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Recently I was trying to think of what to fix for lunch and I opened one of my treasured Barefoot Contessa Cookbooks and found a recipe for a cold pasta salad. It combines some of my favorite flavors – sun-dried tomatoes and Mozzarella cheese. Though I didn’t have every ingredient that was listed, I knew I could improvise and make something very similar to the recipe on the page. I love her recipes and knew it would be delicious.
The results were so good!
Happy New Year, friends! We rolled the new year in quite quietly. My goal for December was rest and refreshment, and that’s exactly how December 31 found me! I have no regrets about that! After a busy week of Christmas activity, it was a blessing to slow things down.
Continue reading “New Adventures, New Discoveries”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.
Continue reading “Slow Cooker Beef Bolognese”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!.
Continue reading “Shrimp with Orzo”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!
Continue reading “Balsamic Cherry Tomatoes”
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