Bored Cook In The Kitchen

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

Tag Archives: comfort foods

Slow Cooker Chicken With Broccoli

I found this recipe in one of my cookbooks and realized as I was making it that it was no longer going to really resemble the original recipe at all.  I think the original recipe was a good foundation for this dish, but it needed more.  A lot more.  All three of my children have [...]

Chicken and Dumplings

I have never once made Chicken and Dumplings.  Growing up all my life in New York, this was never a common dish to see on a menu, nor was it something my family served. Years ago I tried it for the first time while we stopped overnight in Georgia on our way to Florida.  An extremely long [...]

Chicken Strips & Chipotle Dipping Sauce

I rarely deep fry things.  Rarely as in if I deep fry something more than two timers per year that is a lot.  I get turned off by many deep-fried foods, not to mention the smell in the kitchen they leave behind. But Spring has sprung, the windows are open and there is a gentle [...]

Creamy Crunchy Mac And Cheese

  There is nothing better on a cold and wintery day than a classic comfort dish like Baked Mac and Cheese!  To compensate for hubby’s unemployed (temporary) status, I took on some extra hours at work.  Normally I work the overnight shift, which I am still doing.  But I took on some extra evening hours [...]

Sausage and Potatoes

  Growing up, my parents made this dish often.  As a kid, I never appreciated it.  In fact I would roll my eyes when I asked what was for dinner and the response was “Sausage and Potatoes”.  As an adult, I appreciate this dish for what it truly is; delicious.  Now I make this and [...]