CJ's Kitchen

Easter Morning Breakfast!

Swedish Pancakes - Cooking with Jan Pancakes just make me a happy person. I have always loved breakfast foods and this is one of my favorites. Pretty easy to make and a more elegant look than your every day pancake. They are thin and have a wonderful creamy texture. We have served them with fresh fruit and whipped cream, a fruit […]

What can I say - Lemon makes me Happy!

Lemon Bundt Cake - Cooking with Jan Even though the weather is not exactly cooperating, I’m ready for Spring! And Spring to me means planting my garden and eating foods with Sunny Fresh Flavors – like Lemon. Such as the Shrimp Scampi I made a while back or tonight’s Walleye with lots of lemon on it. For dessert – a Lemon Bundt...

I love shrimp and this is one of my favorites. So easy to make and so good to eat!

Shrimp Scampi - Cooking with Jan One of my favorite meals when I go out to a good Italian Restaurant is Shrimp Scampi. Because I don’t go out to eat very often I needed to create my own. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do. Shrimp Scampi 2 pounds raw Shrimp, peeled and deveined 1/4 cup Butter 2 […]

Comfort Food!

Creamy Potato Soup - Cooking with Jan With the weather doing some pretty major leaps and dips it’s hard to figure out what to make for dinner. This soup fits the bill no matter what the weather is doing. Creamy Potato Soup 5 cups Red Potatoes – peeled and diced small 8 cups water Chicken Base – enough to make a strong […]

I love Breakfast food!

French Toast Bake - Cooking with Jan A fast easy Breakfast Favorite! Just prep it the night before and you are ready to bake in the morning. This French Toast Bake is super Yummy and a great crowd pleaser. It pairs well with an Egg Bake, fresh fruit, Bacon and Sausage or with just about anything else you can come up with. […]

So easy and so good!

Chicken Tetrazzini - Cooking with Jan Years ago when I had 4 kiddos at home and a Hubby who was out of town for work 4 nights a week, And I worked 40 plus hours myself, I needed help! Weeknights we were eating way too much mac and cheese, pizza and hot dogs. I found my help with a book called […]

Warm Yumminess!

Creamy Broccoli Cheese Soup - Cooking with Jan My husband and I both really enjoy Broccoli, so we find a lot of ways to serve it. This soup is one of our favorites. Creamy Broccoli Cheese Soup 4 T Butter 1/2 cup Onion – chopped small 2 cloves Garlic – minced 1/4 cup plus 2 T Flour 1/2 tsp Salt Dash White Pepper […]

Hey All - my HOME kitchen is currently in demo mode for a partial remodel. I won't be able to blog for a few weeks. I pray to be back to normal again by Feb 4th. Here's hoping!

So sorry for any misunderstanding. No new CJ's. Just work being done at my home so I can't post a blog. Again. So sorry for any misunderstanding.

This weekends treat.

Oatmeal Cookies - Cooking with Jan Oatmeal Cookies have become a real treat around here. While we had the restaurant we could have had one every day if we wanted, but since the closing of CJ’s we try not to have too many sweets in the house. So, if I want something sweet but not Super bad for me – Oatmeal […]

Who doesn't love Egg Rolls?

Egg Rolls - Cooking with Jan As I’ve stated before – I Love Asian Food. Therefore, I Love Egg Rolls! I love wontons, steamed dumplings, pork buns, potstickers, spring rolls – you name it and I’m pretty much loving it. We have a favorite Asian restaurant here in the Fargo area called the Jade Dragon. We have been enjoyin...

So much fun this weekend making cookies with the Grandkids.

Sugar Cookies - Cooking with Jan For any holiday or for just about any reason at all – these are my go-to sugar cookie. They have a wonderful flavor that makes everyone happy. At Christmas it becomes a family fun time for Nana to make cookies with the Grandkids. They can make some pretty silly cookies. Roll Sugar Cookies 3/4 cup ...

Enjoy!

The Best Chicken Salad - Cooking with Jan Many years ago my husband and I took a vacation to the Boston area. We both love history and old architecture. We were lucky enough to have Curt’s cousin who lived in the area give us some great advice on where to go while we were there. One of the places we went to was […]