I’ve mentioned before that I am lucky enough to be married to man who pretty much loves everything I make. So sometimes it is hard for me to gauge how good something really is because he likes everything. There have been a few rare instances where he hasn’t liked something and believe me I have [...]
Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
November 9, 2011 By 14 Comments
Over the last 20 years I have probably made 25 or more business trips to Minnesota. I think each time I have gone I have enjoyed a bowl of Chicken and Wild Rice Soup. It is a Minnesota kind of soup. I’m not sure why but Minnesota makes the best Chicken and Wild Rice Soup. [...]
Pesto Chicken Pizza
September 19, 2011 By 5 Comments
Several weeks ago I asked a question on Facebook. If you had to pick one food to eat the rest of your life, what would it be? The answers were great and fun to read. My answer was pizza. I love pizza and when you think about it, it is really a pretty healthy food [...]
Roasted Cherry Tomato, Garlic and Chicken Pasta
September 12, 2011 By 3 Comments
Look what I picked from my garden yesterday morning. A basket full of these lovelies. Underneath there is a nice layer of cherry tomatoes. My husband loves to just pop them right in his mouth but my favorite thing to do with them is roast them. It makes them so sweet, just like candy. To [...]
Chicken Enchiladas and Enchilada Sauce
August 11, 2011 By 15 Comments
Today’s recipe is the fourth in the series of recipes I promised you that make quick and easy summer meals because they start with a rotisserie chicken. You can pick one up at Costco or your local grocery store and dinner is halfway made. I love a good enchilada. I prefer my enchiladas made with [...]
Roasted Chicken
May 20, 2011 By 3 Comments
So today’s recipe will probably be the easiest recipe you ever see here on the blog. It may be easy but it is so good! A juicy, moist chicken with a delicious, crispy skin. Yum!! Just get yourself a nice little chicken. New Seasons here in Portland carries some nice free range, organic chickens. The [...]
Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
April 28, 2011 By 22 Comments
Today’s recipe may be one of my favorite meals of all time. It is real comfort food to me. This recipe also makes enough for at least two meals for us, even more now with my reduced size family. I love having a container or two of it in my freezer for those evenings when [...]
Quick Chicken and Rice Soup
April 15, 2011 By 10 Comments
In my ongoing efforts to please, today’s recipe is per your requests for quick and easy dinner ideas. Especially ones that are easy to pull together after a long day of running kids to ball games, practices etc. Here in the NW, those ball games and practices are pretty cold and wet this time of [...]
Sunday Pot Roast
March 30, 2011 By 17 Comments
Growing up, there was always some type of roast for Sunday dinner. It was pretty standard fare for both my husband and I. We are not big red meat eaters at our house but sometimes a nice, tender pot roast is just what you need. We go to church for three hours each Sunday (yes, [...]
Chicken Marsala
March 18, 2011 By 11 Comments
This last weekend my in laws came to visit and see Tessa perform in Hairspray. Since they don’t visit very often I always want to make sure that things are nice while they are here. Despite the craziness of everything that was going on last weekend I wanted to fix a nice Sunday dinner. I [...]
