Pasta Time!

Alfredo w/ Chicken, Broccoli & Penne

Alfredo w/ Chicken & Broccoli

Cooking has become the norm for me around here. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy cooking but I am doing a lot more of it now. Being a stay at home Mom, I really have no choice but to cook
(I guess). I enjoy trying different things and experimenting with recipes (my husband not so much). He feels, if it's not broke don't try to fix it
 :-)

Well, good thing he is not doing the cooking around here! This one is super easy. Most people know how to make a simple alfredo sauce. Season chicken, cook and cut in bite size pieces. I use the steam fresh bag of broccoli and heat according to instructions on bag. Once broccoli is done, I put it in a strainer to let all the liquid drain. You do not want to put the broccoli into your sauce without draining as it was thin out the sauce.

Season chicken and cook in pan, bake or use a grill pan

Once drained and pasta is cooked and drain, add all ingredients together including the alfredo sauce and toss.

Serve and enjoy!

Click here for Alfredo sauce recipe

Quick and easy alfredo sauce

Taking it South

BBQ Spareribs

It should be evident by now that I enjoy cooking. My family always enjoys to see what we are having for dinner and sometimes they like to stick with the favorites. Since I am from North Carolina, BBQ is something I grew up on. Having cookout's in the summer and I remember my Grandfather would always bring the ribs in first (kinda like the appetizer before the main course). Those ribs were always fall off the bone good.

Since living abroad and getting settled in, we yet to buy a grill as we are going back and forth over charcoal versus gas. With that being said, I have opted to fix my ribs in the oven. Let me tell you, they come out just as tender, juicy and succulent as if I grilled them. Key is to wrap them in foil and let them cook for about an hour. Then bast with your BBQ sauce of your choice, cover and back for another 30 minutes or so. Low and slow is the key and they turn out great every time.


I use bottled bbq sauce and I add a couple tablespoons of butter, brown sugar, a little honey and Dijon mustard. Coleslaw, just grate the cabbage and carrot. Add apple cider vinegar, mayo and sugar.

Nothing like good ole southern eating :-)