It is no secret to my family, if a recipe has tomatoes, garlic and basil in it, I will try it!  This soup recipe is one of my favorites.  If you use turkey bulk Italian sausage instead of Italian sausage, the calorie content is only 290 for 1 1/2 cup serving with only 7 grams of fat!  Not bad for dinner!                                                                  ...

With the economy the way it is, I have been searching for ways to cut costs on almost everything, the next few posts will outline some of my ideas that have helped.  First, yogurt, my family consumes vast amounts of yogurt.  Why, its fast, its easy, it tastes great and is healthy!!!  A big part of my monthly food budget has gone to yogurt, that is, until I did some research and purchased a yogurt maker, and...

I have had requests for more soup recipes.  This soup came from the Williams Sonoma cataloge.  The bacon makes this soup taste heavenly!!! BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP Makes 6 servings From Williams Sonoma     5 slices bacon                                                      1 yellow onion chopped                                             ...

As a young mother, I was in search of the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe.  I tryed so many recipes.  They would always turn out to greasy, to flat, or to cake like.  I even tryed a recipe that was supposed to be like Mrs. Fields.  Finally I came across this recipe, the combination of shortening and butter/margarine(I like to use Blue Bonnet) makes the cookie the best I have ever tasted.  I dare you...

Soup is great on those chilly fall and winter days.  Italian Vegetable Soup is my husbands’ favorite.  Whenever we have friends at our home he requests that I make a big crock pot full.   It goes great with homemade french bread! Italian Vegetable Soup 1 lb. Ground beef                                                        1T. dried Parsley...

It’s Autumn and soon the days will be getting cooler.  In this season I always pull out my soup recipes.  I have several tryed and true ones!  In the next few posts I will share the ones my family likes best, I am sure your family will like them too!                                                                    Broccoli Cheese Soup 6...

One of my most requested recipes, this is easy, yet elegant.  Can be made ahead, refrigerated and baked later.  The chicken is always moist! Muenstrella Chicken Breasts 8 Chicken breasts, boned and skinned (I like to use a meat cleaver and thin out the breasts) 3 eggs, beaten 2 c. bread crumbs (Italian seasoned ones work best.) 1/2 lb. mushrooms Muenster or mozzarella cheese (grated) 1 c. chicken broth Dip...

Shortly after we bought our vacation home on the lake, I noticed the bathroom and kitchen fixtures turning orange.  The last thing I wanted was to spend all of my vacation time cleaning the bathrooms!  I started an investigation and found this cleanser that has saved my vacation life, and my everyday life as well.  It is BAR KEEPERS FRIEND, my favorite cleanser! Just dampen the sink, sprinkle in the cleanser...

This is the best chocolate cake I have ever tryed.  Everyone asks for this recipe.  Here it is for you, Enjoy! CHOCOLATE CAKE 2 c. sugar                                                 2 c. flour 1/2 t. salt Mix in a bowl, then add: 2 eggs                                                     1/2 c. sour cream 1...

Before I post many more recipes I have to mention  the machine that has made 30 years worth of bread, cakes, cookies, smoothies, whipped cream, pesto, etc. The foods I have mixed and blended in my Bosch Kitchen Machine are endless. In my newly remodeled kitchen, I designed a lift just for my Bosch with the baking center designed around it.  It is with out a doubt the most used and appreciated appliance in...