For some nice comfort food for a cooler Fall evening check out my post over at Portland Mama. If you have a counter overflowing with tomatoes like I do, you could use fresh tomatoes instead of canned.
Roasted Cherry Tomato, Garlic and Chicken Pasta
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 [...]
Roasted Red Pepper Ravioli and Giveaway
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Pasta a la Leigh Anne
Yesterday I had an over abundance of basil left over from dinner on Wednesday night so I needed to use it up. I also had a couple of chicken breasts that needed cooking and I was in a pasta kind of mood. As a result I give you Pasta a la Leigh Anne. The first [...]
Penne with Spinach and Chicken Sausage
If you are a fan of my Facebook Page I’ve been keeping you posted on my latest organizing frenzy. I attacked my office first and then it was onto my bedroom and closet. I even gave away a couple of pair of black boots the other day so if you aren’t a fan of Your [...]
Baked Ziti with Spinach and Sausage
Last Sunday we had these cute boys over for dinner again. At church there is a calendar that is passed around and people sign up to feed the missionaries each night. I had told the Elders that if they ever had a hole in the calendar and no where to go for dinner to [...]
Herbed Pasta
For our anniversary this year I gave Jim a cookbook. Not a very romantic gift for a 28th wedding anniversary but I had my reasons! For the last couple of years I have been telling Jim that I would cook for the first 30 years of our marriage and he was in charge of cooking the [...]
“Really Good” Noodles and Chicken
Before you drool over today’s Lovely Lemon recipe you MUST go over to iLashGirls and check out this week’s Giveaway. April’s word of the month is Gifts so we are kicking it off with Gift’s Galore Giveaway. Not one, not two but THREE different giveaways. The gifts are all perfect for Mother’s Day gift giving!! Don’t miss [...]
Friday Favorite – Mediterranenan Chicken and Bow Ties
Despite the long name of the dish it is a quick and easy one to prepare. It is perfect for this time of the year when all those cherry tomatoes in the garden are ripe! If you don’t have cherry tomatoes just chop up any type of tomato. This dish is one of my “go [...]





















