Chicken Alfredo with Sun-Dried Tomato Cream

I am not at all ashamed to admit that boxed meals with the word “Helper” in them appear on our dinner table once a month or so. This recipe that I found on BettyCrocker.com  uses a box of Chicken Helper Fettucine Alfredo with extra ingredients added to kick up the flavor. I think it sounds [...]

Rocco DiSpirito’s Marinara Sauce Recipe

Another yummy-sounding sauce recipe from the Good Morning America website:

Rocco DiSpirito’s Marinara Sauce:

Ingredients # 1/2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil # 6 garlic cloves, minced # 1 large yellow onion, cut into small dice # Salt # Crushed red pepper # Two 28-ounce cans tomato puree # 1/2 cup water # 1 small piece [...]

Recipe for “Sunday Sauce”

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/recipe?id=7344257

George Stephanopoulos’ Sunday Sauce with a Greek twist:

Ingredients # 3 medium sweet onions # 3 carrots # 3 celery stalks # 1 tablespoon garlic (chopped) # 4 strips thick bacon # 1 1/2 pounds ground chuck # 1/2 pound ground pork # 1/2 pound ground veal # 1 large can plum tomatoes # [...]

Review of Carnation Evaporated Mik – The Cooking Milk

When I visited the Nestle Culinary Center for their blogger education event, our first stop was the Baking Kitchen where we got an overview of Nestle’s baking products, including Carnation Evaporated Milk. We learned that Evaporated Milk is made with fresh milk that is carefully heated to remove half the water, making it rich and [...]

This Week’s Menu 07/27/09

Having just got back from BlogHer yesterday afternoon, I want the easiest meals I can make this week.Plus, my husband gets paid on Wednesday so for tonight and tomorrow it’s whatever I can find in the freezer and pantry.  Here’s what I’m planning:

Monday- Slow Cooker boneless skinless chicken breast with barbecue sauce, steamed broccoli [...]

Easy Spaghetti and Meatballs

Easy Spaghetti and Meatballs

Prep Time: 20 minutes, Cook Time: 20 minutes, serves 4

INGREDIENTS:

One pound lean ground beef

1/2 cup Italian seasoned dry bread crumbs

1 egg

1 jar (1 lb. 10 oz.) Ragu Old World Style Pasta Sauce (or any flavor)

8 ounces spaghetti, cooked and drained

DIRECTIONS:

Combine [...]

Four Foods on Friday #65

This week’s questions are about funny-sounding foods, pronounciation, and something made with mozzarella cheese. Here we go!

1. What’s the funniest sounding food or ingredient you know of?

I’ll admit it, I have a totally juvenile sense of humor. I still giggle when I see the word “wiener” for hot dog. And there’s this dessert [...]

PhotoRecipe-Italian Sausage Lasagna from The Betty Crocker Cookbook

My copy of The Betty Crocker Cookbook is at least 13 years old, I know I got it before Ryan was born. It’s a softcover edition too, so I have to be really careful when I open it so the spine doesn’t break. There have been new editions put out since then of course, but [...]

Four Foods on Friday #64

Here are this week’s questions:

#1. What’s the oddest thing you’ve ever made with bread?

I don’t think it’s weird, but the Deli Sandwich Ring recipe that I posted was certainly different than anything I’d done before. #2. What’s the oddest thing you’ve ever done with mac and cheese or pasta?

Again, I don’t think [...]

Feed a family of 4 for $10 with Prego!

Even though gas prices are coming down, food prices definitely are not. You want to feed your family quality meals that don’t sacrifice taste, but also don’t break the bank. Prego understands that it can be hard to make delicious and nutritious meals at home on a budget, but with their variety of Italian Sauces [...]