Tortilla Soup

Another recipe from my Blendtec cookbook in the quest to use up the last of the garden tomatoes.  I thought I was doing pretty good until Bob brought in another huge bowl yesterday so now I’m right back where I started! 2 Roma tomatoes or 1 beefsteak tomato, quartered 1/2 large carrot 1″ slice red … Continue reading

Tomato Basil Soup

I just love homemade soup and it’s getting to be that time of year.  I made this for lunch today to use up some of the last tomatoes from our garden, it was delicious!  The recipe comes from my Blendtec cookbook that came with my Blendtec blender, I’m sure you could use a regular blender … Continue reading

Grilled Vegetable Pesto Pasta Salad

Courtney and Jaren came over for dinner last night so in my quest to still take advantage of all the yummies from our garden that is slowly starting to wind down, I made Balsamic Bruschetta and this oh so good pasta salad.  It comes from “My Recipes” and was yummy and easy to make, especially … Continue reading

Chicken Fajita Crescent Braid

Another installment of “Cooking with Courtney” from yesterday when we made this tasty dinner.  It is a Pillsbury recipe and truly was so easy to make and looked so pretty when it was done (I should have taken a picture of the whole thing to show you, when I make it again, I will.). 1 … Continue reading

Pasta with Basil, Tomatoes and Garlic

Dinner last night, trying to take advantage of all the fresh tomatoes and basil from our garden.  The recipe comes from “My Recipes”, easy and yummy! 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 2 large garlic cloves, finely chopped 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1 1/4 pounds (1 quart) small cherry and teardrop tomatoes (I used a … Continue reading

Tomato Basil Pasta Salad

Next up for Sunday dinner, this delicious pasta salad, everyone really loved this.  The recipe comes from “Betty Crocker”, one of my favorite recipe sources.  And it was the first time this summer that there were enough tomatoes from our garden to make an entire salad! 2 pounds Roma tomatoes, chopped (8 – 10 medium) … Continue reading

Pesto Ranch Crock Pot Chicken

Courtney and Jaren came over for dinner after church yesterday so we were all together and ate out on our deck in the backyard, it was good family time and a good dinner!  This chicken recipe comes from a blog called “Picky Palate”.  It has all the qualities of a recipe I love – easy … Continue reading

Zucchini, Black Bean and Rice Skillet

Dinner last night, trying to use up some of the produce from our garden and also from my neighbor’s garden, thanks Teresa!  This recipe comes from a website called “Ready Set Eat”.  It was easy and fast to make and Bob loved it!  We were thinking you could use it in a wrap too. 1 … Continue reading

Bowties and Squash with Fresh Basil Pesto

Yummiest dinner last night!  It started off with this homemade pesto recipe from the “Betty Crocker” website and went from there.  I made the pesto with the fresh basil from my garden and then cooked some pasta to put it on and then saw the bowl of squash sitting on the counter so I fried … Continue reading