Sunday, February 27, 2011

Not Much New...

I haven't been making any new recipes lately...we've been enjoying some old favorites:  Beef and Bean Chili Verde, Chicken Curry, Beef and Barley Soup...  I was also pretty sick with a chest cold and sinus infection...and then we were out of town...

This week I am only making meals with items in my freezer and pantry!  I am excited about this because it all really needs to be cleaned out...but I did warn the family that our meals might not be top notch this week...

Tonight's meal was a HIT!  I threw some chicken wings into the oven with a honey/soy sauce glaze and we all gobbled it up!  Here's the recipe I based mine on.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

BEST. COOKIE. EVER. seriously.

When I saw the name of these cookies I knew they had to be good.  They did not disappoint.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Sea Salt Cookies

These are my favorite cookies right now.  And that is saying A LOT.  I also figured out the nutritional info for them and I made 57 cookies which came to 108 cal. each.  Not bad!!!

Catching Up...

Sorry for the delay... We've had "the croup" in our house and now I've got a nasty chest cold so I haven't had much energy to do anything... But, the sun is shining today and things seem to be looking up!

A couple weeks ago I made the 4 Packet Roast and didn't report back on it...IT. WAS. GREAT.  I cooked mine with carrots and that was the best part for me.  I loved the carrots soo much...

Last week I made the following recipes:

Whole Chicken in the Crockpot:  Such a simple and economical way to do it!  I overcooked mine a bit so it was a little dry...but at least I'll know for next time!  We didn't have enough leftovers for an entire 2nd meal so next time I'll also make a bigger one!

Beef and Barley Soup:  This was THE BEST SOUP of this winter!!  We loved this.  It recommends making this the day before so that the flavors have time to blend.  Such a great idea to throw together on a weekend before a busy week.  We'll be  making this again in the next couple of weeks.


Simple Crusty Bread:  We had this with our Beef and Barley Soup and it turned out PERFECT.  We were all loving our meal that night!  And I have enough dough left in the refrigerator for 3 more loaves!

Easy Pie:  I made this recipe except I made it with my own filling (strawberry-rhubarb) and it tasted great.  The only problem I had was that the filling flowed over the edges of the pan and I smoked out the house.  Oopsies!  Now I know I don't need quite as much filling....and I need a pan on the lower rack to catch any drippings...