Cooking Exceptionally With Gin Lee

Mini three-meat pizza cups Introducing Mini Pizza Cups, a delightful recipe that is sure to satisfy the cravings of any pizza lover! These mini pizza cups are not only delicious but also incredibly easy to make, making them a perfect activity for kids to create their own personalized pizza cups.  Ingredients: 8 mini-sized flour tortillas 3/4 cup of pizza sauce 1 1/2 cups of your favorite shredded cheese Pepperoni slices Thin-cut salami slices Cooked, crumbled bacon pieces Optional Ingredients: Cooked Italian sausage Cooked breakfast sausage Cooked ground beef Scrambled eggs Sliced olives Sliced mushrooms Diced onions Minced garlic Diced bell peppers Diced jalapeño peppers Herbs Instructions: Press each mini tortilla into muffin cups. Add a teaspoon of pizza sauce to the center of each tortilla round. Sprinkle cheese on top, then add the pepperoni, salami slices, cooked, crumbled bacon pieces, and any other desired toppings. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in a 375-degree oven until golde...

Easy and Delicious Pepperoni Tortilla Pizza If you're in the mood for pizza but don't have the time to make fresh pizza dough, here's another fast but delicious way to make a thin-crust pizza. I make the pepperoni tortilla pizzas on a griddle, but they can also be cooked on a pizza pan, pizza stone, or baking trays in an oven. Ingredients: 2 (10-inch) flour tortillas 1 (6-ounce) package of pepperoni 2 green onions, sniped with scissors into bite-sized pieces 1 garlic chive, sniped with scissors into bite-sized pieces About 2 tablespoons of pizza sauce 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese, cubed or shredded 1/2 cup of Velveeta cheese, shredded or sliced thinly Any other add-ons that you may like Instructions: Lay two tortillas on top of a griddle. Add as much or as little pizza sauce as you'd like. I used about one tablespoon of sauce per tortilla. Using a spatula, smear the pizza sauce out to the edges until the tortillas are covered. Now, add 1/4 cup of mozzarella cheese to ea...

  Finding Inspiration in Your Kitchen: Creative Meals With What You Have Staring into a full refrigerator and still having no idea what to cook is a common kitchen problem. Finding inspiration in your kitchen starts when you stop searching for a perfect recipe and study what is already there. Color, texture, season, memories, and small experiments can guide your next meal. Kitchen creativity grows when you notice patterns, test new pairings, and give ordinary ingredients another look. This approach helps you find cooking inspiration, create flexible meal ideas, and make better use of inspiring ingredients. You don't need rare produce or advanced skills. Use what you have, follow your tastes, accept limits, and treat each meal as a small discovery. Turn Familiar Ingredients Into Fresh Possibilities Everyday ingredients can take on new roles when you look past their usual recipes. A can of beans might become a spread, salad topping, soup base, or crisp skillet filling. Observation gi...

Open-Faced Pizza Omelet This scrumptious omelet is an excellent choice for a satisfying breakfast or any other time when you yearn for a simple yet delightful meal. Ingredients: 4 large farm-fresh eggs 1/4 cup of your preferred cheese 8 to 10 slices of pepperoni 1/2 teaspoon of onion powder 1/2 teaspoon of smoked paprika 1/2 teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper 1/4 teaspoon of seasoning salt Cooking spray or a small amount of canola oil Optional ingredients: Cooked breakfast sausage Chopped cooked bacon Rinsed and chopped spinach or other leafy greens Instructions: Begin by cracking the eggs into a bowl. Whisk the eggs vigorously until they are well beaten and the yolks and whites are fully combined. Sprinkle the onion powder, smoked paprika, freshly ground black pepper, and seasoning salt into the beaten eggs. Mix thoroughly to evenly distribute the flavors. Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat and lightly coat it with cooking spray or a small amount of oil. (I used a 6-inch s...

  Best Practices for the Food Prepper: Build a Safe, Practical Emergency Food Supply A full pantry can still fail on day one of a power outage if meals need refrigeration, cooking fuel, or clean water. The goal of a food prepper is to build a safe system that provides useful nutrition during food shortages, severe weather, evacuations, supply disruptions, and financial strain. Good emergency food storage starts with household needs. It also depends on smart buying, safe storage, pantry rotation, clean water, and practice. The right plan includes food prepper supplies for no-cook meals, long-term food storage, shelf-stable meals, cooking limits, special diets, and likely local emergencies. Food Prepper Planning Starts With Household Needs Calculate Food, Water, and Calorie Requirements Count the people, pets, meals, and days your supply must cover. Keep drinking water separate from water needed for cooking, handwashing, dishwashing, infant care, and hygiene. Ready.gov commonly uses ...

Pita Pizza Bites These pizza bites are a perfect snack time favorite at my house. They're really easy to prepare and they disappear as soon as I make them.  This delicious snack is so utterly fast to prepare. It takes maybe five minutes to make, and most of that time is getting the ingredients out of the food pantry.  Ingredients: 1-7-ounce package of mini bite-sized pita bites Joseph 1-6-ounce package of sliced pepperoni 1 package of thin salami slices About a ½ cup of shredded garlic cheese Instructions: Lay the bite-sized pita bites flat on a microwavable plate or platter, add two pepperoni slices on each mini pita. Now, fold one slice of the salami on the tops to each mini pita bite. Then add about four pepperoni slices on top of each of the salami slices.  Next, sprinkle the top of the pepperoni slices with the shredded cheese. Transfer the plate to the microwave, heat up the pita snacks for about thirty seconds, or until the cheese is fully melted. Serve and enjoy! ...

  Why Gin Lee's Cast Iron Skillets Keep Country Cooking Steady A cast iron skillet sits on Gin Lee's country-kitchen stovetop, dark, heavy, and ready for the next meal. It isn't there for display. It sears meat, fries potatoes, bakes cornbread, and holds heat when the kitchen gets busy. That daily usefulness explains why Gin Lee's cast iron skillets have earned a lasting place in her cooking routine. Country kitchens need tools that can handle full meals without fuss. Cast iron brings heat retention, oven strength, durability, and one-pan convenience to the work. It also rewards steady habits, which makes it a natural match for cooks who value practical food and reliable results. Why Gin Lee's Cast Iron Skillets Hold Their Place Cast iron connects daily meals with tradition Cast iron has a solid feel that encourages hands-on cooking. A well-used skillet shows the marks of repeated meals, careful cleaning, and regular seasoning. That sense of continuity matters in a ...

Bisquick pizza Today, I am making a simple pizza from ingredients that I already have on hand. I will be using Bisquick, powdered eggs, powdered milk, water, and a few seasonings for my pizza batter. There's no yeast required to make the crust and there's no waiting. If you prefer, you can use eggs and milk instead of powdered, and I have included the amounts you'd need in the list of ingredients. Ingredients: 1 cup of Bisquick 4 tablespoons of powdered whole egg, or two eggs ¼ cup of powdered milk, or ⅔ cup of milk (if using milk, omit the water) ⅔ cup of water (omit if using regular milk) 6-ounce package of pepperoni 10 meatballs, sliced into smaller pieces 1 small onion, diced 1 tablespoon of garlic powder 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning ½ teaspoon of cayenne pepper flakes 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika ¼-½ cup of pasta sauce Cheese of your choice (I used about 1 cup of Velveeta) Instructions: In a bowl, add the Bisquick, powdered eggs (or two eggs), powdered milk (or milk...