Our favorite local Hawaiian restaurant closed down in 2012.  Even though there are two more within driving distance, they don’t taste the same.  My favorite Hawaiian flavor is Char Su it is a little sweet like most hawaiian sauces, but just different.  The base is honey with 5 spices: cinnamon, cloves, anise, pepper, and fennel, […]

Making gravy is art form.  Good gravy makes a meal that much better, while bad gravy can ruin it.  I learned to make gravy from my dad.  He always uses the meat drippings, so I always use the meat drippings.  There isn’t really a set amount of ingredients,  you have to play with the gravy […]

Crunchy, sweet, and savory, this stuffing is reminiscent of the of holiday season without the hustle and bustle.  The ingredients are easy to find any time of year.  So it can be Christmas in July. Ingredients Stuffing mix like Mrs. Cubisons 1 celery stalk chopped 1/2 onion chopped 1/2 c dried cranberries ½ c pecans […]

This is pretty much the same recipe as the one listed on the can of French’s fried onions.  The extra milk is omitted and the amount of green beans in increased.  This lightens the calories slightly, but still try to keep yourself from eating the whole batch.  Yes, these green beans are so hard to […]

This is an easy soup that can quickly be thrown together for a weeknight dinner.  Using seasoned ground turkey cuts the fat and preparation time without compromising flavor.  The only complaint was that there were not enough meatballs!  So if you like your vegetable soup more meaty, just add more Italian seasoned ground turkey. Ingredients […]

Not only is this part of a great song, it makes great seasoning for chicken and fills the house with smells of fall. Ingredients 1T parsley 1T sage 1 T Rosemary 1 T thyme 3 pound whole organic chicken   Preheat oven to 350. Spray roasting pan rack with nonstick cooking spray and place it […]

Meatloaf is one of my favorite meals.  My boyfriend likes the taste of meatloaf, but has a “fear” of onion “worms” popping out of the sea of meat.  I promised him that there would never be an onion worm in my meatloaf, so I started mincing the onion and any other large additive in a […]

This recipe is an easy traditional egg salad sandwich; actually it is two easy egg salad sandwiches.  No frills and delicious.  If you like your egg salad less runny, reduce the amount of mayonnaise to 1 tablespoon. Ingredients 3 eggs (hardboiled) 1 celery stalk – chopped 2 T onion chopped 2 T mayonnaise 1 t prepared mustard […]

I am hesitant to call these German meatball because, they are not authentic German meatballs.  German meatballs are a simple mix of ground beef and ground pork mixed with parsley, onion, egg, paprika, salt, and pepper to make delicious flavorful meat patties.  In an effort to reduce calories, these meatballs use ground turkey, which leaves […]