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

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

Hearty Stuffed Shells

Here is one of Bob’s all time favorites so I made it for Valentine’s Day dinner.  It’s not hard to make, just a little time consuming but it’s really tasty in fact Bob has been known to sneak down in the middle of the night and eat it cold!  This is another one of those … Continue reading

Penne with Fresh Vegetables

I got this recipe off of the back of a box of Barilla pasta.  It looked really yummy and it ended up being really yummy and everyone here liked it.  It wasn’t hard to make at all. 1 box Barilla whole grain Penne (I didn’t have any penne so I used the closest thing to … Continue reading