Main Dishes
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From Scratch: Pumpkin White bean and Chicken Chili
Let’s cozy up to a hot bowl of comforting pumpkin white bean and Chicken chili. This recipe takes the classic white bean and chicken chili and enriches the flavor with pumpkin and cinnamon. From the broth to the beans, this is a simple recipe is totally from scratch. Winter in Wyoming is a bit longer that other places. We still have a good month of snow and chilly weather. So, we are keeping it cozy indoors. With lots of baking and soul warming foods. This is also the time of year to look through the food storage and see what is left to eat. Last fall, I baked a giant…
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Lucky No-Sear Korean Short Rib Tacos with Quick-Pickled Slaw
From the Huckle and Goose Cookbook by Anca Toderic & Christine Lucaciu The Huckle and Goose Cookbook is one of my favorite go to for recipes that are in season. This book is categorized by season. The authors took great care to provide menu ideas for four weeks of each season. I love to take advantage of natures buffet. I also love how seasons change and so does the menu. I knew this recipe would be a hit right off the bat. And it was! What meat lover doesn’t love juicy rib meat falling off the bone! The Korean flavors are outstanding. In fact I am saving the marinade recipe…
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Spring Asparagus and Pea soup
What tastes more like spring than asparagus and peas? This soup is fresh on the palate and light on the tummy. The fresh basil MAKES this soup! Top it with a dash of salt and pepper and parmesan shavings. The parmesan and basil just sing! Serve for lunch beside a crispy hot sandwich or serve it with a candle light dinner. This soup will make you feel fancy. Think Jane Austin….first course…pinkie up. #vegitarian #healthydinners
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Chorizo Shepard’s Pie
This Chorizo Shepard’s Pie has a Mexican twist. Having some basic family recipes memorized or on hand can be super handy when throwing together a quick family dinner. My grandma made Shepard’s pie and so did my mom. So naturally its in my list of memorized recipes. I hadn’t gone to the grocery store for a while, so this dinner was inspired by what ever I had in the kitchen. I did throw some sweet potatoes in the oven the day before. I was sure glad I did, because that made this dinner so much easier to pull together. So I pulled out everything I had left and this is…
