Tasty bacon cheeseburger soup is comfort food to the max. It’s loaded with familiar flavors and is surprisingly easy to make. I had seen recipes for cheeseburger soup but had never tried it. I couldn’t imagine how you could get soup to taste like a cheeseburger. Honestly, you just can’t, but you can make a…
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Pappardelle With Beef Ragout
Slow cooker pappardelle with beef ragout is a great fix it in the morning and eat it in the evening comforting meal. It’s even fancy enough for company! Mary Jo made this beef ragout with pappardelle pasta a couple times last winter, each time was when we were having company. It has simple ingredients but…
Tangy Vegetarian Minestrone Soup Recipe
I’m about to cover this vegetarian minestrone soup with fresh parmesan cheese. You could be doing the same in about 35 minutes! This is a kicked up version of your mundane minestrone soup and it’s so easy to make. I love easy, hearty recipes and this certainly fills the bill. It’s the perfect thing for…
Sheet Pan Roasted Vegetables with Sausage
This sheet pan dinner is so good! Just ask MaryJo, my official taste tester, (I think she liked it)! Roasted vegetables with sausage tossed with a number of spices to bring out the best flavors of the veggies is a meal you’ve got to try. Easy and tasty is in play here. I used a…
Vegetable Stir Fry with Tofu and Chicken
Finally back up in Minnesota and my daughter Amy, the dietician, fixed a vegetable stir fry with tofu and chicken. I became the designated vegetable chopper and she finished this delicious meal. Amy already got some nice broccoli from her garden, despite the ups and downs of the temperature this spring. It was tender…
Individual Chicken Pot Pies
3.14159265359∞ is pi. Therefore March 14 of any year is pi day, (3.14). Archimedes was the guy who got the number right, but it was William Jones in 1706 who starting using the Greek letter π to signify the infinite number. Enough of history. This is my offering for this year’s pi day: individual chicken pot pies. I…
Leftover Turkey Vegetable Soup
Soup..it’s what’s for Dinner We made a 14 pound turkey to feed 4 people! Therefore, Leftover Turkey Vegetable Soup. Mary Jo made wonderful turkey stock from the carcass. Mary Jo also made some delicious honey whole wheat bread to sop up the juices. It is winter. Bacon! Yep, I actually made leftover turkey vegetable soup…
Beef Barley Vegetable Soup Recipe
The weather in west central Florida has finally cooled down…like lows in the upper 40’s. When this happens, it’s time for some comfort food…in this case I made a beef barley vegetable soup for supper a couple nights ago. Mary Jo and I, usually at about 4 o’clock or 4:30, go back and forth about…
Healthy Roasted Fall Vegetables
I know that I’ve done roasted vegetables before, but this recipe post is different. This is Healthy Roasted Fall Vegetables…with a twist. We’re going to roast these yummy vegetables, serve them, but then make sure that there are leftovers to make this tasty vegetable hash. This recipe is totally inspired from an article by Beth…
Baked Chicken Thighs with Vegetables
Baked chicken thighs with vegetables took about 50 minutes start to finish. For a busy family, this would be a great weeknight meal. Meal planning can be a drag…even when it is only two people eating. That’s why I like to stock up on several meat products when Mary Jo and I are at the store….