PASTA WITH SAUSAGE and TOMATOES

2 TBSP Olive oil 2 lb Italian sausage 1 cup yellow onions (diced) 3 cloves Garlic (minced) 1 can tomatoes (22 oz), (drained and chopped) 1 1/2 cup whipping cream 1/2 tsp Salt 12 oz pasta (I like wheat penne or bowtie) 3 TBSP fresh parsley (minced) grated Parmesan Cheese   In a large deep skillet, heat olive oil.  Add diced onions and garlic.  Sautee for two or three minutes, until onions start to go clear.  Crumble in sausage and brown.  (You can drain off some of the grease if…

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EZ Salsa

2 lbs. tomatoes 2 fresh Jalapeno or Serrano chilies 1/4 medium onion, white 1/2 cup fresh cilantro 1 tsp. minced garlic 1 tsp. sugar 1½ tbsp. fresh lime juice Deseed and finely dice peppers, set aside. Dice tomatoes and place (with juice) in large bowl.  Dice onion and cilantro.  Add peppers, onion, cilantro to tomatoes and mix.  In a small bowl, mix: garlic sugar, and lime juice. Add mix to tomatoes. Tastes best if you let set up over night, but can be eaten immediately.

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BEAN TOMATO and SPINACH CASSEROLE

Its Tomato week here at BCdc!  I was talking about fried green ‘mators on facebook this weekend and several folks requested some tomato recipes!  So this week our feature food will be mators! Welcome to Mator Week! I love baby spinach, and love finding ways to incorporate it into my meals.  This is one of my FAVORITE. 1 cup onion (thinly sliced) 2 tsp. olive oil 1 tsp. brown sugar (heaping) 1/2 tsp. cumin 4 cloves garlic, minced, rinsed, drained 3 1/2 cups tomatoes, chopped 1 Tablespoon white wine vinegar…

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Tomato n Corn Casserole

Its Tomato week here at BCdc!   I was talking about fried green ‘mators on facebook this weekend and several folks requested some tomato recipes!  So this week our feature food will be mators! Welcome to Mator Week! Tomato n Corn Casserole 4 tomatoes 1 lb lean ground beef 1 green pepper (chopped) 1 Jalapeno pepper (minced) 2 cloves  garlic (minced) 1 tsp chili powder 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp oregano 1/2 tsp  salt and pepper 1/4 cup tomato paste 1/4 cup chopped fresh coriander 1  cup cornmeal 2  cups…

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Meal Plan Monday: Aug 15 2011

Do you plan your weeks cooking ahead of time?  I do.  On Sunday morning I sit down in my office and I plan out what we are going to eat all week.  Meal planning for me, really, is pretty easy.  My Mr. works a weird shift at work that rotates so he is only home for dinner a few nights per week.  Those nights I try to cook a NICE meal with the trimmings.  I mean, he works hard and he deserves it. On the nights Mr. C isn’t home,…

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Amanda Kyle Williams

Author Bio: Amanda Kyle WIlliams Amanda Kyle Williams has contributed to short story collections and as a freelance writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She worked as a house painter, a property manager, a sales rep, a commercial embroiderer, a courier, a VP of manufacturing at a North Georgia textile mill, and owned Latch Key Pets, a pet sitting and dog walking business. She also worked with a PI firm in Atlanta on surveillance operations, and became a court-appointed process server. “We do what we have to do to buy the…

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All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris

Buy on Amazon All Together Dead (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 7) By: Charlaine Harris Published by: Ace ISBN: 0441015816 Genre: Fiction-Paranormal, Horror, Romance Pages: 352 Author’s Website: http://www.charlaineharris.com Recommendable for people who: Enjoy vampires, suspense, horror Synopsis: Betrayed by her longtime vampire love, Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse must now not only deal with a possible new man in her life-the oh-so-handsome shapeshifter Quinn-but also contend with a long-planned vampire summit. With her power base weakened by hurricane damage to New Orleans, the local vampire queen is vulnerable to those…

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Tomato Bread

Its Tomato week here at BCdc! I was talking about fried green ‘mators on facebook this weekend and several folks requested some tomato recipes!  So this week our feature food will be mators! Welcome to Mator Week!   Tomato Bread 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder (NOT SODA!) 1 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking soda (NOT POWDER!) 1 1/4 cups buttermilk 2 eggs, beaten 1 TBSP granulated sugar 3/4 cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes (chopped)* 2 TBSP oil from the sun-dried tomatoes 1/4 cup green onions (chopped)…

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Two huge Going Out of Business SALES

DSO is celebrating going out of business with 2 huge sales! The first sale is a 50% off STOREWIDE Sale! http://www.digiscrapobsession.com/shop The second is, for the first time ever – a BUY MY STORE sale! From now until the end of August you can purchase the ENTIRE INVENTORY in the DSO STORE for $45. This includes Commercial and Personal Use items. It also includes a S4H/S4O license for all of the templates and personal use items. That is over 300 products ($700+), with S4H terms, for only $45. If you…

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Am Reading: Incarceron & Sapphique

One of my favorite meme’s on twitter is the #FridayReads meme.  Its just where everyone posts what their weekend reading plans are.  I’ve found so many new books from there!  Anyway – What’s on your reading list this weekend?  For me, I plan to Incarceron (Incarceron, Book 1) by Catherine Fisher.  I loaned a friend of mine Beautiful Creatures (Beautiful Creatures, Book 1) and Beautiful Darkness (Beautiful Creatures, Book 2) by Kami Garcia and in exchange she loaned me her copy of Incarceron (Incarceron, Book 1)  and  Sapphique (Book 2)…

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