Pork Roast

This roast was the easiest dish I have made all week.  Salt and pepper roast and placed it in a roasting pan.  Baked at 350 and four hours later I had a moist, delicious roast.  We have enough meat to make a few dishes over the next few days and we all ate plenty! So,…

French Bread Pizza

Since we were not eating dinner with the children tonight I made French Bread Pizzas for them.  Quick, easy and it makes them happy. All I did was slice a loaf of French bread into quarters.  I make my own pizza sauce with a large can of crushed tomatoes, basil, oregano, minced garlic, parsley and…

Meatloaf

Today’s meatloaf is my own version of a classic meatloaf recipe.  I used quite a few vegetables and it was extremely moist. Ingredients 15 baby carrots, coarsely chopped 2 ribs celery, coarsely chopped 1/2 onion, coarsely chopped (if desired) 1/2 green bell pepper, coarsely chopped 1 cup of mushrooms, coarsely chopped 2 teaspoons of minced…

Sausage and Pepper Stew

Tonight’s Sausage and Pepper Stew recipe is courtesy of Marthastewart.com. Ingredients 3/4 pound hot Italian sausage 1 medium yellow onion, cut into 1/4-inch-thick half-moons 1 medium green bell pepper, seeds and ribs removed, cut into 1/2-inch-thick strips 1 medium red bell pepper, seeds and ribs removed, cut into 1/2-inch-thick strips 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt,…

Moo Goo Gai Pan – Chinese New Year

The first day of our new game was a rousing success.   To celebrate the Chinese New Year I found a recipe for Moo Goo Gai Pan at Allrecipes.com. The recipe itself was fairly simple to make: Ingredients 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms 2 cups chopped broccoli florets 1 (8 ounce) can…

What’s for Dinner Moms?

After listening to “What’s for dinner Mom?”  every day, for the past 11 years, no matter what the answer I gave them, the reply was always the same, “Again?” I am not overly creative lately in my choices for dinner so I am going on a quest to see how many different dishes I can…