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Dinner celebration for completing the Savage Race!

Dinner celebration for completing the Savage Race!

Wow! What a day! The Savage Race yesterday was crazy hard but crazy fun. The best part was that our entire team finished with minimal injuries! On my way back home, my husband called and said he’d stop at Costco and pick up some steaks and other items for […]

Chinese Pork Chops

Chinese Pork Chops

Chinese Pork Chops are so easy to make. They take little time to prepare and are much healthier than any Chinese take out food! I found this recipe on Allrecipes.com. This is actually one recipe I haven’t altered since it is perfect the way it […]

How to Caramelize Onions

How to Caramelize Onions

Don’t let the term “caramelized onions” scare you. It’s really very easy, it just takes time. Here’s what you do. 1) Cut your onion in half, and then into thin, even slices. 2) Heat about 1 1/2 T. olive oil in a sauté pan over […]

Chicken Ptichki Recipe

Chicken Ptichki Recipe

What is your heritage? Do you have a favorite dish from your ‘homeland’ that your mom or grandmother made for you as a kid? Denise shared with us in a previous post that she is part Syrian. As usual, Denise provides me much inspiration. On […]

Oven Fried Ranch Chicken

Oven Fried Ranch Chicken

Living in the South, you gotta love fried chicken! However, as we all know, it’s not the best thing for your arteries. I was so excited when  I found this Oven Fried Ranch Chicken recipe in the November 2012 issue of Food Network Magazine because […]

Penne with Vodka Sauce

Penne with Vodka Sauce

My family loves pasta and I love vodka. Don’t judge..most of you do too! What better dish to make than Penne with Vodka Sauce? Since I didn’t have my own recipe, I looked at my “go to” sources and found this one in the November 2012 […]

Top 7 Tips to Making the Perfect Pasta

Top 7 Tips to Making the Perfect Pasta

Pasta is something nearly everyone loves. Boil some water, throw in some pasta and voila!   Well, not so fast. Cooking good pasta is easy but making perfect pasta takes a little bit more knowledge. It’s still easy, just better. McNack’s focuses more on the beginner end of the […]