October 2025

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe You might be thinking salmon from a can? Not on the grill? Yes, these air fryer canned salmon burgers will really surprise you in many ways. And they will help you “eat more fish” no matter what meal plan you are following. We’re trying to stay as close as possible […]

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe There’s a magic that happens when vegetables are roasted.  There’s a double magic when bacon is mixed in.  Add a little garlic to the roasted broccoli mix and you have low-carb side dish that’s one of our favorites all year round. Since having to make a big cutback in high […]

Every now and then I get a craving for some home cooked easy comfort food.  Nothing infused with a cilantro-harissa chutney.  Nothing from a celebrity chef.  Nothing requiring a terrine mold. Just something simple like these crispy breaded pork chops. The kind that still has a little bit of oil […] Simple Awesome Cooking uses […]

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe As I’ve written many times, in the past, there’s nothing I love more than a hot breakfast in the morning.  But it’s also something I don’t have time to do every day.  This is why I love finding any type of breakfast egg muffins recipe.  This idea came to me […]

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe If you’ve ever walked past one of those holiday nut shops that’s making the cinnamon roasted almonds, you know the irresistible smells that it can create.  This recipe for honey roasted almonds and cashews can come pretty close.  Full credit for the original recipe goes to Simply Scratch and the tasty Honey Roasted […]

[Originally published on Jan 31, 2013 – Updated with a new technique and recipe] When it comes to steak, I’m a purist and like to go solo.  Hold the sauces, the grilled onions and the crumbled cheese, please.  Just the big beefy flavor of a properly seared & grilled steak. […] While I’ve never done […]

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe Most of my traffic related to my pressure cooked ham recipes are clustered around three different times: the Thanksgiving Ham, the Christmas Ham and the Easter Ham. Even if your leftover bone-in ham isn’t related to some sort of religious occasion, you might still be wondering what can be made […]

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe Every time we make a spiral cut ham, I can’t wait for the leftovers to make ham salad sandwiches. Salty, creamy, crunchy and just a little sweet. All together in one delicious leftover ham salad sandwich. There’s something about ham-on-the-bone that makes amazing ham salad. Far better than any deli […]

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe If there’s a red meat equivalent to the ubiquitous chicken shwarma at a Mediterranean restaurant, it has to be the caseless sausage known as Beef Kofta Kebabs.  I’ve tried many variations and herbs and spices before landing on one that tastes great and isn’t too complicated to make. I’ve had […]

Have you ever finished off a spiral cut ham and wondered how to turn it into an amazing soup?  That was me after the holidays.  Use leftover ham and a pressure cooker to make ham stock and then a pressure cooker ham and lentil soup. If there’s one great comfort […] Simple Awesome Cooking uses […]