Minestrone Soup

Minestrone Soup
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The chilly weather has arrived! At dinnertime a bowl of hot soup filled with veggies will taste so good. It is at this time I remember Minestrone Soup. Usually the ingredients are in our pantry and our freezer. Yes, they have been located today, so before dinner I will be getting this soup ready.  These days I stay away from carrots- due to the recall, so they will not be one of the ingredients today.  

If you enjoy a bowl of soup, make a batch of Minestrone this weekend. I freeze the extra portions to enjoy on another cold evening.

My easy recipe for Minestrone Soup. It is delicious!

Enjoy!
Yummy!

 

Beginning of December

In my future

Now- just relaxing and thinking.

Wishing You-

 A Wonderful
and a
~Happy Thanksgiving!!!~

Enjoy!

Delicious Thanksgiving Day Dessert

Craisin Raisin Apple Crisp
waiting for a small scoop of vanilla ice cream
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Apple Crisp is always a welcome dessert! Slices of baked apples combined with dried cranberries and raisins that have an oat cinnamon/ nutmeg topping. Yum! A small scoop of vanilla ice cream is always placed on top whenever we enjoy this dessert. I have baked one this autumn. It was so good! Next week the day before Thanksgiving Day I will be baking another Craisin Raisin Apple Crisp. It is such a delicious dessert to enjoy on that special day. And also many other special days!

At this time of year so many restaurants, grocery stores and specialty food shops advertise their Apple Pies. Some may be good, but others are just o.k. Instead of purchasing one, bake a Craisin Raisin Apple Crisp! There is no pie crust to roll out. That is an added plus! It sure does save time involved in preparing this tasty dessert.   

My easy recipe for Craisin Raisin Apple Crisp is here. 

Add Apples to your grocery list for this weekend. The other ingredients you probably already have. If not, add those ingredients, too. This is one dessert that beats buying an apple pie.

Enjoy!
Yummy!

Cheesy Broccoli Tortellini

Cheesy Broccoli Tortellini

Sometimes you just need a VERY quick and easy dinner! Sure, you can order "take- out" or take a previously prepared dinner out of your freezer to reheat in your microwave. Another option is to prepare Broccoli Tortellini or Broccoli Tortelloni. For that reason I always try to keep a package of fresh cheese filled tortellini in our fridge. In our freezer a package of frozen broccoli florets can be found quickly. Shredded cheese is in the fridge, too. These are the main 3 ingredients to prepare this dinner.

The directions are very easy.

Cheesy Broccoli Tortellini 

Ingredients:

1 pkg. Cheese filled Tortellini ( can be Tortelloni)
1 pkg. frozen Broccoli florets
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil-  for frying/ cooking
Dried Basil- to sprinkle on top
1/4 Cup Shredded Cheese

1- 2 extra teaspoon(s) Olive Oil- if needed when stirring ingredients together  

Directions:

1. Prepare Cheese filled Tortellini according to package directions.
2. Microwave Broccoli following package directions.
3. After microwaved, cut Broccoli into bite sized pieces.
4. Heat 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil in a large frying pan that has a cover.
5. Add the cut Broccoli to the pan.
6. Sprinkle dried Basil on top- maybe 1/4 teaspoon 
   
7. Drain cooked Tortellini and add to pan.
8. Carefully stir all ingredients to combine.
9. Add additional Olive Oil if dry.
10. Combine all and heat.
    
11. Turn off heat and add 1/4 cup Shredded Cheese on top.
12. Cover the pan so cheese melts.
    
13. The melted cheese gives this dinner a great taste.

It is quick. It is easy. It tastes so good!
Will you be preparing this soon?

Enjoy!
Yummy!

Butternut Squash Pancakes

Butternut Squash Pancakes
waiting for maple syrup to be drizzled on top

Pancakes are a great breakfast any day and anytime of the year. In autumn a special treat is enjoying the Butternut Squash variety. What a great treat in the morning to enjoy these pancakes with maple syrup drizzled over the top. This breakfast treat is flavored with Cinnamon and Nutmeg. I add Ginger into the batter, also. So tasty!

This morning we enjoyed the Butternut Squash Pancakes after taking a package of them out of our freezer.  Reheating the pancakes in our microwave makes for a quick, easy and delicious breakfast.

Click here for my easy to follow recipe! It is worth the click!

***If you do not have many Eggs in your fridge, rather than use 4 Egg Whites in this recipe- remember that in cooking

1 Whole Egg = 2 Egg Whites 

so just reverse the formula and use 2 Whole Eggs in place of the 4 Egg Whites in this recipe.

There are a few more Butternut Squash Pancakes in our freezer to enjoy for breakfast one day next week. Will you be making them soon, too?

Enjoy!
Yummy!

 

Bake a Butternut Squash Bread!

Butternut Squash Breads
cooling

Butternut Squash Bread! YUM!! It is a delicious dessert bread that is a family favorite. After preparing the Butternut Squash for our freezer, 2 cups were placed in our fridge to bake 2 of these yummy breads the next day. Yes, 2 breads. Why 2 breads? Well, doubling the recipe and baking 2 and then freezing one Butternut Squash Bread helps when planning ahead for Thanksgiving Day. That holiday is in our future! Every year without fail we enjoy this treat during that holiday in November. 

The recipe is very easy. The orange squash has already been mashed, so it is added to the liquid ingredients. Then the combined liquid ingredients are mixed into the dry ingredients when preparing this dessert. While baking there will be a great aroma floating out of your kitchen, too! It is a very tasty dessert bread! 

Click here for my recipe for Butternut Squash Bread!    

It is a quick and an easy dessert to bake and to enjoy! Will you be baking one or two in the next 2 months?

Enjoy!
Yummy!