Dinner Tonight: Fat Boy Heaven's Gluten Free Mexican Mac and Cheese with Chorizo and Green Chiles

January 23, 2014 Drew Fleisher

A Classic Mac and Cheese recipe updated to be Gluten Free and kicked up with Mexican Chorizo and New Mexico Green Chiles.

I had some chorizo in the fridge and was trying to come up with a way to use it when I started thinking that it has been a long time since I had made Mac and Cheese. I picked up some gluten-free pasta made from quinoa flour and threw this together. It got rave reviews from the family, and I loved it as well.

Dinner Tonight: Croque Monsieur Casserole

September 20, 2013 Drew Fleisher

Growing up my Dad did a version of this with plain white bread instead of french.  He called it quick soufflé and it was always a favorite. — Growing up my Dad did a version of this with plain white bread instead of french. He called it quick soufflé and it was always a favorite.

When I was a kid we had a tight budget. Like "we're broke until payday and that's next week" poor. One of the ways Dad used to stretch out food from the pantry was a variation on this recipe that he would make with all of the stale bread that was left at the end of the month. While I don't need to stretch my grocery budget that far anymore, I decided to give this a try made the way I always dreamed of eating it as a kid.

Dinner Tonight: Chili and Cornbread Waffles

February 20, 2013 Drew Fleisher

Chili served over Cornbread Waffles...awesome!

I got a new waffle iron the other day and was looking for something to use it for when I ran across this idea on Pinterest. Read more

Dinner Time - Baked Italian Layered Sandwich

January 25, 2013 Drew Fleisher

All the flavors of an Italian Sub in a baked casserole

I saw this idea on Pinterest a few weeks ago and decided to give it a try last night. It was amazingly easy and came out just like a hot baked sub. The flavors melded together perfectly, and the crust made from cresent rolls worked well. This was a hit in our house, give it a try.

Source: mrfood.com via Drew on Pinterest

Dinner Time - Sloppy Cheeseburgers

December 11, 2012 Drew Fleisher

I was trying to think of a new way to change up the sloppy joe concept, and struck on this one. Who doesn't like cheeseburgers? I served them on hard rolls, because I didn't feel like baking today and they were the only firm rolls in my grocers bakery today, but next time ill try them on pretzel buns as sandwiches instead of open-faced like we served them tonight

YIELD

10 Sandwiches

ACTIVE TIME

TOTAL TIME

4 hours 15 minutes

INGREDIENTS

- 3 lbs Ground Beef
- 3/4 cup ketchup
- 1 large onion, diced
- 3 tbsp worshtershire sauce
- 3 tbsp mustard
- 1 lb medium cheddar cheese
- Garlic
- Salt
- Pepper
- Garlic powder

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Brown ground beef, seasoning with salt and pepper to taste. Stir in worshtershire sauce, and simmer adding onions to soften
2. Add beef and onion mixture to crock pot
3. Add ketchup and mustard, mixing well
4. Cube cheese and add to meat mixture, covering cheese
5. Cook on high 3-4 hours until cheese is well melted and incorporated
6. Serve on a firm bun or roll

Dinner Time - Gluten Free Baked Ziti

March 7, 2012 Drew Fleisher

I love baked ziti. Always have. So much cheesy goodness. Great meat sauce. For those of you that have never had baked ziti, think a combination of lasagna and pasticcio.

Using the best ingredients, just like anything else in cooking, makes for better food. So when I decided to try baked ziti gluten free, I was worried about the new pasta more than anything.

The brown rice pasta held up perfecly, as you can see from the picture. The cheese coated it perfectly, and it didnt have flavor or texture any different than a normal wheat pasta.

Try this one, you won't be sorry!

Recipe is here.

Dinner Time - Gluten Free French Onion Soup...with a twist!

February 16, 2012 Drew Fleisher

I love french onion soup, and this seemed like just the day to enjoy it. I modified a recipe from AllRecipes.com to fit my tastes and our dietary needs, and it came out fantastic!

Adding the apples and bourbon gave it a very complex flavor profile, and using cheddar cheese to the top really helps set the combination of flavors off.

Recipe is here.