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  AS AN AMAZON ASSOCIATE I EARN FROM QUALIFYING PURCHASES If you are looking for the best Grilling Sauces & Marinades you have landed at the right place. I have been developing and testing my sauces and marinades since the mid 90's. All are packed with flavor, and have been tested on various proteins as well as lab tested for shelf life. Grilling season is upon us and who doesn't love a backyard barbecue with family and friends, a picnic at your church social, or a barbecue at your social organization? Any of these Grilling Sauces & Marinades will add so much flavor to whatever you decide to grill. They all work on a variety of proteins - beef, chicken, pork or lamb and use many ingredients you already have in your pantry. If you click on the photographs below, it will open the recipe post in a new window.  GREAT NORTHERN BARBECUE SAUCE Great Northern Barbecue Sauce is one of the first sauces I created. It has great depth of flavor and is a ketchup based sauce. The vin...

With the flavors of Thanksgiving, this budget recipe is a great replacement for the big Thanksgiving turkey dinner. I haven't blogged in a very long time and am so excited to share this wonderful recipe, Thanksgiving Chicken with you!  Family pack chicken thighs (bone-in)  3-4 carrots, sliced into bite sized pieces  2 large celery stalks, medium dice  1 cup onion, small dice  1 - 32 oz. box chicken broth  5-6 medium sized red potatoes - cut into small bite sized pieces  1 pkg. fresh sage, minced (be sure it's full of good sized leaves)  1 1/2 cups (dry measure) corn kernels  2 tbsp. olive oil (regular), canola or vegetable oil  1 tbsp. butter   2/3 cup all purpose flour  salt and black pepper to taste  granulated garlic to taste  onion powder to taste  gravy master or kitchen bouquet - just a few drops Before I get into the how to make part of the recipe I want to speak about how it originated. With two prev...

12 Back to School Suppers ~ quick and easy meals ready in 30-45 minutes are sure to please your family! One of my biggest stresses when the kids were young and still in school and I was working a full time job was getting a "decent" meal on the table every night and not something so elaborate that it wasn't going to be ready until 7 p.m. I believed back then and still do, that sitting around a dining table sharing food is one of the best way for families to connect and communicate. Read more »

Creamy Stove Top Chicken Casserole ~ it tastes like pot pie filling and is it ever good! Creamy Stove Top Chicken Casserole is like eating chicken pot pie filling and having it surrounded by broad egg noodles. The texture is smooth, soft and creamy. Using common pantry spices and inexpensive ingredients this stove top casserole takes about 30 minutes from start to finish. It will probably end up on your families favorite meals list. Read more »

Honey Barbecue Chicken Bites ~ a quick, easy appetizer for any occasion. At the last minute some folks dropped out of the recipe contest Foodies TV is having on behalf of Moore's Marinades and Sauces, so I agreed to step in and fill one of those spots. I am excited about their convenient Honey Barbecue Wing Sauce and making some little appetizer bites for Father's Day weekend! Come along and see just how simple and quick these little bites are. Read more »

It's been a long time coming, but I finally made a really good fried chicken. Many years ago my daughter and I took a trip to Maryland to reconnect with a long time friend of mine from junior high school days. In the years since I last saw Prudence she had remarried and the gentleman she married had a Momma that made the best fried chicken. After many unsuccessful attempts to get fried chicken like his mother's, Prudence finally nailed it and it became her signature dish she served to special guests - namely us. I watched and was given the basic recipe and came back to Connecticut armed with a new recipe for my family. Read more »

A simple creamy sauce paired with some roasted chicken and bow tie pasta and we had a filling and delicious weeknight meal. What an amazingly simple make over meal this is! Left over roasted chicken with pasta and a delicious yet light cream sauce and a touch of fresh herb for color and flavor made this a delightful and super easy weeknight dinner. Read more »

Thanks to the wonderful sauce, this General Tsao Chicken and Vegetables was absolutely delicious! The sauce makes the dish. While I don't generally advocate jar sauces, this House of Tsang General Tsao Stir-Fry Sauce is really good. It should be readily available in the international aisle of your grocery store and I know that it is available too at Target and Walmart stores which are all over the country. The sauce is a combination of spicy ginger, with bright citrus flavors and teriyaki sauce. We really were impressed with the overall flavor of this dinner and I believe you are going to love it also. Read more »

An absolutely lovely dinner that is neither complicated or complex. Simple ingredients combined to make a delicious main course meal for family or guests. I was at my niece's baby shower last weekend and the luncheon I chose was Chicken Piccata. It was delicious and I knew right then and there I would be making it at home. I looked up various recipes and ended up tweaking a Martha Stewart recipe to fit our tastes. It is not too far off, but it combines the flavors I tasted in the dish last Saturday and the common ingredients found in every chicken piccata recipe. Hope you will like it too and give it a go. Read more »