About Me

I have a passion for making great food and I love to try new recipes. I hope that you will enjoy trying the recipes that I have tried and will like them as much as I do!

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

I found this recipe on Pinterest and thought that it looked really good so I just had to try it! I am sure glad that I did it was fantastic!


Classic Baked Ziti


Ingredients
  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • 1 cup onion , chopped
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 teaspoon of onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon of garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon of pepper
  • 2 garlic cloves , minced
  • 1 (32 ounce) jar meatless sauce
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon of Olive Oil
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
  • 1 (16 ounce) package Ziti pasta , cooked and drained
  • 2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven at 350
  2. In a large skillet – heat oil and cook onions for 8 minutes than add garlic and cook for one minute. Add beef and cook till no longer pink ( drain excess fat).
  3. Stir in sauce, chicken broth, pepper, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, and oregano. Heat through.
  4. Stir 1 cup of sauce into the “cooked” ziti pasta.
  5. Place ½ of the ziti into a 13×9 baking dish.
  6. Place 1½ cup of mozzarella cheese and ½ cup of Parmesan cheese
  7. Top with rest of sauce.
  8. Top with rest of pasta.
  9. Cover and bake for 20 minutes.
  10. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese.
  11. Cook till cheese is golden brown

Monday, July 15, 2013

5 Soup Hotdish aka Mock Chow Mien

Many years ago a girl that I worked with gave me this recipe and it is just too good to be true! It is very easy, fast and delishious.

5 Soup Hotdish aka Mock Chow Mien

1-2 lbs Hamburger, cooked and drained
1 large onion, diced
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can vegetable beef soup
1 can chicken with rice soup

Cook hamburger and onion until done, drain.
Add all the rest of the soup to the hamburger mixture
and heat until hot. You can put this into a crock pot on
low. Serve this over chow mien noodles and rice.

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Dill Dip

My friend Barb at work let me borrow her most favorite cookbook and I found this recipe and had all the ingredients on hand to make it so I thought I'd give it a try. I took it to work and got a thumbs up from everyone who tried it so I will definitely be making this again and again!

Dill Dip

2/3 c Mayonaise
2/3 c Sour Cream
1 tsp Beau Monde Seasoning
1 tsp Dill Weed
1 tsp Parsley Flakes
1 tsp Onion Flakes

Mix all together and let sit 1-2 hours. 
Serve with crackers, pretzils or fresh
vegetables.