Category Archives: turkey & chicken

White Chili or Chicken and Bean Soup

Living for 30+ years in the Upper Midwest gave me an appreciation for “stick to your ribs”, “old fashioned” slow cooked comfort food.  It’s a “fix and forget” meal which you can’t resist the temptation to fuss around with all … Continue reading

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The Bird, Bird, Bird–The Bird is the Word!

Today’s the day.  I’ve got the day off and then I’m working all weekend.  So today I have to do up my grocery list for Thanksgiving and check out where I can get “The Bird”. But then again, we don’t … Continue reading

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“Mushroom Soupless” Holiday Green Bean Casserole

Garrison Keillor has often included references to Cream of Mushroom soup in his monologues about Lake Wobegon on “A Prairie Home Companion”.  According to him, Cream of Mushroom soup is one of the things that Scandinavian Lutherans and Germanic Catholics … Continue reading

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A Cheap Bastid Thanksgiving

I’m salivating just thinking about the food in this post.  Last year I managed to photograph most of the dishes I made for Thanksgiving.  And quite frankly, I’m doing the same menu this year. Over the next week or so … Continue reading

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A Back to School Favorite! Pizza Chicken

You know, it’s totally possible to have a family meal together every night.  There’s no need to call Chili’s for carry-out or troop over to Quiznos.  With just a bit of planning you can have a meal ready to go … Continue reading

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