Meglet Rambles On

Considering what a picky eater I am, many people are surprised to find out that not only do I eat olives, I love them. Probably more than is healthy. In particular, I’m a big fan of pimento-stuffed manzanilla olives (aka, green olives or martini olives.) My usual excuse for eating them is salad, but I’ve [...]

Beef Stroganoff is one of those things that always sounds good, but I’ve never actually liked in practice, because there are too many variations that include things I REALLY don’t like (specifically, mushrooms and/or cream of mushroom soup) and it always seemed too difficult to make on my own. But I ran across an interesting [...]

But I spotted this on a website I read, and I just don’t think I’m going to be able to resist ordering it:

Doesn’t that look like it would be the perfect accessory for my Lasagna?

Here are a couple quick and easy recipes that I haven’t gotten around to posting yet.
Red-skinned Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients
1-2 lb. red skinned potatoes washed
1/2 cup or more liquid, see Notes below
1-2 tablespoon butter
1 tsp-2tsp minced or powdered garlic (optional)
Directions
Wash and cut up potatoes into 1 inch cubes. Boil in salted water for 20-30 mins or until [...]

Tonight’s dinner is a variation on your average ham and cheese dish: A crockpot honey-glazed ham, with home-made Triple-Triple Mac N Cheese. Recipes are listed below.

Honey Glazed Ham
Ingredients:
3 to 4 pounds boneless fully cooked ham
1 can Sprite or 7-Up (12 ounces)
1/4 cup honey
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Directions:
Place [...]

Since I was working from home today, I thought I’d try making a pan of lasagna. I had an “old family recipe” that was supposed to be nice and easy. Except it was also pretty boring. I also had a recipe I’d found on the internet that looked interesting, but didn’t contain any beef, which [...]

Today’s mistake was in learning just how easy it is to make cheesecake. This is Very Bad considering how much I love cheesecake.
Shamelessly stolen from the inside of a box of cream cheese, a really easy recipe for Chocolate Chip Cheesecake:

Ingredients
2 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened 1/2 cup [...]

I admit, I’m a lazy cook. I don’t like long prep times, involved processes, or too many ingredients. But I’m pretty sure I’ve hit an all-time low with these Cheddar “Mashed Potatoes.”
 
You’ll need:

1 package Betty Crocker 80 Calorie Sour Cream and Cheddar Mashed Potato Mix
about 1/8 c shredded cheddar cheese, maybe a little more
1 1/2 [...]

I have fond memories of frozen Lemon Pepper (fake) Chicken that used to be delivered by the Schwann’s people. Yesterday I was inspired to search the web for a recipe that would allow me to create something similar but better. After a few tries, I found a recipe that looked like it would produce something [...]

If you’ve ever eaten at a Claim Jumper restaurant, there’s a good chance you’ve tried their Garlic Cheese Toast appetizer, commonly referred to among my friends as “Cheesy Bread.” The stuff is amazing and delicious, and I tend to order a platter as an appetizer, a few more pieces with dinner, and then a platter [...]