Risotto and Corned-Beef Stuffed Peppers are an easy-to-make dinner. Serve them with a light tomato cream sauce. Great with Colcannon.
Winter
Garlic Studded Ham with Cherry Glaze in the Nesco
Garlic Studded Ham with Cherry Glaze in the Nesco is my take on the wonderful specialty ham studded with garlic with a peppery bite to it. If you have not had it, I encourage you to find it and have it. In the meantime, please make this and wow your family and friends. Once you have had this style of ham, you won’t go back. Roasting it in a Nesco electric roaster makes it even easier without drying out.
Lasagna Soup with Chicken Kale Sausage
Warm yourself with hot Lasagna Soup with Chicken Kale Sausage on a cold day. Make this delicious soup in your Instant Pot.
Pork Loin with Apples and Brandy in the Instant Pot
This is a great dish to have on a cold fall or winter night and comes together quickly thanks to the help of the Instant Pot.
How to Roast a Duck in an Electric Nesco Roaster Oven
This roast duck was roasted in an electric Nesco roaster oven and served with raspberry sauce. Being roasted in an electric roaster means that the skin gets nice and crisp to go with the sweet and sour raspberry sauce. It’s a winner!
How to Make Apple Brown Betty – a Winter Favorite
This is probably my favorite winter dessert. I look forward to the end of hot summer days when I can turn on my oven and make Apple Brown Betty. It’s an old recipe, first published in 1864. I’ve been making it since 2011 when I won an award for it. I love the fact that it’s very simple to make and with the help of some tools, in the oven in under 10 minutes.
Quick Instant Pot Chili Con Carne
There’s nothing like a “Bowl of Red” on a cold day, but who has time to let Chili sit on the stove for hours and hours, not to mention having to soak the beans overnight. Lordy, that’s a two-day operation!
Gingerbread Fortress Bundt Cake
A Great Alternative to Gingerbread Houses
For years, I have been thinking about making a gingerbread house. When I was growing up in Germany, the bakery downstairs had an amazing nativity set in their display window. All people and animals were made from marzipan, the buildings were made of gingerbread, and the snow was spun sugar. It must have taken them days to make it all. My mother would get me a marzipan apple if I was really good.
A few years ago, at a garage sale, I found a castle shaped Nordicware bundt pan. It languished on my shelf until I had the brilliant idea to use it to make a gingerbread cake. There is no need to assemble anything, so no need to make royal icing. Piped buttercream works perfectly. This cake tastes better if it can sit for a day without being disturbed.
Hearty Clam Chowder for a Stormy Winter Night
I have always loved Hearty Clam Chowder, that is good clam chowder. The stuff that comes in the can, even the expensive stuff that comes in a can, just cannot compare to the soup you make yourself. Homemade soup is just richer and tastier.
Boeuf Bourguignon – Beef Burgundy
Boeuf Bourguignon – Beef Burgundy is a wonderful French beef stew that is simple to make and great on a cold, rainy day.