Living Insanity's Loving Food

  The Costco meatloaf is large like all things Costco.  It costs $16 and you can get four servings out of it for sure, maybe more.  I felt like it needed a green veggie accompaniment.  When I reheated the mashed potatoes I added some milk and sour cream to the top to keep them moist.  When I reheated the meatloaf I added some extra bbq sauce or ketchup too.  This was perfect for week night meals.  

  INGREDIENTS: 1 package frozen cheese and onion potato pierogi. 1/2 spicy smoked kielbasa sausage Onion Sauerkraut Butter Steam pierogi in a covered pan with water and a little oil. Melt butter in a pan and saute onions and brown the sausage.  Add some krat at the end and just heat it through.  Stir steamed pierogi into the butter mixture and serve.  Some people like to serve with some sour cream on the side.  

 My birthday was between Super Bowl Sunday and Valentine's Day which also happened to be Ash Wednesday this year.  I made myself a few devil's food cupcakes topped with cream cheese frosting to celebrate.  

We went to Fogo de Chao for my birthday!  I had a wonderful cranberry cosmo mocktail.  It was so good I ordered the CleanCo vodka, tequila, and rum to make mixed drinks at home.  This was my salad bar plate waiting for meat to arrive LOL the other drink was the boyfriend's strawberry hibiscus caipirinha.

I had turkey pot pie soup at a local Irish restaurant.  Ever since I've been thinking I want that soup, but with mashed potato topping.  So here we are, a chicken pot pie filling with a mashed potato topping. Ingredients: Rotisserie chicken Butter Flour, about a half a cup.  You just need enough to cover the amount of veggies you sautee Carrots, diced Celery, diced Onion, diced (this one happened to have some diced green pepper in it) (you can add frozen peas, but my boyfriend wont eat them) 2 cups Chicken stock.  Don't add all at once.  You don't want a runny filling. Salt Pepper Thyme is also a good herb to add in with chicken Mashed Potatoes (red skinned potatoes, milk of your choice, butter, garlic powder, salt, pepper, sour cream all to taste) Shredded cheddar cheese  Melt about a stick of butter in a large deep pan or a soup pot. Stir in diced vegetables and cook until softened. Add the flour over the vegetables and cook the flour in the butter for a ...

  Ingredients: Italian sausage, casings removed 1/2 onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 4 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley 3 cups chicken broth 2 1/2 cups water 2-3 dried bay leaves 2 cups marinara sauce (I used our regular jarred spaghetti sauce) black pepper broken lasagna noodles (break them into small pieces or they just don't stay on the spoon) Toppings: shredded mozzarella cheese 1/2 cup ricotta cheese grated parmesan cheese fresh chopped parsley fresh basil chiffonade Mix the ricotta cheese with some fresh parsley and grated parmesan.  The mozzarella and basil will be individual toppings.   Directions: Heat oil in a large soup pot.  Add the sausage until browned breaking it up with your spoon. Add chopped onion and cook about 3 minutes.  Add garlic and stir until fragrant.   Add broth, water, parsley, pasta sauce, bay leaves, black pepper, and bring to a boil. Add in broken pasta and boil per box instructions. Divide soup among bowls and ...