My Mom and Dad were awesome cooks when I was growing up…we even had a small restaurant for a few years. My Dad liked to cook things that took a lot of time… recipes that almost had an element of science to it. Bread fit the bill perfectly. My Dad, being the kinda guy that…
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Sweet Sexy Dinner Rolls – One Rise!
I posted this recipe several months ago and I knew I liked the recipe, but something about it was so average. I wasn’t jumping on the bed yelling “I love me some buns!” and really, that’s what you should be doing when you find good bread. You guys do that don’t you? I mean jump on the…
Spinach Lasagna Rolls
Here I go…gettin’ all Italian again! But what is the best thing you can do with homemade Ricotta but make Lasagna? What was a girl to do? I’ve wanted to try these rolls for some time in lieu of a standard pan Lasagna and they didn’t dissapoint. They would be really great to serve at a…
Homemade Ricotta Cheese
I made this again…I just had to see if it was as good the second time…and girlfriend…mmmmmm,mmmmm,mmmmm. I truly don’t think this recipe got the attention it deserved the first time, so I am reposting, hoping you will give this a try. If you can heat up milk, you can make homemade ricotta cheese and if…
Cinnamon Apple Cake
As my friend said to me yesterday…’ For me, food and weight are associated with quantity…you should eat the things you love in moderation’. That was all I needed to hear to break out the cake pans! Jeeze, I’m so easy. The good news is that this is a lightened up version. It was adapted from Cooking Light…
Slow Cooker Pork Posole
Must be winter in Seattle! Everything I post latley is hot and in a bowl! Posole is a hearty stew from Mexico. Traditional accompaniments include chopped lettuce, cilantro and lime, but a dolop of sour cream would’nt hurt either. An unusual ingredient in this dish is hominy. Hominy is corn that has been processed to remove the…
Stewfato (Chicken Stew)
A simple to prepare Italian chicken stew with a middle eastern flare…huh? Italian and mid-eastern? Crazy Kathi has lost her foodie mind! I’m not sure how they both work, but they just do! Stewfato is an Italian name but the couscous, a slap of cinnamon and some crumbled feta are definitely mid eastern! Just take…
Roasted Carrot ‘Fries’
These are so simple, I debated whether I should post them or not…but when I shared this recipe with my fellow Weight Watcher buddies they thought it was a great snack. Dip in Dijon and you still have zero points. Zero points my friends….zero points. Ahhhhh! Preheat oven to 400 degrees Peel carrots. Slice into julienne…
Chicken Lettuce Wraps
These taste almost identical to PF Changs but are half the work and very low calorie. I use Yoshida’s sauce for a lot of the flavor and the water chestnuts are essential to this recipe or you won’t have that wonderful crunch! I know there are some who would turn their little foodie noses up at the…
‘Egg’ Muffins
I started making these years ago during my South Beach diet phase….the diet didn’t last but these tasty morsels did! They are a regular staple for me…so easy to grab on the go and check out the numbers…very low cal, high protein, healthy little wonder nuggets! You don’t even need to dirty a bowl to…
Baked Ziti with Sausage and Bechamel
Cooked ziti pasta mixed with sausage, marinara sauce and topped with a creamy bechamel. I love me some tomato and cream flavors and this made my heart go zing! Don’t be intimidated by the bechamel, it’s just a simple white sauce…and if you have never made white sauce before, this is going to improve your cooking…
Gnocchi, Sausage and Spinach Soup
This Gnocchi Sausage Soup will quickly become your fave soup! We started calling this ‘shut up soup’, because we took one bite and said “Oh shut up!, that is so good!”. I am a soupateer, a soup savant, a master of the broth!….(you could say, I love soup 🙂 and this soup is a 5 spoon…
Cheesey Spedini Bread
Oh yeah, that’s what I’m talking about! This bread goes with everything…I mean everything…you could probably have it with a bowl of captain crunch in the morning and all it would do is make your cereal taste better! Not…I repeat, not a diet bread…one cup of butter my friends…yep, one cup of butter…be still my clogging arteries. Ingredients…
Blueberry Muffins – Lightened Up!
When the going gets tough, the tough make muffins! It’s so therapeutic. When Rachel was little and had a bad day, we would make muffins after school, talk and laugh…it was, and is, so calming. I still make muffins for friends, neighbors and those that I love. I have tried so many different muffin recipes but this…
Eula’s Casserole
I’ll bet most people have a ‘go to’ casserole in their family recipe box…they almost all include a can of cream of ka-ka (cream style soup), and this one is not much different, but every time I make this, I get asked for the recipe! It feeds a crowd and has a fresh flavor that not all creamy…
