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As a kid, we would have some form of roast, whether it be pork of beef, on Sunday afternoons following the weekly church service. My mother would put the roast in the oven at about 225 degrees and it would slowly cook while we were away at the service. When my family would arrive home we would be greeted by the scents of the delicious roast and veggies simmering in the pan. It was always a wonderful meal. As an adult, I’ve taken on my mother’s tradition and do the same for my family.

I like to change things up a bit with my recipes so I decided to make this Asian BBQ pork roast instead of following a traditional recipe. I was uncertain as to how this roast would turn out but I’m glad I took the plunge and gave it a shot. Wow! The meat was so tender! My husband and kids all had seconds of this delicious meal. In fact, my husband made the pork roast into sandwiches the following day and took them to work for his lunch. Asian BBQ pork roast is a keeper 🙂

Recipe and image courtesy of Mr. Food.

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Quick Tip: The longer and slower you cook this roast the better!

You guys, I am so stinkin’ excited about this recipe! I love eating Italian foods like lasagna, ziti, and rigatoni but the problem lies in how much work each one of these dishes takes to make. As a busy wife and mother, I don’t always have time to fumble around in the kitchen for hours on end, unless I’m cleaning something haha! Anyway, learning how to make my favorite dinner dishes in the Crock Pot has been a real blessing and time saver! Plus, the food comes out amazing. Seriously, this baked ziti cooks up in the Crock Pot just as if you baked it the traditional way using your oven.

My husband and kids give this slow cooker baked ziti two thumbs up. Even my two picky eater boys loved this stuff. We like to eat baked ziti with a dollop of sour cream. I have always done this and it all started when I put sour cream on leftover lasagna one time as a young girl. it tastes great and you should definitely try it. Enjoy!

Recipe and image courtesy of Mr. Food.

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Quick Tip: Serve this delicious baked ziti with a tossed salad and garlic bread.

Between me and my significant other, he cooks so much better than me. We rarely see each other because of his job, (which I can’t disclose because he’ll be embarrassed and I don’t know why), but when we do, he spoils me by cooking anything that I request. I don’t know how he does it, but all I have to is to tell him the ingredients I want, and he will whip up something made out of those ingredients.

He called it his Beefy Boyfie Recipe. I know. He lacks creativity and he’s not beefy. It’s a casserole made of cheese, beef, cream, and potatoes. There were some pieces of ham on it too. Nevertheless, it tasted great! And he might not be the Beefy Boyfie, but his kitchen talent makes him the buff-iest boyfie. Now that’s cheesy! This recipe that I found tasted just a tad better than his, but don’t tell him that.

Photo courtesy of All Recipes. Recipe courtesy of Mr.Food.

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Quick Tip: Serve with a glass of your favorite wine.

My brother and his wife are busy people—they’re both lawyers and are always away dealing with their cases. Since I work from home and live just a few blocks away from them, they bring my niece over after lunch and she will stay with me until the next day. She’s a quiet child. As long as she has her dolls, she is happy sitting on the floor beside me and playing. We will have a peaceful afternoon and I will be able to finish all the work I need to finish.

Until it’s time for dinner. Then the war between the lovable aunt and the sweet niece will begin. She only ever eats chicken and anything sweet. After that first sleepover without chicken, I learned my lesson and stock up on said meat. But I know I had to find other recipes for her to eat other than fried chicken; it would be a better idea to serve something a little healthier.

Photo courtesy of Wishes N Dishes. Recipe courtesy of Mr.Food.

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Quick Tip: Use turkey instead of chicken to make this dish even lighter. You can also use vegetable broth instead of Campbell’s condensed broccoli cheese soup, if you wish to cut down on calories even more.

There are times when you eat food which name you are unaware of at someone else’s house; and then falling in love with it. Then you will hate yourself afterwards because you always forget to ask the house owner about the recipe. This happens to me a lot. Like a lot. I go to lunches or dinners, eat people’s food, and then forget about them. It’s always unfortunate that there are just some dishes which name I am not familiar with, but I can’t forget the taste of.

Grandma used to cook this chicken and pasta recipe that I only ever called “chicken and pasta”. I didn’t bother to ask what it really was because we tend to do that sometimes—the name had stuck. It was only recently that I found out that it’s called chicken parmigiana. Because no one asked, Grandma wasn’t able to pass on the recipe to the next generation. Mom has her own version, but Grandma’s was way better (don’t tell her that though). Thankfully, after some long whining and searching, I found this recipe that tastes exactly like my grandma’s. Well, except that it takes half the time it used to take her.

Photo courtesy Val’s Kitchen. Recipe courtesy of Kraft Recipes.

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Quick Tip:  Serve with your favorite bottle of wine.

The first time I heard about this dish name was when I watched Robin William’s movie “Jack” for the first time. His mother was coaxing him to come out of his hiding box by offering him a bowl of sloppy joes. I thought back then that sloppy joes was some kind of dessert; something that made your jaws slap (Yes, I thought it was spelled as “slappy jaws”). I didn’t know it was made of ground beef. What’s more embarrassing was, I didn’t know it was one of my favorites as a kid. I didn’t even know I’ve been eating a version of it all my life until I tasted it in a friend’s house and asked what it was because it reminded me of something from my childhood.

It was called differently at home; and the recipe was tweaked. Instead of ketchup, my mom used tomato sauce (probably because she knew my brother and I weren’t too much fond of ketchup, which was weird because ketchup is made from tomatoes). And she also put chopped potatoes on it. But the taste and the principle of making the dish were the same. This recipe that I found over at the Pioneer Woman somehow happens to reconcile the taste of my Mom’s cooking and that of my friend’s! This one is so delicious I barely think about the ketchup on it.

Photo and recipe courtesy of the Pioneer Woman

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Quick Tip: Serve hot with kettle cooked chips.  

I took a lot of psychology classes in college because I found it interesting to learn how people’s minds worked. There was this one activity where everyone in class had to bring something that described him or her. One of my classmates, the “heartthrob” in class, was called first. He brought his backpack in front and took out a plastic bag. He didn’t open it, saying it would stink. It happened to be cordon bleu. Something that he bought two weeks ago and never took out from his backpack.

He said he was like the cordon bleu. He “tasted” so good with all the goodness inside him, but everyone always appreciated just his looks. And because of that, what was inside him remained hidden. It would soon rot because no one dared to look at what’s in there. All I could say was—I’d never look at cordon bleu the same way again.

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Quick Tip: Serve with your favorite wine.