Fresh from the Garden Tomato Pasta

These tomatoes are not fresh from the garden (since I don’t have a garden yet) but they are fresh from Winco!  This recipe from Kraft really tastes best though with tomatoes from your garden and you can serve it hot for dinner tonight and then cold for lunch tomorrow; tastes great either way! 3 cups … Continue reading

Southwest Chicken Skillet

Hurray for one pot dinners!  They are quick, easy, tasty and have minimal clean up!  What could be better? 1 tablespoon oil 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1″ pieces (I was in a hurry and so just used a can of Costco chicken and left out the oil) 1 (1 pound) bag … Continue reading

Antipasto Vegetable Pizza

Another easy and tasty Pampered Chef recipe 1 (13.8 oz) refrigerated pizza crust 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 cup (4 oz) grated Provolone cheese (Mozzarella also tastes good on this pizza) 1 (6 – 7.5 oz) jar marinated artichoke hearts, undrained 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning 1 garlic clove, pressed 1 small yellow or zucchini squash … Continue reading

Bow-Ties with Tuna and Olives

Another Courtney favorite – I’ve decided that I need to double the recipe because between Courtney and Zach, they can eat the whole bowl in one day!  The recipe comes from Ladies’ Home Journal. 1 pound bow-tie pasta 1/4 cup olive oil (because I don’t buy tuna packed in oil, I double this to 1/2 … Continue reading

Chicken and Black Bean Tostizzas

We love black beans at our house so you will see a lot of recipes using them on this blog.  This Pillsbury recipe is quick, easy and tasty! 1 (17.3 oz) can large refrigerated flaky biscuits 1/2 cup thick and chunky salsa 1 cup diced cooked chicken (I just use a can of Costco brand … Continue reading

Easy Italian Stew

The weekly Winter pot of stew!  I’ve only made this once before and it was really good but needed much more liquid so I tried it again to try and find the right amount of liquid.  This is a Kraft recipe. 2 tablespoons Italian dressing (Kraft Zesty!) 1 pound bulk Italian sausage (I used the … Continue reading