Tag: cheese

party chicken

party chicken

welcome to my new favorite chicken dish. every week, i go through the publix ads online and most every week they feature some sort of recipe using products that they have on sale.  last week’s recipe was “party chicken.”  the only reason i tried it 

pepper jack chicken with succotash

pepper jack chicken with succotash

i am now a big fan of food network magazine… i recently picked up a subscription to it and have loved finding interesting new recipes.   i am a “picture” person, so i am always drawn to the foods that are the most colorful and 

pizza dogs

pizza dogs

i think i may have mentioned this before, but i was a picky eater growing up.  dear ol’ mom was nice enough to keep some things on hand for me, including freezer chicken patties (which i can prepare several ways!) and hot dogs.  this is 

sausage, egg and cheese bagels

sausage, egg and cheese bagels

this is another “food i miss from michigan” post.  mcdonald’s breakfast down here excludes sausage, egg and cheese bagels on its menu.  the only good reason to have mcdonald’s breakfast is to splurge, and i think the bagel is the best way to do it. 

ranch bacon pasta salad

ranch bacon pasta salad

pasta salad from the box is really good for hot summer months when you need something to go with dinner in a pinch.  i decided to kick it up a notch and make it from scratch.  it’s my first pasta salad (other than making mom’s 

breakfast pizza

breakfast pizza

as i have said before breakfast is our favorite meal of the day.  breakfast was served at our late morning wedding reception and i could go on and on about how much we LOVE breakfast.  but i won’t.  i’ll just share another shoemaker-approved breakfast dish. 

spinach artichokeless dip

spinach artichokeless dip

i’m all for food that is cheesy and delicious.  this definitely fits in that category.  when we go to applebee’s, tom normally orders the appetizer sampler platter and shares his spinach artichoke dip with me, so i can pick out the artichokes for him.   

mac n’ cheese

mac n’ cheese

this is another one of those woe is me… i miss some of my tasty favorites from michigan blog… 🙂 here’s looking at you, bar louie’s mac n’ cheese.  i still haven’t quite gotten the texture quite right, but this comes pretty darn close.  guess 

cheesy potatoes

cheesy potatoes

this is a side dish that can go with any meal. i love this dish so much, i can eat an entire bowl and call it a meal. 🙂 2 lbs. frozen shredded hash browns, thawed 1 c onion, chopped fine 1 can cream of 

monte cristo folds

monte cristo folds

monte cristos are delicious.  bennigan’s makes a pretty mean one, even though there is no way i could ever eat one by myself.  these are my new favorite monte cristo… the portion size is reasonable and the egg wash on top just makes these delicious!