What's Cookin' - July 2009

It was back to work for me this month, so I did not cook as many meals as I have been. We did have lots of bbq chicken and some Taco Bell. I'm still trying to find my groove. Here are the new recipes we did try:

Deep Dish Taco Pizza - This took me less than 25 minutes from start to finish, and everyone who ate it said it was delicious. Not company-worthy, but an easy fixer-upper.

Penne A La Betsy - Have I mentioned Pioneer Woman? She is amazing, and so is everything she makes! This was no exception. Go make it. Now. (I substituted some stuff to scrape off some fat, and it was still delicious!)

Easy Pesto Pinwheels - I made these for a shindig on the Fourth and they were a hit. I used sun dried tomato instead of the peppers, and that worked out well! Thanks, for the recipe, Jenn, and thank you Pillsbury for making things so simple!

Ben & Jerry's Vanilla Ice Cream - Emily and I made this, and what fun it was! Tasty too!

Cranberry Orange Cookies - These were just perfect for summer time! Good thing I happened to have a bag of pistachio nuts laying around.

Oven Barbecue Beer-Can Chicken - This was good, but I prefer the 'real' thing (BBQ). It didn't seem to have the intense BBQ flavor, but it was good enough to eat it till it was gone!