Yes, we all have days where we cannot even get dinner to the table without trauma. So tonight we had a “snacky” dinner. Cheese, apples, pretzels, crackers, salami, sunflower seeds and sesame sticks. Not overly nutritious but combined with a movie in my bed it was just what my family needed.
Baked Italian Sausage and Pasta
I had Italian Sausage in the freezer and needed a quick weeknight meal so it quickly became a pasta bake. The sausage was frozen so I sliced it to cook quicker. I threw in a pepper and onion near the end of when it was cooking to soften slightly. When the sausage was done cooking…
Ham and Swiss Impossible Pie
I needed to find something quick using all the ingredients I had in my refrigerator and I came up with this. It is a take-off on Impossibly Cheeseburger Pie from Bettycrocker.com. It was a hit. Quick, easy and cheesy all the things my family and I love. Ingredients: 1 lb diced ham 1 Tablespoon of…
Cashew Chicken
I searched for a recipe that I thought my family would eat and then ended up adapting the Recipe for Cashew Chicken from Food.com that I found for my family. My family voted this into their top three meals of the year to date. For them this is a big deal! Ingredients: 1/2 cup chicken…
Homemade Sloppy Joes
I don’t think I have ever made Sloppy Joes that didn’t come from a can. My mother used to always make this when we were children and I loved it. I don’t know why it took me so long to make it for my children. It was actually very easy and they loved the…
Greek Cheeseburgers
My family loves the flavors of spinach, feta and garlic so I came up with my version of a “Greek” cheeseburger. They love these and it makes me feel good that I am serving them spinach they will eat. Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb. ground beef 2/3 cup of feta cheese 1 box of frozen…
Penne Pasta with Spaghetti Sauce and Turkey Meatballs
Tonight’s dinner was completely from the freezer, box and jar. Dance nights are for quick meals. We used Wegman’s Turkey Meatballs for the first time. They were okay for a pinch but they were a bit dry and flavorless. I far prefer the turkey meatballs I normally buy at BJs. I cannot even remember the…
Homemade Waffles
This recipe is highly adapted from the Waffles I recipe at Allrecipes.com. I used our Cinderella Waffle Maker so the pockets were not as deep and fluffy as could be but the flavor was very nice. Ingredients 2 eggs 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 3/4 cups milk 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1/4 cup sugar 4…
Chicken Alfredo Roll-ups
This recipe for Chicken Alfredo Roll-Ups is originally from Mmm…Cafe. The recipe can be found at mmmcafe.blogspot.com which adapted the recipe from Artsyfartsymama.blogspot.com. I am going to say that mine look nothing like her beautiful Chicken Alfredo Roll-Ups but they taste AMAZING! I also added Ricotta to mine to make it even cheesier. Next time…
Macaroni and Beef with Cheese
I found this recipe on Pinterest which is from Michael Ruhlman’s Translating the Chef Craft for Every Kitchen. The Macaroni and Beef with Cheese recipe is on Ruhlman.com. I did not read this entire recipe the first night I went to make it until it was about an hour before dinner. Read through this recipe…
Cheesy Potato Casserole
This recipe is an adaptation from Food.com’s Mom’s Cheesy Potato Casserole aka Funeral Potatoes. This recipe originally contained cream of chicken soup but having a gluten-free child we do not use canned soups. So I just tried it without the soup. Although it probably wasn’t as “firm” we all thought it tasted good. I served…
Spinach Lasagna
I finally found a good, cheap soy free spaghetti sauce for my family and that made this dinner all the easier to prepare. I have a son who is soy sensitive so I usually make my own spaghetti sauce but I was able to find one made with olive oil. Ingredients: 1 box of lasagna…
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