I was looking for a tasty way to use up the rest of the Ricotta cheese from my homemade ravioli and the first place I looked was on Rachael Ray’s show recipe archives. I rarely follow her recipes to the T–but I’m pretty sure that’s how she would want it. Free Style Cooking. It’s the […]
Three Cheese Ravioli
For my dad’s birthday I promised him a homemade dinner and dessert of his choice. I knew he would choose Apple Pie for the sweet ending of the meal, and I was wanting to make homemade pasta for the main course. But in what form? When I saw Aldi carry Ricotta cheese as a specialty […]
Chewy Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies
Recently I borrowed a great cookie resource from my local library–Martha Stewart’s Cookies. I’m not in any way, shape or form a Martha fan, but I AM a fan of cookies and this cookbook is choc full of great recipes. Some of them are just ridiculously extravagant for my taste, but I was pleasantly surprised to discovery […]
Bread Machine Pizza Dough
This is a Friday night tradition for Kevin and I. It’s so easy to throw together, I can’t imagine buying a store-bought crust! We look forward to our Friday evening tradition of this pizza and a library-borrowed movie. And the great part about making pizza dough is you can save half for later in the freezer […]
Oatmeal Bread
While visiting my local library this week, I was browsing the recipe book section as per usual and stumbled upon Betty Crocker’s Best Bread Machine Cookbook. This little baby is chock full of amazing recipes, providing nearly endless ways to enjoy the large kitchen appliance known as the bread machine. Seriously. You need to invest […]
Spicy Ranch Patty Melts
Yesterday was a long hard day. I didn’t really want to spend an hour and a half in the kitchen making dinner but I am SO GLAD I did. This was on the menu plan and I was craving a good burger and fries (minus the grease and grossness). Because I had no hamburger buns […]
Oven Baked Fries
Roasted potato wedges or fries are a frequent side dish in our house–especially when burgers are on the menu. For me, you can’t have one without the other. In my experience it seems that every other batch turns out great. The rest of them are just…meh. I could get the right flavoring and the wedges […]
Spicy Fiesta Soup.
I wanted a hearty soup. I wanted spice. zip. intensity. I wanted Spicy* Fiesta** soup***. *Spicy because it is. **Fiesta because of the fun colors of the peppers and it’s Mexican flair. ***Soup because it has a broth base not a tomato base. Yes, I had this ideal picture in my mind as I looked […]
Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies
I had a hankering for peanut butter. But what’s new, right? If you know me at all, then you know I’m a peanut butter-aholic. But this isn’t about me. Nope, not at all. I needed to whip up a batch of cookies for the weekly bake sale at church. These people need their cookies. (Seriously.) And […]
Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
These cookies live up to their name. Kevin was quite thrilled about them and I, of course, loved them too! Ingredients 1 cup butter, softened (or ½ cup shortening and ½ cup margarine) 1 cup packed light brown sugar 1/2 cup white sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 ¼ to 1 ¾ cups […]