Italian Chicken and Pasta

This is great hot or cold!!!!


1 box rotini pasta, prepared according to package
1 bottle Italian dressing
1/2 cup diced red pepper
1/4 cup sliced green olives
1/4 cup sliced black olives
1 can small artichoke hearts drained and diced
1 large chicken breast cooked and diced
2 cups shredded mozerella cheese

Combine everything and heat through (in microwave) or chill in the fridge for 2 hrs and serve.
The kids and the husband love this one! I love that it's a complete meal that I can make ahead of time, or throw together at the last minute.

Fast and Easy Banana Bread

I love banana bread, I hate softening the butter and all the steps that go into combining the dry ingredients. I found this recipe and thought it was worth a try.


1 box yellow cake mix
2 eggs
3/4 cup milk
2 bananas, mashed


In a mixing bowl combine cake mix, eggs and milk.
Add bananas
Beat for 2 minutes on medium
Pour into a greased loaf pan
Bake for 45-50 minutes at 350*

For presentation purposes, I leave it in the pan and frost it with cream cheese frosting when I'm taking it as a dessert.
For my family, I just slice it and serve it with butter for breakfast.

Swedish Brownies

These were a favorite of mine growing up, my mom always made them for us...
She just sent me the recipe, they are so easy, no wonder she was always so willing to make them!
Here's hoping mine turn out as good as hers always did/do!


2 sticks of butter, softened
4 eggs, slightly beaten
2 cups of sugar
1tablespoon of almond extract
6 oz of chocolate chips


beat butter and eggs
add sugar and extract and beat
spread into a 9x13 pan, ungreased
sprinkle with chocolate chips
bake @ 350* for 25-30 minutes