Four Foods on Friday 107

Here are this week’s questions from Val at Fun, Crafts and Recipes:

1. Name two items on your kitchen counter. 2. What’s in your sink now? 3. What’s on your stove now? 4. What’s in your oven now?

And here are my answers:

1. Coffeemaker and Toaster 2. Dinner dishes 3. A DiGiorno Rising Crust [...]

Menu Plan Monday

Here’s what I’m planning to fix for lunches and dinners this week. Breakfast is always cereal or toast with peanut butter so it doesn’t require much planning.  I’m not going to assign specific meals to specific days because I fix meals based on what I feel like having.

1. Grandma’s Spaghetti Sauce from the [...]

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 [...]

24 Reasons to Gather Around the Dinner Table

How often does your family have dinner together? If you’re like most families nowadays, the answer is probably, “Not very often.”

It’s understandable. Modern families are busy. Both parents work and sometimes get home at different times. Children have activities to go to, and Mom’s got to drive them all over the place. Really, who’s [...]

Grilling Tips from a Pro BBQ Master

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Hungry for some summer BBQ? Award winning BBQ Pit Masters from across the country are showing off their grilling skills during the Prilosec OTC BBQ Shootout Series this summer, and sharing the love with foodies and NASCAR fans alike. While we drool in anticipation of summer grilling sessions, one of the [...]

Four Foods on Friday 75

Here’s this week’s questions:

#1. blueyes’ question. What’s your favorite seafood recipe?

I love seafood salad!  It’s so easy to make, too:

SEAFOOD SALAD:

1 – 1 1/4 c. cooked shrimp, crabmeat or lobster (I use the imitation crab sticks, chopped into chunks, and those little salad shrimp) 1 c. thinly sliced celery (I only [...]

Turkey, Bacon and Cheese Crescent Sandwiches

image from Pillsbury.com

I found this recipe on the Pillsbury website, doesn’t it look good?

Turkey, Bacon and Cheese Sandwiches

INGREDIENTS:

1 can (10.1 oz) Pillsbury® Big & Flaky refrigerated crescent dinner rolls 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 6 oz thinly sliced cooked turkey (from deli) 3 oz thinly sliced Swiss cheese (from [...]

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 [...]

Hello from the Nestle Culinary Center!

Yesterday, Nestle flew me to Solon, Ohio to attend a day-long conference and roundtable discussion on the topic of Let’s Fix Dinner. This morning we started out in the Nestle Baking Kitchen meeting with Jenny from VeryBestBaking.com and eating fresh-baked cookies (YUM). Then we moved into their Culinary Center which is like a huge kitchen [...]

Hungry Girl EZ Tomato Basil Chicken

The link for this recipe was in today’s Hungry Girl newsletter. Three ingredients? I’m SO making this!

EZ Tomato Basil Chicken PER SERVING (1/4th of recipe): 175 calories, 1.5g fat, 251mg sodium, 11g carbs, 2g fiber, 6g sugars, 28g protein — POINTS® value 3*

Toss leftovers on top of lettuce for a [...]