This is the first in a new series of recipes I’m creating for the USO of Northern Ohio. The goal is to provide simple, tasty and economical meal ideas for our active duty military members and their families. These recipes don’t require fancy ingredients or equipment and can feed a family of four for $10 or less. Up first is Johny Marzetti. If you grew … Continue reading USO Johny Marzetti
This is a fun and festive way to dress up deviled eggs for Easter or any special occasion. In addition to the recipe for these cute and delicious eggs I’ll share some tips on how to make easy to peel hard boiled eggs.
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After month’s of trial and error I have finally perfected this food court copycat recipe for bourbon chicken, as validated by a very discriminating 15 year old. Continue reading Food Court Bourbon Chicken Copycat Recipe
Antonio over at Seasonality Spices sent me a free sample of his Maharajah Indian Curry Blend, so I whipped up some chicken curry to try it out. Fresh ginger and coconut milk combined with his awesome curry blend created a creamy, delicious curry that is not overly spicy. Feel free to add fresh or dried peppers of your choice if you want to bring the … Continue reading Maharajah Coconut Chicken Curry
The first Old Guy In The Kitchen live video is now up on YouTube! Just in time for the holidays, easy to follow step by step instructions for cutout sugar cookies that won’t lose their shape. If you found this recipe video helpful or have any questions or comments please feel free to use the comments section below. If you want to see more good … Continue reading Step by Step No Fail Cutout Sugar Cookie Video
Food doesn’t have to be fancy to be delicious. Whatever you call them – chicken tenders, chicken fingers or chicken strips – they are delicious. Better yet, it’s a cheap meal that kids and adults will eat with few complaints. You don’t even need deep fryer. Ingredients 1 Lb of chicken cutlets, or whole chicken breasts cut into strips 2 eggs 1/2 Cup of milk … Continue reading Chicken Tenders
I looked forward to a slice (or two) of this pie every Thanksgiving and Christmas. It has just the right mix of spices, and that perfect pumpkin pie texture. Continue reading Pumpkin Pie
We had a bumper crop of apples from our two backyard trees this year, so I went through all of my apple recipes and settled on a classic apple pie. I like this recipe because it works great for large pies and “tart” sized pies. As always, I used my standby Crisco pie crust recipe (#employee). Ingredients Pie Crust 2 Cups flour 1 tsp salt … Continue reading Apple Pie
Looking for something wholesome, filling, fast AND delicious for breakfast? Look no further! This 5 minute recipe yields one serving of delicious apple cranberry oatmeal. Perfect for kids rushing off to school, but adults will love it too. Works well with raisins if you don’t have or don’t like cranberries. Ingredients: 1/2 Cup quick oats 2 Tablespoons dried cranberries (or sub raisins) 1/2 Cup diced … Continue reading 5 Minute Apple Cranberry Oatmeal
You can view my Face book live video for this recipe here. Trying to find a use for some very ripe bananas, but looking for something more interesting than plain old banana bread? Try these moist, delicious banana chocolate chip muffins! Don’t be turned off when you see mayonnaise as an ingredient. I promise, no one will know it is in there, and it keeps … Continue reading Delicious Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
