So here’s the New Year’s Eve chili in the bread bowl, Bob was happy! I didn’t have a bread bowl but this chili was yum-o! (Click here for bread bowl recipe.) 2 pounds hamburger 1 large onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, pressed or minced 32 oz tomato sauce 1 (14.5 oz) can Italian diced tomatoes … Continue reading
I made this the other day when my niece and her kids came over to visit, she said they liked macaroni and cheese. I also love a good homemade mac n cheese, none of this blue box stuff that Bob and I ate so much of when we were first married and sooooo poor! I … Continue reading
The weekly pot of soup after the gluttony of Christmas! This one’s a keeper, hearty and warming. 1 cup sliced celery, about 3 stalks 1 cup sliced carrots, about 2 carrots 1 cup diced onion, about 1 medium 1 1/3 cups sliced zucchini, about 2 small 4 cloves garlic, pressed 3 (14.5 oz each) cans … Continue reading
Trying out different recipes for the weekly pot of soup, decided to do a chili this week and since everyone here loves black beans, this was a good choice, thick and hearty, perfect for winter. 2 onions, chopped, about 2 cups 1/2 cup chopped celery 1/2 cup chopped carrots 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper … Continue reading
Here’s the other new recipe I tried for Thanksgiving dinner. Zach loves corn so I thought I’d mix it up a bit. This tasted good but I didn’t care for the texture, other people liked it though so if you don’t have texture issues then you might like it too. It was really “eggy” so … Continue reading
Sometimes I just start tossing things into the crock pot and hope for the best and sometimes that is what I get like this soup, which turned out perfectly! Lots of veggies and deliciousness! 1 cup chopped broccoli 1 cup green beans, cut in half 1/4 head of green cabbage, chopped 2 stalks celery, sliced … Continue reading
So I think this is week 4 for the weekly pot of soup goal, so far so good. It snowed at the beginning of the week so this soup was just the ticket for the cold weather. drizzle of olive oil 1 onion, chopped 2 carrots, sliced 2 celery stalks, sliced 1 medium or 2 … Continue reading
Just trying out some breakfast casserole recipes for the neighborhood Breakfast with Santa which I’m helping out with again this year. This was pretty yummy and easy to make, really potatoey as opposed to eggy. 1 (30 oz) package frozen cubed hash browns, thawed 1 pound bacon, cooked and crumbled 1 cup (4 oz) shredded … Continue reading
I told Bob that I’m going to try and make a pot of soup at the beginning of each week as I love having a bowl of homemade soup for lunch every day. We’ll see how long it lasts! This recipe comes from “Barefeet in the Kitchen” and was delicious and easy and quick, my … Continue reading
And just like that, soup season is here, hurray! I’ve been wanting to make some soup and this one was so quick and easy as I threw it together for dinner last night, not to mention yummy! The recipe comes from “The Cook’s Pyjamas”. 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, pressed … Continue reading
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