Today’s delicious dish – Moist Baked Chicken Breasts Baked boneless skinless chicken breasts are a perfect food in so many ways. They are high in protein and very low in fat. They have a mild flavor and a pleasing meaty texture. They can go with a huge variety of foods and can be an ingredient…… Continue reading Moist Baked Chicken Breasts & Chicken and Mushroom Flatbread Fold-Ups
Coconut-Almond Cookies & Almond Butter Ice Cream Sandwiches
Today’s delicious dish – Coconut-Almond Cookies I love small cookies with subtle flavors. I enjoy taking the time to savor a fine homemade cookie, smelling its delicate aroma and allowing its understated essence to tantalize my palate. I think sometimes we tend to eat too many commercially-prepared cookies because they lack that elusive quality that…… Continue reading Coconut-Almond Cookies & Almond Butter Ice Cream Sandwiches
Creamy Cheese Grits & Cheesy Grits and Chili Pie
Today’s delicious dish – Creamy Cheese Grits Grits are familiar to southerners and unknown to most others. I’ve been eating grits all my life, and I love them. They are great with butter, wonderful with cheese and spices, and superb with gravy. Grits are a nice addition to my regular rotation of starches that includes…… Continue reading Creamy Cheese Grits & Cheesy Grits and Chili Pie
Oven-Grilled Pineapple & Aloha Spinach Salad
Today’s delicious dish – Oven-Grilled Pineapple I love grilled food, but I don’t grill. I am frightened of gas grills because of the gas and because of the flames, and I am afraid of charcoal grills because of the flames. In fact, I’m pretty much afraid of fire in any setting. I ate grilled pineapple…… Continue reading Oven-Grilled Pineapple & Aloha Spinach Salad
Crock Pot Roast with Gravy & Beef Pot Pie
Today’s delicious dish – Crock Pot Roast with Gravy Over the years, I have tried a number of ways to cook a roast in a slow cooker. There’s the one with onion soup mix, the one with ranch dressing mix, the one with cream of mushroom soup, the one with beer . . . there…… Continue reading Crock Pot Roast with Gravy & Beef Pot Pie
No-Boil Mashed Potatoes & Potato and Herb Rolls
Today’s delicious dish – No-Boil Mashed Potatoes My family loves mashed potatoes, but (though I hate to admit it) sometimes I don’t make mashed potatoes just because it seems like a lot of work and time to boil a big pot of water, peel and chop potatoes, and cook them until tender. So I decided…… Continue reading No-Boil Mashed Potatoes & Potato and Herb Rolls
Sauteed Mushrooms & Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
Today’s delicious dish – Sauteed Mushrooms Mushrooms seem to be one of those foods people either love or hate. I love them, and cook them often. Although they are wonderful in a variety of preparations, none of those beats a simple sauteed mushroom. Sauteed mushrooms soak up the butter and oil they cook in, and…… Continue reading Sauteed Mushrooms & Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
Pesto Cheese Spread & Cheesy Tomato Rigatoni
Today’s delicious dish – Pesto Cheese Spread Appetizers can be a way to ease ourselves into a meal, or they can stand alone as a delightful small meal. I love appetizers that let me do something – like spreading or dipping. This recipe makes a tasty, cheesy appetizer that can also be a flavorful accompaniment…… Continue reading Pesto Cheese Spread & Cheesy Tomato Rigatoni
Sweet Potato Hash & Sweet Potato Spice Muffins
Today’s delicious dish – Sweet Potato Hash Some people only see sweet potatoes at the holidays – swimming in syrup and topped with toasted marshmallows. I love sweet potatoes any time of the year, both in savory dishes and in sweet dishes. There are lots of reasons to include sweet potatoes in your diet…… Continue reading Sweet Potato Hash & Sweet Potato Spice Muffins
Cranberry-O Granola & Granola Coffee Cake
Today’s delicious dish – Cranberry-O Granola Granola is delightful, as well as expensive and high in calories. But it can be a nutritious part of a person’s diet if consumed in reasonable portions and not too often. Making granola at home gives me the chance to control the amount and type of fat and sugar,…… Continue reading Cranberry-O Granola & Granola Coffee Cake
Mexican Hot Chocolate & Chocolate Pie
Today’s delicious dish – Mexican Hot Chocolate If your only experience of hot chocolate is what you get when you combine a packet of brown powder with hot water, you are in for a treat when you make this recipe. Mexican Hot Chocolate is traditionally rich, sweet, and a bit spicy. Some versions of it…… Continue reading Mexican Hot Chocolate & Chocolate Pie
Big Biscuits & Biscuits and Gravy
Today’s delicious dish – Big Biscuits Although there are many timesaving alternatives to making biscuits, there is no biscuit that tastes as good as a homemade biscuit. There are a lot of ways to make them – whole wheat or white flour, shortening or butter, buttermilk and baking soda or milk and baking powder –…… Continue reading Big Biscuits & Biscuits and Gravy
The Leftover Guru 