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I really love reading what you all are making.. it always gives me inspiration for my weekly menus. :) Tonight I made a pasta dish I came up with years ago.. It's nothing special.. braised italian sausages that are sliced after they are almost done then thrown back into the pan with some oil to...

I have chicken breasts marinating in the fridge that we plan to grill.. to go with it, probably some brown rice a salad and some kind of veg.. maybe broccoli or carrots.

I bought the cheapest frozen closest to 14lb turkey I could find at the grocery store (HEB).. I'll be brining it tonight and rubbing it with the "sticky chicken" spices (makes like a rostiserrie chicken) tomorrow and slow roasting it Thursday. I use Alton Brown's brine, with the addition of...

For us it depends on the holiday... I've always been of the mind, Turkey on Thanksgiving, Ham for Christmas, Smoked Brisket for Easter... The prep on the turkey changes each year though.. it's always brined.. but sometimes we deep fry it.. sometimes we smoke it.. and sometimes we roast it.. this...

We made pulled pork nachos, with some leftover pulled pork, homemade pickled jalapenos, and cheese sauce. They were yummy!

I use what Uncle Bob said, Mapeline.. good stuff! .. just mixed it with amber colored syrup bought from the store.. it was yummy, and my kids certainly didn't care that it wasn't pure maple syrup.. I also use it in my maple glaze for my cinnamon rolls.

My husband is diabetic and one of his favorite special meals is a pan seared steak (for special occasions I get a ribeye, other times I get a NY strip), and on the side sauteed squash and zucchini that has a can of fire roasted tomatoes and some basil in it, and green beans that are blanched and...

Not a clue yet. The Husband is going to pick something up at the grocery store on his way home, but I have no idea what to tell him to get. I'm trying to trim down before a wedding we are attending in two weeks, so I'm trying to make healthy less rich choices.... But nothing has jumped out at...

It's freezing here in the south today, so I'm thinking a big pot of chicken and dumplings is in order for dinner tonight.. with some homemade buttermilk biscuits. And if I'm feeling ambitious in a little bit I'm thinking about making a red velvet cake for some cake truffles. Lunch will...

The Husband and kids had chili dogs, fries and brown sugar baked beans. It had to be easy because The husband had to do the cooking tonight while I was at a girl scout troop planning meeting. I had some simply asia noodles when I got home, spicy kung pao flavor.

We'll be having Coq Au Vin, I prepared it yesterday since it's always better the second day. :)

Ooohhh.. Thanks for the Coq Au Vin idea! I've been wanting to make that recently and I think New Years Day is the perfect time. As for NYE.. we usually snack on queso, salsa, various other dips, meatballs, etc. But I'm also thinking Chinese takeout sounds pretty darn yummy, too. But I definitly...

I think I might have figured it out.. Spaghetti carbonara with ham instead of bacon/pancetta. :) The Husband is going to pick me up some cream on his way home and I'm good to go. :)

Well, I have lots of leftover ham.. Still trying to figure out what I want to do with it. I've got eggs, so the obvious choice is omlettes or something.. but I really have to be in the mood to eat eggs, and I'm definitly not in that mood right now. :( So, I'm still staring bleakly at the ham...

I made myself some french toast with maple syrup.

I made grilled pork chops that I marinated in balsamic vinegar, olive oil, garlic, basil and parsley, with a simple honey mustard at the table for dipping. Had baked potatoes, and some squash sauteed with onions, garlic and red pepper along wtih it.. It was really yummy!

We decided on chinese take out... Spicy orange beef (crispy) and fried rice. And The Husband just got here with it, so I'm off to enjoy! :)

I wanted to have some of the leftover Chicken and Dumplings that I made for dinner last night.. but The Husband ate them for lunch. So, I guess it's back to the original plan of spaghetti and meatballs.. homemade meatballs and from scratch red sauce. :) It's my twin daughters absolute favorite...

My favorite herbs are basil and rosemary My favorite spices are black pepper, clove and nutmeg

My favorite is Blue Bell icecream.. it's made here in Texas and is just to die for! My favorite flavor is the Butter Pecan. Mmmm if you are blessed to live in one of the few states that Blue Bell is shipped to, you know what I'm talking about. :) My favorite frozen "treat" is a blended...

Eating at home is only healthier if you CHOOSE to make it healthier. It can be just as bad, if not worse, than a fast food restaurant if you choose bad foods when at the grocery store. In the same vein, eating out can be just as healthy as scratch cooking. You can CHOOSE to eat at a...

This reminds me of how my 3rd DS likes his PBJ.. He likes to butter the outside of the sammie, and then grills it in a pan like you would a grilled cheese. It's pretty good. :)

LOLOL I know just what you mean.. the only thing I can make in 30 minutes is hotdogs or frozen burritos! LOL As for the recipe.. I love baked pastas and I am looking forward to trying this dish, no matter how long it takes me to prep!

I had some leftover butternut squash risotto, from Thanksgiving. :) It was yummy.

No, but I grew up close to Sugar Land.. We left the Houston area when I was 13, though. I'm in the Austin area now.