This is one of those casseroles that’s impossible to give credit for because it’s a southern staple. There are lots of different variations with slightly different tweaks here or there. Very kid-friendly (husbands too!). Because of the GF/DF conversion, it takes a LIIIIITTLE more time than the classic version that just uses a can, but […]
We so enjoyed the Mexican Chicken Cornbread Casserole, I decided to make another version based around enchiladas. Enchiladas are something I’ve tried several times, and I always like them, but they often end up being too spicy for hubby. In deference to that, I’m steering away from my chipotles in adobo sauce and just sticking […]
It’s summer and that means it’s the season for lots and lots of squash. Yellow squash is less a favorite of mine than zucchini, so I don’t have as many things I do with it, but this casserole is one of them. The original version of this recipe is neither gluten or dairy free. But it is […]
I saw this recipe for Mexican Chicken Cornbread Casserole fly by my social media stream last week and KNEW I needed to convert it into something that was allergen friendly. It hits so many of my happy buttons in terms of flavor palette and combinations of stuff I love to eat. So I’ve adapted it to be […]
We had people over for supper this past weekend, and I’d planned to make my Extra Meaty Baked Ziti. Well, this is what I get for not checking my ingredients before I went to the grocery. I didn’t have the cottage cheese or fresh mozzarella. Rather than change the menu entirely, I just opted to […]
A friend recently gifted me a mammoth jar of ground saffron. This is, in case you didn’t know, the most expensive spice on earth, so this was a kingly gift indeed. And to my mind, nothing says saffron like paella. I’ve made a lot of pseudo paellas in the past, taking shortcuts and cheats. This […]
This totally started out as a means to make chicken rotel, but when I got out all the ingredients, I discovered I didn’t have a single can of rotel! This is an unheard of state of affairs because we always have rotel. But anyway, I had to make some changes. All these sorts of casseroles […]
I love baked ziti. My very favorite is rich and decadent and has no meat. Hubby likes it, but in deference to his carnivorous nature and in an effort to lighten things up (yes, this has 2 pounds of meat and is LIGHTER than the meatless ziti I prefer–I wasn’t kidding when I said […]
My husband swore for years he didn’t like lasagna. Which made exactly no sense as he likes spaghetti, eats ricotta and cottage cheese in other stuff I make and generally likes everything IN lasagna. So I decided to get sneaky and make a skillet lasagna (which, let’s face it, is easier anyway). Which he ate […]
It is no secret that I LOVE polenta. So when my pal Jessica Corra told me about this polenta sausage casserole, I HAD to try it. The original recipe came from the Good Housekeeping Test Kitchens. I made a few adaptations–swapping the regular Italian sausage for turkey sausage to drop the fat and calories and […]