Pesto Ravioli

Oh this is so yummy!
However, I could not get Allikaye to try it!
I mean it stayed on her plate until bedtime!
I let her eat some crackers, but she even denied ice cream for one bite!
Grrr...
I think it was the green in the pesto that frightened the little Miss!

So...you want the recipe now?
Matt and I loved it!!
We even made it again the next night!
But Allikaye had mac n cheese!

What you need:
olive oil
yellow bell pepper
sliced carrots
1 can chicken broth
1 package refrigerated cheese filled ravioli
1/4 cup pesto
parmesan cheese

Get Cookin:
Pour broth into skillet and add ravioli.
Bring to a boil.
Then simmer for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook the pepper and carrots in olive oil until tender,
about 5 minutes too!
Remove some of the broth then add in peppers and carrots
and 1/4 cup pesto.
Mix well
and serve with LOVE!

Hope your kids eat it!
If they won't...I will!

Good old fashioned Mac and Cheese...

Easy and cheesy and yummy!!

What you need:
Elbow macaroni noodles
some fresh bread crumbs
4 Tbs, butter, melted
some minced onion
1 tbs. flour
1/4 tsp. dry mustard
salt n pepa
1 1/2 cups milk
2 cups cheddar cheese

Get Cookin:

Preheat oven to 350.
Cook macaroni noodles.
In a saucepan combine 2 Tbs. butter and minced onion, then add flour, salt and pepper; stir until blended.
Stir in milk; cook stirring until thickened.
Stir in cheese.

Look at this cheesy- deliciousness!

Pour in noodles.
Mix it all together.
Sprinkle bread crumbs over and put butter on top.
Bake at 350 for 20 minutes!

Yummo!

Chicken Salad Sandwich

Perfect summer lunchin'
Here ya go!

What you need:
canned chicken
pickle relish
mayo
craisins...dried cranberries
sunflower kernels

Get Cookin:
I just simply eye ball all the ingredients together...
whatever floats your boat...
whatever crumbles your cookie...
whatever...

Just mix it all together!

I have also used halved grapes instead of the cranberries...
and maybe you would like celery?
I have also had it with walnuts instead of sunflower seeds.
But no matter what...
it is g-o-o-d!

Oh, I also like to toast my bread first too!
And the hub had it on crescent rolls that were left over from dinner!

Yummo!

Cherry Chip Chessecake Bars

I found this recipe by chance...
happened to have all the ingredients...
and it was yummo!

What you need:
Cherry Chip cake mix
Cherry flavored tub o' frosting
1/2 cup butter or marg
2 packages cream cheese
3 eggs

Get Cookin:
Heat oven to 325
Beat dry cake mix and butter until crumbly
(reserve 1 cup for the top of the bars)
Press into the bottom of a 9x13 pan
In same bowl, beat cream cheese and tub o' frosting
Beat in eggs
Pour over crust
Sprinkle with the remaining crust mixture
Bake for 45 minutes!!
Refrigerate for 2 hours

Woohoo!

Mac and Cheese

What you need:

7 oz penne pasta

1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp. seasoned salt
1/2 tsp. grouund mustard
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. worcestershire sauce
2 cups milk
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar
3 oz. cream cheese

4 oz. shredded monterry jack

Italian Parsley

Get Cookin:

Heat oven to 350. Cook pasta as directed on bag. In a saucepan melt butter. Then add flour, seasoned salt, ground mustard, pepper, worcestershire sauce. This will make a thick mixture so don't worry. Remove from heat and add in milk. Put it back on the stove and boil. Stir after boils for 1 min. Remove from heat and add all the cheeses and stir with a whisk.
Mix mixture and pasta and put in a casserole dish and bake for 20 minutes uncovered. Sprinkle with a little Italian parsley.

YUM!

Rainy Day Smores!

Simple as smores are...
here are some to make in your oven!

I just layered graham crackers on a cookie sheet...
put mini marshamllows...
and chocolate chips...

Turned on the broiler...
and waited until the marshmallows were nice and brown.

Yum!

Crepes

What you need:
1 3/4 Cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
3 eggs
5 tablespoons butter, melted

Get Cookin':
Mix flour and salt in a large bowl...
Whisk together milk and eggs in a medium bowl...
then pour into flour mixture and whisk...
then whisk butter in.
Then refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Add more milk if needed to make it the consistency of heavy cream...
I usually have to add more.

Heat a skillet, brush with butter...
pour in about 1/2 a cup of batter and turn and tilt until the pan is covered.
Let sit until it looks set...
little bubbles appear...
and the sides turn up a little.
Use a spatula and flip it!

Than spread with Nutella...
or anything else your little heart desires!

Yum-o!

Easy Chicken and Noodles

What's always the theme?
EASY!
So here's another one!
And you know I'm a fan of that canned chicken goodness!

What you need:
2 cans of cream of chicken of soup (yes 2...there's only 1 in the picture)
2 cans chicken
1 15 oz. can of peas
1 8 oz jar of sliced mushrooms
3/4 a package of angel hair pasta

Get Cookin':
Mix soup, chicken, peas and mushrooms in a saucepan...
until heated through.
Serve over warm cooked pasta!

Wow...now that is some EASY cookin'!
Oh...and Yumm-o!

Poor Man's Chicken Cordon Bleu

It has cream cheese in it...
and that is good enough for me...
okay the bacon doesn't hurt either!

What you need:
8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
4 green onions - minced (I cut with scissors)
garlic powder to taste
6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
12 bacon strips

Here is a before pic...

Get Cookin'...
Combine cream cheese, onions, and garlic powder, set aside.
Flatten chicken breats with a rolling pin.
Spread cream cheese mixture down the center of each chick...
fold chick in half...
wrap 2 bacon strips around each...
secure with toothpicks,
In an ungreased pan...
bake at 350 for one hour!

Enjoy...you poor man!