My Kids’ Favorite Soup- Potato Leek

Jump to the InstaRecipe if you’re in a rush and/or don’t want any Dad Advice!  March 28, 2022.  Dear Kids– Over the years, Mom and I would always think it was so sweet whenever the youngest of you two would suggest I make your sibling’s favorite soup- potato leek.  So, I would make this creamyContinue reading “My Kids’ Favorite Soup- Potato Leek”

3 Bite* Apple Hand Pies

* Dad Bites Jump to the InstaRecipe if you’re in a rush and/or don’t want any Dad Advice!  March 14, 2022.  Dear Kids– Can any Dad resist making pie jokes today?  No, but let me be clear, once you forgive me for my Dad need to post a pie recipe on Pi Day, you willContinue reading “3 Bite* Apple Hand Pies”

Smarty Pants, Veggie Veggie Parm Parm Dump Casserole

Jump to the InstaRecipe if you’re in a rush and/or don’t want any Dad Advice!  March 05, 2022.  Dear Kids–  With all the “researching” I do for Dad’s Dinner Diary, I come across a good number of recipes, so I thought you might be interested in this recipe, which was “inspired” by my favorite suchContinue reading “Smarty Pants, Veggie Veggie Parm Parm Dump Casserole”

The Dad’s Ultimate Buffalo Mac & Cheese With Crispy Chicken Skin

Jump to the InstaRecipe if you’re in a rush and/or don’t want any Dad Advice!  Note- DDD is a little behind its Instagram posts after the big move, but hopes to catch up with 3 Dad Dinner Diary posts this week- this is the second of the three. Another Note- Hoping that actually writing downContinue reading “The Dad’s Ultimate Buffalo Mac & Cheese With Crispy Chicken Skin”

A Vietnamese Inspired Vegan Soup- “What The Pho …”

Jump to the InstaRecipe if you’re in a rush and/or don’t want any Dad Advice!  February 22, 2022.  Dear Kids–  “What The Pho …”- not only a bit of a naughty Dad Joke, but a reminder that the wonderful Vietnamese soup that guides this recipe is pronounced “fuh”, not “foe” or “fah”, as is oftenContinue reading “A Vietnamese Inspired Vegan Soup- “What The Pho …””

Fried Mutz With Upstate Raspberry Sauce

Jump to the InstaRecipe if you’re in a rush and/or don’t want any Dad Advice!  February 15, 2022.  Dear Kids– Fried Mozzarella is something I haven’t thought about since the 80’s- sure, it has lingered around on menus since then, but for me it was more of a fad that faded away after a fewContinue reading “Fried Mutz With Upstate Raspberry Sauce”

Potsticker Crispy Fried Rice

Jump to the InstaRecipe if you’re in a rush and/or don’t want any Dad Advice!  February 01, 2022.  Dear Kids– After an unexpected month long break in the action, I’m happy to be back with what I’m predicting to be the DDD Recipe of 2022!  Now, I don’t mean to brag with such a bold predictionContinue reading “Potsticker Crispy Fried Rice”

Hookie Cookie Day 2021: Why Can’t We All Just Get Along Holiday Cookies

Jump to the InstaRecipe if you’re in a rush and/or don’t want any Dad Advice!  December 23, 2021.  Dear Kids– I wasn’t sure I’d get you a recipe for Cookie Day this year with the relocation of the “Test Kitchen” that’s kept me away from the diary this month, but this hasn’t been the firstContinue reading “Hookie Cookie Day 2021: Why Can’t We All Just Get Along Holiday Cookies”

Wild, Wild West Thanksgiving Leftover Soup 

Jump to the InstaRecipe if you’re in a rush and/or don’t want any Dad Advice!  November 30, 2021.  Dear Kids– This recipe has wagon wheel pasta and a turkey carcass, which seems very much of the wild west to me, so there you go- Wild, Wild West Thanksgiving Leftover Soup.  It’s also a dish MomContinue reading “Wild, Wild West Thanksgiving Leftover Soup “

The Make Ahead Thanksgiving Dressing Formerly Known As Same Day Turkey Stuffing

Jump to the InstaRecipe if you’re in a rush and/or don’t want any Dad Advice!  November 19, 2021.  Dear Kids- I grew up eating “stuffing”, not “dressing”, at Thanksgiving, with a recipe that went back to the very first Thanksgiving your Granny prepared as a newlywed for her mother and father in law- your veryContinue reading “The Make Ahead Thanksgiving Dressing Formerly Known As Same Day Turkey Stuffing”