In the South, you can’t help but eat baked beans once a week between April and December. The dish is at every event from ballgames to baby showers. Everyone has a different family recipe and the flavors can range from extremely sweet to extra spicy.
I’ve developed a recipe that strikes the right balance between spicy and sweet and has an earthy flavor that sets it apart.
When it starts to get cold and rainy outside, most people crave comfort foods like stews and casseroles. I crave Italian food. The funny thing is, my wife has grown to share this craving. So yesterday I decided to make some stuffed shells. If you’re going to take the time to make dishes like meatballs, stuffed shells or manicotti, you might as well make a lot and freeze them. It’s just too difficult and inconvenient to make small batches. So I bought all the ingredients to make cheese-stuffed shells and meat-stuffed shells.
