Although I have tried lots of new recipes lately, not all have been winners. Actually very few have been. But this is one of them: Sloppy Joes. They were quite tasty and very simple to make. I am usually not a fan of Sloppy Joes, but these were pretty good. And they have a good amount of vegetables in them.
And I even followed the recipe exactly, which as you know, only happens in a blue moon.
Give them a try. They are pretty good.
With Chris working lots last week and only being home for dinner 1 day. We ate pizza, left overs, and Chinese take-out. YUM! Boy is it funny how my boys love Chinese food. However, I was able to make a few things, some new recipes as well.
The Double-Chocolate Layer Cake recipe I used for Connor's dinosaur cake was delicious! It was light and moist. I think I have finally found my go-to chocolate cake recipe. And I don't normally like cake. But I do now.
My new favorite pizza dough recipe is from Pioneer Woman Cookbook. (I love homeade pizzas!) If you haven't noticed, this is a wonderful cookbook & her website is full of great recipes too. The one thing I have realized about her recipes is that they do take a bit of time. But they are completely worth it. You just have to plan ahead a little.
I saw this recipe for Cauliflower Soup and after my sister-in-law raved about it, I decided to give it a try. Chris was wreary from the begining. I thought it sounded good, since there is not a vegetable that I don't like (besides lima beans, but then again, aren't those a bean? Hmmm..not sure, but they are gross!).The soup wasn't bad, but it wasn't great either. We ate it, but will likely not make it again. Connor didn't like it. Chris said it was 'okay'. Dylan thought it was tasty. I just thought it was lacking something. I thought it might be good made into clam chowder or some other seafoood soup-but then I would be the only one eating it. I think the problem I had with it was that I don't like my veggies soft. I like them crisp/hard, even when they are cooked. But give the recipe a try, I am sure it was just us. We are kind of wierd!
Then again, we may have been having the high expectations of this wonderful, delicious, tasty, flavorful, perfect soup we had just days before....
French Onion Soup. It was pretty easy to make, it just took awhile. But it was worth every minute! Yum! If you get a chance, make this soup, you will not be disappointed.
Side note...I had to try all those soups last week while it was still a bit chilly out because this week it is in the 70's. I like Texas! Happy January!!!
And after talking to a good friend Cheryl, she said they made Bacon Wrapped Jalapenos Poppers. I was shocked that Cheryl liked them, since they are not normally fans of "hot & spicy" things. So, I knew we must try them!This is a version of the recipe, but in her cookbook, she added 1 green onion sliced, 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese, and brush bacon with BBQ sauce before putting in the oven. And we LOVED them. However, I did leave quite a bit of seeds and membranes intact (we like em' hot). They were SO good. In fact, I still have some stuff left and will be making them again tonight :)
I do have a little trick for filling them, instead of using a spoon...
So, I have tried a few new recipes in the last week and wanted to share them with you....
Last night I had some ground beef and couldn't think of what to do with it. My first thoughts were Mexican casserole, meat balls, hamburgers, or sloppy joes. None really sounded good, so I went searching and found a recipe for Beef and Bean Chimichangas. They were pretty good, although I didn't have all the spices or the chili beans, instead I used kidney beans and they turned out good. I didn't use all the mixture, so I will have to come up with another use for it. Perhaps on top of nachos? I also steamed some peas and carrots so we at least had a few veggies with dinner and the boys loved the peas. They both gobbled them up and had seconds, thirds, and maybe even more. It was pretty funny. Connor liked how they 'pop' in his mouth.
I also made a roast in the Crock Pot this week, but I have never used a recipe. But I did attempt to make gravy (because Chris likes it, I hate it). It didn't turn out, which not sure if it is because I left it on the stove a bit long or not. But the roaast and veggies were good.
I have continued to try a few gourmet mac & cheese recipes, such as Fancy Macaroni. I thought the bacon would seal the deal, but they boys said it was 'just okay'. They prefer my regular, boring Mac & Cheese. No fancy cheeses for them. So, I agreed to attempt my borning, no recipe Mac & Cheese adding onions and bacon next time. I thought the gourmet mac & cheese was really good, but I couldn't convince the boys. Oh well. They like their food pretty simple.
Another favorite recipe this week was a Minestrone soup, it was delicious. It had bacon, kale, and fennel, among the normal minestrone soup ingredients. However, I just realized that I already returned the magazine to the library that the recipe came from. And I didn't write it down. I guess I will have to go find it again. It was tasty and perfect for the cold weather we have had lately.
I found the delicious Cinnamon Rolls recipe online and thought I would share it. They are mighty tasty!
And lastly, this morning I made my favorite muffins. Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins are more like a dessert, but at least they have bananas and yogurt along with the chocolate chips :) This is a favorite of Connor's as well...go figure. And since Chris is at work again today, we decided these would be a great treat for us. And they were indeed.
Enjoy!
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