One skill that I believe every man should have is cooking. Gone are the days when the women are expected to prepare meals and know how to cook. Gone are the days where men can be too proud and not enter a kitchen to prepare a meal. In our current time, cooking is a skill that must be mastered, by both men and women, but I'll be honest...if a man can cook, women really like that.


On my page I'm going to share some of my favorite recipes. I've gotten recipes from all over; websites, cook books, family recipes, or even a few from my days working in the Service Deli at Costco when things were actually made, and not just "put-together," from scratch.


So I hope you enjoy some of the things that I share. I'll try to link recipes if I get them from somewhere online, or provide any personal recipes to the best of my abilities. So check back every so often for some new things. Or, if you have something that you'd like me to try out, send it to me, and I'll give it a try along with a review.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Last minute Chicken Noodle Soup

I orignally got this recipe from allrecipes.com when I got sick some time last year. Since then I've made this a couple of more times when I'm looking for a filling yet simple and quick meal. What I have below is what I've done to make this more of my own. If you'd like to see the original recipe, just follow the link above.

This is a very quick recipe 30 minutes from start to finish, which you can make even quicker if you buy ready-cut veggies.

What you need
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup chopped celery
  • 4 boxes of Kirkland Signature (KS) chicken broth
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can vegetable broth
  • 1 can of KS chopped cooked chicken breast
  • 1 1/2 cups egg noodles
  • 1 cup sliced carrots
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • salt and pepper to taste
What to do
In a large pot over medium heat, melt butter. Cook onion and celery in butter until just tender, 5 minutes. Pour in chicken and vegetable broths and stir in chicken, noodles, carrots, basil, oregano, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes before serving.               

Monday, June 25, 2012

Goat Cheese Antipasti

Goat Cheese Antipasti


This is a very simple recipe that anyone can do. Don't feel that you have to only make the two that I did for this post. Get creative and see if you can make something that to your fancy.


What you need:
  • Goat Cheese
  • Chives
  • Pistachio nuts, de-shelled
What you do:
  1. Take the chives and slice it thin. Place in a tray.
  2. Take the pistachio nuts and crush them. Place in a tray.
  3. Take the goat cheese and roll them into small spherical shapes. That those and roll and cover them in either the crushed nuts are or the chives.
  4. Serve.
Something simple to remember to help you create your own