Sooooooo Hot....

Good Evening Internet Friends!

Today the temperature reached 28 C (82 F)!  This is kinda hot considering a week ago we had snow falling.

Kiddo and I did lots of yard work, and I started a project on the car that I shouldn't have.....

After turning on the air conditioner this afternoon I did not want to use the oven so for dinner we had Turkey Sausage, spinach, onions, garlic, mushroom and sun-dried tomato pasta skillet:

It was really tasty and there is enough for left overs tomorrow.

After dinner Kiddo and I took the dog for a walk as it had cooled down to 26 C (79 F).

It was a beautiful evening for a walk in the River Valley.

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Comfort Food....

Good Evening Internet Friends!

About a week ago a head cold moved in on me.  For the past few days it has been trying to over take me!  I awoke today with a headache, chills and so much nasal pressure my teeth hurt!

I always lose weight when I get sick (at least 5 lbs) so in preparation for that I decided I would at least eat comfort food today so that if this develops further I don't need to find my "after sick" pants.

Breakfast was French Toast with fruit because although it should have been Awful Waffle Sunday that just seemed like too much energy:

YUM!!!

Lunch was pasta and cheese sauce - no not the kind from the box with processed cheese:

Again, YUM!

This afternoon I made a Banana cake with Cream Cheese Icing as my son and I were invited for Roast Beef Dinner at the neighbours:

Although I will not eat fresh bananas except under very green circumstances I do find baked banana things comforting and cream cheese icing is always a plus!

Now to find my heating pad and all the warm quilts I can and hopefully sleep this cold off for tomorrow.

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

What's for Lunch???

Good Afternoon Internet Friends!

Somewhere earlier this week I got the hair brained idea (my curls must have been a little too tight or something) to invite the family for Easter Dinner.  Well, everyone accepted, but apparently my 89 year old grandmother does not do well with long days so the plan is for Easter Dinner to become Easter Lunch ☺

Today I have begun some of the preparations for this meal at which time my son want's to know "what's for lunch"?  Well, macaroni and cheese was the answer:

It was delicious and will provide a few frozen school lunches for next week as well ☺

Here's the Kathy way to make Macaroni and Cheese:

2 cups cooked macaroni or tube pasta

Pour cooked pasta into lightly buttered baking dish

Add 2 handfuls of SqueaK'rs (I buy the BIG bag at Costco) and mix with the pasta

Whisk: 

1 egg in a medium bowl, add 1/2 tsp black pepper, and add 2 cups milk, then pour over pasta mixture

Grate cheddar cheese (how ever much you want) over the top of the casserole before placing in a pre-heated 350 Fahrenheit oven.  

Bake for 30 minutes.

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

What's For Dinner?

Macaroni and Cheese!

Got home this evening after work and of course the dilemma of what to make for dinner ensued.

I finally decided to make Macaroni and Cheese:

Here is how I made this awesome dish:

- boil 8 ozs of macaroni with 1 tablespoon oil just til soft, drain and add to cheese sauce

Cheese Sauce:

 - in a medium sized sauce pain on medium heat add 4 tablespoons butter and 4 tablespoons all purpose flour and whisk together (it will form a ball)

- add to the flour and butter:

- 1 cup cream 

- 1 cup water and bring to a boil stirring constantly for about 10 minutes (I used water and cream because I was almost out of milk)

- then add one package of Boursin Cheese and 2 cups of shredded cheese (I use which ever hard cheese is in the refrigerator), bring to a boil and stir constantly for another 5 minutes

- add salt and pepper to taste

- fold in macaroni

- transfer to buttered casserole dish

-top with buttered bread crumbs and bake for 25 minutes at 350F

Enjoy!

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy