I had a little pizza dough left over in the refrigerator last night so I decided to try my hand at some breadsticks. I love Little Ceasar’s Crazy Bread and have attempted something similar several times, to no avail. This time, while I can’t say they were an exact match, I would rate them at … Continue reading
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Greek Salad
This dish is great just to have on hand in your refrigerator to snack on. In my house, there’s almost always a container of it. It makes a great appetizer or a perfect light meal. And, it goes really nicely on some freshly made pita bread (see my prior post for the pita recipe). Greek Salad 10 oz … Continue reading
What’s in the Fridge Pasta
What’s in the Fridge pasta is something I make frequently. It’s simple, quick, cost effective and downright tasty. It utilizes miscellaneous ingredients in my fridge. Although it never has the same ingredients, the basic idea is always the same. The vegetable medley will be ready in the same amount of time it takes to boil … Continue reading
Cook / Dinner / Side Dishes
Cheesy Mushroom Casserole
This is a recipe I picked up while living in Georgia for a very brief period of time. It is definitely the second most favorite thing that I took with me. It was love at first bite! Thanks Claire! If you love mushrooms and cheese, you are about to experience a very lucious, decadent dish. The … Continue reading
Homemade Potato Chips
Some of the best recipes I’ve come up with were recipes created from a small budget, an abundance of one ingredient and a lack of time. This recipe is an example of that. Potatoes have to be one of the cheapest groceries you can buy. Potato chips, on the other hand, aren’t so cheap. My … Continue reading
Oven Cooked Bacon – Perfect Every Time
I don’t like frying bacon. Never have, never will. You stand in front of a pan for 20 minutes getting splashed by hot grease while you flip screaming hot slices of pork. So when I saw Ina Garten cook perfect bacon in the oven on Food Network, I was over the moon excited to never … Continue reading
Stovetop Popcorn
One of my fondest memories of my grandmother was camping together at the family homestead. She had a wire basket in which she would make popcorn – right over the fire! This recipe doesn’t require that magnitude of patience or skill but it will make for a really tasty, wholesome, versitile snack that also doubles … Continue reading
Crock Pot 101: Chicken
A crock pot is a simple, effective, money & time saving kitchen tool. If you have one, you might not use it very much. Maybe you think a slow cooker just makes soups & casseroles. It does more! I’m starting a series here on cookplantmeditate to show you how to utilize your crock pot to … Continue reading
Cornbread: A Common Mistake Nets Me Big Gains
We’ve all been there – you’re absolutely positive that you have every ingredient to make that special something, only to discover that, after you’ve already started cracking eggs, you’re missing something after all. That happened to me just last night with cornbread. The recipe I’ve relied on for quite some time calls for 50/50 flour/cornmeal. I started cracking … Continue reading
Bean Soup Over Rice
One of my favorite childhood recipes is beans and rice. Although we usually ate red kidney beans or navy beans, I opted for the baby lima bean variety this time. But feel free to trick out this dish however you like. Maybe replace the white beans with black beans, add some browned ground meat, peppers, cumin and … Continue reading
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