Hard Boiled eggs

 Place eggs in a single layer in a saucepan; cover with cold water by an inch.
 Bring to a simmer/barely boiling over medium-high heat.
 Reduce heat to lowest setting, cover and cook at the barest simmer for 10 minutes.
 Pour off hot water and run cold water over the eggs or immerse in cold water until completely cooled.
Then refrigerate.


Best when eaten with lots of salt :)


An alternate way to cook a lot of eggs at once is in the oven:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.  Position the oven racks in the center of the oven.
Place the eggs in mini-muffin pans and bake for 30 minutes.
When the eggs are done, fill a large bowl with ice water and move the eggs into the bowl.

Another way to hardboil eggs: in the RICE COOKER

Put 3 soaking wet paper towels in the bottom, top with eggs, push the button down. Two minutes after it pops, remove the eggs.

Easy BBQ pork roast

Place a 2-lb pork tenderloin in a slow cooker, pour a 12-oz can of root beer over

it and cook on high for 4-6 hours. Discard juice, cover pork with an 18-oz bottle


barbecue sauce and heat until sauce is warm. Serve on buns. 

Traditional mashed potatoes

This recipe makes 6 servings. You'll want more...

6 medium russet potatoes, peeled and cubed
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup butter or margarine
3/4 teaspoon salt
Dash pepper

Place potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water. Cover and bring to a boil; cook for 20-25 minutes or until very tender. Drain well. Add milk, butter, salt and pepper; mash until light and fluffy.

Chicken Parmesan Casserole

In 9x13 pan, pour in 2 tbsp olive oil, 2 cloves garlic, crushed, and red pepper flakes (optional -- I don't use them). Spread them around the pan.

Cover bottom of pan with 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts (I cut mine into smaller pieces for faster cooking and easier serving. Tenderloins would work well.)

Cover with 2 cups marinara sauce and 1/4 cup chopped basil (I didn't have any fresh, so I just sprinkled on some dried basil).

Add 4 oz shredded mozzarella and 2 oz. grated parmesan.

Add 1 (5-oz) package garlic croutons and spread them evenly over the top.

End with another 4 oz mozzarella and 2 oz. parmesan.

Bake covered at 350 for 35 minutes (Could be more, depending on the size of the chicken breasts. Always check first.)