Bored Cook In The Kitchen

Tried and true recipes, new twists on old favorites, and new dishes to expand my family's palate.

Category Archives: Appetizers

Easy Cheese Quesadillas

My children love Cheese Quesadillas.  They love them so much they eat them quicker than I can make them.  By the time I’m throwing the next one in the pan, the first one has already been scarfed down. Since my pantry is a little bare now, and since I had all the ingredients to make [...]

Bernadette’s Texas Caviar

I don’t know the true origins of this dish as I’ve never researched it.  Did it originate in Texas or is that just a name for a dish similar in other areas, but called something different in each region?  I know I’ve had something similar when I was in Mexico, and something similar in my [...]

Salmon Cakes

On Sunday, my husband grilled some salmon.  I was working so I wasn’t here to enjoy it, but when I got home Monday morning I saw the leftovers in the fridge. Later that day I was catching up on some Tivo’d episodes of Barefoot Contessa.  I love Ina Garten.  Imagine my surprise when I saw her [...]

Smooth Salsa

Salsa is one of my most favorite things to eat.  And the greatest thing about it is it’s good for you and it’s fat-free.  You can put it on anything, rice, chicken, beans, salads, or just dip some chips and chow down.  If I’m running out of ideas on what to eat I’ll grill some [...]

Cheeseburger Pizza Bread

My husband made a few too many cheeseburgers for the kids on Sunday, so I ended up with about 4 medium-sized grilled burgers leftover.  Leftover burgers don’t really do it for me, so I wasn’t sure what to do with them.  Then I remembered I also had a pound of pizza dough leftover from my [...]