TLC in the Kitchen

Dinner tonight is going to be simple and delicious! It is also going to be a quick fix dinner. We are having cheese ravioli with vegetarian marinara sauce and a nice big salad. On Friday I made eggplant parmesana, chicken parmesana, and fettuccini topped with vegetable marinara sauce. It was scrumptious and I made a [...]

You gotta love a crock pot!  I love corned beef brisket, but it takes a long time to cook on the stovetop or oven.  So, I don’t do it that way.  I use my crock pot to cook my corned beef.  It is so easy and so delicious!  I hope you give this recipe a [...]

Why garlic and onions? Whole books have been written about garlic, an herb affectionately called “the stinking rose”. A member of the lily or Allium family, which also includes onions, garlic is rich in a variety of powerful sulfur-containing compounds including thiosulfinates. While these compounds are responsible for garlic’s pungent odor, they are also the [...]

My family like most other families – loves pizza. For years now Friday night has been pizza night at our house. Pizza Night is one of our favorite family traditions. Sometimes we pizza for take-out, but lately more often than not, we make our own pizza. We love pizza. Any pizza will due. Tonight is [...]

Well, today was an unexpected day off from work. Unfortunately, it was because I had two sick kids. One was sneezing, coughing and blowing her nose every 30 seconds and the other was throwing up. Lovely, what a way to start the day.
Since I was going to be home all day, I [...]

Years ago my friend, Caridad, taught me to cook a few Cuban dishes. One of my all time favorite meals is Cuban style pork with lots of lemon and garlic, served with black beans and rice. That is what’s for dinner tonight!
You have to plan ahead for this meal. The meat needs to marinate for [...]

I love Fettuccini Alfredo, but I don’t love the calories in it.  I came up with my own lighter version of this tasty sauce and I serve it with baked, boneless, skinless chicken breast and California mix vegetables for a much healthier, but still delicious Fettuccini Alfredo dinner.
 
I am making it tonight specifically for one [...]

It’s been really cold here and we have all been sick.  It just seems like the right time of year to load up on really good, hearty soups and stews.  This one is one of my favorites! 
 
SAUSAGE LENTIL SOUP
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion chopped
4 cloves of garlic finely minced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 [...]

Tonight my daughter and her family are coming over for dinner.  I don’t want to spend the whole night cooking.  I want to spend time with my grandsons, so I will use one of my favorite quick fix recipes for dinner.  I am going to pick up some fresh french bread on the way home [...]

It’s a beautiful morning, but the sky is full of clouds.  The weatherman is predicting rain by tonight.  That means it is time for my favorite chicken soup recipe!  This chicken soup recipe is super simple, like most of my recipes.  My chicken soup recipe has lots of vegetables in it, is delicious and is [...]