Dinner

Reuben sandwiches are hands down my favorite sandwich, so I obviously love Reuben pizza. My first attempt at a Reuben pizza was in January of 2010.  You can check out that post here and awe at the amazing food photography.  #not For years I thought close up food photography was where it was at.  My friend Morgan and I talk about that all the time. ...

I don’t think I have ever tried Mapo Tofu before.   This dish has such a depth of flavor, promise you’ll love it. Mariano’s hosted a Phoenix Bean tofu virtual cooking class, but my Cooking Club was the same night so I wasn’t able to attend. My friend Amanda sent me the recipe and at first glance I was like “one cup of minced garlic?!”  I...

 Yesterday I had no idea I was going to make these buffalo garlic glazed chicken nuggets. Scrolling through IG like I do, I saw these glazed chicken nuggets from a restaurant in NYC. I immediately wanted to recreate the recipe and I am so happy I did! Do you count WW points for the oil it’s fried in? My deep fryer is electric so it holds...

My next column for The Daily Herald is going to be these Salisbury Steak Meatballs. I have to thank my WW friend Jim for the hookup. Almost a year ago, Jim asked if I would like to contribute to the local paper in their food column.  The immediate answer was “of course!”  He said there was no pay, and my immediate answer was “of course!”...

Drop the mic on this North Carolina Pork BBQ sandwich.  It ticks all the boxes for me:  juicy pork, with crispy bits, cheddar cheese, crisp red cabbage, pickles #swoon. I was told by quite a lot of people that my North Carolina BBQ sauce is actually a western style. North Carolina takes their BBQ very seriously, so since mine has ketchup (or tomato based) this...

These turkey burger parmesan sliders will soon go on your list of things to make.  If you think your family doesn’t like turkey burgers, I promise this recipe will convert them. How do you make a juicy turkey burger? Add fat.  Ha!  No seriously, just a small pat of butter in the middle of the turkey burger patty makes all the difference.  I also added...

The secret to my quick tomato sauce is using jarred pasta sauce - it only tastes as if you've slaved all day in the kitchen!

This black bean and sausage stew is so delicious and it’s crazy how flavorful it is with only 20 minutes in an instant pot. I was watching Somebody Feed Phil on Netflix.  He was in Brazil and he was eating a dish called feijoada.  It’s a classic dish from Brazil and typically uses, let’s say, less used ingredients like pigs ears and feet. I went...

 This roasted broccoli cheddar soup is better than Panera.  Yep – I said it! For some reason I had a taste for broccoli cheddar soup and I knew once upon a time I made one.  I did.  You can find the shitty food photography here. Back then though, I really tried to get the LOWEST points on every single recipe.  I’d add the recipe into...

This movie theater popcorn chicken is next level.  Who knew you could use buttered popcorn spray on chicken?! I wish I was one of those food bloggers who had that act together who prepped food way in advance. Most food bloggers are already working on Christmas and January recipes.  Me? I realized I had a chicken breast that was about to go bad and needed...