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 … Continue reading →

My mom gave me this recipe today when I was talking about what to make for dinner, and that I was still looking for a good recipe for oven-baked red potatoes. These are pretty deceptive. At first when you start eating them, you’re like “oh, these aren’t bad” and then … Continue reading →

A really easy beef stew, adapted from a pot roast recipe and meant to be cooked in a crock pot. This fills my 6qt crock pot, so if you have a 4qt you’ll probably need to cut the recipe in half. 3-4 lbs beef stew meat, cut into 1 in … Continue reading →

I prefer mashed potatoes to cubed potatoes and carrots cooked with the beef, so this is my version of a pot roast. For easy leftovers I usually use a pack or two of cubed stew meat instead of an actual roast, it’s much easier to get a meal-sized portion from … Continue reading →

I usually leave out the carrots and make it with beef instead for a good, thick Beef & Barley stew. 1 lb Lamb1 onion, coarsely chopped, or 2 TBSP onion powder2-3 carrots, peeled1 C pearled barley6 beef bouillon cubes or 2 TBSP beef bouillon powder6 C water1/2 tsp garlic powder … Continue reading →

This was a “recipe” that a friend of mine who’s a chef made for me. She had come over to visit, and neither of us wanted to cook something, but we didn’t want fast food, either. So we went to the store, found a bottle of seasoning sauce, and a … Continue reading →

I make this without the clams, and it’s much better than store-bought. Can be made with low-fat cream cheese and low-fat mayonnaise (not Miracle Whip, though!) 8 oz Brick Cream Cheese1/2 c Mayonnaise1 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce1 tsp Garlic Powder1 can clams1Tbsp clam juice