Best Ever Cocktails - Top 10 Ladies Night - Cocktail Link Party

Can you believe it has been a year and a half since The Slow Roasted Italian first celebrated Ladies Night?  We kicked off that first celebration with a cocktail that I had found and fell in love with Legends Lemon Drop Martini. Chad put the cocktail together for us.  Ladies Night was totally Chad's brain child and after a few more weeks passed with my cocktail ideas like TGIF's Frozen Chocolate Mudslide,  Sweet Summery Watermelon Martini, and Heidi's Comet Cocktail, Chad approached me and said...  "I got this babe.  Let me put together a custom cocktail creation for the blog."
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Roasted Tomato Bruschetta Chicken Over Linguine in 30 Minutes

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A love of  my family and slow roasted flavors has inspired my cooking style.  I love those deep flavors you find in all day sauces, I love making cakes that take days to assemble and above all that I love spending time with my family. 

Simple 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter and Chocolate "Ice Cream"

Ice cream is a staple in our house.  Every single one of us would be happy to eat it all day.  I always try to keep healthy options available for us and for our 3 year old daughter, so you will almost always find our latest banana ice cream creation in the freezer (next to all the soup I have frozen to get us through the year).

22 Soups and Stews - Comfort Food in a Bowl

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A list of 22 of the best soup recipes I have ever had.  Thick soups and stews, broths and soups, and chili and bean soups made the list.  There is truly something for everyone!  30 minutes soups, crock pot stews and an oven roasted tomato soup that is so good it will make your tastebuds dance.

Sun-dried Tomato and Chicken Penne Pasta in Just 30 Minutes

Recently I came to terms with the fact that it is quite possible that cheese is my favorite food.  As they say... absence makes the heart grow fonder.  One time (ONE TIME) cheese and I broke up in an attempt to cut dairy out of my life and see if I felt better.  It was a heart wrenching break up and I vowed never to do that again.

Perfectly Peach Frozen Margarita - Margarita Cocktail Link Party

It's Ladies Night Slow Roasters!  We are so excited to be hosting our second weekly Cocktail Link Party here at TSRI.  This week we are celebrating National Margarita Day!  It is a paid day off right????  Well, wishful thinking.  I guess no one is going to pay you to sip margaritas.  Drats!  Maybe...  Jose Cuervo is giving their people a paid day off for National Margarita Day.

Broccoli Cheese Soup with Chicken and Rice in Just 25 Minutes

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Broccoli Cheddar Soup with Chicken and Rice goes from prep to plate in under half an hour.  Loaded with delicious ooey gooey cheese, nutty jasmine rice, chicken and did I mention cheese?  Oh, broccoli too.  I almost forgot about the broccoli with all the cheeeeeese in there!

Better than Wendy's Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce

Once upon a time I was fortunate enough to live next door to a Wendy’s.  I bought dinner there just about every night.  Why?  Well, I was a 20 something, it was close, it was cheap and I had a love affair going on with the honey mustard dipping sauce.  A double stack with cheese plain, a value fry and 3 honey mustard dipping sauces was dinner almost every night.  All for $2, thankyouverymuch!

Death by Chocolate Cookie Bites

Death by Chocolate….Cookie!  Let’s take a moment to think about this.  I love Death by Chocolate.  Anything and everything I have ever created with that theme in mind has been to die for.  No pun intended.  OK, well maybe I did plan that out.

Easy Peazy Lemon Squeezy Bars - Easy Lemon Bars Recipe

I am sure you may already know, but it is a rare occasion when I would turn away lemon.  I love it in anything and everything.  Pastas, breakfasts, desserts, cocktails, salads, ice pops, and my favorite marinated chicken.  When I am not eating lemon, I am dreaming about it...  my Lemon Love Pinterest board is loaded with inspiration for future recipes!

Chocolate Covered Cherry Cocktail - Cherry Cordial

It's Ladies Night Slow Roasters!  Celebrating with you on Valentine's Day is especially exciting.

Fully Loaded Parmesan Frittata for Two in Just 15 Minutes

A Cheesy Parmesan Frittata for 2 makes for the perfect Valentine's Day breakfast, brunch or dinner.  Rich, flavorful and packed with cheesy goodness and my favorite flavor combination you absolutely have to try this. 

Homestyle Baked Italian Chicken Nuggets

Sometimes I amaze myself.  I cook for 2 of the pickiest people I have ever met.  The fact that we manage to eat somewhat healthy meals is surprising, even to me!

My 3 year old (Munchkin) is going through an "I don't like meat" phase.  Along with all the other picky food phases .  Apparently, most of the time chicken nuggets are okay.  Meatballs and chicken nuggets are about all the meat I can get her to eat.  At least there are some options. 

5 Margarita's for National Margarita Day Feb 22nd

National Margarita Day is February 22nd!  I am so excited that we have a nice variety that will take you from cocktails to dinner to dessert.  Perfect margarita celebration meal.  It was just last year that I discovered how much I enjoy tequila, starting with the frozen margarita which evolved into my favorite cocktail, the Puckered Jalapeno.  It sounds peculiar, but trust me it is fabulous!

Simple 2 Ingredient Chocolate Banana "Ice Cream"

I have mentioned how challenging my 3 year old has become at meal time.  Munchkin has become picky about everything so, I have been pretty creative with her meals.  Lately we have noticed that our normally well behaved 3 year old will change her behavior immediately after eating fresh fruit, apparently even the natural sugar in a small bowl of fresh fruit could launch her to the moon.

14 Fabulous Valentine's Day Cocktails

Valentine's Day is the perfect time to pay special attention to someone you love and show them just how much they mean to you.  A well planned evening from appetizers to cocktails is all you need.

Are you feeling chocolatey?  Fruity?  Frisky?  We have got you covered.  Here are 14 cocktails to make you Valentine's Day perfect.

The Biggest 30 Minute Meal Round up!

I am The Slow Roasted Italian, born with a love of slow roasting long cooking flavors, dark red all day tomato sauces, cakes that have 9 layers and take days to prepare, and Italian dinners that serve 30 and take 2 days to prep. 

That was until about a year ago.  I found myself in a different situation than ever before.  I became an incredibly overwhelmed stay at home/work from home mom.  Taking care of all my obligations did not seem to leave me hours to prep for long dinners, much less time to cook them.  I needed a change.

Chicken Pot Pie Soup in Just 30 Minutes

Cold weather and comfort food go hand in hand. I have been thinking about soup and comforting chicken pot pie which led to me develop this fabulous Chicken Pot Pie Soup that is the best of both worlds.

How to: Make Buttermilk Substitute - 3 ways

Buttermilk is something that I do not keep in my kitchen.  I find it is an ingredient that I do not plan for, it usually pops up on a whim in an ingredient list.  Such as waking up and being in the mood for buttermilk pancakes or trying a new breakfast muffin recipe. 

Cheesy Sun-dried Tomato Meatball Poppers

Game day or Valentine's Day these are an impressive appetizer!  Cheesy Sun-dried Tomato Turkey Meatball Poppers are packed with Italian flavors, cheesy and moist meatballs loaded with sun-dried tomatoes, and tasty fresh herbs and spices.