I grew up on this recipe for Mom’s Pork Chop Suey. My Mom is 94, and was brought up to cook with what they had on hand. Grocery stores were not on every corner as they are these days, and money was in short supply.
Sandwiches
Big Mac Copycat
0 commentsYou know when you get a craving for something it does go away until you satisfy it? The other day I had a craving for a Big Mac and that delicious special sauce. Then I started thinking, I can make my own version at home. Hence, a Big Mac Copycat!
Sloppy Joes
0 commentsEver since I was a child I remember my mom making Sloppy Joe sandwiches, and I have vivid memories of having them in high school. They always came with kernel corn on the side, so now when I make them I have to have kernel corn on the side. I […]
The ULTIMATE Burger!
0 commentsI was watching Home for Dinner with Jamie Deen this weekend, and he was making the “Deen” burger. It was basically a burger with chopped onion added to the ground beef., along with some other fixins. I thought I would try adding the onion to my burgers the next time […]
Grilled Italian Sausage with Peppers & Onions
0 commentsAt our Memorial Day cookout (OK, Fourth of July and Labor Day, too), among other things, we always have sweet grilled Italian sweet sausage subs with peppers and onions on fresh Tripoli Bakery Italian rolls. There is nothing like them. These are the perfect thing to make ahead (as I […]
Chicken Salad
0 commentsTo get a really flavorful chicken for chicken salad, I cook it just as I would a chicken soup. If you make more chicken than you need for chicken salad, the added bonus is you can make a small soup from the broth the chicken cooked in. Just like I […]