Eating Dinner With My Family

For meatless Monday, I thought I would try this dish.  It sounded like my kind of dish.  The result, was alright, but not a stellar dish.  That is to say, my family didn't dislike it, but they weren't wowed and they expect to be wowed.  It was super easy, so that is a plus, but it isn't a company dish ;) Penne With Spinach Sauce 1 Lb whole wheat or multi grain penne 3 garlic cloves 2 ounces goat cheese 1 ounce reduced fat cream cheese 3/4 Tsp salt 1/2 Tsp freshly ground black pepper 6 ounces fresh baby spinach leaves 2 Tbl freshly grated Parmesan Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add the penne and cook until it is tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes. Mince the garlic in a food processor. Add the goat cheese, cream cheese, 3/4 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, and half of the spinach leaves. Blend until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Set the cheese and spinach mixture aside. Meanwhile, ...

I decided to make a dessert for a change.  Crazy schedules and lots of leftovers made for a lazy mom in the kitchen.  My daughter adores strawberries and I almost never make something just for her.  So, I decided to make yet another of the thousands of pins I have.  Was this good?  Yes.  (It didn't look too pretty that's for sure.  You can tell by the picture)  Was it something I will make again?  Most likely no.  I think it was alright but not worth the calories.  I also wasn't a big fan of the whole strawberries.  It made the pie too chunky.  I will check out other strawberry pie recipes, but this one will quietly be forgotten in our house.  It came from another blogger so I am listing the ingredients and giving you a link to the recipe. Update: My husband has now tried the pie and declared it delicious, so I guess I'm keeping the recipe:) Strawberry Pie Pie Crust Strawberries Sugar Cornstarch Water Cream...