If you want your family to get the Omega 3 fatty acids into their system, salmon cakes are a great alternative. It’s also cheap. I was watching the Melissa d’Arabian show the other day, and saw that she was making salmon cakes. At first, I was skeptical. Salmon out of a can? I wondered how good it could be.

Turns out, it was excellent. One thing I liked about this recipe was the fact that it used a baked potato to help create the cake. This add nice texture and also a satisfying flavor …read more

Meatloaf is one of those simple recipes that my family loves no matter how many times I make it. It’s also a great recipe to use when you need to be a bit more frugal, because a little bit of ground beef or meat goes a long way.

I’ve been happily trying various meatloaf recipes for several years, and have found some that are basic, while others that are filled with different flavors. A few I’ve even made for company when they came over. These are favorite recipes for meatloaf, be it the everyday kind or the special …read more

The other night we had company over, and I was completely stumped for what to make for them. Then I remembered an old favorite that I found on Martha Stewart’s website a few years ago: lemon parsley pork chops.

This recipe is incredibly simple, but so tasty that company always asks me what I did that was so special. The combination of lemon, parsley, salt, pepper and garlic is enough to really surprise your taste buds. It’s an unexpected flavor that you really don’t get usually with pork.
The ingredients for the topping of the pork chops on …read more

I had some leftover beef the other night and wasn’t quite sure what to do with it. I had made stew, and the for some reason had a pile of beef bits leftover. I came up with this beef pot pie dish.

Ready Made Pie Crusts
Leftover beef tips (about 2 cups)
4 oz. frozen corn
4 oz. mushroom slices (canned)
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon garlic
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt

Heat oven to 375. Mix ingredients together in a large bowl. Place pie crust bottom in pie pan. …read more

I think a lot of people are going to be disappointed not to win the 30 Minute Meals cookbook. So many of us are crunched for time, and dinner in half an hour sounds like heaven. But we can only have one winner!

Our winner is: Trish!
Trish marks a record for me, because I always use the website random.org to choose a winner to our giveaways. The number generated is always at random (hence the name!) and it’s a very fair way to choose. This is the first time I’ve ever seen the “1″ pop up …read more