Fast Recipes!

Quick and Easy Pizzas

2008-02-17T15:19:00.000-08:00

There's nothing quite as delicious as homemade pizza. But making pizza dough from scratch is messy and time-consuming. Premade crusts are usually expensive or bland tasting and end up soggy after cooking from the pizza sauce and toppings. I've found an alternative crust substitute that's affordable, tasty, easy to use, and ends up being crisp and crunchy: frozen garlic naan from Trader Joe's.Naan

Toasted Open Roast Beef Sandwiches

2007-09-05T21:37:00.000-07:00

Everyone's had a roast beef sandwich at one time or another, but a more interesting and delicious twist is available with just a little bit of extra work. This recipe works best with higher end ingredients, but still beats a cold roast beef sandwich any day of the week.The ingredient list I enjoy most follows:Thinly sliced fresh rosemary sourdough breadThickly sliced roast beef from the butcher

Fried Chicken

2007-03-03T15:15:00.000-08:00

Until about a year ago, the only friend chicken I had enjoyed was the kind from KFC or Chic-Fil-A. I didn't realize how easy (although a tad messy) it was to fix at home. Homemade fried chicken has a moistness and texture that's hard to find in the fast food joints.Start by selecting the chicken parts you want to fry. Breasts, legs, wings, and thighs all make great choices. You can leave the skin

Potato Medley

2006-05-18T17:50:00.000-07:00

I used to be a Russet potato kind of guy, choosing the standard, starchy baked potato as my potato of choice. Although, for a while, red potatoes caught my fancy. Now? I'm now hooked on sweet potatoes! One of my favorite recipes involves mixing the Russet and sweet potato in a dish I call potato medley. It's very delicious, good for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and can be created, from start to

M&M Cookies

2005-12-03T20:39:00.000-08:00

It's been a while since I've posted any recipes - the holidays have had me busy. I hope to get back to a more regular schedule in the near future...Speaking of the holidays, my family loves cookies this time of year. My absolute favorite cookie recipe comes from my grandmother: M&M Cookies! This recipe is easy to make, but disgustingly unheathly, I'm afraid. But these cookies are oh-so-tasty and

Single Serve Cookies

2005-09-25T21:44:00.000-07:00

While there are innumerous recipes for assorted kinds of cookies available online, virtually every recipe explains how to make a batch of cookies (8 to 12, typically). Sometimes, you want one cookie; and you want it now; and you want it warm and gooey and fresh out of the oven. What's a cookie lover to do?My solution - which, admittedly, doesn't make the best tasting cookies, but is quick, easy,

Turkey Enchiladas

2005-09-09T14:56:00.000-07:00

With Thanksgiving and Christmas fast approaching, we're reaching that time of year where turkey dinners will become the norm around the country. While Turkey is a rather dry meat, it is very affordable and reheats well, making it a great leftover meat. The traditional turkey dinner involves turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, cranberries, stuffing, and the like, and while I enjoy the traditional

Cornbread

2005-09-03T16:19:00.000-07:00

Whenever I leave on a business trip my wife bakes up a mean batch of cornbread to keep me sated and thinking of home while away. The cornbread, individually wrapped in saran wrap, makes a great on-the-go snack or meal replacement while waiting at airports or when arriving at a hotel after the restaurant has closed. Her recipe is one of the more healthy cornbread recipes, with a lighter, fluffier

Chicken Fiesta

2005-09-02T09:01:00.000-07:00

Interested in cooking a quick, easy chicken dish that's both filling and tasty? If so, you have to give Chicken Fiesta a try, it's remarkably easy to make and comes out tasting great! The ingredients list is simple enough:1 box stuffing Chicken (I typically use 4 boneless, skinless, chicken breasts) 1 can of lite fruit cocktail MayonnaiseThis dish is, essentially, just chicken and stuffing, but

Greek Potato Salad

2005-08-31T09:06:00.000-07:00

If you're heading off to any picnics or BBQs this Labor Day weekend, chances are you, or someone attending, is expected to bring some sort of creamy salad, like potato salad or macaroni salad. These sinfully delicious (and sinfully unhealthy!) salads are a staple at any picnic. Rather than bringing the same old boring potato salad, why not mix things up and make this tasty Greek potato salad?

Chicken and Rice Casserole

2005-08-27T15:13:00.000-07:00

If you like chicken, rice, and creamy soups, and you think that they taste even better if they're all mixed together, then this recipe is for you! It's amazingly fun and easy to make and, while a little on the salty side, is quite a tasty recipe that we enjoy usually once a month, or so. The ingredients are relatively inexpensive, especially if you opt to buy frozen chicken.For this dish you'll

Baked Red Potatoes

2005-08-22T18:32:00.000-07:00

I really like potatoes, especially french fried... with lots of katchup. Pity that they're so unhealthy, drenched in oil and loaded with high calorie carbs. While baked potatoes or mashed potatos are a more healthy choice than french fried potatoes, even a baked potato can quickly lose any nutritional value once its smothered in cheese, bacon bits, sour cream, and butter, or mashed potatoes in

A Hawaiian Breakfast

2005-08-21T12:56:00.000-07:00

I supposedly was born in Hawaii and lived my first three years of life there, but I'll be damned if I can remember a thing from those days. The only thing I do remember about my nation's fiftieth state is from the trip my family took there for two weeks between the summer of fifth and sixth grade. In particular, I remember the most tasty breakfast I think I've ever had (although how much can

Jambalaya

2005-08-20T22:37:00.000-07:00

Jambalaya is a traditional Creole dish, typically containing a mix of meat (usually sausage, shrimp, ham, and/or chicken) along with an assortment of yummy vegetables, including tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, and celery. These ingredients are then sautéed together with a rice base that often includes some spices to give the dish an overall kick in the