One Pot Spicy Lemon Chicken Pasta with Tomatoes

Dinner last night, gotta love the one pot, 30 minute meals and this one was great.  The recipe comes from “Yellow Bliss Road”. 2 tablespoons olive oil (I ended up using 3) 1/2 cup diced yellow onion (I just used the whole onion) 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 pound chicken breasts, chopped into bite sized … Continue reading

Slow Cooker Honey Sesame Chicken

YUM!  Made this for dinner last week and it was scrumptious!  The recipe comes from “Six Sisters’ Stuff” and was very easy to throw into the crock pot.  I should have doubled the recipe though as it was gone pretty quickly. 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs salt and pepper 1 cup honey 1/2 … Continue reading

Easy Shepherd’s Pie

The main dish from our St Patty’s Day feast, this easy casserole which was a hit with the fam and disappeared quickly.  The recipe comes from “Simply Recipes” and she did make it pretty easy. 1 1/2 – 2 pounds potatoes (about 3 large), peeled and quartered 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter (I used olive … Continue reading

Taco Casserole with a Surprise Crust

I made dinner this week for a dear friend who had surgery.  I actually made two of these so that my boys could try it too because I knew that they would love this and they did!  The recipe comes from a blog called “Cents Less”.  It was easy, quick and yummy which, as we … Continue reading

Copycat Panda Express Chow Mein

Everyone here loves Panda Express Chow Mein so when I found this recipe on Pinterest from “Eat Cake for Dinner”, I knew I had to give it a try and it was terrific!  Bob and Jaren even said they liked it better than Panda Express! 1/4 cup soy sauce 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 – … Continue reading

Chicken and Black Bean Enchilada Skillet

Here is the other part of our dinner from Sunday night, a recipe from “Six Sisters’ Stuff”.  It tasted pretty good but the texture was not great, super mushy.  Now some people here really liked it like Bob and Jaren (they said it reminded them of tamales not enchiladas) who had seconds but the rest … Continue reading

Baked Ziti with Fresh Tomatoes

Dinner last night, recipe compliments of Taste of Home, it was comfort food yummy and a good way to use up some of the last tomatoes from the garden. 1 pound ground turkey or beef (I used about 1 1/2 pounds hamburger) 1 cup chopped onion (I used 1 large onion) 3 pounds plum tomatoes, … Continue reading

One Pot Burrito Bowls

Here’s a tasty and quick dinner idea from “I Heart Naptime”.  Everyone here loved it although next time I’ll be sure to get tortilla chips to serve with it. 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 cup red bell pepper (I used 1 whole pepper) 1/2 cup diced sweet onion (I used 1 whole onion) 1 pound … Continue reading

Pasta Puttanesca

So we went on a cruise a couple of weeks ago and went to a cooking demonstration with the ship’s chef and he made this dish and it looked and smelled so yummy that I gave it a try when we got home.  They didn’t give us a recipe or anything and he just kind … Continue reading

Almond Mint Pesto

Since Bob loved the mint pesto so much, I thought I’d experiment with some other recipes and give him a variety so here is mint pesto #2.  This one comes from Good Housekeeping. 2 cups mint 2 tablespoons roasted salted almonds 1 clove garlic 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lemon peel 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice … Continue reading