Tag: Dinner

Home Made Cooking

Sweet And Sour Chicken Strips

Every Friday the kids like to eat chicken, preferably breaded and fried, but I admit that it’s too much work for me sometimes, especially after a long day at work. I wish the kitchen was my only work but it’s not so I have to make changes sometimes to ease myself and make food faster […]

Home Made Cooking

Homemade Mac & Cheese

The easy solution for any lunch or dinner with the kids is Mac & Cheese. I have to confess that I’ve never made Mac & Cheese myself. I always have these kits with the macaroni and cheese powder you mix together and serve. I do buy the organic ones with no food colorings and all […]

Home Made Cooking

Sweet and Sour Chicken Drumstick – Kids’ Favorite

Whenever we go out for some Chinese food, the kids always have the same thing – Sweet and Sour Chicken; and to be honest I like it too, but I never thought I can make sweet and sour chicken at home, well apparently I can. The only thing is that I didn’t have chicken breast or any […]

Home Made Cooking

Vegetarian Cannelloni in Tomato Sauce

I wanted to make some lasagna, really! So I went to the local store and guess what? They had every single kind of noodle and pasta, except for of course, lasagna. So I look at the shelves and start brainstorming with my own self when I saw these Cannelloni I knew exactly what I’m going o make. […]

Baked Goodies

Feta and Olive Turnovers

I don’t always feel like having a big meal. In fact, some days I can live on dinner alone, I just don’t feel hungry, I’m weird like that. So on those days when I don’t feel like having a big meal, I make sure I do make something but smaller. Something I can have with […]

Salads

Sweet Potato, Feta and Sage Butter Salad

If you’ve been reading through this blog you probably know by now that I don’t like shopping especially for a specific dish. I like cooking with what I have. I actually find it more interesting and challenging to figure out how to combine what I have into something new we’re all going to like; not […]

Home Made Cooking

Risotto Style Rice with Mushrooms

Risotto is a delicious dish made from rice and extras. The extras can be seafood, vegetables, mushrooms or basically anything you think you’d like to add. The rice used to prepare the risotto is short grain rice called Arborio and the reason it is used in this dish is because it absorbs fluids more easily […]

Baked Goodies, Home Made Cooking

Sweet Onion Quiche

Last week I had no idea what I should make for dinner, nothing! My brain was empty and my creativity was just too tired. So I asked my husband if he has an idea for dinner. Luckily he had a great idea – Onion Quiche! I was thrilled, because there is nothing easier. I mean, […]