Recipes for everyday living.
Broccoli and Chicken Alfredo16 oz penne (or whatever pasta you would prefer)2 c. broccoli (blanched)2 chicken breasts2 cloves of garlic1 1/2 c. heavy whipping cream1 c...
I baked butternut squash a couple days ago and had it sitting in the fridge, deciding if I want to make a pie out of it or freeze it for something else... So this morning I decided to stick it in some pancakes...
Sunday, I stuck a turkey in the oven before church, Jesse peeled some potatoes and had them sitting in a pot of water ready to be boiled and we came home to a delicious smell!We enjoyed a great turkey dinner and had quite a bit of leftover gravy, so I stuck it in the fridge and reheated it tonight,...
Yesterday I posted how to bake a squash and thought I would include pictures of the butternut squash I did as well. This is a pretty tasty squash, it took almost 2 hours to get soft and it was dryer than acorn squash.Please excuse the blurry pics...
This is acorn squash, but as far as I know this works for all types of squash.Cut the squash in half.Remove the seeds.Bake at 350˚ for 1-2 hours, until the outside is flexible.Scoop the insides out and serve or save.I bake them upside down.My mom would put them right side up and put a pat of ...
Each fall we go to a family farm about 20 minutes away, they are just outside a smaller town. We pick our pumpkins out there- so much cheaper than anywhere in town and I love going to the farm. It's comforting to me, to be out in the country and talk with the person who grew the veggies...
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A couple years ago (can't believe I've been blogging that long!!) I posted a recipe for Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies I love them, they didn't need any improvement. But, I'm really trying to get away from shortening as an ingrediant...
This is adapted from my regular apple pie recipe. You don't taste honey at all, this pie has a very natural sweet flavor and is really good. I'm working my way towards not using sugar in our every day diet, so I loved the way this came out...
Stephen's birthday. He wanted a Chocobo on his cake, so he looked up this picture. He drew it out on the cake with a tooth pick and I went over it with the frosting. Didn't he do such a good job?!Chocolate Man of the House Cake2 1/3 c. flour1 TB baking powder3/4 tsp salt1 1/2 c. sugar1/2 c...
With our abundance of apples we made apple butter in the crockpot-- super easy!I think my crockpot is a 4 qt.Crockpot Apple ButterCored, peeled and cut apples to fill crockpotAdd:2-3 c. sugar1 tsp. ground cinnamon1/2 tsp...
Rachel's Cooking Hey guys- I was just asked to be a featured blogger on Bizymoms.com, since I don't blog about thing specific to where we live they featured me in Chicago. Please stop by the blog and click on the button to vote for me! Thanks!
I have a huge amount of apples. A friend of a friend has a tree and so we picked alot. I'll have to post a picture... only we are working on the entrance to the kitchen and the wall the computers are normally on, so 2 computers are dissconnected and too far from the cable to bother with hooking up...
So I started a new blog. It's my money making attempt.In order to make money I do have to have an original blog post between each advertising post, so I will be writing things and posting pictures. I also need to have it going for 30 days before I start posting the ads...
