Weekly Menu

This week I am trying two new recipes, Italian wedding soup and feta and spinach stuffed chicken. I'll absolutely post some photos and the recipes later in the week when I attempt these two new dishes.


 *Mini Thanksgiving dinner

 This was made last night. I love Thanksgiving so much and we always go to my husbands family's for the big day so I don't get to cook or have leftovers, so most years I will make a mini Thanksgiving meal that weekend. I was hoping the grocery stores would have some turkeys on sale Friday, but nope! Those birds were still nearly $30 so I bought a large whole chicken instead. I followed my no fail succulent chicken recipe that is found in this blog along with a large pot of al dente mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans and of course those famous Thanksgiving rolls! All that was missing was the pies!

*Chili

I love some chili in the fall! Of course topped with cheddar cheese and sour cream. There's always a day or two of leftovers for lunch too!

 *Feta and spinach stuffed chicken breasts

 I simply cannot wait to try this! I love feta and any dish that includes it, I will try!!

 *Italian wedding soup

I first had this soup when I was working at an Italian bistro. I loved it!! Come to think of it, there are quite a few of my favorite dishes that come from my experience there. If you're ever in Romulus Michigan, you MUST go to Leonardo's!

 *Spaghetti

 Made with my homemade sauce, worth the time!

 *Baked BBQ chicken legs A family favorite, most likely served with some vegetables and potatoes.

Turkey cupcakes Gobble Gobble!!

In the spirit of the awesomeness of Thanksgiving the kids and I made Turkey cupcakes. Easy, cute and oh so much fun to make!

Fried Deliciousness!

What's better on a Saturday morning than fried pastries? Fried pastries wrapped in bacon! I came across the recipe on this amazing food blog ohbiteit.com that has become my go to blog! We tried it this morning & the blog was correct, super easy to make and perfect! 1 tube Pillsbury cinnamon rolls (and the included frosting) 1/2 pound bacon 1/4 cup maple syrup 1/4 cup cinnamon sugar (3 1/2 tbsps sugar + 1/2 tbsp cinnamon) oil for frying toothpicks Un-roll each cinnamon roll and cut them in half. Roll them each back up, making 2 small rolls.

Cut the bacon strips in half and wrap each small Cinnamon Roll with one 1/2 strip, securing it with a toothpick In a small bowl mix the enclosed frosting with the maple syrup until it’s well combined.

In a medium pot heat up approx. 3″ of oil.

Fry the rolls up in batches of 3 until they’re golden, puffed and firm. Sprinkle them with some cinnamon sugar while they’re warm and add a nice drizzle of the maple frosting.

Perfection!! They were all gobbled up quicker than I could fry them!

Autumn Bliss

As the weather has finally decided to cool down, even here in the Sunshine state, it puts me in the mood to create. Autumn is by far my most favorite time of year. I don't know if it's the sweater weather, the cool breeze through an open window, or the promise of turkey dinner that gets me, but I love it! Autumn tends to make me do two things, cook more and photograph. Call me crazy, but I enjoy taking photos of my subjects in the cooler weather with sweaters and scarfs versus on the beach. I got some practice in a few weeks ago with those beautiful subjects of mine.