Bacon-Wrapped Parmigiano-Stuffed Dates These simple, sweet and savory bites are perfect accompaniments to your New Year's party appetizers. They pair wonderfully with sparkling wine and champagne. They are quite decadent, two per person being plenty if when you're planning out your appetizer menu. Costco often has large containers of beautiful, pitted Medjool dates at an extraordinarily low price. They can be stored in your pantry for months. Ingredients: 12 Medjool dates, pitted ...
Cameron's Kitchen Cupboard Chicken Soups The name itself is a mouthful, right? Ha! I'm guilty of buying "On Sale" canned items much too often. This bothers my wife to no end. I often prepare "Everything and the kitchen sink soup" to make room for you know, more canned food. (Pandemic, I was ready for you!!) I buy the Costco canned chicken. The problem is, I only want two cans and then, I'm stuck with 8 more! Those garbanzo beans. Yea, I bought four cans for $1.25. I still have three. Black beans....
Canned Tomatoes When grocery shopping, I always walk down the canned vegetable aisle to see which canned tomatoes are on sale. Not only is my pantry filled with various canned tomatoes (Whole, Diced, Sauce, Stewed), I've had to store some in our laundry room cupboards because I literally ran out of room in the kitchen. They're one of my favorite quick go-to's for weeknight meals and have proven to be the most versatile in my laundry room. Er, I mean, pantry. Enjoy! Shakshuka Serves 2-4 Lately,...
Traditional Pan Dripping Turkey Giblet Gravy (Gramma Vera's Turkey Gravy) Yields: +/- 12 servings This recipe includes the neck and giblets(that little pack you find inside the turkey). This is the classic, old school gravy my gramma made. You don't have to use the giblets. It's still delicious without it. To make this gravy, you'll need to make sure you have a good roasting pan for your turkey so you can get all those precious drippings! What are Drippings? Those are what's left in the pan...
Holiday Stuffing and Dressing It's not just for the holidays From the Chef: Sure, I had stuffing every Thanksgiving. My mom, Flo, made the Stove Top boxed version with a little twist, while my gramma Vera made her oyster dressing. It had this beautifully crisp topping, deeply aromatic scent when you dipped into it and, tasted like nothing I had ever had before It was rich yet, light. Although my grammas dressing was better, every time I see a box of Stove Top Stuffing it makes me think of my...