The Suburban Homestead
Homemade Toasted Ravioli Toasted Ravioli is a St. Louis favorite and a wonderful appetizer originating from “The Hill” Italian district in St. Louis. Why Toasted Ravioli? I was introduced to this dish when I started flight school in St. Louis for the airlines. Being stuck in an extended stay during a 121 program for a […]
Homemade Jalapeno Corn Dogs Earlier, we were feeding frozen corndogs to our kids and their friends. All the adults were hanging out and totally drooling over them. There is something that just says “yum!” about corn dogs. Unfortunately, we were out of corndogs but had a ziplock bag of cornmeal and cocktail weiners in the […]
Morel Gnocchi Mac and Cheese This article is part of our Foraging Minnesota series. For more ideas on foraging, growing, or wild game and their recipes, check this series out. A true comfort food; the Morel Gnocchi Mac and Cheese is fabulous for those cool, rainy spring days. This isn’t a true mac and cheese because gnocchi […]
I know what you’re thinking, who needs an indoor grill. I thought I didn’t. But then I tried it. Chris and I tested out the Hamilton Beach Indoor Searing Grill and fell in love. For those of us who live in states where it snows practically year round (well, not quite, but it can feel like […]
Hey all – You know that at FourKidsandaChicken.com, we are all about being self-sufficient. We grow a lot of our own food, we buy cows directly from farmers and when we can, we go catch our own fish and game. We know not everyone likes hunting or fishing and that’s ok. We happen to do […]
Homemade Strawberry Jam One of my favorite springtime activities is making homemade strawberry jam with the family. It is a delicious condiment that offers a hit of freshness year round. This is my jam baby … Groovy (Thats from Austin Powers – Millenials) Homemade Strawberry Jam Recipe Strawberry Picking If you are going to make […]
Ok. I admit, this is a sister post to our last one; Crispy Jalapeno Poppers Bites (You can see them over at Dan330.com too plus Dan330 has a TON of great jalapeno recipes if this isnt what you are looking for.) I did this second post because I had all these great ingredients out and I […]
One of my favorite foods is jalapeno poppers. Recently we saw another food site make these jalapeno bites out of melted cheese in an oven. We thought it was pretty cool. But we could do better. The four kids and a chicken went all Wisconsin style and used cheese curds in our jalapeno poppers bites. […]
A waffle on a stick is a fun breakfast for kids… or for anyone who loves the on-a-stick theme of the Minnesota State Fair. I was happily surprised how well this idea worked. Honestly, it was kind of a shot in the dark and it worked perfect the first time. This is how we did […]
Piecaken. You’re Welcome. Piecaken I saw this idea of putting a pie inside of a cake on a video somewhere. I don’t remember where it was, but I remember I had to try it and I thought about it a lot … probably way too much. It’s like a turducken, but it’s a piecaken; a […]