Simple and Creamy Fettuccini with Ham
This is another EXTREMELY simple pasta meal that everyone can enjoy. The cream sauce comes together so quickly, you'll find yourself watching the pasta cook. The cream sauce is mild with a cooked onion flavor, my kids ATE IT UP! The original recipe comes from my favorite Italian cookbook. However, it called for a lot of butter and cooking fat from the ham, then it called for heavy cream. I couldn't... More...
By Jill | 4 comments | Full Recipe...Baked Spinach and Rice
This delicious recipe works as a side dish or as a main meal. The creamy spinach and rice tastes so good with the crumbly cracker crust. It's really hard to stop eating, even after you're full. HERE'S HOW TO PUT IT TOGETHER 1/2 cup parboiled rice 1 1/3 cup chicken broth 1 garlic clove, minced Place rice, broth and garlic in small pan, bring to a boil. REDUCE HEAT to low and simmer for 20 minutes,... More...
By Jill | 7 comments | Full Recipe...Simple Black Bean Soup
This has got to be the SIMPLEST black bean soup in the world! The secret to this soup is buying the right canned tomatoes to season the beans. Around here, Charlie and I are addicted to Food Club's Diced Tomatoes with Chipotle Peppers. If you live around a Brookshire Brothers, you can pick up a can for 59 cents. Let me tell ya, this particular flavor of canned tomatoes makes the best salsa you'll... More...
By Jill | 2 comments | Full Recipe...Very Delicious Cream of Zucchini Soup
DO NOT PASS UP THIS SOUP RECIPE! If you enjoy the flavors of zucchini and broccoli, then you must make this soup for yourself. Even if you're the only one in your family that will it eat, make it anyway. I've been looking at this recipe for quite some time now. Always ending with the thought, "I'm the only one who'd eat this one." So the other day, I had two large zucchini and a few sprigs... More...
By Jill | 2 comments | Full Recipe...How to Cook Cannellini Beans
Cannellini beans are a kind of kidney bean. If you've eaten Great Northern beans or Navy beans, cannellini taste VERY similar. Cannellini beans shown here are the size of red kidney beans. There are other varieties that are smaller. I found these cannellini beans in the bulk bin section at the foodie mart. They were $3.19 per pound compared to Great Northern and Navy at $1.19 per pound. ... More...
By Jill | 4 comments | Full Recipe...I CAN Save Money At The Foodie Mart
I will never assume that I am the first to truly discover anything, because King Solomon said, "There is NOTHING new under the sun." There are many who are more knowledgeable than I, and many that just haven't learned what I've learned, yet. In this article, I recognize that I am my own Queen of Spain AND Columbus all rolled into one. Within my understanding of what is available to me in this world,... More...
By Jill | 0 comments | Full Recipe...Simple and Spicy Bean Soup
This soup was born from the leftovers of the frig and freezer. Meals like these can be the best we ever make for our families. It took no time at all to toss together, aside from defrosting the extra beans I had stored in the freezer. I think what made this soup SOOO Good, was the fact that I used my Simple Spicy Salsa. It's made with Food Club's Diced Tomatoes with Chipotle Peppers and cilantro... More...
By Jill | 3 comments | Full Recipe...I Make Great Looking Omelets – NOT
When your omelet doesn't work out right, COVER IT WITH CHEESE, season with salt & pepper, then MOVE ON! The other day, Kelly from Sass & Veracity cooked up a Spanish Tortilla and I was inspired. Now, today's recipe is only like hers in spirit. I was only thinking of her the whole time I made it. I will make her Spanish Tortilla, I WILL, I WILL. Charlie and I really grooved on this Sunday... More...
By Jill | 3 comments | Full Recipe...A New Main Street and Chili Dogs
The city of Sulphur Springs renovated downtown Main Street and held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate. It was literally the street that got the facelift. From tired concrete pavement to red brick pavers, landscaping, and ornate lamp posts, the new Main Street is now ready to welcome in upcoming dress shops, an art gallery, a winery, a sports bar and much awaited ciboVino restaurant. The kiddos... More...
By Jill | 4 comments | Full Recipe...Chocolate Dipped Bananas
Max put in a request for chocolate dipped bananas the other day. I've never actually made them and thought it would be fun to try it out. I didn't Google how to make them. I didn't research to see if any of my food blogging friends had made them before. I just dove in head first and worked from common sense. Well, twice during the process I yelled out, "DOH!!" Like when I didn't remove the... More...
By Jill | 4 comments | Full Recipe...Spaghetti with Eggs and Bacon
I MADE ANOTHER PASTA MEAL MY PICKY EATER LIKES - WaaaaaHOOOOO! Teresa! Are you readin' this post? I've been thinking of you all afternoon. As soon as Maggie figured out that Mom wasn't trying to pull a fast one on her. She quietly, without trying to bring attention to herself, CHOWED DOWN! I don't know what was up with her today? She just didn't want to let me know that she liked it, BUT SHE... More...
By Jill | 7 comments | Full Recipe...Oven Roasted Home Fries with Onions
Making oven roasted home fries with onions ROCKS! The other day, I just had a few Yukon Gold spuds and a purple onion to work with. It wasn't my usual combination, but sometimes I just gotta work with what I have on hand, right? That's usually when most of us make our best meals. I was surprised that the Yukon Gold spuds tasted so creamy, we agreed it was like eating French fried mashed potatoes. ... More...
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