Healthy Turkey Meatballs

Trying to eat healthier especially when visiting my folks, I came across this recipe for turkey meatballs. What I liked about it was it was low in sodium. My mom can’t have much sodium anymore, so this recipe was perfect for her esp when craving pasta. I served it with a simple low sodium, no sugar [...]

Penne with Treviso and goat cheese

What a great addition to our weekend bbq. This dish was FABULOUS as all Giada recipes are. This didnt take too long to make , so I was still able to enjoy the bbq without being stuck in the kitchen or having to do too much the day before. Great twist on a regular old [...]

Athenian Shrimp and Orzo

H and I eat shrimp quite often and it is hard to keep the recipes new and exciting. So recently I was going thru my google reader for some shrimp recipes and came across this one from Sugar and Spice. I have used many of her recipes before and this one didnt disappoint. I found [...]

Parmesan Orzo

I haven’t had orzo before, but after hearing rave reviews from the gals on the cooking chat board, I decided to give it a try. It is great and a pasta-like rice. It cooked up well and had great flavor! I found this recipe on Allrecipes.com and made it just like the recipe, with the [...]

Cheesy Baked Tortellini

Nothing better on a gloomy, stormy day than a comforting dish of cheesy pasta..mmmmm! I have heard about this recipe for a while now and had some mascarpone on hand to use up, so tonight was the night! And it was oh so good! This is another great Giada recipe and like all her other [...]

Crab and Ricotta Manicotti

I have had this recipe saved in my archives for a while now and have been dying to make it. It seemed very rich and too much for just a weeknight dinner and our weekends have been so busy that I just haven’t found the time. Well when H said he (meaning me) was hosting [...]

Cheesy Skillet Chicken

A great easy weeknight recipe found on Lauren’s Kitchen Blog. Not sure who originally came up with it, but it has been going around the cooking board for quite a while now and it is great. I would drain some of the tomato juice out and use a bit less milk and soup since it [...]

Pasta Alla Marlboro Man

I got this recipe from Lauren’s Kitchen. For pasta sauce, this was quite easy and didn’t take all day long to simmer. I loved the chunky tomatoes in it and the deep tomato and cheesy taste. I did use gr. beef as she used gr. turkey and it was delicious! As spaghetti lovers, this was [...]

Gnocchi di Ricotta

I love gnocchi. But have never found a recipe that is quite like what you find at good Italian restaurants. So, when I stumbled upon this recipe on the Italian Chef Recipe Site, it sounded great and I decided I would give gnocchi making another shot! I found this recipe to come together easily and [...]

Three Cheese Mini Macs

A great appetizer or side dish to any dinner/lunch. I did make ours in muffin tins instead of mini muffin tins as I wanted this as the main entree for our dinner tonight. I also cut the recipe in half for the two of us and have just a bit of leftovers for meatless Friday [...]