Bree complained last night about dinner.  I told her that she had to make dinner the next day all by herself and then I was going to "choke it down" like she does to me every night.  It wasn't really a punishment because she loved it and asked if she cook cook every Tuesday.  It would be nice to have another cook in the house:-).  She made Breadsticks which were super yummy.  For the butter we used 2 T. Butter and 1/2 tsp.  garlic salt and then after they got out of the oven she put more garlic butter on it and sprinkled it with Parmesan cheese.  Yum!  Then she made spaghetti.   She even had seconds.  On the side we had apples with dip.

Apple dip

8 oz. cream cheese, softened slightly
2-4 T.  Brown sugar depending on how sweet you want it
Toffee Bits, as much as you would like

Mix until combined.

Kielbasa

I don't know where Kimball found this recipe.  But we like it a lot.
Kielbasa is a kind of sausage and is in that area of the grocery store.  I usually half the recipe and decrease the onions by a lot. We also serve it over rice instead of potatoes.
Let me know if you try it.

yield: Makes 6 (main course) servings

active time: 25 min

total time: 50 min

Sweet caramelized onions and a tart Granny Smith apple are a perfect balancing act, especially when combined with rich smoked sausage.

Ingredients:

2 pound smoked kielbasa (preferably beef and pork), cut crosswise into 3-inch lengths

·         2 tablespoons olive oil

·         3 large onions, chopped (6 cups)

·         1/2 teaspoon salt//

·         1 teaspoon black pepper

·         1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter

·         1 large Granny Smith apple

·         1 3/4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth (14 fluid ounces)

·         Accompaniment: mashed potatoes

Lightly score each piece of sausage in several places with a sharp paring knife. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then brown half of sausage, turning occasionally, until golden, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and cover to keep warm. Pour off fat from skillet and wipe skillet clean. Add remaining tablespoon oil to skillet and brown remaining sausage in same manner, transferring to bowl as cooked.

Wipe skillet clean again, then cook onions with salt and pepper in butter over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Meanwhile, peel, core, and finely chop apple. Stir apple and broth into onion mixture and simmer briskly, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until apple is tender, 6 to 7 minutes. Add sausage and simmer, stirring, until heated through, about 1 minute.

Crispy Wraps

We have made both the Crispy Chicken Wraps and the Crispy South West Chicken Wraps of Mel's and have loved them. The only change in the recipe I made was the amount of black beans.  I only used half the amount because I don't like them, but the rest of them would have been fine with the full amount.  Hey, at least I didn't omit them all.  Go me!

Italian Meatball Subs

I have used Mel's recipe for these subs twice.  We have really liked them.  It makes a ton so we have frozen the extras for another day.  This last time I even made the French Bread Rolls she suggests.  That was a lot of cooking for one day, but you girls seem to cook like this all the time.  You're my hero's.

BBQ cups

I made this las night and it was yummy and a super fast.
I got it off the Six Sisters website which I love!
http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2014/01/bbq-cups-recipe.html

Instead of the premaid biscuits I made home made ones.
This is the recipe I used:

Big Daddy Biscuits

2 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
1 T. Sugar
1 T. Baking powder
1/3 cup shortening
1 cup milk

Preheat oven to 425.  In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.  Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal.  Gradually stir in milk until dough pulls away from the side of the bowl.  Turn onto a floured surface and knead 15-25 times.  Pat or roll dough into 1 inch think.  Repeat until all the dough is gone.  Brush off excess flour and place onto ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake for 14 minutes or until edges are brown.