Recipe: Meatballs in Tomato Sauce Ingredients Meatballs 3 pounds ground beef 1 pound ground pork 2 onions, finely chopped 6 garlic cloves, crushed 2 teaspoons salt Freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon smoked paprika 2 tablespoons chopped rosemary 3 eggs, beaten 3/4 cup flour Tomato Sauce 2 tablespoons olive oil 4-5 cloves garlic, peeled and minced 1 28-ounce cans peeled plum tomatoes 1 bay leaf 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 1 teaspoon sugar Salt Freshly ground ...

Recipe: Chili Nachos Ingredients Tortilla Chips Leftover Chili or canned if you do not have any on hand Cheese Toppings of your choice (I like to use a can of green chilis or jalapenos, and black olives) Salsa Garnishes of your choice (We use sour cream, and guacamole) Instructions Preheat the oven to 350 Place chips on a baking sheet Top with chili. Then add cheese. ...

Recipe: Speckmann's Chili Mac Ingredients 2 T. vegetable oil either 1lb ground beef/pork/ misc. meat and a few turkey sausages or klobasa and 2 boneless chicken breats  (I used 1lb ground beef, 2 italian sausages and 2 chicken breasts)  2 large onions 4 cloves of garlic bell pepper: 1 green 1 red hot/jalapeno/ habanero peppers: 1 red 1 green 1 yellow or can ...

Recipe: Cheeseburger Meatloaf Ingredients 1 lb lean ground beef 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese 3/4 cup uncooked regular oats 1/2 cup milk 2 Tbsp. minced onion 1 large egg 6 strips of bacon, cooked, and crumbled 1 tsp. worcestershire sauce 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. dry mustard 1/4 tsp. garlic powder 1/4 tsp. pepper Instructions Preheat oven to 350. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl; stir just until blended. Shape mixture into ...

Recipe: Macaroni Bake Ingredients 1/4  cup Onions, chopped 2 Tablespoons butter or margarine 1/2 tsp salt 1/8 tsp pepper 1/2 cup heavy cream 10.5 ounce can cream of chicken soup 1 1/2 cups chicken (or Turkey), cooked & cubed or shredded 4 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded 4 ounces cream cheese 8 ...

This year I did cook a turkey and semi-Thanksgiving dinner, but we decided that on Thanksgiving day our immediate family would go out to dinner.  And although I did miss spending time with my family, it was wonderful not acting like a complete lunatic with all the stress. So since I had no pressure with when and what ...

Recipe: Avila Soup (my version) Ingredients 2 Chicken Breasts, cooked and shredded or chopped 10 oz can of diced tomatoes (any variety will do but  rotel Mexican ones are my favorite!) 4-6 cups of chicken broth 1/2 onion, diced 1-2 ribs of celery, diced 1-2 cloves of garlic, minced 1/2 tsp cumin 1/2 tsp oregano 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp ground pepper avocado shredded cheese 1-2 cups of cooked ...

Recipe: Chicken Gyros Ingredients 1-1 1/2 lbs. chicken pieces 4 cloves garlic, smashed 1 lemon 2 tsp. red wine vinegar 2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 2 heaping Tbsp. plain yogurt 1 Tbsp. dried oregano salt and pepper sliced tomatoes sliced onions 4 pitas Tzatziki 16 ounces (2 cups) of Greek yogurt 5 cloves of garlic, pressed Half of a cucumber, seeded and chopped into small pieces 1 Tbsp olive oil Fresh dill ...

Recipe: Stuffed Cabbage Ingredients 12 – 20 cabbage leaves (play it safe and make a few extra, just in case) 1 lb. ground beef, chicken or turkey (I used chicken) 2 c. cooked rice 2 celery ribs, diced 2 carrots, peeled and diced 1/2 onion, grated or finely minced 1 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. pepper 2 cloves of garlic 1/2 tsp. cumin Sauce 1 15 oz. can diced ...

I am one of those strange people who walk in to a store in search of the weirdest, strangest and often times, very gross  food concoctions.  You would never want to accompany me to a county fair!  Anyways a while back we were wandering through Cost Plus World Market (I love that store) and we managed ...