Archive for October, 2007

Warm Toasted Marshmallow S’more Bars

This is a Betty Crocker recipe from one of those Betty Crocker magazines at the grocery checkout stand, but the recipe is also here. This bar is super rich, so a little goes a long way. I found, at least with our oven, that it took longer to cook, and I let it […]

Dilled Chicken Fricassee with New Potatoes and Asparagus

This recipe comes from the May 22, 1990 issue of Woman’s Day. This was one of my most favorite recipes my mom made when I was in high school. I loved it so much that for over 4 years I’d been asking her to send me the recipe. She never got around […]

Banana Peanut Butter Loaf

I once again had some overripe bananas on the counter. Trying to figure out what to do with them, I remember a recipe I found and gave to a coworker. My coworker made the bread and said it was wonderful, so I gave it a try. I’m not a fan of nuts […]

Bev’s Classic Baked Ziti and Meatballs

If you live anywhere outside the Northeast, you probably don’t know what Baked Ziti is, and if you do know what it is you probably haven’t had really great Baked Ziti. There are few things I think Italian restaurants do better in the Northeast than anywhere else, and one of those is Baked Ziti.
These […]

Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars

We were sitting at the car dealership on Saturday waiting for the car to be fixed and the food network was on and showing Paula’s Home Cooking. While many of her dishes sound yummy, I don’t usually cook her food, mainly because they are usually not exactly good for you. The Peanut Butter […]

French Bistro Night

When our kids are sick usually I do not plan nor do have any desire to prepare a project dinner. Yesterday we had one sick child and it was cold and rainy out, so we were house ridden. I was starting to go a bit crazy being stuck in the house, and since […]

Pasta with Spinach and Ricotta Pesto

One of our children is a veggie eater and the other is not. The whole family loves pesto, so when I came across this pesto recipe I thought we should give it a try. It substitutes spinach for the basil, and we all know that spinach is quite nutritious. The non veggie […]

Rustic Tomato Soup

Nothing says fall like grilled cheese and tomato soup. EtE asked for soup and sandwiches for dinner (he’s had that at preschool and liked it). So -s decided to make homemade tomato soup. I take no credit for this recipe, except for chopping the garlic and rosemary. The soup turned out excellent and is kid […]

Chili

One thing I love about chili is that anything goes.  I’m no purest when it comes to chili, so I will not enter the debate of tomatoes or no tomatoes, beans or no beans etc.  I threw this chili together tonight, not exactly having a plan, and it turned out really well.  -s even said […]

Cornbread

Here’s another family recipe from my Grandmother. Not sure if it is her creation, published somewhere, or from someone else’s kitchen. Regardless, it’s my favorite cornbread of all time! It’s simple to make, and absolutely delicious!
Ingredients:

1.25 c. flour
1 c. corn meal
3 tsp. baking powder
1/3 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 egg
1 c. milk
1/3 c. […]