Fettuccine with Sweet Pepper-Cayenne Sauce

This recipe is HOT...no seriously is really spicy hot!  I could cut down on the cayenne and add some hot italian sausage instead...But a very good recipe from allrecipes.com by Julieliz.

Fettuccine with Sweet Pepper-Cayenne Sauce (serves 2)
Ingredients:
1/2 box of Fettuccine
1 Red Bell Pepper, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons chicken broth
parmesan cheese
salt and pepper
Directions:
Cook Fettuccine according to package (al dente).  Meanwhile in a skillet put a little olive oil with the red bell pepper, garlic and cayenne.  Cook on medium heat for about 4 minutes.  Add the sour cream and chicken broth and simmer for 5 minutes.  Take off heat and add cheese.  Mix with cooked Fettuccine and serve.

Homemade Toddler Paint

I absolutely love this quick and easy (no cooking) paint recipe for toddlers.  When they paint on paper with this paint it ends up being very shiny!

Homemade Toddler Paint
Mix together 2 cups powder coffee creamer and 1/2 cup warm water.  Whisk together until blended.  It will start out lumpy, but keep whisking and it will thin out.  Then add a few drops of Tempera Paint.  Add more coffee creamer to thicken it up.

Thanksgiving Owl Cupcakes

Happy Thanksgiving!
Enjoy!

Hershey Kiss Acorns

A little Thanksgiving treat from one of my favorite blogs: sixinthesuburbsblog.blogspot.com

Hershey Kiss Acorns
Ingredients:
Bag of Hershey Kisses
Bag of small chocolate chips
Bag of Nutter Butter minis
Directions:
Melt some mini chocolate chips in the microwave (stirring constantly).  Put One half of a Nutter Butter Mini on top of the Hershey Kiss (sealing with melted chocolate).  Then place a mini chocolate chip on top of the Nutter Butter mini (sealing with melted chocolate)

Four- Cheese Pasta With Peas & Ham

My mouth was watering every time I would stir this dish.  I thought this meal was super good and so did the rest of my family...even my picky son :o)

Four-Cheese Pasta With Peas & Ham
(from the Food Network Magazine December 2011 issue)
Ingredients:
12 ounces penne pasta
1 cup frozen peas
2 large eggs, plus 1 egg white
1 cup evaporated milk
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup cheddar cheese
1 cup mozzarella cheese
1 cup fontina cheese
3oz diced ham
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
salt
Directions:
Bring pot of water to a boil.  Add penne pasta and cook until super al dente (about 8 minutes).  Add peas the last 2 minutes of cooking.  Whisk eggs, egg white, evaporated milk and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a bowl.  Drain pasta and peas and wipe the pot dry.  Put pasta and peas back in pot and add the egg mixture and cheese.  Turn on burner to medium-low and constantly stir for about 8 minutes making sure the egg doesn't scramble.  Take off heat and serve.  ENJOY!

Slow Cooker French Dip & Spicy Fries

This was not only the first time I've ever made a French Dip Sandwich, but the very first time I've ever had one myself.  This was super easy to make in the crock pot all day (except my mouth was watering all day long because of the smell of the lovely beef).

Here is the link to the recipe for Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches on allrecipes.com
Easy Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches

We also tried some Spicy Fries from the December 2011 issue of Food Network Magazine.  Although these weren't as spicy as I thought they would be they were super delicious.
Spicy Fries
Ingredients:
1 pound frozen french fries
1/2 onion, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter
1 clove of garlic, minced
3 scallions, chopped
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
Directions:
Cook french fries according to package.  In a skillet cook onions, paprika and salt in the butter over medium heat.  Stir constantly for 4 minutes and then add the garlic.  Cook for another 2 minutes.  Remove from heat and add the scallions, parsley and fries.  Toss and serve.

Breakfast Soufle

This recipe comes from my Great Grandma Avis.  The dish was so easy to make.  I don't think i've ever made an "egg bake" as easy as this one before. (I cut everything in half for this dish since it was just myself and my husband).

Breakfast Soufle
Ingredients:
1 1/2 pounds pork sausage (we used Italian Sausage)
9-12 eggs
3 cups milk
1 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon salt
3 slices bread cut into 1 inch cubes
1/2 pound or 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
Directions:
Brown and crumble sausage.  Mix together eggs, milk, mustard.  Stir in the rest of the ingredients and pour into a baking dish (sprayed with Pam).  Refrigerate overnight.  Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, uncovered.

Kids Art Display

Since my son has been in "school" we have aquired a lot of art pieces on our fridge.  To free up some space we headed to Home Depot to find a solution to the clutter.  We simply bought a curtain rod and curtain clips, installed it on the wall in his play room and put up his artwork.  So easy and looks great in a play room.

Baked Ziti with Tomatoes, Artichokes, Basil, Cheese & Olives

This recipe is a easy baked Ziti recipe from my mom.  So easy to make a head of time and pop it in the oven right before dinner for a hearty meal. My husband thought it was so good he didn't even notice there wasn't any meat in the dish.

Baked Ziki with Tomatoes, Artichokes, Basil, Cheese & Olives
Ingredients:
1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 Cup chopped yellow onion
2 Garlic cloves, minced
28oz Can chopped tomotoes
8oz Can tomato sauce
1/2 Cup chopped fresh parsley
1 Tablespoon chopped fresh basil
1 Teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 Teaspoon salt
Freshly ground pepper
8oz (about 3 cups) Ziti, cooked
13 2/2oz Can quartered artichoke hearts, drained
1 Cup grated mozzarella cheese
3/4 cup pitted kalamata olives
1/4 Cup freshley grated parmesan cheese
Directions:
Warm oil, add garlic and onion, saute, add tomatoes, sauce, parsley, basil, oregano, salt and pepper and bring to a boil.  Simmer for about 15 minutes.  Add pasta, artichokes, mozzarella, olives and mix.  Bake at 350 for 20 minutes

Barefoot Contessa's Lemon Chicken Breasts

Holy crap I didn't mess up the chicken dish tonight.  For the last month all my chicken dishes have either failed or haven't happened.  This dish has so much flavor and it's super fast.  I even made it while my 1 1/2 year old ran around the kitchen.  Can't get any better than that.  Oh I must add that I thought I had chicken breasts in the freezer, but they were tenders.  And i'm not sure why this picture looks so bad.  Ina's looks better...

Here is the link to The Barefoot Contessa's Lemon Chicken Breasts recipe from foodnetwork.com
Lemon Chicken Breasts

Little dog vs Big dog

My 20lb dog stealing my 110lb dogs bed...

Giada's Penne Pasta with Shrimp, Lobster & Bacon

This recipe sure takes a lot of work and I have to say this was my first time cutting open a lobster tail (and cooking it for that matter), but it is super good.  Lots of flavor, but I would add some red pepper flakes next time to give it a little kick.

Below is the link to the recipe from Foodnetwork.com
Giada's Penne Pasta with Lobster, Shrimp & Bacon

Paula Deen's Sour Cream Butter Biscuits

I could not believe these biscuits only took minutes to make and 8-10 minutes to bake in the oven.  These are by the Queen of butter (and cream cheese), Mrs. Paula Deen. 

Paula Deen's Sour Cream Butter Biscuits
Ingredients:
2 cups self rising flour
2 sticks of butter at room temperature
1 cup sour cream
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.  Use your hands to combine the ingredients together in a bowl.  Spray a mini muffin tin with Pam and spoon in the mixture.  Bake for 8-10 minutes.