Denise's Food Blog

Ok, so this is just absolutely delicious. A kid-approved favorite! I know it's been a while since I've posted and I have some catching up to do but I wanted to share this with you. It's creamy cheesy potato bacon goodness. My son is home so I made a little extra! I started with 5 lbs of potatoes.I had red and gold potatoes, it doesn't matter what type you use.  I don't peel them, I just wash and dice. The smaller you cut them the quicker they cook. I preheat oven to 375. I dice up the chicken. I used 2 large boneless skinless breasts. I diced and added a half of yellow onion. I drizzled with olive oil about a half cup. You can use less if you are making less but I wanted all of it coated. I sprinkled it with greek seasoning but I have also used a half of envelope of dry dressing mix Italian or Greek.Pepper to taste. Bake in the oven until potatoes are tender. I transferred this from a glass baking dish to a larger disposable pan. Usually, I make a little les

It's a lazy Sunday, not feeling so well, so a pot soup sounds perfect. I'm not the type of grocery shopper that goes to the store with a list of what I'm making for the week. I usually buy my staples and then each day I see what I have on hand to make what.  SOUP. Hmmm, I don't have any chicken stock or chicken bullion. That puts a damper on what I can make. SO what do I have? I have stew meat. So Beef Barley soup it is! I started with slicing a large yellow onion. This next step is very important and can change the whole flavor of the soup! Do I put raw onion in my broth and cook it with other vegetables? I could but I decide on sauteeing them. It will give the soup a completely different flavor. So slab some butter in the bottom of my soup pot and saute the onions until translucent. Don't cook them too high because you don't want them burned. I cut the stew meat up into bite size pieces and browned them in a frying pan. I could've browned the meat f