Today is National Quiche Lorraine Day. Did you know that Quiche Lorraine is the original form of quiche, from the French region of – what else – Lorraine. If you knew that already, then like me the chances are you were wrong. During medieval times, the Germans in Lothringen had an open pie, the Kuchen. The word Kuchen eventually became Kische. When France conquered Lothringen, they lay claim to the German’s Kische, renaming the dish Lorraine and changing the spelling of Kische to the more standard French spelling, Quiche.
Apricot-Glazed Carrots
So often in our pursuit for a new main star or dessert that will knock our socks off, we have a tendency to skip that equally important side dish. While not always the case, most of life requires supporting characters to round things out. Side dishes are supper’s supporting characters.
Boozy Bacon Bourbon Barbecue Chicken Kabobos
Memorial Day is coming – the unofficial official start of the grilling season. Are you ready? I know we’re gearing up for some down home good eatin’. Corn on the cob. Big pots of beans. Plenty of ‘tater salad. Oh yeah! Last year, this delicious chicken barbecue was part of a Labor Day celebration fitting for the end of the grilling season. Today it’s time to let this boozy dish shine all on its own.
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Double Western Bacon Burger
There once was a time when Hubby, Kiddo and I would have dinner out once a month, at a different Hamburger Joint. The goal? To find that perfect, gotta have it burger.
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Lately I’ve been serving up a lot of Broccoli without all the rich sauces and tons of butter. I really like broccoli kissed with seasonings and a little spark of Red Pepper Flakes. Yeah, it’s really darn good eating! It’s not often that something we enjoy eating is also good for us. I wish say Chocolate Cake for example had the same health benefits as a plate of broccoli.
Smoky Chipotle Idaho Fries with Dipping Sauce
If you have been following along for a while now, you know that sometimes my brain works in ways that don’t always make sense. At least not to the outside world. Did you know that today is National Idaho Day? We all know that the best potatoes come from Idaho. So it wasn’t a huge leap to think French Fries, right? Well, yes and no.
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Triple Dipped Fish Fingers with Tarter Sauce
If it’s Friday, it must be fish. At least that’s the way it is in our Catholic house most Fridays. Not all Fridays, but most Fridays. As a kid, I hated Fridays. What, fish sticks again! As a young adult, it meant egg salad or tuna salad sandwiches. Okay, are you depressed yet? It gets better.
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Simple Herb Broccoli
Do you ever have one of those “Gee, I coulda had a V-8” realizations. As I sat here, sipping my morning coffee and planning out the following week’s family dinner menu, I realized that I had not shared what has to be the easiest broccoli dish on the planet. We’re talking five minutes and three ingredients. What could be more simple?
Cajun Chicken Tenders with Creamy Dipping Sauce
If your family is anything like mine, now that nice weather is here, the weekends are crazy!! Things to do, places to go, sights to see. This coming weekend alone, we have a two-day Chocolate Festival, Jumping Frog Jubilee, two different Classic Car Shows, three antique street fairs and one of the largest farmer’s markets in the state. That’s a lot to pack in over a single weekend.
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If It’s Wednesday, This Must Be . . .
How many of you are planners? How many of you makes lists for everything? I have all sorts of lists, and thousands of plans. Now executing those plans and checking off those lists is a whole other ball game. Life often has its own plans, so you just gotta go with the flow. Otherwise you’ll go bonkers. No one wants that!
Cheater’s Macaroni Salad
A little while back, while planning out my family’s dinner menu, I was struck by the idea of a picnic. It’s been a long time since we had a picnic simply for the sake of having a picnic. You know what I’m talking about – loading up the family car and heading out for a drive. Maybe drive along the coast, or up into the hills or just a nearby park. Spread out a blanket, and relax. No big events. No schedules. No distractions. Just quality family time under the shade of a big tree somewhere. So I pulled up our schedule. We love attending little county fairs, street festivals, antique gatherings, and stepping back in both time and space to Celtic or Renaissance gatherings. In March, we attended our first every Civil War Reenactment. It was awesome!
Slow-Cooker Barbacoa
Just what the heck is Barbacoa? Is it a dish? Is it a style of cooking? Barbacoa is actually a Spanish word that means – you guessed it – barbecue. It’s actually not Spanish in origins, but rather a type of cooking that originated in the Caribbean with the Taino people. Today in contemporary Mexico, Barbacoa generally refers to meats or a whole sheep that is slow-cooked over an open fire, or more traditionally, in a hole dug in the ground, then covered with Maguey leaves much like a roasted pork in the tropics of the South Pacific. Barbacoa is often prepared with parts from the heads of cattle, such as cheeks, or from the heads of goats. In central Mexico, the meat of choice is a lamb, and in the Yucatan, it is prepared with a pig. The meat is known for its high fat content, strong flavors; often accompanied by onions and cilantro.
Buttermilk Cheddar Bay Biscuits
Biscuits, unlike leavened breads, use baking powder or baking soda as the leavening agent rather than yeast. The “rise” is quick, achieved in the oven rather than the long wait of traditional breads, which explains why biscuits are often referred to as “quick breads”. The beaten and folded dough of biscuits incorporates air, and the air, along with the gases of baking powders or sodas, expands while baking, causing the biscuit to rise.
Old-Fashion Fruit Cocktail Salad with Mini Marshmallows
Recently when Hubby and I were out “antiquing” we found some of those awesome Jello Molds. You know the ones I’m talking about. People actually hung them in the kitchen as a decoration when they weren’t making Lime Jello with Chopped Lettuce. And yeah, that’s a thing people.
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Portuguese Feast to Honor Our Lady of Fatima
Today marks the Feast Day of Our Lady of Fatima. For those who are Catholics, this is a familiar story taught in Catechism to strengthen our devotion to the Rosary. For those less familiar, let me take a moment to give you a little background. Our Lady of Fatima is a beautiful story of faith. As with all appearances of Our Lady, it is only faith that lets one believe.
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