Pesto Pasta with Lemon Chicken

3 chicken breasts, sliced in half. 2 T lemon juice 1 1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning 1/2 tsp. Ground black pepper and garlic powder 1 box tri-color rotini  noodles 5 mushrooms, quartered 1/2 yellow bell pepper, chopped 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped 2 green onions,  chopped 2T Classico Traditional Pesto 1/4 cup grated mozzarella 1/2 T…

Crockpot Roast

The perfect solution to a rainy, cold Alaskan day? ROAST!!! I am a huge fan of roast, not only for its flavor and versatility but because it is so easy to do! I always cook mine in a crockpot, but that’s mainly because I don’t like my oven being on forever. This roast I seasoned…

Cowboy Cabbage Rolls

1 pound ground beef 1/3 onion, chopped fine 1 celery stalk, chopped fine Generous amounts: chili powder, garlic salt, pepper, coffee rub 1 cup cooked rice 6 cabbage leaves 1/2 cup ketchup 1/4 cup BBQ sauce 1/2 T Worcestershire sauce In a large skillet, brown meat, add seasonings, celery and onion. Add the cooked rice and…

Quick Apple Pie

As promised, apple recipes! My favorite has been the fresh chunky applesauce, but this one turned out to be delicious as well!! It was so quick and easy, my two year old helped with most of it 😛 Crust: 1 1/4 cup flour 1 T sugar 3 T cold water 8 T butter Mix all…

Fresh, Chunky Applesauce

Originally I found a version of this on Bon Appetite, but it didn’t sound as flavorful as it could have been. So I created my own version and here it is!!!  My good friend brought me a giant bag of apples from her family’s trees and I was panicking on what to do with 26…

Steak Rub

Searching for something to create for dinner last night I stumbled upon my own amazing creation.  I took out a pack of round steak and created the simplest recipe for it to serve over some brown rice and veggies. It was almost like an oriental steak, but not quite… Generous  amounts: ground ginger and McCormick’s…

Chicken Potato Bake

Something so easy, so delicious. Anyone can make it! Chicken Potato Bake: 1 chicken breast, diced 4 potatoes, cubed 2 green onions, chopped 1 packet chicken gravy 1 cup water 1 cup milk 2 T flour Generous amounts: Seasoning salt, Coffee Rub, Italian Seasoning, Pepper, Red Pepper Flakes. Mix together water, chicken gravy, milk and…

Mushroom Bacon Cheeseburger Bombs

A concoction of pure amazingness. Completely fattening, unhealthy, but it’s freaking AMAZING!  It’s the burger without the bun, the salad toppings…this is the no nonsense food. Mhmm. That fantastic 😉 That was my inner hunger monster talking.  She’s full of ‘tude. Anyway, back to what you all stopped by for.  The recipe for the MUSHROOM…

Citrus Chicken Bake w/ side

Ahhhhh. I have been MIA for awhile now and I’m sorry!!! Things got crazy busy and this was something that had to be put on hold for a bit, but I am back! With an amazinggggg dinner to share with you (including a side) 😉 I don’t have exact measurements for y’all (oooops!) so bare…

Salmon everywhere!

Living in Alaska we are always stocked up on salmon.  Seeing how fishing season is well underway again, my freezer will be full of salmon again by August.  When you live off the land and utilize what Alaska has to offer, you begin getting creative with recipes.  I’ve been eating salmon my whole life, but being…