French Onion Soup is one of my favorite comfort foods! Who can resits all of that gooey, melted cheese kissed with the added flavor from a quick char under the broiler just before serving? Certainly not me. That's for sure. The real secret to ...
Soup , Stews, Bisques & Chowders
Irish Beef & Guinness Stew
There’s no greater winter comfort food than a rich, hearty stew. This Irish Beef & Guinness Stew is different from Traditional Irish Beef Stew because the sauce has an incredible flavor from the Guinness beer. The braised beef becomes so ...
Homemade Chicken Vegetable Soup
Making a steaming pot of Homemade Chicken Vegetable Soup is easy and affordable. With a few tips and tricks, we can prepare this entire meal for just $7. Did I mention it makes enough to feed 8 or a family of 4 twice - making this meal an economic ...
Homemade Chicken Stock
Homemade Chicken Stock is easy and affordable to make. Use the resulting broth as the base for any recipe requiring chicken stock. It's really just that easy! Come on into the kitchen and we'll get started. You can either start from preparing ...
Perfectly Poached Chicken Recipe
Perfectly Poached Chicken is the basis for some of my favorite recipes. It's easy to prepare and in the process creates 2 quarts of Homemade Chicken Stock. This recipe is part of my 5-day $50 meal plan. Come into my kitchen and we'll get ...
Spicy Five-Alarm Chili
As the name suggests, this Spicy Five-Alarm Chili packs some heat - but it also has a rich complex flavor from the different types of chiles and dried spices added into the sauce. If you're not into spicy chili, omit or reduce the amount of ...
Easy Beef Vegetable Soup
This hearty Easy Beef Vegetable Soup is the ultimate comfort food. It tastes like it was simmered on the stove for hours but is ready in just 30-minutes. Ground beef is simmered with macaroni noodles, peas, carrots, onions, celery and beans in ...
Summer in South Carolina: Lowcountry Boil
Lowcountry Boil has long been a tradition in the southern United States and is much akin to the lobster bakes and clam boils of the North East and Crawfish boils of Louisiana. This seafood dish is most often a combination of fresh local shrimp, ...
Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings
Usually, I prepare Chicken and Noodles in my Dutch oven and slowly simmer it on the stove. Since I haven't been feeling that great lately, I also have not felt much like cooking - especially anything that requires a lot of time - or attention. I ...
Chicken Double Noodle: Chicken and Noodles
A big, steaming pot of Chicken and Noodles is one of our favorite comfort food meals. It is slightly thicker and less brothy than a traditional chicken noodle soup with about half the broth for a complete meal in a bowl. I usually start my chicken ...