Chicken with Sesame Noodles

This is a family favorite, asian-style noodle dish. The kids call it peanut butter chicken, but I just call it delicious. Craig & I like to add ground red pepper to our plates to give it a kick, but the kids just like it straight. Give it a try, hope you enjoy. 1/2 16-ounce package linguine or spaghetti 1 medium-size red pepper 1 medium-size cucumber 2-3 green onions 2 large skinless, boneless...

Father lift me up

Like a little child, Jesus told me to come, and the Father lifts me up, up to Heaven, up to home. † A woman I was praying with the other night told me I had forgotten who I was.  I had forgotten what I was. In doing my job, trying, to the best of my ability, to do it well, for so many years, I had confused my identity with my role. I serve as a wife, a mother, a teacher, a friend; but who am I, really?  This...

Buttermilk Pancakes

This recipe is from The Breakfast Book, by Marion Cunningham. It was a gift from a dear friend, and one of my favorite recipe books.  I discovered the cookbook when I was house/kid sitting back in the day when we only had David.  The cookbook look interesting and fell open to Raw Apple Muffins (which I will share at another time.)  Andi had apples, I made the muffins, the kids were happy.  A new convert to The...

Penne Pasta & Chicken in a Creamy Cheese Sauce

1 lb penne pasta (I use Barilla Plus) butter olive oil 3-5 cloves garlic – minced 1 large onion – chopped (I used sweet) 4 – 6 chicken breasts – bite size pieces big bag of fresh spinach – rinsed w/ stems removed. 2 cans evaporated milk 1-2 egg yolks slightly beaten 1/2 to 2/4 cups grated cheese ( I used fresh grated romano cheese) Boil the pasts according to instructions. Drain when al...

Andi's Blackbottom Cupcakes

During each of my five pregnancies I have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes.  Not the end of the world, but a sobering situation, and one that deprives me of my chocolate and my Cokes.  I’m not incredibly hard-line disciplined about most things, but with the health of my babies on the line, it’s not an unreasonable sacrifice to make.  Still, it would get tough after several months of...