Colder weather is here and it’s just feels right to make a nice hearty chili in the crock! Keeping this seasonally appropriate with pumpkin and butternut squash…. Is there anything as lovely as the way your house smells while your crock pot is cooking up something delicious (with little to no effort from you?) I…
Author: noshyouraveragefoodie
I love to cook, and trying new recipes are my jam...especially when I can change something to make it "better".
In my spare time I work in accounting at a wholesale growers nursery, I volunteer as a firefighter and EMT for the Halesite Fire Department , I'm the President of the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians (LAOH) Div. 4-Huntington, and sometimes I sleep.
Oktoberfest…the American way!
I’m sure true Oktoberfest enthusiasts everywhere cringed just reading that title, but hey, it’s still Quarantine, and since no one is heading off to Prost in Munchen, why not bring a little Bavarian cheer to your home and pretend like you took a trip? So technically, although the name implies otherwise, real Oktoberfest ends on…
7 Gerard: a pre and post COVID hotspot
Entering “lockdown” as a fairly new restaurant, and then emerging with a banging new Sunday brunch, 7G seems to have the recipe for success in their hands! Picture it: March 10th, 2020 in Huntington, and we’ve just had another awesome St. Patrick’s Day parade through the village despite the growing talk and concern over this…
NOSH YOUR AVERAGE Staycation: The North Fork
How to get away from it all without really going anywhere at all: A “phase-3” guide to the East End. Exactly 100 days after the initial lockdown here on Long Island, I’d finally lost my damn mind. It’d been a long time coming, and while I was lucky enough to not lose any of my…
RECIPE – Fig and Walnut Glazed Chicken Thighs
INGREDIENTS 6 Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs Kosher Salt & Pepper , to taste 1 TBS Unsalted Butter 1 medium Shallot – minced (about 3 heaping TBS) 1 clove Garlic – minced 1 (12 oz) Jar Fig Preserves 1 tablespoon Honey (can substitute maple syrup if you don’t have honey) 3 TBS Balsamic Vinegar 1/4 cup…
RECIPE – Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Porkloin with Chipotle Raspberry Glaze
Bacon…do I actually have to say more? I didn’t think so. So this Lockdown Easter called for something special to liven things up; I thought why not bacon wrapped pork? And why not stuff it with cream cheese? And because it’s Spring, use fruit? All good things, all good things…and they came together to create…
RECIPE – Apricot Dijon Glazed Salmon
The last Friday of Lent calls for certain fanfare (even outside the Church) and so I give you this simple but delicious recipe that should probably be used year round! Wow so this COVID-19 crap has really been fun…not! As I am considered an “essential” worker in pharmaceutical manufacturing, grocery, and my continued volunteering with…
RECIPE – Super Easy Crockpot Gumbo
Whether you are enjoying the last days of Mardi Gras or you just are cleaning out your freezer and want a good dump and run meal, this recipe has got you covered! I like to celebrate my “Fat Tuesday” with plenty of meat, especially knowing that I’ll be fasting tomorrow for Ash Wednesday. I also…
RECIPE – Red Velvet Fudge Pie
This is my Christmas baking staple; the fact that it makes TWO PIES means it’s it ideal for me as I can bring the first one with us to Christmas Eve and then save the second for the dessert table on the big day itself. A red velvet cake inside a pie crust topped with…
RECIPE – Perfect Pot Roast
Tender, beefy, juicy goodness that comes together while you’re at work…dinner worth opening the door to! OK I’ve said it a million times, but it bears repeating; there’s nothing quite like coming home to the delicious smell and general good feeling of an amazing dinner that cooked all day without you. This one does require…
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