To come this Sunday..........I am thinking stuffed zucchini & maybe a batch of cookies.

Stay tuned :)

Box Mixes in a Pinch

Yesterday I was asked to bring a dessert to my sister Molly's goodbye dinner, she is off to GVSU. So since I only had a few hours I decided to try the Yellow Cake & Chocolate Frosting box mixes by Cherrybrook Kitchen, an allergy free box mix.

The cake mix was as good as any box mix but I will not make the frosting again since I like to decorate my cupcakes with frosting. After placing the frosting in the fridge for 10 minuets, as suggested on the box for decorating, it was to runny. The frosting has the consistency of the tub frosting but if you don't mind that this would work just fine, it tasted great. I am going to be making from scratch allergy free butter cream next month for Evan's birthday cupcakes I really hope that works out better than this did. Over all I would use the cake mix again in a pinch.

I am going to start using my digital camera instead of my iPhone so I can get better photos to post.

Damey's Basic Vegetable Pasta Sauce

By popular demand here is my own pasta sauce recipe. Keep in mind I often add other vegetables to it so feel free to experiment. As you can see the batch photographed I had added asparagus. Black olives are always great in here too. Enjoy!

Basic Vegetable Pasta Sauce

1 Small to Medium Onion chopped (I use yellow)
2 Zucchini chopped
2 Summer Squash chopped
2-3 Tomatoes chopped (depending on size of tomatoes)
1 Can of Tomato Paste
1 Can of Diced Tomato (only if you want your sauce to be very saucy)
2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 1/2 Tablespoon Minced Garlic
2 Tablespoons Italian Seasoning

Heat up oil in large skillet over medium high heat. Add onion and garlic saute until onions become soft. Add zucchini and summer squash and reduce heat to medium low heat then add the tomatoes (and can of diced tomatoes if you desire). Cook for about 5 minuets then reduce the heat to low add the can of tomato paste and season to taste. Allow the sauce to cook on low heat for about 20 minuets or so, use your own judgement but stir often.

Serve over pasta