Quick Garlic Dill Pickles

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If you love garlic, you are going to love these super simple quick pickles. Loaded with whole cloves of garlic and lots of dill, these vinegary pickles are so good for snacking on. It only takes a few minutes to make these Quick Garlic Dill Pickles, and then a day or so in the fridge and they are ready to enjoy. They are perfect for using up all those cucumbers from your (or your neighbors) garden.

Quick Garlic Dill Pickles
Quick Garlic Dill Pickles

This is a quick pickle, which means its not fermented or canned. You simply let the vinegar do the job and then make sure to refrigerated them. I love a quick pickle because they stay crisp and crunchy as they dont have the time to break down in the cooking/canning or fermenting process. Don’t get me wrong, I love all types of pickles, this is just another way to enjoy them.

Quick Garlic Dill Pickles

Substitutes and Variations:

If you REALLY love garlic, you can add more cloves to mix. It is crucial to crush the clove before you stick it in the jar. This allows the garlic flavors to start infusing right away. If you don’t care for garlic and just want some dilly pickles – just skip the garlic.

Quick Garlic Dill Pickles

Suggestions for Sides:

These pickles are fantastic for sandwiches and burgers. If you cut them up into a relish, they also go great on Bratwurst and hot dogs. I specifically love them on a Grilled chicken sandwich with lettuce, red onion, tomato and a simple ranch sauce.

Quick Garlic Dill Pickles

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Quick Garlic Dill Pickles

If you are a garlic lover you are going to love these quick pickles that are so easy to make.
Course Garnish, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword cucumber, dill, Garlic, garlic dill, pickles, quick pickles
Prep Time 10 minutes
Chill time 1 day
Servings 1 quart

Equipment

  • 1 quart jar

Ingredients

  • 3 Mini Cucumbers sliced ¼ inch thick
  • 4 Whole Garlic Cloves slightly crushed
  • 1 tbsp Dried Dill
  • ¼ cup Sea Salt coarse
  • 2 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1 tbsp Onion Powder
  • 1 cup White Vinegar
  • Water
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Instructions

  • Add cucumbers to quart mason jar while layering in crushed garlic cloves.
  • Add seasonings over the top. Then add vinegar.
  • Fill with as much water needed to fill jar to just below lid line. Shake to combine all and place in fridge for at least 30 minutes before enjoying. They will keep in the refrigerator for several weeks.

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Home Matters Linky Party #544

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Welcome to the weekly Home Matters Linky Party

A great place to come, share your blog posts and make new friends.

We are so glad you are here with us each week.

I am so excited to be a part of the Home Matters Linky Party Team! I have been participating for quite some time and am eager to make some more contributions to this party. A little about me – I’m a Wife and Mom. My husband, four kids, 5 dogs and 75+ chickens (and counting) all currently live in the rural Montana. We are embarking on the adventure of a lifetime as we live out our dreams of being Homesteaders! Like the name implies – I love to make homemade meals every night of the week for my family. I care about what types of things we are eating and I like to try new things. This blog is all about sharing those journeys and adventures with you.

 

Now on to this week’s party! I can’t wait to see you there.

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My feature this week!

My Best Weeknight Pasta Recipes

EACH HOSTESS SELECTS THEIR OWN 4 FEATURES EACH WEEK. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 12 DIFFERENT BLOGGERS FEATURED WEEKLY.

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My feature picks this week!

PEACH AND ARUGULA SALAD WITH BURRATA AND PROSCIUTTO

shared by Drugstore Divas

SOUR CREAM BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

shared by Clover House

BAKE AND DUMP MEATBALL CASSEROLE

shared by Yummi Haus

SWEET PEACHES AND CORN SUMMER ORZO SALAD

shared by Our Tiny Nest

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 Happy Cooking,

The Weekly Book Report and Book Review Link-up #6

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Welcome to the Weekly Book Report and Book Review Link-up #6!

Every Wednesday I will be sharing my latest read – which could be a cookbook, a celebrity chef biography or memoir, a lifestyle book, a gardening book, a homemaking book or maybe even a cozy kitchen mystery book. They may be paper books, eBooks, or audio books. I have challenged myself to read or listen to at least one book per week, and I plan to share that with you all here.

In addition to my Book Report, there will be a Book Report LInky – a chance for all of you to share your own book review blog post (ONE per blog, please). We want to see what had you page flipping, can’t put it down, totally captivated.

Lastly will be a Featured post from the previous week’s shared posts. This will be a post picked at random by the host. Each host will likely pick their own feature – so that’s three chances to be featured!

If you have any suggestions for me on book I should check out – please let me know!

Title: Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop (A Beacon Bakeshop Mystery)

Author: Darci Hannah

Publication Date: Feb 2021

Published by: Kensington

Listed Price: $7.49 (Mass Market Papperback) $6.99 (Kindle)

About the Author:

Cozy mystery author, Darci Hannah, is a native of the Midwest and currently lives in a small town in Michigan. Darci is a lifelong lover of the Great Lakes, a natural wonder that inspires many of her stories. When Darci isn’t baking for family and friends, hiking with her furry pals, Ripley and Finn, or concocting her next cozy mystery, she can be found wandering around picturesque lakeside villages with her hubby, sampling baked goods, and breaking for coffee more often than she should.

Brief Description of the book:

After catching her celebrity chef fiancé sizzling in the arms of another woman, Lindsey Bakewell left big city Wall Street for small town Beacon Harbor, Michigan to pursue her own passion as a pastry baker—and gets mixed up in someone’s sweet taste of revenge . . . More interested in kneading dough than adding it up, Lindsey’s breakup inspired her to set up the shop she always wanted in a place that always made her happy. She’d spent many childhood summers near this beach community and converting the old run-down lighthouse into a bakery café and home offers a perfect fresh start for Lindsey and her devoted Newfoundland dog, Wellington. But not everyone in town has a sweet tooth. The preservation society won’t have the lighthouse’s history sugar coated by lattes and cakes—and a protest group crashes Lindsey’s Memorial Day opening. Then her ex-fiancé Jeffrey Plank and his girlfriend Mia Long arrive to trash the place. In the ensuing chaos Mia chokes on a donut and dies. An autopsy reveals cyanide in Mia’s bloodstream and Lindsey is the police’s prime suspect. To clear her name, she’s going to need to combine ingredients found in the town’s checkered past to uncover the identity of a desperate killer . . . Includes Delicious Recipes!

My Review:

This was the first book I had read by Darci Hannah and I’m already on the 3rd book in this cozy murder mystery series. Hannah is so great at painting a vivid picture of what’s happening. You can practically taste the Cherry Danish. She also signals you to several different culprits and the actual offender was not even close to who I thought it was! This story has it all – the starting over, budding romance, new friends, old friends, and of course lots and lots of baking! These are a quick read in a weekend spent idling away maybe in a pool or snow storm.

This Week’s Feature Post:

This is a post that stood out from the list of linked up posts last week. I hope you will hope over and check out their review. And don’t forget to link-up your own book-centric posts – YOU MIGHT BE NEXT WEEK’S FEATURE!

Till Summer Do Us Part

Shared by Honey Bears and Sydney Beans

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Tomato & Corn Salsa

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There are so many options when it comes to salsas, and with at least 52 Tuesdays a year – you should try a new one every #tacotuesday! Here is one to add to the list – Tomato & Corn Salsa – made with simple ingredients and tons of flavor. You can easily put this together at the start of your prep for dinner, and it will be ready to serve when the tacos hit the table!

Tomato & Corn Salsa

It’s important to cut the tomato into pieces appropriately the same size as the corn kernels. This gives for an even texture and great mouth feel when you are eating it. Really, you want the red onion and jalapeño just slightly smaller than the tomato and corn. Whenever possible, use a fresh lime for the juice, but bottled is just fine too.

Tomato & Corn Salsa

Substitutes and Variations:

You can use yellow corn instead of white corn if that’s what you have on hand. You can also use pretty much any tomato type if you don’t have roma tomatoes. And lastly, if you don’t have fresh cilantro you can always use dried cilantro as an alternative.

Tomato & Corn Salsa

Suggestions for Sides:

This salsa was so super good on corn tortillas with pollo asada, sour cream and shredded cheese. You can check out the full recipe here – Pollo Asada Tacos.

Tomato & Corn Salsa

Tools that may make this recipe easier:

Whenever you are making a tomato based salsa, you need a good chef’s knife for sure. And you need to make sure it’s nice and sharp. I use a knife steel to keep my knives sharp, not just for easy cutting but because it’s actually safer. Using a dull knife can lead to pressing top hard, slipping, and accidentally cutting yourself.

Tomato & Corn Salsa

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Tomato & Corn Salsa

Everyone needs a simple fresh salsa recipe that they can make quickly – and this is the one for you!
Course Condiment, Salsa, Sauce
Cuisine American, Mexican, Tex-Mex
Keyword corn, fresh pico de gallo, jalapeno, lime juice, pico de gallo, roma tomatoes, salt, white corn, white onion
Prep Time 10 minutes
Refrigerator Time 30 minutes
Servings 2 cups

Ingredients

  • 2 Roma Tomatoes small diced
  • ½ Medium Red Onion small diced
  • ½ cup Chopped Cilantro
  • 1 Medium Jalapeno seeded and small diced
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 tbsp Lime Juice
  • 1 10oz can White Corn Drained
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Instructions

  • In a small bowl, combine all ingredients thoroughly.
  • Cover with plastic wrap (or make in container that has a lid) and place in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. It will keep for up to 3 days.

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Estelle Forrest self-published this cookbook after a lot of playing around in the kitchen. You can purchase your own copy here:

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Weekly Wrap-up & Senior Salon Pit Stop #374

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Welcome to Senior Salon Pit Stop #374

Welcome to this week’s Weekly Wrap-up and Blog Link-up.

It’s a new year at the Senior Salon Pit Stop and it’s time to vroom-vroom to all the great posts that everyone is creating all around the the blogosphere! Scroll down to check out my Weekly Wrap-up along with my Featured posts from the previous Pit Stop!

What’s been going on at Homemade on a Weeknight?

What a week! We got to 99degF on our property, which translated to 104degF inside the trailers. The dogs were hot, the chickens were hot and so were all of us. You would think working at a pool would be a blessing….but you cant exactly run things while lounging in the wading pool. We did get a huge leg up on the house building project with the delivery of our new (to us) bulldozer. Which means we can work on our driveway, dig out our foundation, and start our pond!

What have you been up to this past week?

Just #ICYMI – one of the most popular recipes from the blog this last week was my Peanut Butter Buckarooshttps://homemadeonaweeknight.com/2025/08/12/peanut-butter-buckaroos/. What do you think of this sweet treat?

Peanut Butter Buckaroos

In case you missed it, here are the recipes that I shared to the blog this week:

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These posts caught my eye last week! Please check back each week to see if your post is one of the ones that got a feature!

The Perfect BLT shared by Bushel and a Pickle

Biscuits & Gravy Casserole shared by Rose Bakes

Smores Cookie Bars shared by Organized Island

Banana Chocolate Ice Cream from Fit Foodie Megha

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A Collection of Weeknight Pasta Recipes

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Pasta is one of the best vehicles for a full meal. You can use so many different flavors to make delicious pasta dinners and sides. And with a wide variety of pasta cuts available in most grocery stores you can get really creative with your creations. I have pulled together nearly two dozen of my most popular Weeknight Pasta Recipes that I’ve shared over the years. Which one will you try first?

A few key kitchen tools you may want to have to hand when it comes to making these Pasta recipes:

  1. Pasta Fork – many use this just for long cuts of pasta like spaghetti or linguini but it can be used for pasta of many sizes as well as for serving and plating your pasta.
  2. Mesh Colanders – these are my favorite type of strainers. You will not lose any piece of pasta out the bottom as the holes are not big enough for anything but water. I also feel like you can get more liquid out because you can tap it on the sink without risk of  losing pasta.
  3. 13×9 Baking Dish – a few of these recipes are made in a glass Baking dish.

And without further adieu – here are My Favorite Pasta Dishes from the blog!

Sausage & Zucchini Bake

Sausage & Zucchini Casserole – Zucchini and sausage is such a great flavor combination. Add in some pasta and three cheeses and you have a great meal. Sausage & Zucchini Casserole is a delicious weeknight meal that the whole family will devour. All the cheese and pasta is also a great way to get kids (who maybe normally wouldn’t) eat zucchini and love it. This is a fun way to use up all that garden zucchini you – or your neighbor – grew this year!

BBQ Pasta & Sausage

BBQ Pasta & Sausage – When life is in full swing and you have work and school and activities and work and school and gardening and baking and work and school…..you need simple meals that still taste great. One pan meals are always a great place to start when you are strapped for time. You can still be very creative and serve up a homecooked meal made with love to your family. I was craving some sort of BBQ but didn’t have time to be marinating meats, slow cooking things, or making lots of dishes all at once. So I put on my thinking cap and came up with this simple #onepandinner – BBQ Pasta & Sausage to satisfy the craving.

Garlic Parm Pasta

Garlic Parm Pasta – When planning my meals each week, I usually start with the list of main dishes. Then I decide if I think things will be in need of side dishes. Once of my favorite sides to make is a quick pasta – like this Garlic Parm Pasta. It is simple enough to go with lots of different things, but definitely is not bland or boring in any way.

Baked Penne Parm

Baked Penne Parm – Bakes and casseroles are great for weeknight dinners and also wonderful for make ahead meals. You know meals that you need to prep well before they actually get “cooked” for dinner times. I have been making these more and more often. Between my new work schedule and our new camper lifestyle, I have to get a bit more creative with how I prepare meals. This recipe for Baked Penne Parm is a great make right away or make ahead meal that you family is sure to love.

Zucchini & Squash Couscous

Zucchini & Squash Couscous – It’s that time of year when zucchini and yellow squash abound in the garden. Whether you grew it yourself or got it from a neighbor or friend, you probably need some ideas to use it up. This recipe for Zucchini & Squash Couscous is so easy to make. It works for meal prepping, lunch, or a side for dinner. It’s a light and easy dish for these late summer hot days.

Pesto Chicken Stuffed Shells

Pesto Chicken Stuffed Shells – Chicken, Pesto and Pasta – what’s not to love? Pesto Chicken Stuffed Shells is going to be a great additions to your weeknight menu rotation. It feels like a fancy meal without being a ton of extra work. The stuffing of the shells does take a little bit of time, but not all that much. You could also get the family involved to make it go faster.

Sausage Stuffed Manicotti

Sausage Stuffed Manicotti – While this dish may look like it takes a long while to get put together, it really is simple. You make the sauce right in the baking dish and let it cook along with the pasta. And once you have it all in the dish, you let the oven do all the work. This cheesy sauce pasta bake is going to make you feel like you cooked all day with minimal effort. Sausage Stuffed Manicotti is going to be a regular in my monthly rotation, and I am sure it will be in yours too!

Garlic Herb Angel Hair Pasta

Garlic herb Angel Hair Pasta – One of my family’s favorite side dishes is pasta. I try to get creative with it – using different sauces and types of pasta. One that I don’t get to use often is Angel Hair, for no particular reason. It really is a lovely and delicate pasta that takes on simple sauces with ease. This simple garlic and herb sauce balances is great with parmensan cheese and the thin pasta. Garlic Herb Angel Hair Pasta is easy to make and great as a lunch or as a side for your weeknight dinner.

Creamy Sausage & Mushroom Pasta

Creamy Sausage & Mushroom Pasta – Italian sausage and mushroom come together so well in a creamy sauce. Turning it all into an easy and flavor packed pasta #onepan dinner just makes it that much more enticing. I say it often but really all you need for a great simple weeknight meal is a protein (italian sausage), a vegetable (mushrooms) and a starch/grain (pasta). Add in some parmesan cheese and you have a surefire winner like this Creamy Sausage & Mushroom Pasta.

Spicy Mac & Cheese Pizza

Spicy Mac & Cheese Pizza – Sometime dinner just needs to be fun and different. We don’t have to be grown up allllll the time, right? This recipe for Spicy Mac & Cheese Pizza is just that – a lot of fun and makes you feel like a kid a bit. The added kick of the jalapenos is just enough to keep you on your toes. And if needs be…only put them on one of the pizzas, so the kids can have the other one..

Chicken & Creamy Garlic Shells

Chicken & Creamy Garlic Shells – Chicken and pasta is a great combo for a #weeknightdinner. It’s simple to put together and will definitely not put a dent in the family food budget. This recipe for Chicken & Creamy Garlic Shells is really easy to make and can be on the table in 30 minutes (if you remember to marinate the chicken the night before or in the morning before heading out for the day).

Lasagna Meatball Soup

Lasagna Meatball Soup – Soup is one of my favorite things to make for dinner. It’s so easy to give it huge amounts of flavor when you make it at home. And lasagna is another favorite thing for me to make – but it’s a bit much for a weeknight. So I put the two together and made this delicious Lasagna Meatball Soup. Using roasted tomatoes for the soup base and homemade beef meatballs – you and your family are really going to love it.

Cheesy Sausage & Tortellini

Cheesy Sausage & Tortellini – Some nights are just plain busier than others and you just need something quick and easy. And in my opinion that’s when Homemade on a Weeknight cooking has to take a detour and go #SemiHomemade. There is nothing wrong with incorporating a store bought ingredients to your homemade sauces. Some times you just don’t have the time to do both. That’s when you need a recipes like this one for Cheesy Sausage & Tortellini.

Sausage & Spinach Stuffed Shells

Sausage Spinach Stuffed Shells – Pasta is a perfect place to start when making weeknight dinners. You can add in some sauce, protein, and cheese for a delightful hearty meal. These Sausage & Spinach Stuffed Shells are an excellent way to get spinach into your families diet. This dish is also so beautiful when you prep it in concentric circles in the large round pan.

#OnePan Beef Stroganoff

#OnePan Beef Stroganoff – Sometimes you just want a creamy delicious bowl of beef and noodles. When it comes to the truly traditional Russian version of Beef Stroganoff – you could be in the kitchen for a very long time as it typically uses chuck roast, which takes a few hours to become truly tender. This easier one pan version is perfect for a weeknight meal. This delicious creamy mushroom sauce with ground beef and egg noodles all made in one pan – you are going to love this recipe for #OnePan Beef Stroganoff.

Ultimate Spaghetti & Meatballs

Ultimate Spaghetti & Meatballs – When it comes to the ultimate comfort food, spaghetti and meatballs comes to mind almost every time. While some say you have to have this cooking all day long, you really can get great flavor out of just over an hour’s worth of cook time. Which makes it ideal for a Sunday supper, but also still doable for a weeknight dinner. This recipe for the Ultimate Spaghetti & Meatballs is going to really impress the whole family.

Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese

Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese – My family loves my homemade Mac and cheese, so sometimes I try to make a while meal out of it. This time, I added in some roasted chicken and Buffalo hot sauce to kick things up a notch. What’s best about this recipe is how easy it is to put together on a weeknight. Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese needs to be on your next week’s menu plan.

#Onepot Sausage Alfredo

#OnePot Sausage Alfredo – A super simple weeknight #onepot dinner with sausage, pasta and a creamy alfredo sauce. This recipe is so easy to put together, it actually makes for a great one to have one of your teens cook up as a “real life” practice. It is a low technique dish that produces a full of flavor meal that they can really take pride in. This #Onepot Sausage Alfredo is perfect for your next family dinner.

Creamy Ranch Pasta & Sausage

Creamy Ranch Pasta & Sausage When it comes to dinners on the week days, you often need to have some really simple but flavorful meals in your collection of recipes. This recipe for Creamy Ranch Pasta & Sausage falls right into that category. With the great flavors of ranch mixed with smoked sausage and pasta, your whole family is going to be happy campers.

Hope you enjoyed my selections of Pasta Recipes – do you have a favorite? Which one will you be trying first?

Estelle Forrest self-published this cookbook after a lot of playing around in the kitchen. You can purchase your own copy here:

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Creamy Bucatini & Sausage

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Pasta is one of the best weeknight dinner ideas. You can do so much with it and you can make it an involving or as simple as you need. This particular recipe is somewhere in the middle. An easy Garlic cream sauce with some pan fried Italian sausage served over bucatini pasta. This recipe for Creamy Bucatini and Sausage is sure to be a family favorite in the near future.

Creamy Bucatini & Sausage

If you haven’t tried bucatini pasta yet, you are in for a treat for sure with this recipe. Bucatini is a long cut of pasta similar to spaghetti. It is significantly thicker than spaghetti and has a center hole running the length of it. If you love saucy pasta, then you are gonna need love bucatini as it captures the sauce down the center of it and holds on to it. You do want to spend a little extra time tossing the cooked pasta in the sauce so as to get it all over inside and out.

Creamy Bucatini & Sausage

Substitutes and Variations:

This cream sauce will work with other proteins as well. You can pan fry some chicken breasts seasoned with garlic salt and pepper. You can make some crispy pork cutlets. You could also use chicken sausage in place of the pork sausage. Really, you could make just the pasta and cream sauce for a #meatlessmonday rendition. You could also use whatever pasta you have on hand if you want to stick to what you know.

Creamy Bucatini & Sausage

Suggestions for Sides:

Obviously, a green salad and garlic bread are the go-to sides for a pasta dish. You could also do some oven roasted green beans or asparagus. Just add some garlic, onion powder, salt pepper, and butter to a baking sheet and bake at 375degF for 20 minutes.

Creamy Bucatini & Sausage

Tools that may make this recipe easier:

This is another recipe that really doesn’t need anything fancy in your kitchen. A couple of pots and pans, and you are good to go. If you can not find the bucatini pasta in your grocery (it is becoming more commonplace), you can always order it from the good old Amazon.

Creamy Bucatini & Sausage

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Creamy Bucatini & Sausage

A flavorful garlic cream sauce over bucatini pasta with chunks of Italian sausage.
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian
Keyword bucatini, cream sauce, easy pasta recipe, Garlic, garlic cream sauce, heavy cream, Italian Sausage, Pasta, Sausage
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 2 lb Italian Sausage links
  • 2 lb Bucatini Pasta
  • 2 cup Chicken Broth
  • ¼ cup Cornstarch
  • 1 tsp Granulated Garlic
  • 1 tsp Dried Oregano
  • 1 tsp Dried Basil
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Pepper
  • 4 tbsp Butter
  • cup Heavy Cream
  • 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
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Instructions

  • In a large sauté pan over medium heat, add sausages to the pan. Cover and let cook for 5 minutes. Remove lid and turn each sausage 180 deg. Replace lid and let cook another 10 minutes. Remove from heat without removing the lid and let cool in pan.
  • Start water boiling for the pasta.
  • In a large mixing cup, whisk together broth, seasonings, and corn starch.
  • In a sauce pan over medium heat, add butter. Once melted whisk in broth mixture. Bring to a bubble, whisking occasionally.
  • While whisking the sauce, slowly pour in heavy cream then lemon juice. Reduce heat to low and let simmer (whisking occasionally) until pasta is ready.
  • Add pasta to boiling water. Cook for 15 minutes (until al dente). Drain in colander and return to pot away from heat.
  • Cut slightly cooled sausages to ½ inch rounds.
  • Pour about two-thirds of the cream sauce into pot with cooked bucatini. Using tongs, toss to evenly coat pasta inside and out.
  • To serve place a generous portion of pasta into a shallow pasta bowl. Top with 8-10 pieces of Italian sausage. Ladle with additional sauce as desired.

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Home Matters Linky Party #543

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Welcome to the weekly Home Matters Linky Party

A great place to come, share your blog posts and make new friends.

We are so glad you are here with us each week.

I am so excited to be a part of the Home Matters Linky Party Team! I have been participating for quite some time and am eager to make some more contributions to this party. A little about me – I’m a Wife and Mom. My husband, four kids, 5 dogs and 75+ chickens (and counting) all currently live in the rural Montana. We are embarking on the adventure of a lifetime as we live out our dreams of being Homesteaders! Like the name implies – I love to make homemade meals every night of the week for my family. I care about what types of things we are eating and I like to try new things. This blog is all about sharing those journeys and adventures with you.

 

Now on to this week’s party! I can’t wait to see you there.

Meet the hosts!

Donna @ Modern On MonticelloFacebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram

 

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My feature this week!

Zucchini & Squash Couscous

Zucchini & Squash Couscous

EACH HOSTESS SELECTS THEIR OWN 4 FEATURES EACH WEEK. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 12 DIFFERENT BLOGGERS FEATURED WEEKLY.

IF YOU WEREN’T FEATURED ON MY BLOG THIS WEEK, YOU MAY HAVE BEEN FEATURED AT Love My Little Cottage , OR Days filled with joy. HOP OVER TO TAKE A LOOK!

 

My feature picks this week!

Grinder Pasta Salad

shared by Organized Island

Pickled Green Tomatoes

shared by Scratch Made Food for Hungry People

3 Ingredient Chocolate Fudge

shared by Press Print Party!

8 Easy Jalapeno Appetizer Recipes

shared by Home with Grace & Joy

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  3. We appreciate the variety of blogs on the www; however, the Home Matters Party is for links on matters of the HOME. Please link accordingly.
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With your help, we can continue to grow the Home Matters Party! Thank you!

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 Happy Cooking,

The Weekly Book Report and Book Review Link-up #5

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Welcome to the Weekly Book Report and Book Review Link-up #5!

Every Wednesday I will be sharing my latest read – which could be a cookbook, a celebrity chef biography or memoir, a lifestyle book, a gardening book, a homemaking book or maybe even a cozy kitchen mystery book. They may be paper books, eBooks, or audio books. I have challenged myself to read or listen to at least one book per week, and I plan to share that with you all here.

In addition to my Book Report, there will be a Book Report LInky – a chance for all of you to share your own book review blog post (ONE per blog, please). We want to see what had you page flipping, can’t put it down, totally captivated.

Lastly will be a Featured post from the previous week’s shared posts. This will be a post picked at random by the host. Each host will likely pick their own feature – so that’s three chances to be featured!

If you have any suggestions for me on book I should check out – please let me know!

Title: Talking with My Mouthful: My Life as a Professional Eater

Author: Gail Simmons

Publication Date: 2012

Published by: Balance

Listed Price: $14.12 (Hardcover) $13.99 (Kindle

About the Author:

Gail Simmons is a Canadian-born food expert, writer, and television personality, best known for her role as a permanent judge on Bravo’s Top Chef since 2006. She’s also a special projects manager for Food & Wine magazine, and has hosted and judged other culinary shows like Top Chef Just Desserts and Top Chef Canada. Simmons has authored two books, Talking with My Mouth Full: My Life as a Professional Eater and Bringing It Home: Favorite Recipes from a Life of Adventurous Eating

Brief Description of the book:

When Top Chef judge Gail Simmons first graduated from college, she felt hopelessly lost. All her friends were going to graduate school, business school, law school . . . but what was she going to do? Fortunately, a family friend gave her some invaluable advice-make a list of what you love to do, and let that be your guide. Gail wrote down four words:

Eat. Write. Travel. Cook.

Little did she know, those four words would become the basis for a career as a professional eater, cook, food critic, magazine editor, and television star. Today, she’s the host of Top Chef: Just Desserts, permanent judge on Top Chef, and Special Projects Director at Food & Wine magazine. She travels all over the world, eats extraordinary food, and meets fascinating people. She’s living the dream that so many of us who love to cook and eat can only imagine. But how did she get there?

My Review:

I have been a fan of the Top Chef Franchise for many years. I have watched every season of the original series as well as many episodes from around the world. And through all of that, Gail was always my favorite. She is brutally honest with the utmost compassion. Her book was a welcome and delightful insight into how she embarked on the task of living her passion for traveling and cooking and most importantly EATING! I really love to read biography books of people that I know what their voice sounds like. It makes it so that I can hear them reading the pages giving even more life to the words. This is a fun read and gives you so much more depth to the exceptional woman that is Gail Simmons.

This Week’s Feature Post:

This is a post that stood out from the list of linked up posts last week. I hope you will hope over and check out their review. And don’t forget to link-up your own book-centric posts – YOU MIGHT BE NEXT WEEK’S FEATURE!

The Comfort of Crows

Shared by Colors for Health

The Book Review Linky

Meet Your Librarians…errmmm I mean Hosts!

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Now for the link-up!

Party Guidelines:

1. Please take some time to poke around and visit some of the other links.

2. Please take some time to check out your hosts and co-hosts on social media.

3. We appreciate the variety of blogs on the www; however, the Book Review Linky is for links related to Books. Please link accordingly.

4. All Captions need to be Family-Friendly and PG. If your post has EXPLICIT content, you must label it in the caption. If you DO NOT DO this your link will be removed.

5. You may add TWO Book-Centric Post per URL. 

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Peanut Butter Buckaroos

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Ooey gooey peanut buttery goodness! These Peanut Butter Buckaroos make for a perfect salty sweet treat that will make both kids and adults excited for dessert! And because it uses crunchy peanut butter – you get an added bonus of extra protein for the day! You can whip up a batch of these in less than 20 minutes without even turning on the oven!

Peanut Butter Buckaroos

This is a really great treat to make on a hot day – as you dont have to turn on the oven for baking. It’s just a few minutes on the stove top and then letting it set up. These are also perfect for lunch prepping. Once set, you can use the parchment to lift the whole bar out of the dish and place it on a cutting board. Cut them into 2 inch squares and then individually wrap up. You can use zipper baggies or plastic wrap.

Peanut Butter Buckaroos

Substitutes and Variations:

If you love the combo of chocolate and peanut butter (like I do!), you can swap out the mini peanut butter chips for mini chocolate chips. Also, if you do not like the crunchy peanut butter, you can just use smooth. My family prefers the extra crunch of the small bits of peanut. I have seen these made with Frosted Flakes instead of Corn Flakes, but I find that to be just tooooo sweet.

Peanut Butter Buckaroos

Tools that may make this recipe easier:

A really good spatula is needed for this one. You want one that is flexible but firm. You also need parchment paper. It not only makes clean up of the 13×9 glass pan easier, but it makes it simple to press the mixture into the pan to make it even.

Peanut Butter Buckaroos

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Peanut Butter Buckaroos

A delicious combination of peanut butter, marshmallows and corn flakes come together to make an excellent sweet treat.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword chunky peanut butter, corn flakes, dessert, dessert recipes, marshmallows, peanut, peanut butter
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Cooling Time 2 hours
Servings 24 bars

Ingredients

  • 12 cups Corn Flakes
  • 2 cups Chunky Peanut Butter
  • 1 cup Butter
  • 20 oz Mini Marshmallows divided
  • 1 cup Mini Peanut Butter Chips divided
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Instructions

  • Add cereal and ¾ cup of peanut butter chips to a large mixing bowl and set aside.
  • Add parchment paper to 13×9 baking dish and set aside.
  • In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and peanut butter. Once melted and smooth, add 15 ounces of the marshmallows. Continue to stir and move until fully incorporated. Pour mixture over cereal and quickly stir together.
  • Fold in all but a handful of the remaining marshmallows.
  • Transfer cereal to baking dish and use a spatula to press into a even layer in the baking dish.
  • Sprinkle top of flattened mixture with remaining peanut butter chips and marshmallows. Press into the mixture some.
  • Place in refrigerator to cool for at least 2 hours. Remove and cut into 16 bars.
  • Serve right away or store in airtight container.

I love to link up my posts to lots of blogs around the internet – check out this Ultimate Handy Linky Party List to find some of the places I share to!

Estelle Forrest self-published this cookbook after a lot of playing around in the kitchen. You can purchase your own copy here:

AVAILABLE IN PRINT OR KINDLE eBOOK VERSIONS

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