Chicken and Dumplings is one of my favorite foods. Working with my mom I learned how to make my own chicken and dumplings. This is my guide to how I made it. My mom usually bakes a chicken from scratch. However, because I was learning, I used a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken from the store. You…
I love strawberries. Most of my families love strawberries. The only one that doesn’t is my sister who hates fruit. So when she went out of town I decided to try and make Strawberry Shortcake. This is my guide to a kid making Strawberry Shortcake. Go To Recipe This is a easy, fun to make…
My family loves Mexican food. Being so close to the border we have many great Mexican restaurants to choose from. However, one dish I feel I make better than almost any restaurant is my Mexican Pork Stew, better known as Chili Verde. It is with some reluctance that I present my Chili Verde recipe. Go…
Chili is not a one size fits all dish. At FunDiego Family we have at least 10 recipes for chili. For our 4th of July neighborhood BBQ we wanted a chili that would work well with hot dogs and hamburgers. Based on several years of tweaking we developed this Chili Dog Chili recipe which proved…
North Carolina is known for its wonderful pork BBQ. I went to University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and must say it is my favorite style of BBO. What makes it so special is the sauce. There are actually several types of North Carolina BBQ Sauces. This is a recipe for my favorite North Carolina BBQ Vinegar…
Sloppy Joes are an American classic. They are an easy to cook weeknight meal. While I love the original, Fun Diego Family tends to crave savory food. This is my recipe for Savory Sloppy Joes. These Savory Sloppy Joes can be done either in a pressure cooker or on the skillet. I feel the pressure…
This is a seasoned ground beef topping. It has many uses, but we use it to make Pizza Hamburger Topping. This was inspired by the French Bread Pizza at Killer Pizza from Mars, a favorite pizza joint in Escondido, that is in our best pizza in San Diego quest. We use this pizza hamburger topping for…
Fun Diego Family loves pizza! We are on a quest to find the best pizza in San Diego. However, sometimes we get the urge to make our own pizza. This recipe is for a no cook tomato sauce for pizza. We use it for several pizzas we make including our Detroit Pizza, French Bread Pizza…
Béchamel Sauce is a classic of French cooking. It can be used for many different dishes. This version I have developed is for use in our Lasagna Bolognese and Béchamel Sauce recipe. This lasagna is designed to be fairly dry so this Béchamel Sauce uses less milk than other recipes.
Lasagna is one of those dishes that has many different variations. Fun Diego Family has at least four versions of Lasagna we make. The best lasagna I have ever had was in Italy and it combined bolognese and béchamel Sauce. I have found several recipes, for this type of lasagna, my favorite being from the…