Red, White and Bean Minestrone

Woke up this morning to at least a foot of snow!  That means it’s time for soup and this is a good, hearty one!  Found this recipe on Food.com. 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 cup Italian turkey sausage, cut into small pieces (couldn’t find any Italian sausage so just got plain turkey sausage and I … Continue reading

Junk Muffins

After Bob and I had dinner at Pizzeria 712, I came home and surfed around their websites for their restaurants and their blog and I think this recipe was on their blog.  If you google Pizzeria 712, you can find their websites and blogs.  I’ve been dying to try this recipe because I had the … Continue reading

Pasta Fagioli Soup

A Cooking Light recipe, so good!  I should have doubled it so there would be more leftovers! 12 oz Sante Fe chicken sausage, halved lengthwise and sliced (such as Amy’s) (I used 14 oz of turkey sausage) 3 cups fat free, less sodium chicken broth (I used two 14 oz cans of chicken broth) 1/2 … Continue reading

Late Summer Vegetable Soup

I love it when it’s soup weather!  I don’t much care for the cold weather but I do love to make homemade soup.  This is a good one but I can’t remember where the recipe came from. 4 ears corn, husks and silks removed (I cheated and used a can of corn, undrained) 2 tablespoons … Continue reading

Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins

So on our quest to a healthier lifestyle (by the way, Bob has lost 25 pounds and I have lost 8!  woo hoo!), I decided that I need to try some healthier baked goods for Bob and me (kids, neighbors and friends will still get the full sugar versions) so last night I googled “low … Continue reading

Italian Chicken Pasta Toss

This is a Pampered Chef recipe which comes from their “Casual Cooking Easy Recipes for Indoors and Out” cookbook.  It’s really easy to make (seems like I always say that but it’s true) and yummy (I always say that too but it’s also true, I would tell you if it wasn’t)! 6 ounces uncooked bow … Continue reading

Easy Garden Bake

I received this recipe in an email from “Eat Better America” which comes from General Mills.  Bob and I are in the process of a” Lifestyle Change”, NOT A DIET!  🙂  We are counting calories and exercising and trying in general to be healthier so some of the recipes that will be showing up here … Continue reading

Lemony Zucchini Bread

Somebody help me!  I’m cooking and I can’t stop!  So far today I have made chocolate chip muffins (from a mix, yes, sometimes I cheat!), a batch of spaghetti sauce to put in the freezer (on the blog under main dish), Chuck Wagon Cheeseburger Skillet (see post just prior to this one) and now this … Continue reading

Three Cheese Garden Pizza

Another zucchini recipe (tomatoes too!), this one from the Pampered Chef.  Bob went and picked the zucchini right from our garden.  This is one of our favorites. 1 (10 oz) package refrigerated pizza crust 1 small onion, sliced into rings 1 medium zucchini, sliced 2 plum tomatoes, sliced 1 cup mushrooms, sliced (I think you … Continue reading

Zucchini Nut Muffins

It’s zucchini time of year so I’ll probably be posting some zucchini recipes here in the next few days.  These are the Sunday morning treats for the Sunday School classes!  Brianne, are you peeking?  This came from a magazine somewhere along the way, maybe an advertisement for the raw cane sugar called for in the … Continue reading