When I was a kid, my sisters and I were allowed to pick whatever we wanted to eat for dinner on our birthday.  This became known in our house as the “birthday dinner.”  As a kid, this made us feel special because that meant we were in charge of household decision. Every birthday (or nearly most of them) I’d pick this hamburger pie dish.  It’s like fancy cheeseburger in a pie dish (or heaven on a dinner plate, however you want to look at it).   Well, to a kid it was fancy anyway. Hamburger Pie Recipe (About 4 servings) Ingredients: …

From time to time it comes up that I just don’t want to cook dinner (and even the lazy dinner secret of a bowl of cereal won’t do) my husband and I tend to order Chinese take out food.  It is possible to have it be healthy, and out in the sticks it’s one of the only easy choices.  Sweet and sour chicken is a classic dish on virtually all Chinese take out menus.  Today, I took this classic dish and made a version that doesn’t require any frying, breading, or driving! Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe (About 4 servings) …