It is freezing. So BRING ON THE SLOW COOKER STEW! It’s January and it’s freezing. And shocker, I’m hungry… One of my favorite things to eat in the winter is a nice toasty bowl of slow cooker beef stew. It’s tasty, easy, and leans toward the healthy side. (I wouldn’t say it’s outright healthy, but…
Category: One Pan Meals
Vic’s Tricks To…Breakfast Scrambles
Goooooooood Morning Tricksters!!! By the way, that’s what I’m calling you all now. Tricksters. Vicsters’ Tricksters. Anyway… For this recipe, I thought I’d walk you through a morning in the life of Vic… It takes me about an hour to get to work and I typically get hungry about 1/3 of the way through…so, you…
Vic’s Tricks To…Sausage, Kale, and Orzo Soup
The high the other day was 1°…… 1 FREAKIN’ °! Now don’t get me wrong, I’ve lived in the northeast for most of my life. But I will NEVER get used to the bitter -25° with wind chill bullcrap we deal with every damn year. BUT – being the optimist I am (eye roll), I cannot…
Vic’s Tricks To…Quick & Easy Stir Fry
I freakin’ loveeeeeeee stir fry. I’m obsessed with Asian-inspired flavors to begin with, and not to mention, it’s one of the most easy, cheap, and delicious ways to consume a proper serving of protein and veggies. What’s not to love?! For this particular stir fry recipe, I used beef because, let’s be honest… Red Meat…
Vic’s Tricks To…Simplest Sheet Pan Chicken
For those of you who don’t know me or read my posts – I’m known to be a liiiiittle lazy. I, however, prefer to call it efficiency. And this recipe pays homage to exactly that…. I’m talkin’ 4 ingredients. One tray. No cleanup. I know what you’re thinking. “Vic – you’re pullin’ my leg again!”…
Vic’s Tricks To…Slow Cooker Pot Roast
Ok ok ok, I know I say this a lot….but this may be the easiest dinner of all time… So, first, let’s cover your classic roast basics, shall we? First – let’s try an anatomy lesson on our dear friend the cow: Roasts are typically cut from the steer’s chuck, ribs or loin, the round,…
Vic’s Tricks To…Foil Packet Chicken
WINNER WINNER EASY CHICKEN DINNER! If you haven’t picked up on it yet, I’m a tad lazy. I like to see it as working smarter, not harder. Part of my mission in creating Vic’s Tricks To… was to make simple, easy meals that anyone can make after a long day of work (or play)….