Bow-Tie Pasta with Broccoli and Potatoes

This recipe comes from the September 2010 issue of the Food Network Magazine.  I didn’t have all the ingredients called for so I didn’t follow the recipe exactly but I’ll give you the original recipe and my changes.  I thought the potatoes seemed a little odd in the pasta but they were really good as … Continue reading

Orecchiette with Broccoli, Tomatoes and Sausage

This recipe came from “All You” magazine.  The sausage gives it such great flavor! 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped (I pressed it) 8 oz hot or sweet Italian sausage, removed from casings (I used the smoked sausage that you can find in the grocery store near the cold cuts because my … Continue reading

Pasta with Green Beans and Tuna

This recipe came in one of my cooking magazines (can’t remember which one) and was in a “Cooking For One” section but it sounded good so I quadrupled the ingredients for the 4 of us and it came out great.  We had it hot for dinner but I’m thinking it will taste just as good, … Continue reading

The Bidens’ Pasta Caprese

This recipe comes from the September 2010 issue of the Food Network Magazine and yes, it is Joe Biden’s recipe but whatever your politics, this pasta is delicious!  🙂 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 1 shallot, minced 1 small clove garlic, minced (I pressed mine of course!) kosher salt … Continue reading

Chili Pasta Bake

I found this recipe on a can of S & W Ready Cut Diced Tomatoes and it looked like something my family would like.  I used mild salsa but it was still a little spicey so Bob and Zach loved it, Cort hasn’t tried it yet, I tried it and liked it but it was … Continue reading

Pasta Primavera

This recipe comes from the April 2011 edition of the Food Network magazine.  Yummy! salt 12 ounces fusilli or other corkscrew pasta 1/2 pound sugar snap peas, halved lengthwise, or broccoli florets (or a combination of both)  (I used both) 2 carrots, shredded  (I cut them into thin strips) 1 yellow bell pepper, cut into … Continue reading

Shepherd’s Pie

This recipe came to me in an email from Food Network, by Melissa d’Arabian.  It is easy to make but time consuming however you can tell by the taste (which was excellent) that it was made from scratch and slowly.  I read online that this actually isn’t truly Shepherd’s Pie because Shepherd’s Pie has lamb … Continue reading

Cajun Chicken Penne

While googling Mardi Gras dinner ideas yesterday, I actually found 2 that I wanted to try on the Taste of Home’s website so even though Mardi Gras is over, I thought I’d make this for dinner tonight.  Bob said he likes it better than last night’s and even Courtney ate this one because it had … Continue reading

Cajun Sausage Pasta

Happy Mardi Gras, food blog friends!  Today being Mardi Gras and all, I thought I’d make the fam a Mardi Gras dinner tonight.  This is a Taste of Home recipe that I found on their website after googling “Mardi Gras dinners”.  It was really good, Bob and Zach in particular really liked it but Courtney … Continue reading

Easy Italian Pasta Bake

This recipe came from Kraft Foods in an email.  It truly couldn’t be any easier. 1 pound extra lean ground beef (optional seasoning to add to meat when cooking:  1 teaspoon Italian seasoning and 3 cloves garlic, pressed) 3 cups whole wheat penne pasta, cooked and drained 1 (26 oz can or jar) pasta sauce … Continue reading