Creamy Spinach Ravioli

Somebody's Recipe Blog - But Can't Remember Who!

I always print off random recipes and forget where they came from. This one is really easy, but just ok...a little too heavy for our liking.

Ingredients:

1 pkg (25 oz) cheese ravioli (I used frozen)

1/2 of 8oz tub Chive & Onion Cream Cheese (I used reduced fat)

1 scoop fat free cream cheese

1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese

4 cups baby spinach leaves

2 tbsp fresh dill (chopped)

1 lemon zest (grated)

6 cherry tomatos (quartered)

Cook pasta per instructions...meanwhile, add cream cheese and milk in a skillet and cook until the cream cheese is melted and mixture is well blended, stirring frequently. Add parmesan cheese, dill and lemon zest. Add spinach and pasta and toss to coat. Serve over fresh spinach leaves and topp with tomatos and parmesan cheese.

Notice the fort in the background...she's so funny.

Homemade Pizza Dough

Jamie Handy @ http://just-what-i-am-cooking.blogspot.com/

This one is just easy and fun.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups warm water

1 tbsp yeast

1 tbsp sugar

2 tbs vegetable oil

4 cups flour (use about 3 3/4 cups and save the last 1/4 cup to roll out dough)

1 tsp salt

1 tsp garlic powder (I just shake it once)

Add all ingredients in that order as fast as you can. Put the dough hook on your Kitchen Aid and let it run for about 2 minutes. Then turn it off and leave it alone until it doubles in size...as little as 20 minutes. Divide the dough in half and roll out onto flour. Place unto pan sprayed with Pam. Cook at 475 for 10-12 minutes. The trick is to pre-cook each pizza for about 5-6 minutes without toppings. That way you can either freeze the pizza crust for later, or once you toppings on, it only needs to cook another 5-6 minutes.

I like to make pizza when my family comes over. I prepare all kinds of different toppings, and my little sister Melissa is the creator. Today, I was lazy and only had pepperoni and canadian bacon/pineapple.

Homemade Bread & Blackberry Jam

Bread Machine Recipe & Pectin Box Recipe

Blake eats a peanut butter & honey sandwich everyday for lunch...last night we had NO bread! So, I set the bread machine timer to bake it while we slept. We woke up to the smell of fresh baked bread - yummy!

Ingredients:

3/4 cup water

2 cups flour

1 tsp salt

1 1/2 tbsp sugar

1 tsp dry milk

1 tbsp butter

1 tsp dry yest

Combine all ingredients in that order and follow bread machine directions. I think the crust was a little too tough, but otherwise it was really good warm. I made the blackberry freezer jam a couple of months ago.

Thai Peanut Sauce

Recipe From: On My Menu Blog

This recipe calls for carmelized onions, but I had none! I ended up just mixing in a bag of frozen vegetables. I did get a thumbs up from Blake and Sam! Thanks Marci!

Ingredients:

2 chicken breasts (sliced)

1 bag frozen Asparagus Stirfry vegetables

3 tbsp brown sugar (heaping)

3 tbsp peanut butter (reduced fat)

2 tbsp soy sauce

1/2 cup orange juice

2 tsp ginger (grated)

1 clove garlic (minced)

1/2 tsp dried crushed red pepper

Defrost and slice chicken to desired shape and size. Season and put in broiler on low. Combine all the ingredients (except vegetables & chicken) in a skillet and cook until it thickens. Add the chicken and vegetables. Cook until vegetables are crisp. Serve over rice.

BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad

Recipe From Amy Griffeth

This is the 2nd time I made this. The 1st time Blake loved it...this time, he wasn't interested at all. Besides the fact that I had to pick off all the tomatoes and red peppers, he said the dressing wasn't the same.

That's what I get for not measuring.

Ingredients:

Romaine & Iceberg Lettuce
Tomato
Red Bell Pepper
Red Onion
Can of Corn (drained)
Can of Black Beans (drained and rinsed)
Cheddar Cheese
Can of Fried Onions
Grilled Chicken
1 part BBQ Sauce
2 parts Ranch Dressing (I use Fat Free)

Marinate chicken in BBQ sauce during the day. Combine the corn, beans, tomato, onion, and cheese. Keep fried onions and lettuce seperate until ready to serve/eat. Combine the bbq sauce and ranch dressing. Dress the salad and top with bbq chicken.

Meatball Sandwiches

My Original Recipe
Blake HATES meatloaf, but I love it. I figured why not just change the shape and put it on french bread...he'll never know the difference! I was right...he LOVED IT! I used my mom's meatloaf recipe as a base recipe and changed it up a bunch.

Ingredients:

1 lb extra lean ground beef

1/3 onion (diced)

2 slices whole wheat bread (torn into pieces)

2 eggs (beaten)

2 tbsp skim milk (might delete next time)

1 green onion (sliced)

8 oz can tomato sauce

3 tbsp ketsup

salt, pepper, thyme, marjoram

French Bread

Bottled Marinara Sauce

Fresh Mozzerella

Homemade Sauce:

8 oz can tomato sauce

1 can tomato soup

salt, pepper, thyme, marjoram

Combine all ingredients(except cheese & marinara) into a bowl and mix up. Because I wasn't following a recipe, I didn't really know what I was doing. It seemed a little too mushy when I shaped them into balls, but they tasted really moist and yummy. It made about 24 medium sized meatballs that I put in a 9x13 pan sprayed with Pam. Mix up and pour about 1/2 the homemade sauce over the meatballs and bake at 350 for about an hour. 1/2 way through, I turned them over in the pan and when there was about 10 minutes left I poured the rest of the homemade sauce on the top. Cut a 6" piece of bread, then cut in half and then slice open. Put a few meatballs in and cover with bottled marinara sauce and top with cheese. Melt the cheese in the broiler and enjoy!

Beef Teriyaki Stirfry

Recipe From: Campbell's Soup
Super easy and one of Blake's favorites...there are few.

Ingredients:

1/2 - 1 lb boneless beef sirloin steak

1 can Golden Mushroom Soup

1 tbsp brown sugar (heaping)

2 tbsp soy sauce

1 bag frozen vegetables (it's good when there are waterchestnuts)

I usually buy thin siroin steaks when they are on sale (about 1 1/2 lbs in a package). When I get home I seperate into 3 ziplocs and freeze. So, I don't really remember what kind of steak it is...other than it is really thin and yummy. When it is still a little frozen, cut meat into 3/4 inch thick strips and broil on low with a splash of soy sauce and meat tenderizer. Combine golden mushroom soup, brown sugar and soy sauce in a large skillet. Stir while it warms, add the beef and then the frozen veggies. Cover and stem until the veggies are crisp. Serve with rice...just the way Sammie likes it.