Wednesday, February 29, 2012

BLTC BAGEL

6 slices bacon
2 onion bagels
cream cheese 
lettuce 
sliced tomatoes

Cook bacon and toast bagels to your liking. Spread both sides of bagel with cream cheese. Add lettuce, tomatoes and 3 slices of bacon. 

 




 

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

SUPER EASY CHEESY SPAGHETTI

1 lb ground beef or turkey
Salt and pepper to taste
2 cans spaghetti in tomato sauce with cheese
1/2 cup tomato soup
4 oz Velveeta

Brown ground meat with salt and pepper to taste. Add spaghetti, soup and Velveeta. Cook over medium heat until Velveeta is melted and spaghetti is heated through. I serve this dish with a simple garden salad of lettuce, tomato, cucumber with ranch dressing and garlic bread.






ROTISSERIE CHICKEN & RICE SOUP

1 cup chopped or shredded rotisserie chicken
1/2 brown rice
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped carrots
1 1/2 tablespoons butter
4 cups low sodium chicken broth
1 1/2 teaspoons seasoned salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Melt butter in soup pan over medium heat. Add brown rice, carrots, celery and cook, stirring, until rice is toasted and vegetables are a little bit soft, about 5 minutes. Add chicken, broth, seasoned salt, pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer and cook for 1 1/2 hours. This soup is really velvety because it starts with butter and cooking for 1 1/2 hours not only guarantees the rice will be done (I have the hardest time cooking brown rice), but also releases a lot of starch. This soup is souper kid friendly! I serve it with cheese tacos.

 

CHEESE TACOS

6 corn tortillas
1 1/2 cups cheese
Oil

Heat, over medium heat, enough oil to completely coat bottom of pan. Add 1 tortilla. After tortilla has softened, about 1 minute, fold tortilla in half. Cook on both sides, until golden brown. Remove from pan and drain on paper towel. Add 2 tablespoons cheese or as much or as little as you like. The cheese will melt while you cook the other tortillas. If it doesn't, just microwave for 10-20 seconds. 

My husband and I like to add a little bit of Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce to our cheese tacos. 

 

Monday, February 27, 2012

MORNING COFFEE


Start with one scoop of vanilla ice cream or your favorite ice cream. Microwave, yes I said microwave, for 30 seconds. Add 12 oz of your favorite hot coffee and stir. It's a little bit frothy, creamy and sweet. Look closely, it's literally happiness in a cup. Enjoy!

Sunday, February 26, 2012

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