cherry Pineapple Surprise
In case you are concerned about High Fructose Corn Syrup, Lucky Leaf Pie filling does not have any it! This recipe is basically a dump cake, which means you dump a few ingredients in a pan and cook it – my kind of cooking! (Un-drained Crushed Pineapple and Lucky Leaf Cherry Pie Filling) (Added Yellow […]