Slow Cooker Beef Bolognese

February 17, 2025February 13, 2025 RefreshHer4 Comments

Vacation food inspiration…I love it! When we were at Disney last month, Whitney ordered Beef Bolognese one evening. She shared a portion of her entree’ with Dale and he raved about it. If you’re not familiar with this dish, don’t think spaghetti. Here’s an official description of what it is…

Authentic bolognese is not a simple tomato-based meat sauce, but a complex ragù with a prominent meat flavor and a small amount of tomato.

When we got home I set to work looking for a good and healthy recipe to try.

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Fast meal · Pasta · Seafood · Uncategorized

Shrimp with Orzo

November 18, 2024November 18, 2024 RefreshHer2 Comments

Here’s another great shrimp recipe we love. It’s flavorful and fast! Read the recipe and see if you can tell me its origin!.

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Pasta · Seafood

Some Delicious Uses for Cherry Tomatoes

August 26, 2024August 25, 2024 RefreshHerLeave a comment

Cherry tomatoes are probably the easiest thing to grow in the garden. They’re so forgiving and also giving!! We have been blessed with an abundance of Cherry Tomatoes again this summer and many of our plants are volunteers! They are also one of my favorite kinds of tomatoes because they’re so sweet and flavorful! I can’t bear the thought of any of them going to waste, so after I made my favorite recipe for Cheese Ravioli with Balsamic Tomatoes, I went looking for another recipe for these delightful veggies!

I found this recipe for Cherry Tomato Pasta. It’s reminiscent of the ravioli with tomatoes, but different enough to be a keeper! You just can’t go wrong with pasta and fresh tomatoes! It has a little kick from the red pepper flakes that you must add – it really bumps up the flavor!

I dove in before I got a picture, but when you make this, you’ll know why!

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Dinner · Pasta

Balsamic Cherry Tomatoes

October 16, 2023October 8, 2023 RefreshHerLeave a comment

Our tomato vines are still going STRONG! I can’t stand to see them go to waste, so I searched for a recipe so I could make the best use of these late bloomers. This is a variation of another recipe we love that uses roasted tomatoes and ravioli. You can find that recipe here. The recipe I’m sharing today is VERY close to that recipe. The one difference is that this makes up a bit of a chunky sauce poured over spaghetti. I know this…both are delicious and a fantastic way to use up those cherry tomatoes! I halved this recipe and it gave us supper for two nights. It was delicious!’

You could cook up this sauce and freeze it, too!

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Pasta · salad

BLT Pasta

August 21, 2023August 19, 2023 RefreshHer2 Comments

My favorite sandwich in the world is a good BLT – slightly crispy bacon, garden tomato, fresh lettuce, on toasted sourdough bread with a little mayo! When I read my recent Southern Living Magazine and saw the BLT Pasta Salad they shared, I knew I had to try it! It’s a spin-off from the sandwich and we loved it! I served it as the main dish for our supper the first night, and then as a side dish after that. This is so versatile, scrumptious, and had all the flavors of that delicious BLT!

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