Southwestern Pasta with Bacon

Dinner last night, recipe courtesy of “My Recipes”,  it was delicious and easy and fast, my three favorite things! salt and pepper 12 ounces gemelli or other short pasta (I used a 17.6 oz bag) 4 slices bacon, chopped (I used half the package which was about 7 slices) 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 1/2 … Continue reading

Pasta with Broccoli Pesto

This doesn’t necessarily look all that appetizing but believe me, it was delicious!  The recipe for the Broccoli Pesto comes from a blog called “One Perfect Bite”.  We ate it warm last night but I’m sure it will be just as good cold today for lunch. 1 pound broccoli florets 1/2 cup chopped toasted walnuts … Continue reading

Penne with Tuna, Capers and Beans

Dinner last night brought to you by “My Recipes”.  I didn’t have all of the ingredients but it still tasted surprisingly delicious, I’m pretty sure Zach had thirds! salt and pepper 12 ounces penne (I used more, I think the package was like 16 – 17 oz) 1 (5 oz) can tuna packed in oil, … Continue reading

Football Fiesta Casserole

When Bob asked me what I was going to make for the family dinner and I told him the name of this casserole, he said “You know it’s not the Super Bowl this weekend, right?”  🙂  I told him that I was pretty sure you could make this dish anytime not just for the Super … Continue reading

Cheesy Baked Penne with Vegetables

I always want to try new recipes and I also don’t want to feed people something that they’ve already had at my house before so last night I decided to try out a couple of casserole recipes for the gang and this was the first.  The recipe is from “My Recipes” and it was very … Continue reading

Crock Pot Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta

I got to make dinner for my cute neighbor Jean a few days ago, she has been feeling a bit under the weather probably because of the bad weather and air quality around here.  I found this on Pinterest from a blog called “Julie’s Eats and Treats” and it seemed like just the thing!  It … Continue reading

Creamy Skillet Pasta

Dinner last night brought to you by “Six Sisters’ Stuff” and it was delicious! 1 (16 oz) box bow tie pasta 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 onion, finely minced 2 teaspoons minced garlic 1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes 1 (26 oz) jar pasta sauce 1 cup half and half (I used evaporated milk to … Continue reading

Slow Cooker Shredded Beef

The caterer served us shredded beef at work during the week and I was thinking about how good it was and how the hungry boys at my house would love it so I decided to give it a try.  This recipe comes from a blog called “Add a Pinch” and was so easy and came … Continue reading

Tomato Sauce

Still working on that last big bowl of garden tomatoes and this was a winner!  So flavorful!  Even Zach came up after getting home from work and eating dinner to tell me how much he liked this sauce and it’s easy too, you just need to get going a little earlier in the day if … Continue reading