When I took my first bite I thought, wow, did I make this? I’ve never made a good beef stew. Well, leave it to a recipe with little to no instruction to create the best beef stew I’ve eaten. Here it goes: Ingredients: 2 pounds stew meat 1 onion, diced 2 carrots, sliced 2 cups…
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Nana’s Zucchini Casserole
INGREDIENTS: 1/2 block unsalted butter 1/2 onion diced 1/4 bell pepper diced 3 medium zucchini – cubed 2 small squash – cubed 1 tomato – cubed breadcrumbs Creole Seasoning Salt Pepper Garlic Powder Mozzarella Cheese DIRECTIONS Saute onion and bell pepper until onion is clear. Add the zucchini and squash and cost with butter. Cook…
Nana’s Green Beans
These green beans are sure to sooth your soul. Nothing like a good comfort food side on these cold winter days… INGREDIENTS: 1 packet uncured cubed ham 2 bags frozen cut green beans 1 onion 2 tbsp minced garlic 1 cup water 3 tbsp butter DIRECTIONS: Fry ham in 1 tbsp butter. Add diced onion…
Butternut Squash Soup
2 cups vegetable stock 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced 1 carrot, peeled and diced 1 Granny Smith apple, cored and diced 1 medium (uncooked) butternut squash*, peeled, seeded and diced 1 sprig fresh sage 1 white onion, diced 1/2 teaspoon salt, or more to taste 1/4 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper, or more to taste 1/8…
Pinterest Fails
“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again.” William Hickson (quotivation.org) Sometimes recipes don’t work out. Case in point, the photo to the left. I took a stab at soap making the other day, and needless to say it didn’t turn out good. The bright side of things is I kept trying, and…
Sweet Potato Hash
I was trying to eliminate wheat from my morning routine, and in order to have a complex carb involved still I turned to sweet potatoes. This hash recipe has been helpful in spicing up an otherwise boring plain sweet potato breakfast. Ingredients: 2 Sweet potatoes (peeled and chopped into 1 inch cubes) 2 cloves garlic…
Eating ‘Clean’ – Food Scores Website
Yesertday I came across a website that provides valuable nutritional information on the food we eat. You can see how it rates in terms of pesticides, etc. I highly recommend familiarizing yourself with the site if you are trying to eat clean: http://www.ewg.org/foodscores
Champagne Jello Shots
Made the champagne Jell-O shots, I’d add some more sugar but other than that they’re pretty good! Make them now if you want them for midnight, they take 2 hours to cool! http://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a50839/champagne-jello-shots-recipe/
Chicken Paprikash
A friend of mine shared this recipe with me a while ago, it is a great hearty meal for those cold weather days. Get the full recipe here: http://norecipes.com/recipe/chicken-paprikash#
Welcome to the Cook Nook
No, it’s not a cook book. Its a nook of clever and everyday recipes that we have collected and put to the test. Some of them from print, many from online, and a few from our family’s stockpile of deliciousness. Feel free to peruse, share, and try the recipes, we’d love to get your feedback.
Melissa Rae's Kitchen 