DAD Irish Toast With Whiskey Sauce- A Tribute To The Miss Albany Diner’s MAD Irish Toast

Jump to the InstaRecipe Reel if you’re in a rush or don’t want any Dad Advice! May 30, 2024.  This recipe for DAD Irish Toast joins the wildly popular Quintessential Chicken Teriyaki  as the second dish to be inducted into the Dad’s Dinner Diary Diner Hall of Fame. I am an egg person when itContinue reading “DAD Irish Toast With Whiskey Sauce- A Tribute To The Miss Albany Diner’s MAD Irish Toast”

A Crunchy Cheese Board For The Nephew

Watch the InstaRecipe Reel at no extra charge. January 04, 2024.  Dear Kids– One of you kids was so excited to get $100 and carte blanche (look it up) at Trader Joe’s to buy what you needed to set up a Cheese Board at work.  Now you know your cheeses, thanks to your exposure toContinue reading “A Crunchy Cheese Board For The Nephew”

Hookie Cookie Day 2023- “The Courageous, Salted Carmel, Brown Butter, Espresso, Dark Chocolate Chip “Holiday” Cookie”

Jump to the InstaRecipe if you’re in a rush and/or don’t want any Dad Advice!  December 08, 2023.  Dear Kids– It’s everyone’s favorite time of year- Hookie Cookie Day! The day when we should all stop what we’re doing, especially if we hate what we’re doing, and make cookies for the holidays! I’ve covered ourContinue reading “Hookie Cookie Day 2023- “The Courageous, Salted Carmel, Brown Butter, Espresso, Dark Chocolate Chip “Holiday” Cookie””

Spawn of Kraft & Panera Mac & Cheese

Jump to InstaRecipe Reel at no extra charge March 31, 2023.  Dear Kids–  I never ate Kraft Mac and Cheese growing up, and Panera’s version was decades away, but you kids sure had your share of both.  I grew up with Granny’s “chunky style” mac and cheese and often enjoyed another rustic version- a SouthernContinue reading “Spawn of Kraft & Panera Mac & Cheese”

The Minny-ME Hot Fish Dish- A Make Ahead Holiday Casserole

Jump to the InstaRecipe if you’re in a rush and/or don’t want any Dad Advice!  December 16, 2022.  Dear Kids– Looking for a change from holiday lasagna? Try the Minny-ME Hot Fish Dish- a mashup of Minnesota’s Hot Dish and a few of Maine’s seafood classics (Minny-ME- get it?).  There’s even Make Ahead directions inContinue reading “The Minny-ME Hot Fish Dish- A Make Ahead Holiday Casserole”

The Big Hac- a Bean Burrito Big Mac® Hack Worthy of a Secret Menu

Jump to the InstaRecipe if you’re in a rush and/or don’t want any Dad Advice!  November 16, 2022.  Dear Kids-“The Big Hac” not only hacks the flavors of a Big Mac® for a mouth watering, meat free bean burrito, it’s also part of a menu so secret even McDonald’s® doesn’t know about it. That’s becauseContinue reading “The Big Hac- a Bean Burrito Big Mac® Hack Worthy of a Secret Menu”

A Hidden Gem From the Family Recipe Box- “Butterscotch Bliss”

Jump to the InstaRecipe if you’re in a rush and/or don’t want any Dad Advice!  May 08, 2022- Happy Mother’s Day!  Dear Kids– This post started out as a straight forward, Mother’s Day retro recipe from your GrandMother to celebrate her and all the amazing mom’s (including yours, of course) we know, but then itContinue reading “A Hidden Gem From the Family Recipe Box- “Butterscotch Bliss””

Beet On Weck- A Plant Based Take On the Buffalo, NY Classic- Beef On Weck

Jump to the InstaRecipe if you’re in a rush and/or don’t want any Dad Advice!  April 12, 2022.  Dear Kids– You know I’m always looking for ways to merge Dad Cooking into the plant based eating you kids prefer. Today’s attempt is brought to you by the fine city of Buffalo, NY, with its iconicContinue reading “Beet On Weck- A Plant Based Take On the Buffalo, NY Classic- Beef On Weck”

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”

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”