Archive for April, 2011

Tiny French Beans with Smoked Sausage

I made this in the crock pot the other day, and boy did the house ever smell good. I used low fat turkey smoked sausage, and dried great northern beans.  I have no clue where I got this recipe, but I’ve had it for years and had yet to make it.  So, here ya go! [...]

Gordon Ramsay’s Mozzarella Chicken

I made this the week before going to the hospital.  It sounded decadent, and I wanted decadent before I started on my trek to lose baby weight!  My friend Andy sent me this recipe.  He’s sent me several that I’ve tried & blogged.  However, I’d never tried anything by Gordon Ramsay.  I was very impressed!!  [...]

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

My son (who turns 4 today!) hasn’t met a cookie he didn’t like.  I used to keep these store-bought sugar cookies on hand that you could pop one, or two, or six… in the oven any night of the week for a quick, warm cookie from the oven.  However, recently every time he had one, [...]

Lamb Skewers with Tahini Yogurt Sauce

Ok, there’s no picture.  Nope, between juggling a newborn and finally cooking dinner, getting out the camera and the light was not about to happen.  But, I’ll tell you this was delish.  I stumbled upon this recipe from Cara’s Cravings.  She has some good ones out there!  I was craving something meaty, but different, and [...]

Morgan is born

Hi all!  I know, no posts.  But, I have a good excuse!  Our little girl was born last week!  (Expect for this post to have a lot of exclamation points!) Morgan is now a beautiful part of our family.  She is healthy & happy and we are so blessed.  Words can’t express how happy we [...]

Pasta with Turkey Sausage and Broccoli

Yesterday I was at lunch with a good friend, and we overheard a table of people next to us.  The one woman was talking about how she couldn’t wait to go home and drink a bottle of wine… her Friday tradition.  The other man at the table mentioned going to some event at some bar.  [...]