Recipe Recap

Wow, it has been a while since I've posted any recipes or cooking adventures. That's what happens when life, work, family, a baby and life get in the way. No need to worry, we have still been eating!


I want to re-visit some of my recipes and re-post them to new people and those that haven't tried them yet. I also need to come up with some new ones and post some of the ones I haven't posted. Some people have approached me saying they love what I've cooked and it has been an inspiration to them to start trying out new things. Makes me so happy :)


Here are a few recipes from posts that have made their debut on the blog, just for fun!


Taco Salad Simple!
The Ah-may-zing Chicken Broccoli Bake
Twisted Chicken Salad Lunch anyone?


I want to try to come up with some easy recipes for people to make, especially for people only cooking for one or two. Left overs, while good and great for lunch the next day or even dinner the next day so you don't have to cook again, aren't for everyone. Sometimes having the same thing two nights in a row is boring and yucky. Yep, yucky. So I'd like to focus on cooking lighter, healthier, and more portion size anyway. There are always options to double a batch.


Just some goals and things to look forward to in the not to far futre :)


Here are some cute pictures to get you through the rest of the post.

Aloha Festive, Tempe Town Lake, March 11th

Morning play time

Sleepy guy has to sleep on his side

Kitchen Rewind!

I've been lacking posting recipes and dish's that I've been cooking so I'm going to send it all at you at once--it will get your mouth watering and hopefully spark something for you to make for dinner this weekend or this coming week. Enjoy!


Regular and Whole Wheat pizza dough made from scratch

 

Homemade Baked French Fries--need to perfect this!

Ketchup & Mayo to dip the fries in--pretty good!

 Turkey meatballs in General Tso's sauce



Italian Taco Casserole--Y-U-M!

 



Deep fried soy sauce & chili sauce marinaded chicken potstickers

  I think one of the best thing about all of these dishes is: they were all homemade and made on the fly following no recipe. I just looked in the pantry and the fridge and saw what I had and went with it. Sometimes this works out and sometimes it doesn't. The french fries I need to perfect, they were a bit mushy but still got the job done and tasted they way I had wanted.  There was also a dish I made that I didn't take a picture of, hamburger casserole. This turned out pretty good and now I know what I would change next time I make this. The Italian taco casserole is amazing and I've made it numerous times now with different noodles and it turns out great.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Stay warm--most places are pretty chilly out there! One thing I don't miss about living in Colorado is scraping my windows before I drive away or shoveling snow. Phoenix sure did have it's share of cold weather this week though. However not as cold as -30 degrees, 30 degrees is quite cold for the desert!

I'm not a big NFL fan or follower, but I'm excited to watch the superbowl after work tomorrow just purely for the commercials and half-time show. That's all I ever look forward to!