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Country Sausage Gravy Recipe

Country Sausage Gravy

I am addicted to Country Sausage Gravy on biscuits with eggs.  If I see them in a restaurant, I have to order them.  My sis always made her own, and one day I actually had some italian sausage in the morning while I was already cooking up a batch of meatballs (recipe either posted or […]

Beef Stew Recipe

Beef Stew

Today is the first day of fall, so it’s time to start cooking some fall favorites. With this Beef Stew Recipe, it pays to not be afraid to make semi homemade. If there is something that I can do to make my life easier and still taste delicious, I’ll do it. It’s funny to me how […]

Buttered Noodles Recipe

Buttered Noodles

This is just so simple, but I’m putting it here since sometimes the simplest recipes are still worth writing down. Besides, I need to make a complete record for my son for when he grows up and moves out on his own. This Buttered Noodle Recipe is a must have for parents as most kids […]

Chinese Shrimp Fried Rice Recipe

Shrimp Fried Rice

One of my favorite Chinese restaurants is 4-5-6 Chinese Restaurant in Santa Clara, CA. It is a hole in the wall restaurant but has consistently delivers fresh and delicious Chinese food. This restaurant has the best Shrimp Fried Rice ever. So, again, I went to make it and home and this definitely hit the mark. […]

Vegetable Chow Mein Recipe

Vegetable Chow Mein Recipe by Dish Ditty Recipes

Fresh chow mein at home is delicious and easy. Well, technically this is Lo Mein, but most people will consider it Chow Mein. I make this all the time for my family, and sometimes (like today), it’s what we are eating for lunch. This recipe is made without meat, so it can go easily with […]

Spicy Shrimp & Chicken Recipe (Johnny Carino’s Copy Cat)

Spicy Chicken & Shrimp

I think you will find that I like recreating my favorite dishes from restaurants. This recipe is created from Johnny Carino’s Spicy Chicken & Shrimp dish that is so very delicious and way too spicy for me. The restaurant has a blog where they occasionally put recipes. This recipe is on the blog (see source), […]

Too much pulled pork leftovers? Eight quick ways to use your extras

Too much pulled pork? by Dish Ditty

Too much pulled pork leftovers? Five Eight quick ways to use your extras Move over Turkey, time for some great ways to use your leftover pulled pork (or roasted pork).  These are my top eight quick and easy ways to turn that delicious pulled pork into something new and exciting.

Potato Pancakes Recipe

Potato Pancakes

This was one of my mom’s go to recipes during Lent. The recipe comes from my Grandma Bertha and I’m guessing it is polish, although I don’t think the grape jelly was a typical polish accompaniment. But, maybe it is? Either way, super easy and delicious recipe, you will love this breakfast, lunch or dinner. […]

Memories of Farmhouse Minestrone Soup Recipe

Memories of Farmhouse Minestrone Soup

I have so many fond memories of the minestrone soup from the long gone Farmhouse Restaurant in Redwood City California. I found one recipe on the web that claimed it was the Farmhouse recipe, but it was missing a little something, so I altered it to match my memory. I came pretty close to my […]

Decadent Dark Chocolate Mousse Recipe (no raw eggs)

Decadent Dark Chocolate Mousse

This is heaven, just chocolate heaven, and it does not have any raw eggs like the traditional Chocolate Mousse recipe as made popular by Julia Child. It doesn’t take long to make this and it’s really easy. Really, it is. The key to making a perfect mousse is to not over-whip the whipping cream and […]

Stabilized Whipped Cream Recipe

Stabilized Whipped Cream

Have you ever made whipped cream, put it on your pie or cake and had it just melt off? Want to decorate with the whipped cream but it just won’t hold it’s shape? Just making the whipped cream without stabilizing it, the whipped cream will slowly loose it’s shape. If you plan on making any […]