food (for fall!)

Here is some things I have been making...

Penne Pasta with sun dried tomato sauce

it was Delicious!

I used a little less cheese and evaporated milk which was a good call!

next time I will be making it with Chicken or Shrimp!

crock pot mac & cheese

this was good the next day! I did not love it right out of the pot because I

did the bread crumbs on top and they seemed too dry and absorbed too much cheese!

I also added some herbs: basil, red pepper flakes, garlic powder to give it a little kick

I only saved a little container for left overs and when I tried them the next day all the flavors had settled and it tasted really good! So then I was bummed I did not save more!

totally worth making- you just need to play around a bit!

next time I'll make spicy mac!

(secret aardvark sauce is the trick to that!)

oh and it makes a ton!

Stir Fry

this is a favorite and a staple in my house.

What I put in mine:

Udon noodles

Olive oil

baby bok choy

green beans

broccoli

crushed garlic

extra firm tofu

sweet onion

sweet chili sauce

some other good things are:

mushrooms (which Andy loves)

baby corn

bell peppers

I simply saute all my veggies together (in olive oil) until tender

saute my tofu until brown

boil my noodles (udon only takes about 4 min!)

then I throw it all in a giant pan together (the veggie pan)

and the flavors mix!

sometimes I'll put some soy sauce in at this time as well...

then you put some sweet chili sauce on top and there you have it!

baked acorn squash!

this I make a lot in fall & winter with a side of rice pilaf

for two people all you need is 1 acorn squash

halve it a scoop out the inside

put on a baking sheet

in each center put a little bit of butter

a bit of brown sugar

squeeze in a bit of maple syrup and sprinkle with pepper

bake for 50 min-1 hr at 375-400

A wonderfully tasty Fall treat!

super filling too (don't let it deceive you!)

and

for tonight...

apple cinnamon butternut squash soup!

i'll let you know how it goes...