Creative leftovers means they aren’t really ‘leftovers’ (updated)

There seems to be a negative connotation to the idea of leftovers. It’s not fresh food. It’s the food no one wanted when it was newly cooked. Leftovers are not as pretty as the dish when it’s first made, but my experience is that a lot of food tastes better the next day. This is … Read More

1-for-1 bean and meat crockpot chili

This chili is almost not a recipe, considering it’s so easy! It’s one of my more popular winter potluck recipes that coworkers at one of my jobs usually asked me to make. My husband loves it too! I call it 1-for-1 chili because essentially, the ingredients are one of everything for one pound of meat. … Read More

Ramblings from a potluck fan

Let’s just get this out there right now: I love me some potlucks. I don’t know if it’s the interesting food, the chance to share food with others or if it’s simple nostalgia over the warm fuzzy feelings that are usually associated with folks “breaking bread” (and some serious casseroles) together. I’ve participated in church … Read More

Breakfast-style anytime burritos

It’s hard to call this a recipe, but it’s ingredients put together to make a dish so I suppose that qualifies? I came up with this (I’m sure others do it too, I just didn’t know about it) when I needed to make sausage and eggs but only had one pan. I made it for … Read More