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Cooking with ChristyB!

Those that know me are probably wondering why on earth I, of all people, would start a cooking blog.

My original intent was to become more organized by creating a weekly dinner menu for my family as a way to force myself to cook.

In turn, this blog was created as a way to force myself to keep up with my weekly dinner menus so I wouldn't let down my tens of readers by not posting. It's a vicious cycle.

I never claimed to be a very good cook though I do enjoy giving it the 'ol college try. My family says I cook "Cajun" (as in BURNT). I simply don't have the patience to hang around the kitchen while something is cooking and I routinely forget to set the timer which often results in "blackened" dishes.

With the creation of my weekly dinner menus, I have found a new passion for cooking. I don’t dread cooking meals (at least not every night). I by no means create any of the recipes shared on this blog. I simply enjoy researching new recipes and sharing them with my readers along with my main passion, photography, by photographing images of the final product.

I hope you enjoy reading about my cooking adventures. Maybe my dinner menus will encourage you to be more creative with your family’s dinner meals.

 Here’s to making a mess in the kitchen!

 

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Tag Archives: dinner

Calzone

If you can think ahead to thaw one of those frozen bread loaves out, a calzone is quick and easy to make. There are so many variations you could try - meatball, pepperoni, hamburger, chicken parmesan, I could go on and on. This time I went with hamburger.
Calzone
*Recipe I’ve made forever....

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Grilled Turkey Breast

Day 27 of 31 consecutive days of cooking posts and recipes. I haven’t failed yet. Well, I’ve failed at many cooking attempts, but I haven’t failed to post each day, good or bad. Today is one of those “bad” posts in regards to my pictures. This was from one of those...

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Lasagna

We like our lasagna plain jane. No large chunks of onion or tomatoes are allowed. This is one of the first recipes I attempted after we got married. It’s not too hard to make but sufficiently fancy enough to impress a still love-blind newlywed husband. Actually, this is also one of the...

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Pasta Primavera Alfredo

The kids weren’t thrilled with this meal, but their dad and I didn’t think it was too bad. It’s good for them to expand their horizons. That’s what I was always told, anyway. It must have worked. I eat a lot more now than I used to. One day they...

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What’s for Dinner? ~ August Menu Ideas

Here we go! Day one of 31 consecutive posts here on the cooking blog.
We’ll start with my monthly menu plan for August. All items listed in red include a link to the recipe. More links will be added as I make the recipes. Click the image below to go...

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Are You Ready for This???

Are you ready for the truth, internet? Can you handle the truth? Here it goes…
I’m getting organized.
There. I said it. I’m really gonna do it. For the month of August, at least.
School starts in August and I’m bound and determined to get a handle on things BEFORE they get super busy. It all starts HERE...

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Beef & Bean Burritos

In a pinch? Brown up some ground beef, add some enchilada sauce, refried beans and cheese and you’ll have a yummy dinner in no time. My kids loved this meal. They actually asked why we can’t have “normal” meals like this more often. They aren’t always fond of my random pizza...

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Garlic Ranch Chicken Pizza

I am increasingly fond of unique homemade pizzas. I’ve made THIS and THIS and THIS. Here is another unique pizza to add to the list. My kids actually ate this one.

Garlic Ranch Chicken Pizza
*Recipe found somewhere online. I don’t remember where.
PIZZA
1 can refrigerated pizza crust
1 small grilled chicken breast, chopped,...

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Cream Cheese Bacon Chicken

Cream cheese and chives rolled up in flattened chicken breasts wrapped in bacon with a delicious cream sauce over the top. Hear me out. This recipe is NOT hard to make. Trust me. It is worth giving it a try!

Cream Cheese Bacon Chicken
*Recipe from: I don’t remember where I found this recipe. Darn it!
4 chicken...

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Tortellini with Peas & Prosciutto

I don’t know about you, but I get tired of cooking and eating the same old thing every week. My family would probably eat roast, hamburgers, rotisserie chicken, macaroni and cheese, scrambled eggs and chili dogs on a weekly rotation if I would let them. I found this recipe that didn’t have too...

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