Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies

Made these yesterday for Bob’s group of Young Men from church for their activity.  They were delicious!  They would make a great Halloween treat with the colorful Reese’s Pieces.  It’s an “All You” recipe. 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled 3 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup sugar 1 … Continue reading

Pasta with Roasted Tomatoes

“Cooking with Courtney” yesterday, we made this pasta and zucchini bread, both delicious!  This pasta comes from the “All You” website, very easy to make and a really good flavor especially for a pasta without a sauce. 8 plum tomatoes, cored and quartered 1 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup … Continue reading

Garlicky Angel Hair with Roasted Broccoli

Dinner brought to us last night courtesy of “All You” magazine and the recipe website “My Recipes”.  It was tasty and not difficult to make but my house still smells like garlic this morning! 1 (12 oz) package fresh broccoli florets (I doubled this amount) 6 tablespoons olive oil (I ended up using 7 since … Continue reading

Balsamic Chicken Salad

This, this right here, is heaven in a bowl.  Seriously yummy salad.  Such a good combination of flavors.  I found the recipe in a recent issue of “All You” magazine and then tracked it down online and pinned it.  You can find it here, on the “My Recipes” website. 3 zucchini (6 oz each), cut … Continue reading

Chocolate Marble Cake

I got a little carried away with the icing so you can’t really see the marble but it’s in there!  My poor son in law Jaren has shingles, bummer!  I can’t really do much for him but cake makes everyone feel better, right?  So this little beauty was for him and my daughter said it … Continue reading

Maple Walnut Fudge

Started the Thanksgiving food prep yesterday with these little beauties!  The recipe is from the October 19, 2012 issue of “All You” magazine.  YUMMY! 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 1 (7.5 oz) jar Marshmallow Fluff 1 (5 oz) can evaporated milk 6 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 (11 oz) bag white … Continue reading

Pasta e Fagioli Soup

Dinner tonight brought to you by the September 12, 2012 issue of “All You” magazine and it was delicious! 2 tablespoons olive oil (I used Pam with Olive Oil instead to cut out a few calories) 1 onion, chopped 1 rib celery, chopped (I did about 4) 2 carrots, chopped (I did about 3) 1 … Continue reading

Parmesan Chicken with Bow Ties

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

Chocolate Chip Pretzel Blondies

This recipe comes from the January 21, 2011 issue of “All You” magazine.  I made them for some of the girls at church as traveling treats as they are off to Youth Conference today (and I of course saved some for us too!). 2 cups flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 12 … Continue reading

White Bean, Sausage and Spinach Soup

For us this was white bean, sausage and broccoli soup since I didn’t have any spinach!  The recipe comes from the November 18, 2011 issue of “All You” magazine. 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 (14 oz) turkey kielbasa or other smoked sausage, cut into 2″ pieces 1 onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped … Continue reading