Tuscan Bean Soup

My folks made this recently and it’s really good.
2 T EVOO or butter
2 C onion, chopped
2 C carrots, chopped
3 cloves minced garlic
4 C chicken or beef stock
1 1/2 C dried white beans, soaked overnight
1-15oz can tomatoes
3/4lb Italian sausage, browned
1/2 C red wine
1 t basil
1 t oregano
1 t sage
1 t thyme
1 t parsley
1 bunch kale, washed, [...]

Juicy Roasted Chicken

Snagged from Allrecipes.com, this was my first attempt at roasting a chicken–and it turned out moist and delicious! My family enjoyed a very yummy butterific meal between this roasted chicken, the carrot recipe below, green peas and brown rice.

1 (3 pound) whole chicken, giblets removed
salt and black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon onion [...]

Buttery Cooked Carrots

Originally from Allrecipes.com, altered per other cooks’ recommendations. Declared by Jeremy to be the best cooked carrots he’s ever had. Let’s face it, everything’s better with BUTTER and sugar.
1lb baby carrots
1/4 C butter
1/3 C brown sugar
Cook carrots in a large pot of boiling water until tender. Drain carrots and set aside.
Stir butter and brown sugar [...]

Spinach & Spaghetti

Marlene Lehl (from Zion Church) brought me this as a mercy meal (I think it was when Liv came home) and it was delicious. I passed it on as a mercy meal last night and wanted to share this meatless main dish with the rest of you.
1-10oz pkg frozen chopped spinach, thawed
1 beaten egg
1/2 C [...]

Oven Scrambled Eggs

From allrecipes.com.
1/2 C butter, melted
24 eggs
2 1/4 t salt
2 1/2 C milk
1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Pour butter in 13×9″ baking dish. In a large bowl, whisk eggs and salt until well-blended. Gradually whisk in milk. Pour mixture into baking dish.
3. Bake uncovered for 10 minutes, then stir and bake additional 10-15 minutes or until [...]

Mocha Mousse Brownie Trifle

From my Taste of Home Cookbook which states, “Use some extra brownies to create this tempting time-saving trifle. It’s a snap to assemble with a packaged mousse mix and whipped topping, yet it looks so special that folks will think you fussed.”
5 C prepared brownies
1 package (2.8oz) mocha mousse Mix
1 carton (12oz) frozen whipped topping, [...]