Eating Dinner With My Family

Well sometimes the simplest things really are best. I had my doubts at to how yummy this dish might be. It won't rank among my all time faves, but it will be made again and I suspect often since it was raved about by my husband. What I liked about it: easy (using store bought pie dough), easily vegetarian (just use veggie bacon or a veggie you like like onion or tomato), super frugal (even buying the pie crust I think with the salad the dinner was like $8) and it was great for a cold night since it used the oven and was very hearty. The only thing you must have to make this recipe easy is a mandoline or a v slicer so you can easily make paper thin slices of the potato. The cons, the edges burnt even with the application of foil and the yolk got too brown I just realized now as I am getting the link for the recipe, I left out the cheese!  We were even marveling at the fact that it didn't have cheese and we loved it.  How did I miss that.  The other dev...

Well I am still very miserable today.  I thought soup would be good for me, but I really don't care for chicken soup.  This soup is one I do like very much.  The boy, surprisingly, LOVES it.  I do make one change, I make the chipotle cream with the lion's share of the peppers and the soup more mild, so every taste can heat it up as they like.  (I'm thinking specifically of the baby who, while can take a little heat, doesn't want too much.  If you want to make it vegetarian, switch out the stock.  I used chicken because I'm sick.  I love the idea of it being a cool little shooter in a glass as an appetizer!   Butternut Squash Soup With Chipotle Cream 6 Servings 3 T  olive oil,divided 1    medium butternut squash halved lengthwise, seeds discarded, wash Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1    medium onion,chopped 2    stalks celery,chopped ...

Well tonight's recipe is a bit of a process; it is best suited for a weekend.  It is one of my husband's favorites.  I am not the biggest fan of ribs (or any meat on a bone) in general, but I have to say even I begrudgingly like it. It is loosely based on a short rib recipe from the must have cookbook. How to Cook Everything.   The Loaded Potato Salad is something I made up.  I know I have seen loaded potato salad before, but they looked like potato salad in that it was more mashed up and boiled.  I wanted something that would be good for the bag of multicolored potatoes I bought.  Short Ribs With Creamy Mustard Sauce 4 Servings 3 lb Beef Short Ribs 1/2    Onion,Grated Or Fine Chop 2 ea Garlic,Minced 1 c  Beef Broth,Plus More As Needed 1/2 c  Heavy Cream,Or More 1/2 T  Mustard Powder,Or To Taste Salt And Pepper Canola Oil Heat a large pan (not nonstick) over medium high heat.  Pat dry your ribs and seaso...