Silly? No, not me!

I really have plans of this being a well read blog, at least by my friends and their friends. I am going to keep working towards making it user friendly and a little prettier. However, this was not the point of my post tonight.

My point was, a friend of mine let me know today that she tried one of the recipes I posted! YAY! Her boys even gobbled it down without any leftovers. Please share with me when you use my recipes, I love to know that this blog isn't useless! Thanks for your support and I will keep the recipes coming!

Update on the Blog

So, I am changing my plans slightly for this blog. Originally, I was only going to post once a day (if that) as I made each meal so I could post photos. However, I have decided it would be easiest if I post recipes when I have the time and add pictures at a later date when I make the meal. This way, my readers have plenty of recipes to choose from, even if the photos aren't up! Please feel free to pass my blog on to your friends! I am excited to share my passion of cooking with everyone!

Taco Bake

This meal is SUPER easy and super yummy!

2 tubes (7.5 oz each, 10 biscuits each) of buttermilk biscuits
1 lb ground beef
1 pckg taco seasoning
1 can chili
Shredded Cheddar cheese
Sour Cream
Salsa

Preheat oven to 400. Spray glass dish with cooking spray and place biscuits inside, touching and covering the bottom of dish.



Bake for 10 minutes. While that is baking, brown ground beef, drain and follow directions on taco seasoning to finish meat.



When meat is ready, add can of chili. Spread on biscuits. Sprinkle with cheddar and bake another 15 minutes.



When finished, top with salsa and sour cream!

Easy Peasy Chicken Parm

This is so yummy and SO easy! Even though it's called chicken parmigiana I prefer to use monterey jack on top :) So, here goes...

Boneless skinless chicken breasts (as many as you want/need)
Bread crumbs
melted butter
spaghetti sauce (or marinara, your choice)
cheese!!! (your choice, I like monterey or provolone)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Trim your breasts, place in bag (I prefer a grocery bag so I can easily toss the mess when done)) and BEAT YOUR MEAT! HAHAHA! I just had to say that. Alright, so you want to tenderize your chicken until it is uniform in thickness.



Dip in melted butter and then flip flop on a plate with bread crumbs until completely covered. Place on a foil lined cookie sheet.



Bake for 20 minutes. Spoon on sauce and cover with cheese. Bake about another 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Presto, you have chicken parm!!!



I serve with some spaghetti noddles tossed with the left over sauce and a salad. Enjoy!

Barley Beef Skillet

I got this recipe out of "Healthy Cooking", the magazine. I am going to make it tonight for dinner ( might be tomorrow night if I don't get to the store soon since my meat spoiled).

1 lb ground turkey
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 clove minced garlic
1 can (14.5 oz) reduced sodium beef broth
1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
1 cup water
2 small carrots chopped
1 small tomato chopped
2 stalks celery chopped
1 small zuchinni chopped
1 cup uncooked barley
2 tsp italian seasoning

In a large skillet cook beef onion and garlic; drain. Add the broth, tomato sauce and water to beef; bring to boil. Stir in remaining ingredients. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45-50 mintues or until barley is tender.

*Update- I doubled the barley, doubled the broth and added half a cup of water. I should have also doubled the veggies and will do so next time. This meal was good but seemed to be missing a "wow" factor. However, you can't beat lean meat, veggies and whole grains! Please let me know if you try it!

For you!

I frequently post about the yummy food I make on Facebook and have had numerous requests for recipes. I thought I just might start a blog with the yummy dishes I make! I will keep up with the new recipes I try and as time permits, blog my tried and true ones too! If you have a request for a recipe you have heard me mention, please don't hesitate to ask!