Simple recipes
Spinach Tortellini
A quick, easy, dinner that works for the whole family.
HERE’S ALL YOU NEED FOR DINNER TONIGHT
1 package of Cheese filled Spinach Tortellini
1 package of Cheese filled Tortellini
1 jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce
1 fresh loaf of French bread
2 tablespoons oil
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 small onion, sliced thin
1 teaspoon dried oregano or Italian seasoning
1 bag [...]
Gouda Cheese & Macaroni
A simple, easy recipe that makes the perfect comfort meal.
This meal was inspired by two very fun bloggers I happen to admire, Chef John at FoodWishes.com and Mimi at 1700 Miles of Cooking. Cheese sauces are a challenge for me. I haven’t perfected the balance of a creamy texture that tastes light. [...]
Carrot Cupcakes
My sweet husband’s birthday was Monday and one of his favorite cakes is carrot cake. Seeing we McKeever’s like to celebrate for days, I turned his favorite cake into cupcakes. He loved this, because it didn’t limit him on how many he could eat.
“A slice of cake visually says this is all you [...]
Simple Pinto Bean Soup
This is as simple and delicious as bean soup can get, next to opening a can. Don’t make me open up the can!
Don’t be fooled by the simplicity of this recipe. It’s loaded with good flavor and very filling. It’s was created from NOT having enough leftover cooked pinto beans, but LOTS of [...]
Organic Italian Soup
Another easy, simple dinner recipe that will knock your socks off!
Well okay, it’s not entirely organic, only the onion, carrots, celery and zucchini were organic. The vegetables came from a local organic produce CO-OP I’ve recently joined. I’ll write a separate post about the CO-OP later. For now, THIS SOUP ROCKS!
Last week, [...]
Baked Tilapia and Spinach
fish that’s been baked, broiled, blackened or fried is fine with me. It’s truly my favorite food, next to spinach, goat cheese, and dark chocolate. NO, there’s not any chocolate in this recipe…eww.
The other night, my husband called to report he was trapped in traffic and would pull over to grab Chik-Fil-A. [...]
Carrot, Spinach and Rice Soup
This is an easy, super quick soup that’s healthy, nutritious, kid friendly and easy on the budget.
I felt like making soup for lunch after being inspired by my favorite Italian cookbook, entitled Italian, also known as Italian: The Definitive Professional Guide to Italian Ingredients and Cooking Techniques, Including 300 Step-by-step Recipes. (Shoo, that’s a long [...]
Spicy Zucchini and Pasta
This is a quick and easy dinner that my husband and I scarfed down with pure glee. My kids wouldn’t touch it with a ten foot pole; my son takes his pasta with a traditional red sauce. And my daughter, well, let’s not go there.
This recipe was created only to bring two distinctly [...]
Roasted Roast, Sunday Lunch
This is a really easy, simple dinner recipe, we ate for Sunday lunch.
It was a cold Sunday morning and we slept in. We decided to do what we always do on Sunday mornings; lounge around drinking lattes, reading our favorite blogs. The kids were already glued to the SpongeBob marathon. There was a nice [...]
Barbecue Sandwiches
We had roast for Sunday lunch, yesterday. It was goood! I’ll write about it tomorrow.
Today, I simmered up my own barbecue sauce and chopped up the leftover roast to make tangy and sweet sandwiches for dinner tonight. I had to make a sandwich, so I could show you how yummy they look. [...]
This is the kind of thing I love to take for lunch. I can make it right there at ...
This is a simple, comfort soup. Perfect for folks under the weather who just need something warm & mild ...
That is too funny. Going to go check out Jerry's store right now! 
Looks delish! Think I'll make this for lunch today! 
Oh Jill, that looks yummy. I go in cycles with tuna and I haven't had it in a while. ...
Thanks for sharing this post... Very helpful, especially I'm on a strict diet and wanted to know how I should ...
