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Ingredient Spotlight: Garlic 2012

May 23, 2012 by Tiffany

I love a good short cut. When it comes to garlic, I’ve learned that the best short cut is to get a good garlic press instead of using jarred garlic.

Fresh garlic can be a pain in the patootie if you don’t have a good press. But the fresh stuff packs so much more flavor than the kind in the jar, it’s worth purchasing a quality garlic press. You won’t even have to peel the paper off the cloves if you have a good press. Mine is from Pampered Chef, but there are many great brands out there.

We love garlic at our house! It goes well with our love of pasta. Here are a few of my favorite recipes that use garlic: [Read more...]

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Roasted Garlic, Brown Butter and Parmesan Pasta (in 15 Minutes)

May 3, 2012 by Tiffany

You know how I love a 15 minute meal. Sometimes that’s all I have to pull dinner together. Such was the case the night I made this, but the inspiration for the dish had come a few months before.

When I went to Nashville for Blissdom, a group of us had dinner together the first night. Tricia from Once a Month Mom was our ring leader and she took us downtown to Demo’s Restaurant. I chose the spaghetti with brown butter garlic sauce. It tasted really good, but I had an inkling that I could make it better at home.

I was right! And it can be made in the time it takes to boil water and cook the pasta. Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Pasta Tagged with 15 minute meal, angel hair, brown butter, garlic, parmesan, Pasta7 Comments

Slow Cooker Spicy Chicken Soup – with variations to fit your pantry

April 10, 2012 by Tiffany

This soup has a lot of things going for it.

It can be made entirely in the slow cooker.

The chicken cooks in the soup, so no need for an extra step.

Just like taco soup, there are a million variations. Use what you’ve got available in your pantry.

Here’s what I used: [Read more...]

Filed under: Chicken, Crockpot, Main Dish, Soup Tagged with Chicken, corn, cumin, garlic, green pepper, onions, red pepper, rice, slow cooker, Soup, taco seasoning, tomatoes6 Comments

Hamburger Pasta Soup

February 10, 2012 by Tiffany

I created this soup the other day when I needed something fast for dinner. If you’ve got cooked hamburger in the freezer, this meal really comes together quick. It’s a combination of Hamburger Vegetable Soup and Pasta Soup.

Feel free to vary the recipe according to what you like and what you have available in your pantry. It’s a good one for using up small amounts of pasta. You could also use rice or barley instead of the pasta. And you might want to add more veggies.

Here’s what I used: [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Soup Tagged with garlic, green pepper, hamburger, onion, Pasta, Soup, tomatoes2 Comments

Smoked Sausage, Cabbage and Oat Soup

December 1, 2011 by Tiffany

A while back I shared how excited I was to find Quaker Steel Cut Oats at the grocery store. They are significantly less expensive than the other brand I’ve seen and I like to use them for oatmeal in the slow cooker.

I never imagined I would use them in soup.

But then The Sweets Life linked up a recipe for Scotch Oatmeal Soup for Ingredient Spotlight: Cabbage. I knew I had to try it. The oats are kind of like barley. They add heartiness to the soup.

I modified The Sweets Life recipe a little bit. Hers doesn’t have any meat in it and I knew I’d get much further serving a soup full of cabbage to my family if I included some meat. I was right. They all ate the soup and liked it.

Here’s what you’ll need to make a pot: [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Soup Tagged with cabbage, carrots, diced tomatoes, garlic, onion, smoked sausage, Soup, steel cut oats7 Comments

Chicken Shwarma in the Slow Cooker

September 8, 2011 by Tiffany

I ran across a recipe for Chicken Shwarma on the blog, Jersey Girl Cooks. Lisa roasted her chicken in the oven and it looks fabulous. But being the lazy cook that I am, I decided this would work in the slow cooker.

Hot dog! I was right! My family loved this meal and I know I’ll be making it again.

I only made minor alterations to Lisa’s recipe. I changed the cooking method and more than doubled the recipe so it would feed my family. I never could find tahini, so I served it with cucumber-yogurt sauce instead. If I ever find tahini paste (Walmart, are you listening?) I’m going to try Lisa’s sauce.

Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

Filed under: Chicken, Crockpot, Main Dish Tagged with cayenne pepper, Chicken, chicken thighs, crock pot, Crockpot, curry powder, garlic, lemon juice, Middle Eastern, olive oil, pita, salt, slow cooker8 Comments

Ravioli with Tomato and Onion Sauce – 5 Ingredients!

June 14, 2011 by Tiffany

Dinner doesn’t get simpler than this.

If you’re blessed with tomatoes growing in your backyard, you could start the water, pick a couple tomatoes and have the sauce finished by the time the ravioli is done.

I didn’t have fresh tomatoes for this, so I used canned. The sweetness of the onions goes well with tomatoes. Cheese ravioli is a perfect base for the sauce.

Here’s what you’ll need. [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Pasta, vegetarian Tagged with fire roasted diced tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, onion, ravioli3 Comments

Italian Seasoned Salt Chicken in the Slow Cooker

April 26, 2011 by Tiffany

A few weeks ago I decided to make some flat bread with homemade Italian Seasoning. That didn’t work out too well on my first try. I’ll have to play around with it a bit.

But I have been using the Italian Seasoning on all kinds of other foods and it’s been really good. The seasoning adds lots of flavor to chicken or pasta dishes. This time, I used it on chicken thighs in the slow cooker. Here’s what you’ll need:

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Filed under: Chicken, Crockpot, Main Dish Tagged with basil, black pepper, Chicken, crushed red pepper flakes, garlic, Italian, kosher salt, oregano, slow cooker, thyme9 Comments

Velma’s Chili from Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader

April 8, 2011 by Tiffany

Have you read the Mitford series books by Jan Karon? Father Tim and Cynthia feel like old friends and so do all the other characters that populate the small town of Mitford.

On my last library trip, I spotted the Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader. It’s full of recipes mentioned in the books (Orange Marmalade Cake, anyone?) and also lots of excerpts. Food and stories is a hard combination to beat.

One recipe that caught my attention was Velma’s Chili. I did make a few changes to it. For one, I used half the meat it called for. Two pounds of meat for 6-8 servings sounded like too much. I doubled it and made a few other alterations as well. Here’s what you’ll need to make my version: [Read more...]

Filed under: Crockpot, Main Dish, Soup Tagged with celery, chili, chili powder, garlic, ground beef, kidney beans, Mitford series, onion, red wine, tomato sauce, tomatoes7 Comments

Bowtie Pasta with Italian Sausage and Bell Peppers

April 5, 2011 by Tiffany

There are nights when I stare into my pantry, wondering what I’m going to fix. On this particular night, the contents of the pantry made me consider making Italian Sausage with Bowties but I didn’t have any stewed tomatoes. I decided to change the recipe up a bit and came up with this.

Like the original, it’s a cinch to make and quick too. This one gets an added taste boost from the peppers. Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]