Eat Drink and Blog

Yum-o!
3 large, boneless chicken breasts (about 3-4 cups chicken)
4 – 6 cups chicken broth or equivalent water/bouillon  (start with 4 and add more if necessary)
1 large jar medium Chili Con Queso Cheese Dip (20 oz -24 oz size)
2 cans diced tomatoes with green chilies including juice
2 cans cream of celery soup (undiluted)
1 can black beans [...]

My mom’s neighbor & friend gave her this recipe.  We’re the first to admit that it sounds skeptical.  In fact, the word document of the recipe ends with “I’m skeptical….”.  But she tried it out, and it’s GOOD.  Even Zach ate it.  Which isn’t as high praise as saying Dylan ate it, but still.  That’s [...]

Everybody knows the Crock Pot of the ’70s has been reborn as the slow cooker of the ’00s, and every busy parent/cook/homemaker must have one. If you don’t, get one, or you can do this recipe in a pot on the stove as long as you don’t mind having stuff cooking on your stove for [...]

Similar to pbandjazz’s Cream cheese salsa dip, this is always a big hit at our family gatherings (and always the first thing to go).
I will warn you though, once you start eating it, you will not be able to stop!

8 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 cup taco sauce
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 [...]

I’m participating in a blog challenge where you have to cook/bake one new recipe each week for 8 weeks, and each week has a theme.  This past week’s theme was “Holiday” favorites.  That’s open to major interpretation!  I thought about holidays and tradition, and then I came up with genius!  My family is jewish, and you [...]

I made this for a vegetarian friend who was visiting last year and it is easily one of the simplest, most delicious meat-free dishes I’ve ever had. You are literally opening packages and cans and dumping them into a saucepot, but the combination of the flavors and textures gives it more of a homemade feel.  [...]

A number of the people in my life are amazing cooks, especially for events where they need to feed tons of people. Unfortunately they rarely follow recipes which makes it hard to share their culinary creations. They have, however, been quite generous in teaching me how to recreate some of their specialities. Below is a [...]

One box angel food cake and one large can crushed pineapple in own juice!  Mix together, pour into cake pan that has been sprayed with PAM.  Follow cooking directions on box.  I usually do 350 for about 20 minutes and then check it.  You want it to be cooked through!  YUM!

My husband’s picky eating is not restricted to kinds of foods. It also extends to brands. For instance, the only spaghetti sauce he will be happy with (other than homemade) is Prego regular. Doesn’t matter what’s on sale or what I have a coupon for. Prego only. And Prego’s fine, but it’s a little meh [...]

In a previous post, I mentioned that my husband isn’t big on mayo-based dishes. No potato salad. No macaroni salad. No cole slaw. Sigh… makes you sad just thinking about it, doesn’t it? No worries, I have some great mayo-free alternative side dishes that are perfect for picnics, barbecues, casual get togethers with friends, any [...]