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

Simply Lasagna

Bob requested lasagna for dinner tonight so this is my go to lasagna recipe which is pretty easy to put together, not too time consuming.  It’s a Kraft recipe that I’ve had and made for a lot of years now so I’ve refined it a bit.  I’ll give you the original recipe and then my … Continue reading

Rigatoni in Creamy Tomato Sauce

This recipe comes from the September 23, 2011 (my son Zach’s birthday!) issue of “All You” magazine.  Quick, easy and tasty – what more could you ask for? 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 3 oz pepperoni, finely chopped (didn’t have any so left it out) 1 small onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped (or … Continue reading

Classic Minestrone #2

This recipe comes from the October 21, 2011 issue of “All You” magazine.  I haven’t had any yet because tonight is our Christmas Bunco dinner so I’m eating there but it smelled delicious while cooking. 2 carrots. diced 2 ribs celery, sliced 1 large onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced (or pressed) 4 cups low … Continue reading

Chocolate Dipped Pretzels

DON’T THROW AWAY THE LEFTOVER CHOCOLATE!  After you’ve dipped anything (truffles, cake pops, candies, etc), there is usually some chocolate left over after you’ve dipped everything, don’t throw it away!  When I know I’m going to dip anything, I always buy a bag of pretzels for the leftover chocolate.  Who doesn’t love chocolate dipped pretzels?  … Continue reading

Easy Oreo Truffles

Oh, Christmas!  I get to bake and bake and bake and then bake some more!  It truly is the most wonderful time of the year! 🙂  These couldn’t be any easier to make and look how cute they are!  The original recipe has them dipped in baking chocolate but I had a bag of red … Continue reading

Funeral Potatoes

These are a popular dish here in Utah.  I grew up in California and had never heard of them or eaten them until I moved here.  I’m sure you can guess the origin of these potatoes based on their name.  They were supposed to be for our neighborhood Christmas party last night but right before … Continue reading

Turkey Roll Ups

This is a Rhodes Rolls recipe and is perfect for using up some of that leftover turkey.  These taste like little turkey pot pies. 10 Rhodes dinner rolls, thawed to room temperature (I thawed 12 and still had filling left over) 2 cups diced cooked turkey 1/2 cup mayonnaise 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese 1/4 cup … Continue reading

Green Beans and Bacon

This recipe also comes from the November 2001 issue of “Food Network Magazine” (Thanksgiving dinner at the Johnson’s brought to you by the Food Network Magazine!).  I used the bacon that Bob had wrapped around the turkey in these.  They were really good! 2 1/2 pounds green beans, trimmed Kosher salt 1/2 pound bacon, roughly … Continue reading