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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 [...]
Toasting Black Peppercorns
Right up front, toasting and grinding your own black pepper is worth the effort. It’s super easy and it’s fun, in a food explorer’s sort of way. I KNOW you know what I’m saying.
Now, I’ll be completely honest here. Sometimes I buy & try things I think I need in my cooking, [...]
Peanut Butter and Banana Breakfast
The super easy, simple, breakfast the kids and I have been enjoying this week.
HERE IT IS
2 slices whole wheat toast
2 tablespoons peanut butter
8 banana slices per sandwich
a glass of orange juice
We have had to hurry out the door everyday this week. Making these breakfast sandwiches made it easy to eat on the go [...]
Creamy Soup Surprise
Remember that easy butternut squash chili recipe? It was so GOOD! I made it again the other day, but this time I tried cooking it in the slow cooker. I don't know what I was thinkin'! It's already a quick and easy recipe. The slow cooker was too much. The flavors were still intense [...]
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 [...]
Great Cooks Community Now Open!
Not to be confused with the Great Cooks BLOGROLL, which is a quick resource list of food bloggers with outstanding food blogs.
Great Cooks Community (GCC) is a social network created solely for food bloggers and food lovers from all walks of life. It's an open membership designed to develop relationships among food writers, food photographers, [...]
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. [...]
Simple Chocolate Pie
Get out the milk for this rich delight and cut yourself a small slice of chocolate pie.
My friend, Anne, came over and we made this pie together. We usually enjoy lattes together while our kids play. This time, we got together just to eat chocolate. What are friends for, [...]
5 Simple Meals & A Shopping List
Skip trying to figure out what your family’s going to eat this week; it’s all right here!
HERE’S ALL YOU NEED TO DO
Follow the Recipe links and print the recipes
Print the Shopping List provided
Follow the cooking suggestions
ON THE MENU
Roasted Chicken Breasts
Ground Beef Cooked Ahead
Black Bean Salad, Chicken Quesadillas
Rich & Meaty Lasagna
Chicken Fajitas
Hamburger & Jalapeño Pizza
SHOPPING LIST
3 [...]
Hamburger & Jalapeno Pizza
Just about every weekend, we eat pizza. We like to change up the toppings from week to week, so pizza night is never boring. For this pizza, I leave the jalapeños off one side for the kiddos when we share, but normally, I prep a separate pizza just for them.
HERE’S ALL IT TAKES
1 package [...]
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