Dana’s favorite meal of all time is baked ziti. I have never made it, so I decided to tackle it. I used a basic marinara sauce and then went from there. My first problem was that the local grocery stores did not carry ziti. They carried penne and rigatoni. I opted for the bigger rigatoni [...]
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2 Comments »Yesterday I made homemade Tomato Soup. Nothing pairs better with Tomato Soup than a grilled cheese. I wanted to create the ultimate grilled cheese. To do that I had to take a trip to the supermarket. I wanted a nice thick crust so I started with a Rustic Wheat Bread. Hand sliced to perfection. Then [...]
Posted in Recipes, Sandwiches, cheese Tags: Cast Iron, cheese, gruyere, manchego, mozzarella, ultimate grilled cheese 3 Comments »The other day I wanted to make a little lighter pizza that did not have the heavy red sauce on it. So I decided to make a nice light chicken pizza. With a base of seasoned whipped ricotta topped with chicken and sauteed spinach and mushrooms. It was one of tastiest pizzas I have ever [...]
Posted in Chicken, Garlic, Mushrooms, Pizza, Spinach Tags: Chicken, chicken spinach musroom pizza, mozzarella, mushroom, pizza, ricotta, spinach 2 Comments »Sorry to everyone for being gone the last couple of days. I appreciate all of your thinking of me. On a side note – Guess who doesn’t have to stand in line for a swine flu shot, Yep me!!! I got the antibodies the hard way. 48 hours with a 102+ temperature. However, I am [...]
Posted in Pizza, Pizza Dough, Recipes, Vegetarian Tags: butternut squash, Butternut Squash Pizza, mozzarella, parmesan cheese, pizza, Pizza Dough, roasted onion No Comments »Over the past week I have been cleaning out my pantry trying to cook everything that I could without going to the grocery store. Needless to say, I was running low on everything. Then I noticed that I had a bag of mozzarella cheese in the fridge and about a 1/2 cup of milk. Sounds [...]
Posted in Cheap Eats, Pasta, Recipes Tags: butter, cheddar, cheese, homemade macaroni and cheese, Hot Sauce, mac and cheese, macaroni and cheese, mozzarella, one pan meal, quick meals, quick recipes, roux No Comments »
