25 Minute Chicken-Parmesan Pasta Toss

We are sooo excited to finally tell you that we have teamed up with Kraft Foods and Hunt's to bring you Sunday Dinner... Any Night of the Week, without all the work.  Check out our fabulous Kraft's recipes and more on the Kraft Parmesan Italian Dinner page where they will be featuring more delicious recipes, including 2 more of ours.  Head on over now and get a peak!  Don't worry that link will open in a new window (so you can finish this first).  Click here for more of our Kraft recipes.

25 Quick and Easy Spring Celebration Desserts

Most holidays we spend with Chad's family (mine is 2,000 miles away).  I am usually in charge of desserts.  So, to make your weekend a little less stressful I put together these 25 Quick and Easy Spring Celebration Desserts.

Spring Fling Screwdriver Cocktail

Happy Thursday Slow Roasters!  It's Ladies Night. 

25 Quick and Easy Ground Beef Recipes - Burgers, 30 Minute Meals and More!

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I can't tell you how many times I have gone through my recipe file in search of ground beef recipes.  You would think by now I had made a category for ground beef...  I decided to compile a list of our favorite 25 Quick and Easy Ground Beef Recipes.  Once again solving the frequently asked question of "what can I make with this...  ground beef"?

Bacon Cheese Sauce Over Pasta in 20 Minutes

Sometimes its the little things that makes your day complete.  Like recipe developing with your child.  It truly is something I have dreamed about and it did indeed come true.  One step at a time she is only 3, but I tell you that child has a passion for food already.  She flips through my food magazines and points out food that looks good and asks what it is.

40 Minute Quick and Easy Cheesy Meat Lasagna

Sunday lasagna has been a family favorite for as long as I can remember.  Growing up, it was an ‘event’ that was reserved for special occasions because preparations virtually took all day.  A long simmering red sauce that would impart a deep roasted tomato flavor was an important ingredient in our family lasagna along with cheese, cheese and more cheese.

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The Slow Roasted Italian Gets a Makeover!!!

Welcome Slow Roasters to the new and improved TSRI!

I am sure you noticed that The Slow Roasted Italian got a total make-over!  A million thanks to the graphic design brilliance of my fabulous husband Chad.

Cadbury Egg Inspired Easter Trifle

I can’t even begin to count all my food favorites or ‘thing’s I have…  I have a lemon ‘thing’, I have a cheese ‘thing’, I have a sun-dried tomato ‘thing’, I have a pasta ‘thing’… 

Ok, well believe it or not I am not the only one in this house with a food obsession.  Chad has a thing for Cadbury eggs.  Come to think of it, when I first met him Cadbury eggs were about the only food in his freezer.  He had a lot.  Apparently he learned about stocking up from the bears, because he was good to go for the winter.

The Melted Chocolate Easter Bunny Cocktail

I have to say, we really love ya'll!  The emails, comments and direct messages really give us a thrill.  We are always being asked what our favorites are.  Well,

Best Ever Simple Perfectly Chocolate Cake

 

We have been getting so many emails and messages asking for the perfect simple Easter dessert. 

Rosemary Lemon Chicken Skillet with Summer Veggies in just 20 Minutes

For weeks I have been fighting the desire to embrace Spring.  It has been in the 80's here in Arizona and I keep seeing comfort food everywhere.  Well trust me I have enjoyed my fair share of comfort food!  Now on to the light and bright dishes of spring and early summer!  Woo Hoo.

Steakhouse Smoky Barbecue Beer Burgers with Caramelized Beer Onions in 30 Minutes

The smell of spring in the air had me whipping off my grill cover and dusting off my grill this weekend.  Chad has been talking about having a fine steakhouse burger all week.  When I say he has been talking about it, I mean it!  "Goodnight baby."  "So, what do you think about having burgers tomorrow".  Really?

Beer Bacon Skillet with Meat and Potatoes in Just 30 Minutes

A fabulous meat and potatoes skillet made especially for my Iowa bred husband.  A man's meal that I fell head over heals in love with.  Seriously it is amazingly sweet and savory with a special ingredient that makes this dish ahhhh-mazing!

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Lucky Shamrock Cocktail Shooters

Happy Thursday!  It's Ladies Night.  We couldn't let this week go by without shaking our shamrocks and sharing our pot o' gold with you.

Simple 5 Minute Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip

 
Being a cookie connoisseur for many, many years I can tell you I would rather eat the dough than the cookie. {{gasp}} Shocking, I know.  Especially where chocolate chip cookie dough is concerned I have a hard time getting the dough to the oven!  I love, love, love cookie dough, almost as much as I love cheese (and that is A LOT).

After making our Mint Chocolate Oreo Cookie Trifle masterpiece this week I’ve had a hunkering for more mint chocolate flavor.  I searched my brain for easy desserts that I could make that did not involve much work.  I mean I work all day, who needs yet another involved task when all I really want is to dive into a bowl of cookie dough anyway?!?!

Chocolate Mint Oreo Cookie Trifle

My munchkin has been raving about the Copycat Shamrock Shake that I made for her and Chad a few weeks ago.  Although she doesn't indulge in sweets that often I thought it would be fun to make her another shake.  But, when I reached in the freezer for the ice cream...  It was gone.  Oh no.  I don't like making promises and not keeping them.

Top 10 - Best Ever Simple and Easy Healthy Frozen Treats

We love love love frozen treats in our house.  Our Munchkin devours them and I feel great about feeding them to her.  You are going to love these too!

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30 Minute Midwestern Pork Stew with Vegetables

The unseasonably cool weather has me back in a comfort food mood.  Meat and potatoes are exactly what I am looking for.  But not just any meat and potatoes.  How about a thick and rich pork stew?  As per usual I have about 30 minutes to get dinner on the table.

Chocolate Caramel Milkshake Cocktail

It's Thursday.  You know what that means....  It's Ladies Night!  

19 Chicken Dinners Ready in Just 30 Minutes

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Now you can finally answer the question, what can I make with chicken?  How many times have you taken a pound of chicken out of the freezer with no idea what you were going to make with it?  I have to admit that has been the case on more than one occasion.  Here are 19 fabulous recipes that go from prep to plate in 30 minutes or less.

Sausage and Gnocchi with Red Pepper-Almond Sauce in Just 20 Minutes

After a long day with my 3 year old and an exhausting trip to the grocery store, the only thing keeping me from ordering takeout was a simple dinner with 8 ingredients and plenty of inactive cook time. 

Best Ever Copycat Shamrock Shake

Our Shamrock Shake recipe has been pulled out and dusted off.  Every time I go by McDonald's I want to stop to get one for Chad, well at least for 1/2 a second.  Then I remember....

Cast Iron Balsamic Steak with Polenta and Roasted Tomatoes in Just 30 Minutes

Are you a steak lover?  Chad certainly is, but the only way I have been able to achieve that much desired steakhouse flavor has been with a grill, until now.  I have even been craving steak lately.  So, I decided to put together a dinner that could rival our favorite steakhouse.