Fettuccini alfredo anyone?

With a jar of alfredo sauce you can have a quick meal in minutes! Saute some peppers, onions and garlic in a couple tbsps of olive oil. Add whatever you'd like..shrimp, cooked sliced chicken, mushrooms or some crawfish tails     ( that's what I used recently as pictured below). If you are vegetarian, add some cooked/drained broccolli or canned/drained mushrooms. Cook and drain your pasta and add to your sauce. (We only used half a box of pasta for 1 jar of sauce). Stir and heat until warm. Add some parmesan cheese on top. Heat up a veggie or serve a salad. Maybe some french bread!  Oh so good!! Prep time 10 minutes. Cooking time 10-20 minutes.

Yummy Thanksgiving cake

This pumpkin apple cake stole the show this Thanksgiving and totally overshadowed the pumpkin pie. I got it from my mom over 20 years ago. Prep time about 20 mins. Bake time about 1 hr.

1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
11/2 cups shredded apple
1 cup canned pumpkin
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp ginger

Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in apple and pumpkin. Sift together flour and remaining ingredients. Add to creamed mixture. Bake in 8" fluted tube pan. Bake @ 350 degree oven for 55-60 minutes. Do the toothpick test to make sure it's done. Cool in pan 10 minutes.  Remove from pan and sprinkle powdered sugar over cooled cake.

Chicken (something new) and healthy

Tonight I baked chicken over a bed of kale. I have used a bag of fresh chopped kale before and added a few sliced potatoes, but tonight I used a bag of frozen kale. Leg quarters and some cajun seasoning, garlic powder and abour 1/4 cup water. Baked at 350 covered with foil for about 45-50 minutes..then removed foil and baked another 10 minutes or so. It is really good! Add salt to taste. Serve a side salad and yummo!

First time blogger...

Well..I have been posting pictures on Facebook of meals that I've cooked for quite a while now. I get told by many folk that they're looking for new ideas. So,  this blog will be dedicated to helping you get fresh ideas for creating tasty new dishes for you and your family. I know I get tired of the same ole same ole food so I will post things I have tried and found to be yummy! All to help you find new ways to expand your food horizons and give those tired recipes a much needed break! I'll post pictures too so you can see if this is something you would like to try!