Green beans are a family favorite vegetable. I often like to add Asian flavors to green beans. These Glazed Asian Green beans take about 20 minutes to prepare. One of our favorite cookbooks is Nina Simonds’ China Express. She has a basic recipe for glazed green beans. I have improvised on that recipe to make…
Cuban black beans make a great side dish for almost any meal. In the Instant Pot these beans can be made in a little over an hour. Go To Recipe Cuban black beans have lots of flavor because they add peppers, onions, and garlic to the mix. Of course, you could buy a can…
Everyone needs to eat their veggies. Unfortunately, vegetables can often be bland and boring. Broccoli is one of those veggies that varies greatly based on how it is prepared. This roasted broccoli recipe is both simple and delicious. This is a simple and delicious recipe for roasted broccoli There are many ways to cook broccoli. …
Mashed potatoes are an essential side dish for many meals. Mashed potatoes seem easy to make. However, there is big difference between ordinary mashed potatoes and great mashed potatoes. This is our Ultimate Mashed Potatoes Recipe. We use Russet potatoes for mashed potatoes and that seems to be a common consensus. We try and…
Giardiniera is a condiment I was introduced to fairly late in live. I quickly found that giardiniera comes in many different types. Some I like more than others. One of my family’s favorite is the Potbelly Sandwich Giardiniera. With some experimenting I think I have done a reasonable facsimile of Potbelly Giardiniera. Go To Recipe…
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…
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…
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…
This is our recipe for Bolognese Sauce. I did a whole post on how I developed my Bolognese Sauce Recipe. This is something I have developed over many years based on my experiences with the real thing in Italy. As discussed in the introduction article, this my not be totally authentic, but I feel it…
Italian Bolognese Sauce is probably my favorite pasta sauce. I have tried the real thing in Italy and, on very rare occasions, at restaurants in the United States. Unfortunately, what generally passes for bolognese sauce in America is simply plain old meat sauce. Over the years I have developed my own Bolognese Sauce recipe and…