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I love using my crock pot. After working all day an spending an hour in traffic coming home, I don’t always feel like cooking. This recipe, adapted from the September 1999 issue of Cooking Light, can be thrown together in a few minutes before heading out the door in the morning. Set the timer so [...]

I had a craving for chicken and rice soup the other day and was looking for an easy way to make broth without resorting to canned broth. Allrecipes.com has a recipe that’s a compromise between canned and homemade broth. It uses a pre-cooked, store bought chicken and simmers the skin and bones in a mixture [...]

I like to use different recipes for turkey, gravy and stuffing each year. It keeps things interesting for me, and the end result is always a surprise. That may change since making this turkey and gravy from the November 2000 issue of Bon Appétit. Everyone at dinner raved about it, especially my husband. By the [...]

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Source: Mickey’s Gourmet Cookbook (modified by Dawn DeMeo)
Seems like I haven’t made this in quite a while! My husband was so impressed with it. I thought for sure I’d made it for him before, I guess I hadn’t. It’s my favorite chicken pot pie recipe, but it does take a bit of time to put [...]

A quesadilla is basically a dressed up grilled cheese sandwich. They’re incredibly versatile. Scan your fridge for leftover cooked meats and diced vegetables, and you’re halfway there. This is my favorite way to make quesadillas:
Ingredients:
1 large boneless, skinless chicken breast
1/4 teaspoon creole seasoning, or to taste
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
4 large flour tortillas (burrito style)
1 cup [...]