i could eat this sauce every day....on everything

I have a recent obsession with butternut squash ravioli covered in this sweet sage butter sauce. However, you can put it on anything...I tried it over chicken with baby bella mushrooms and mashed potatoes...lets just say my husbands family was licking their plates. The below recipe is enough for one package of ravioli however if your making it for 3 or more people I would double or triple it.

Sweet Sage Butter Sauce

3 tbl. diced pancetta (or bacon)
4 tbl. butter
1-2 tlb. honey (i used sage honey infused by my
father in law..but any kind will work)
1 tlb. finely chopped sage
2 tlb. cream
salt to taste








Brown your pacetta in a small pan until crisp. Then add the rest of the ingredients besides the cream. Let everything combine and cook for 2-3 minutes.

Add your cream and cook slightly, just a minute or so. Then pour over your ravioli, chicken, pasta...whatever your having. It is such a wonderful combination of sweet, salty, crispy and creamy deliciousness! 

 

no cooking for a month?......yes please!

This weekend I took on the challenge of pre-making a month worth of dinners..for a couple reasons. One I just wanted to see if I could do it and two because work has been taking more and more time from me and I don't see it slowing down. This is a good thing...a very good thing however not when it comes to weeknight cooking.
It went better then I expected.... total prep and cleanup was less then 4 hours. I'm going to share the process with you so you can fill in the meals with whatever you like but the prep will pretty much be the same for whatever your making.
I made several crock pot meals in freezer bags and then a few casseroles in disposable pans. Since there are two many recipes to share them all if there is one you want let me know and ill post it for you. Also I duplicated a few of the meals to bulk up my inventory.

To make week night meals even easier my friend told me about this wonderful invention.....

Gosh I'm looking forward to no cooking and basically no clean up!


Crock Pot Meals
Creamy Mushroom Chicken
Teriyaki Chicken with veggies
BBQ Chicken with sweet potatoes
Beef Stroganoff
Beef Bourguinon 
Asian Beef & Broccoli
Pulled Pork
Pot Roast
Pork Tacos
Meatballs in Red Sauce
Porcupine Meatballs

Casserole
Creamy Lasagna with Italian Sausage
Chicken Pot Pie
Chicken Broccoli Casserole
White Enchiladas

I came up with a way to assemble everything and save a little time and minimal dish washing. 

First you need to make a list of everything your going to make so you don't forget anything.

Then put and your canned and dry ingredients out so they are easy to access.

Then wash, scrub or peel your veggies...whatever prep needs to be done, do it all at the same time.

Next its time to get choppin. Cut all your veggies and place in neat little piles for you to use as you assemble everything.

Then lay out your freezer bags, if you fold over the top they will stand up by themselves. I placed mine on cookie sheets so I could easily move them around the kitchen. Then place your meats in the bottom of the bag and they are ready to top with veggies.

Now place your veggies over the meat and its time for the sauce and seasoning. I made one at a time just rinsing out the same bowl to save on the clean up. Then its time to seal up your bags and make sure you label what dinner it is and any additional ingredients.

Now pile them up in the freezer and enjoy home cooked dinners with no week night cooking!

Please comment if you would like to see any of the recipes!