Ravoili with Birds Eye Shopped Spinach, Pancetta and Sage

Ingredients

1lb ravioli

1 box of shopped spinach

2 tbsp of fresh chopped sage

2 tbsp olive oil

2 cloves

3 tbsp butter

2 tbsp shredded pecorino romano

Directions

- Cook pancetta and garlic in olive oil in a large pan until crisp. Add butter and cook until brown, add spinach and sage. Season with salt and pepper. Add cooked ravioli and let it cook for another 5 minutes.

This recipe didn't call for sauce, but we made a Alfredo sauce. The Alfredo sauce consisted of some heavy cream, milk, flour and cheese. We just eyed balled the ingredients and hoped it came at good and it did.

James made this recipe for me for Valentine's Day. Instead of using regular cheese ravioli he went to Fairway Market in Paramus and bought Heart-shaped Lobster ravioli. He bought 2 packages because he thought there was only 6 in the package. Come to find out there were 12, so needless to say we now have an extra box. Yummy :) I found this recipe when clipping coupons. It was heavenly as we ate by candlelight. For desert he made me mini strawberry shortcakes.

Swedish Meatballs

Meatballs:

2 lb ground chopped meat
1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp season salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/4 cup plain bread crumbs

Sauce:

1 bottle of chili sauce
10 oz. grape jelly

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine chopped meat, garlic powder, season salt, pepper and bread crumbs. Mix well and form little meatballs. Cook in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until done

While meatballs are cooking, combine the chili sauce and grape jelly in a saucepan until jelly has melted.

Instead of melting the chili sauce and jelly in a saucepan, you can melt it in the crock pot. This is exactly what I did. Once the meatballs were done cooking I transferred the meatballs into the crock pot. I made this recipe for my brother's Superbowl party. I brought the meatballs in the crock pot because you what to serve them warm. I thought of making this recipe because when we had a Super Bowl party 2 years ago my friend made them and they were delicious.

source: Cooks.com

Garden Skillet Dinner

12 oz Pennsylvania Dutch Broad Ribbons

1 lb uncooked chicken, dices

1/4 cup flour

1/3 cup olive oil

2 tbsp garlic, minced

1/2 cup red bell peppers, cut into strips

1/2 cup carrots, peeled and cut julienne

1/2 cup celery, sliced

1/2 broccoli florets

1 tbsp dried basil

3/4 cup chicken broth

3/4 heave cream

salt and pepper to taste

Cook ribbons according to package directions. Toss chicken in flour. In large skillet over medium heat, saute coated chicken in oil until browned. Add garlic, veggies, basil, and cook for 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low, slowly stir in chicken broth and then cream. When the mixture thickened, stir in hot ribbonss. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serves: 4-6

I made these cupcakes for my Gandma's 90th Birthday on December 13th 2009. Tomorrow my family will be going with her to church and will host her coffee hour after church. The church also ordered a sheet cake and my mom is bringing bagels. We are looking forward to spending the day with her. I hope she has many more birthdays!!!!!

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teas. vanilla
3/4 teas. baking soda
1 teas. baking powder
1 3/4 cup flour
1 1/2 cup walnuts
1 1/2 cup chocolate chips


Directions

- In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking soda and baking powder until well blended. Stir in Chocolate chips and walnuts.
- Grease cookie sheets and place about a teaspoon of dough on tray. Make sure to give each cookie enough space.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 18 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden.
- Top with confectioners' sugar while still warm.

source - Nanny

My Nanny also makes these cookies every year for Christmas. Lately is has been hard for her to bake around the holidays, so I go over and help her. These cookies are very soft and moist.

Chinesse Chews

Ingredients
1/2 cup of butter
1 cup of sugar
1 teas. vanilla
1 cup of flour
1/2 teas. salt
1/2 cup walnuts
1 cup raisins


Directions
- In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour until well blended. Stir in walnuts and raisins.
- Grease pan and add dough
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden.
- Top with confectioners' sugar while still warm.

source - Nanny

My Nanny makes these every year for Christmas. Lately is has been hard for her to bake around the holidays, so I go over and help her. Wherever I bring them everyone loves them.

Sandies

Ingredients
1 cup butter
1/3 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons water
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped pecans
3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

Directions
- In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the water and vanilla. Stir in the flour and pecans until well blended. Cover dough and chill for at least four hours.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Shape dough into walnut sized balls or crescents. Place 2 inches apart onto unprepared cookie sheets.
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden.
- Roll in confectioners' sugar while still warm.

source - allrecipes.com

I made these because I had a half of a bag of pecans from the Apple Cranberry Crisp I made for Thanksgiving. I will be serving these for Christmas this year.