originally posted March 19, 2009 Ever since I made this loaf of bread (nearly 4 years ago!) my husband has been occasionally asking me to make it again. I give him my sincerest apologies (and I don’t know what I was thinking waiting this long. This bread is AMAZING. So moist, but also light. And […]
Creamy Spicy Macaroni
This pasta dish was created on a whim and in a flurry before my husband arrived home. I was inspired by the abundance of peppers in my fridge, and, knowing my husband’s love of pasta, I set to work. This dish takes a few more pots and pans than I normally like to work with, […]
Mac & Cheese Success
Just wanted to share some exciting news–my Macaroni and Muenster Cheese recipe was featured on Pattitude’s blog in a Mac & Cheese Link party. I am so honored! Patti tells me she followed the recipe to a T, and both she and her husband loved the result. So go check out the link party recipes […]
Macaroni and Muenster Cheese
Who doesn’t love mac and cheese? This version is so simple to put together and is sure to please even the pickiest of eaters. Muenster cheese is creamy and very mild, making it a great accompaniment to the cooked pasta. Macaroni and Muenster Cheese recipe by adorkablerecipes.blogspot.com Serves 6 Ingredients 16 oz. short cut pasta […]
Monte Cristo Sandwiches
With a new package of delicious black forest ham alongside the swiss cheese in my fridge, I had the brilliant idea to make Monte Cristo sandwich for a different take on dinner. It was a good idea, let me tell you. Traditionally, the Monte Cristo is a ham and swiss sandwich dipped in egg batter and fried. […]
Baked Penne Pasta with Sausage (Slow Cooker)
I have never experimented with cooking pasta in the Crockpot, but tonight was the right time to try! I didn’t really have a dinner plan (or even a dinner thought) until almost 3pm. My first piano student was arriving at 4pm, the last would leave around 5:35pm and we had to be at church for […]
(Quick and Easy) Ricotta Tomato Penne
This is an amazingly quick (15 minutes!), surprisingly elegant, and super delicious dish. I came up with it as a dinner idea in a pinch last week. We didn’t have much time but I had some quality ingredients. Sometimes less is more. Nothing fancy. Just pasta. tomatoes. cheese. and of course garlic. It’s perfection in […]
Melanie’s Eggplant Lasagna
I had eggplant and Italian cheeses in the fridge. I wanted to try my hand at eggplant lasagna once again. I had made Rachael Ray’s version twice–the first with great success, the second with complete failure. It was awful. We literally scraped the cheese and sauce off of the eggplant and ate that for dinner. […]
Stuffed Poblano Peppers with Cheese Sauce
My refrigerator was overflowing with poblano peppers. Ok, not quite overflowing. I had four. And I had plans to use the in some scrumptious way. Originally, I was going to roast them. Mostly because that’s the typical first step in preparation of poblano peppers. Though I’m not sure why. I was browsing recipes for ideas […]
Baked Shells Casserole
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 […]