Jump to the InstaRecipe if you’re in a rush and/or don’t want any Dad Advice! November 11, 2021. Dear Kids– We start our journey towards another Thanksgiving with an easy recipe that’s perfect to bring to any Thanksgiving Table or to make anytime during the Pumpkin Spice Season. These bars have been a favorite forContinue reading “GM’s Family Favorite Pumpkin Bars”
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Cheesy Sticks & Souper Dips
Jump to the InstaRecipe if you’re in a rush and/or don’t want any Dad Advice! November 08, 2021. Dear Kids– These recipes were inspired by your childhood eating habits of hardly touching your soup whenever we had a family favorite that Gramps called “American Pizza”- a combination of grilled cheese and tomato soup. Back inContinue reading “Cheesy Sticks & Souper Dips”
Pasta alla Schwarzenegger (aka Linguini with Mussels)
Jump to the InstaRecipe October 28, 2021. Dear Kids- There is a split between you when it comes to my “Pasta alla Schwarzenegger” (aka “Linguini With Mussels”- save some of your groaning from this Dad Joke for the Cook & Play too!)- one, happy to slurp up a bowl of this pasta tossed with musselsContinue reading “Pasta alla Schwarzenegger (aka Linguini with Mussels)”
Celebrating One Year With The Recipe of the Year: Quintessential Chicken Teriyaki
Along with the Other Top 5 Most Viewed Dad’s Dinner Diary Recipes of Year #1 Click here for the most Liked Year #1 daddinnerdiary.com recipes on Instagram, which were completely different from the Top 5 here! October 18, 2021. Dear Kids- Who would have thought I’d be doing this each week for a yearContinue reading “Celebrating One Year With The Recipe of the Year: Quintessential Chicken Teriyaki”
Not The World’s Best Chili Recipe- Yet
Jump to the InstaRecipe if you’re in a rush and/or don’t want any Dad Advice! October 11, 2021. Dear Kids– Every Dad likes to think his chili recipe is the “World’s Best”, but that’s probably not the case with any Dad chili or really any other chili (except for one I suppose) in spite of theContinue reading “Not The World’s Best Chili Recipe- Yet”
The Humm-burger- A Sabichin’ Good Sandwich
Jump to the InstaRecipe if you’re in a rush and/or don’t want any Dad Advice! September 29, 2021. Dear Kids– The “sabich”, the eclectic, vegetarian sandwich that originated in Israel as a quick breakfast sandwich made from common leftovers, is certainly something you two did not grow up eating, but is something I became slightlyContinue reading “The Humm-burger- A Sabichin’ Good Sandwich”
Saucy Bengaluru Beans
September 22, 2021. One of you kids started on the road to vegetarianism many years ago as a young teen. It took some time at the start to get you to understand that eating mostly pasta wasn’t the best game plan when it came to nutrition, but after some “talks” and your middle school reportContinue reading “Saucy Bengaluru Beans”
French Revolutionary Onions À Trois
Jump to the InstaRecipe if you’re in a rush or don’t want any Dad Advice! September 14, 2021. Dear Kids– My first experience with what I call “French Onions”, the highly caramelized and highly flavorful onions used in French Onion Soup, was in the 80s while I worked as a busboy at a “Fern” bar/restaurantContinue reading “French Revolutionary Onions À Trois”
Tenacious Z’s Tomatoës and Rice
Jump to the InstaRecipe if you’re in a rush or don’t want any Dad Advice! September 06, 2021. Dear Kids– The best recipe is a recipe that someone else makes for you- especially if that someone else is your kid. It’s just that kind of recipe I have for you today! The last few weeksContinue reading “Tenacious Z’s Tomatoës and Rice”
Garden Blender Soup or Sauce
September 29, 2021. Dear Kids– As you kids know, this is a very busy week for me, with a broken bone, dozens of hours on the road and days of physical labor and mental anguish. With all that, there couldn’t be a better recipe than this bright and refreshing Garden Blender Soup for a weekContinue reading “Garden Blender Soup or Sauce”
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