An American Tradition I will utilize this platform to proclaim that the ultimate American comfort food is an excellent grilled cheese sandwich paired with a cup of smooth, creamy tomato soup. You know I'm right. Don't @ me. But let's be real, the vast majority of the time my reproduction of this staple looks a lot like a couple pieces of leftover bread with a processed American cheese single shoved in between. And don't forget the hastily heated can of condensed tomato soup. Today we needed more, though. The past week has been emotionally hard. Life is beautiful, but simultaneously cruel and unjust, and altogether too difficult to comprehend. We made it to Sunday, and I decided lunch was going to need to be more than just Kraft and Campbell's. Leveling Up Your ... [Read More]
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Semi-Homemade Cheesy Empanadas
Do I *love* cooking? Meh. I don't really know how to answer that one. I most assuredly love eating. And having a large (read: LOUD) family necessitates that most of our meals be at home. So here we are. Two weeks ago I was browsing our local Publix grocery store in the frozen food section and I found these amazing Goya Empanada Discs. I bought a couple packages with the intention of whipping up some amazing Mexican dish during all of my free time. (Eye roll). Fast forward to last week when I suddenly remembered the dough in my freezer, sitting next to a frozen block of ground beef. Clearly this was dinner. I used some shortcuts (a la Frontera Taco Skillet Sauce), but you could easily change this up in just about any way to create your own handheld entree. My eating children ... [Read More]
