The Hungry Wife

Cheesy Slow Cooker Chicken is one of my favorite five ingredients or less recipes.  What makes it even better is that you make it in a slow cooker.  For busy days when you don’t have time to cook, or are just too tired at the end of the day to make a meal, slow cookers are your saving grace.  This recipe is so easy, you can make it in just a few minutes before you head out the door and start your day.
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When I was growing up, my mother used to make a London Broil similar to this, but she called it Family Steak.  Filipino-Style London Broil is very similar to my mothers recipe, but taken up a notch.  The soy sauce is what really makes this dish, adding that yummy salty flavor.  I am totally in love with the citrus flavor that the lemons provide.  It really helps cut through the salt and makes the steak refreshing to eat.
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Cantonese Steamed Chicken is something I came up with by combining a couple different recipes.  The steaming process leaves the chicken so moist and juicy, and the flavors meld together very well.  This Cantonese Steamed Chicken dish has a delicate flavor that even the most picky eaters will love.
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Lazy Lemonade Pie is the perfect dessert to beat those hot summer days.  Lazy Lemonade Pie is simple to make with only 4 ingredients and no baking required.  Just mix the ingredients together and place in the freezer.  You will be so happy when the mercury rises that you have some cool refreshing Lemonade Pie to enjoy.
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Steamed Shrimp with Chili Garlic Sauce is super healthy and packs some heat.  I love using my two tiered bamboo steamer, it makes everything so tender and just taste awesome.  Steaming is easy to learn, delivers wonderful flavor and tenderness, and works well with seafood, veggies, and more.
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Wander through the city of Paris, and you’ll find shop windows piled high with brightly colored Almond Macarons.  Unlike the big, brash coconut version most of us are familiar with, these little jewels are all about finely crafted restraint.  In France, however, most macarons are filled with buttercream, so preparing them is a fairly labor-intensive process.  To make these Parisian Almond Macarons, The Hungry Wife simplified the fillings by using marmalade, jam, ganache, and curd.  There is a single batter that could be used to prepare five different cookies.
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Grilled Fajitas are one of my husbands favorite things to eat.  They are easy to make and taste amazing, perfect for a family of four or two.  Don’t let the Barbecue in the title throw you off, it is not talking about the saucy, messy barbecue.  Using the barbecue spice rub on the sirloin and grilling it adds a delicious subtle flavor that totally enhances the Fajitas.
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With summer bringing the hottest days of the year, Mango and Avocado Salad with Peanut Dressing is something you will want to eat nearly every day.  This salad can be served as a starter dish or pile it up to make a super refreshing lunch to get you through the hot days.
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Grilled Fish Tacos are absolutely one of my favorite things to make and eat ever!  I can think of no better way to kick off my 100th post, then by share my special Grilled Fish Tacos with Tomato-Green Onion Salsa with you.  I use Halibut in these tacos, it is my favorite fish and has a delicious non-fishy flavor.  Halibut can be a little pricy, unless you are fortunate enough to live near the fishery.  Any white fish will work well with this recipe, tilapia or cod would be a good option.
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There are many, many recipes for pound cake, but The Hungry Wife thinks we have the very best – rich, buttery, dense, and finely textured.  Here at The Hungry Wife, we love to make and eat a wide variety of pound cakes, all adapted from a recipe we found in Family Circle magazine for a pound cake that won a blue ribbon for Mrs. McCollum at the Rockingham County Fair.  Our hats off to you, Mrs. McCollum, wherever you are!
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Sage (Salvia officinalis), also known as garden meadow, has a long tradition of culinary and medicinal use. Sage was once used to help preserve meat and over the past 2,000 years or so has been recommended by herbalists to treat just about every known condition, from snakebite to mental illness.  This is a wonderful herb, and has many uses other than just seasoning poultry.
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Oatmeal Banana Pancakes are a great weekend morning treat.  These are fairly sweet, so you may prefer a fruit topping on them rather than syrup, although good maple syrup is mighty fine on them, too.  Sliced strawberries with a light dusting of confectioners’ sugar is one of our top choices, providing a lovely balance of flavors.
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Savory Cheddar Thyme Biscotti are great to have around for eating with soup, pasta, and even all by themselves.  I love nibbling on biscotti when drinking tea or coffee, and this Cheddar Thyme Biscotti is perfect when your not in the mood for something sweet, but for something savory.
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Perusing some vegetable soup recipes on weight loss program menus inspired The Hungry Wife to develop one of our own.  The Zero refers to the fat content and the calorie count is also fairly negligible.
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Mushroom caps can be filled with all sorts of ingredients, like crab meat, breadcrumbs, bacon, and cheese, and often times a combination of these ingredients.  These Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms are simple in their construction, but rich in flavor.  This recipe makes enough to feed a crowd, and there are never any leftovers.
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Our home garden is overflowing with cucumbers, so I have been finding new ways to use the surplus of them up.  Herb Garden Cucumber Sandwiches remind me of the finger foods served at tea parties.  They are delicate and make a great snack when relaxing by the pool with friends, bridal and baby showers, or afternoon tea.  If you make the herb spread for the sandwiches ahead of time and keep some in the fridge, this snack can be made in a hurry when people pop in.
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These Red Velvet Cupcakes were the first thing that came to mind when I was planning my birthday dessert. Cupcakes are growing in popularity with speciality shops popping up everywhere. To me, cupcakes have always been one of my favorite treats. They are little personal-sized cakes from heaven, that will travel with you and not make a mess.

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Everyone needs a good shrimp and pasta recipe.  Shrimp and Artichoke Pasta is the perfect weeknight dinner, you can make it real quick when time is of the essence.  You can make this dish in less than 30 minutes.  The butter-wine sauce is simple yet very flavorful, and works so well with the shrimp.  It is like having scampi mixed in with your pasta.  I like to buy marinated artichokes, and even though they are drained before adding to the butter sauce, I think the marinated herbs and oil add a nice touch to the Shrimp and Artichoke Pasta.
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Muhallabia is a refreshing dessert from the Red Sea port city of Massawa in Eritrea.  There, it is commonly served for dessert during Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting.  Muhallabia Massawa is often considered the most regal and delicious of puddings in Middle Eastern cooking.
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Spicy Potato Salad is more than you could ever ask for.  It is extremely extremely low in fat and calories, no cholesterol, and super flavorful.  In the United States, we’re accustomed to potato salad dressed with mayonnaise or oil and vinegar.  But this potato salad is both very low-fat and vegan.
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