And now the pasta! We were close to a town called Trapani while in Sicily and this is their signature dish which I ordered probably 4 – 5 times while in Sicily. It is delicious! This recipe came close, perhaps as close as I’ll be able to get, it was pretty good. I brought the … Continue reading
Delicious dinner last night courtesy of “The Pioneer Woman”, Ree Drummond. I’m leaving Sunday for 5 weeks so I thought I’d better get in some cooking for the boys (that would be my husband Bob and son Zach) before I leave. I’m going to Sicily and London for work so no cooking or baking for … Continue reading
So we had a lot of food leftover from the wedding luncheon and reception too so I boiled up a box of pasta and then just started adding whatever was in the fridge to it and it came out pretty good! I only got one bowl as Bob and Zach ate all the rest so … Continue reading
So here’s what’s left of the 2 pounds of Cafe Rio chicken that I made for lunch/dinner today. Cafe Rio is one of my husband’s favorite restaurants so I thought I’d give this recipe a try and I was not disappointed! It was really easy to make and tasted awesome! The recipe comes from a … Continue reading
My husband and my son love Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Burritos so when I saw this recipe I knew I had to give it a try ASAP! I have never had Cafe Rio’s version but Bob and Zach said that this was pretty close and also delicious. It comes from a blog called “One Good … Continue reading
This recipe comes from the April 27, 2012 issue of “All You” magazine and it was dinner tonight and it was terrific! 12 oz bow tie pasta salt and pepper 2 cups small broccoli florets 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts, skin and bone removed, cut into 1/2″ pieces 1 small onion, … Continue reading
My daughter Courtney recently got engaged and so last night we invited her future in laws over for dinner so that we could meet them. We decided to do a fajita bar which I’ve never made before. They turned out pretty great! We did both chicken and steak fajitas as well as lime rice (recipe … Continue reading
I’ve been wanting to try out my new Pampered Chef BBQ Pizza Pan and so today was the day and it came out great! Picture perfect and delicious! Here’s how: 16 oz frozen pizza dough (Bob went to Winco for me but they didn’t have any frozen pizza dough, they did however have fresh pizza … Continue reading
Tonight’s dinner brought to you by . . . Bountiful Baskets! The tomatoes, onions, garlic and pineapple all came from our last Bountiful Basket. You’re looking at about a 200 calorie “tortizza” right here. The tortilla is a La Tortilla Factory Smart and Delicious Low Carb High Fiber whole wheat tortilla which is 80 calories, … Continue reading
This recipe comes from the January/February 2012 issue of the Food Network Magazine. I’m eating some as I type this up and it is really good but I bet it will be even better tomorrow after it sits in the fridge for a day. It isn’t hard to make but it is time consuming so … Continue reading
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