Cooking with Barry & Meta

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Super Easy Scalloped Potatoes — Um, Um, GOOD!

Super Easy Scalloped Potatoes — Um, Um, GOOD!

    Some of my mom’s favorite recipes use canned soup as an ingredient.

SHAKE UP  Breakfast Time! Chocolate Breakfast Shake

SHAKE UP Breakfast Time! Chocolate Breakfast Shake

It’s delicious, nutritious, and easy to make.

So Easy, It’s Scary! Candy Corn Trees & “Finger” Food

So Easy, It’s Scary! Candy Corn Trees & “Finger” Food

Halloween countdown is underway and here's what I am brewing up in the West kitchen .

Nutty Acorn Squash

Nutty Acorn Squash

Easy baked squash is perfect for fall.

A Great Fall Side: Pan-Fried Cabbage

A Great Fall Side: Pan-Fried Cabbage

      It’s cheap, it’s easy and it is a great side dish, especially for fall.

Cinnamon-Craisin English Muffin Bread

Cinnamon-Craisin English Muffin Bread

     These easy-to-make yeast-based loaves boast the same texture as English muffins; their flavor is reminiscent of cinnamon rolls but with.

Cran-Ginger Granita -- a light dessert

Cran-Ginger Granita -- a light dessert

   Yum! Easy, festive and delicious.

TOAST THE HOLIDAYS . . . with a Cranberry Martini

TOAST THE HOLIDAYS . . . with a Cranberry Martini

It’s easy, festive and a great way to toast the season!  Adjust the amounts to your liking but these are general guidelines I follow .

Ready in 20 Minutes — Easy Baked Rice

Ready in 20 Minutes — Easy Baked Rice

So easy, so fast, so versatile (vary the veggies, add favorite herbs, or use beef or vegetable broth), good too.

Call it what you will . . . Muesli, Overnight Oats, No-cook Refrigerator Oatmeal

Call it what you will . . . Muesli, Overnight Oats, No-cook Refrigerator Oatmeal

Pineapple Upside Up Overnight Oats      I first discovered this easy, make-ahead breakfast dish in the late 1970s via a Quaker Oats .

It’s a Main Dish or a Side Salad — Garden Pasta Salad

It’s a Main Dish or a Side Salad — Garden Pasta Salad

Mixing veggies in with the pasta base.

 Oven Roasted Cauliflower - tender, tasty florets

Oven Roasted Cauliflower - tender, tasty florets

     Super easy to prepare, oven roasted cauliflower is tasty and nutritious as well.

Pasta Pot  . . . top-of-the-stove casserole

Pasta Pot . . . top-of-the-stove casserole

This top-of-the-stove casserole is quick and easy to make.

Extra Special Ranch Potatoes

Extra Special Ranch Potatoes

     This is Barry’s latest variation of the ever-familiar potato.

Blackberry Pie – it really is . . .as easy as pie!

Blackberry Pie – it really is . . .as easy as pie!

     Blackberry season is upon us and I’ve managed to pick a small bucket full without getting a poison ivy rash (the wild bla.

Vicky’s No-Roll Pie Crust + an easy fruit pie topping

Vicky’s No-Roll Pie Crust + an easy fruit pie topping

     Vicky Chamberlin shared these two recipes in my July 30, 2013 cooking column that appears monthly in the Abilene Reflect.

Rosy Cooked Apples/Applesauce

Rosy Cooked Apples/Applesauce

       I can still recall my Grandmother Richardson in her easy chair, peeling apples as she watched her favorite soap operas (Guiding Li.

Easy Chicken & Noodles - a HIS & HER version!

Easy Chicken & Noodles - a HIS & HER version!

    My mom makes the BEST homemade chicken and noodles but in a pinch, packaged egg noodles work for us.

Potato Soup —hearty, comforting, and just plain good!

Potato Soup —hearty, comforting, and just plain good!

 It’s easy to make and inexpensive, too.

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