Just because I work from home doesn’t mean I want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. Being a diabetic makes it more of a challenge, but I think I’ve found a tasty, diabetic friendly dish for the whole family with this one. Ground turkey (or really lean ground beef), leftover whole wheat pasta and veggies make a great meal, one that the kids have asked the recipe to be put in their cookbooks!
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08Feb
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17Dec
Last week, I was able to get a really good deal on polish and smoked sausage – $1 for a 3/4 lb package. Couldn’t pass that up! I was looking around to see what I could make with the sausage and with shredded coleslaw mix. I found Rachael Ray’s Sausage, Cabbage and Potato Stew. I made a couple of changes to suit what I had on hand (you’ll find the recipe for what I made below the break).
All I can say is oh my god, it’s good! I could easily have devoured the entire pot myself, it was so yummy. It got Ari’s seal of approval too – she gobbled up everything in her bowl. Definitely being added to the list of family favorites.
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14Dec
Sundays are days that usually start out really slow for us. If I cook breakfast (and I usually do), we end up eating around 10:30 am. I wanted to try and avoid that this weekend, so I made breakfast Saturday night so that we could just reheat it the next morning. Below you’ll find my version of Rachael Ray’s Biscuit-Crusted Sausage-Egg Pie. I actually made 2 pies – one with sausage, the other with chicken. The sausage one turned out pretty good, and I have high hopes for the one with chicken, which is in the freezer right now.
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07Dec
While I hate the cold of winter, I love being able to cook up soups and stews. Luckily, my family feels the same, especially if there’s a side of fresh baked biscuits.
This soup was inspired by the need for something hearty, with a good amount of protein for me and just enough carbs to make the soup filling for Matt and the kids. I checked out several versions of this soup online, picked out the bits I liked best, then threw it all together to make my own version.It’s been added to the “yes, we’d love to eat it again” list. I’ve included the nutrition information for the soup, but you need to be aware the fat count is way off. Yes, there’s half a pound of bacon, but all the fat that came out when it was cooked was drained off, so it’s not as bad as it looks.
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18Nov
I’m not a casserole person. Never had them while growing up, and the thought of canned creamed soups gives me the heebie jeebies. I can’t tell you how many recipes I’ve rejected simply because it called for a can of cream of mushroom soup.
Now, I love chicken marsala, and when I saw the Marsala Chicken-and-Mushroom Casserole recipe, I had to take a look. Wow! No canned soup. I gave it a try, making a couple of modifications to suit my family and the ingredients I had on hand. It’s being added into the rotation. It’s so easy to make too.
