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Because (Winners Announced!)

 

WINNERS

Here are the winners of the KitchenAid stand mixer:

#354 Gillis: "I'm at 6 and rising. I think the chocolate I just ate helped a bit. That, and the fact that I'm planning some fun times for the weekend, including my first experiment with pickling, mean that there's definitely improvement on the horizon."

#2826 Taylor: "I'm a 9.999. If my boss weren't in the office, it would definitely be a 10."

#30403 Mamadallama: "I'm was a 10 most days for most of my life but will have to say...

Because

 

Because it's Thursday…

Because the only thing standing between me and true happiness is one load of whites…(yes, it's true.)

Because I'm launching my redesign next week and I might still have most of my hair intact…

And because I love ya…

 

I'm giving away three (3) of these lovely candy apple red Anniversary-edition Kitchen Aid mixers.

It's shiny. It's red. And it has a glass mixing bowl.

And it'll keep you out of trouble.

At least while you're using it. It's hard to get in trouble...

Grilled Chicken with Lemon Basil Pasta

I have another lemon pasta recipe on this site, and it's always been a summertime favorite of mine. If you haven't traveled to the land of mixing lemon and pasta, it can seem a little foreign at first. But the fact is, it's a dreamy and delicious pairing that knocks my socks off every time.

 

I added some grilled chicken to the top of this pasta dish at the end…but the grilled chicken is really secondary. It's the pasta here—a creamy concoction of lemon, cream, and basil—that deserves top...

Muffins That Taste Like Doughnuts

I was about 3/4 of the way through this Tasty Kitchen recipe, submitted by TK member lemanda, when I realized it was similar to an old recipe I picked up in ninth grade French class. The recipe I learned was called French Breakfast Puffs (I love them so much, I included them in my cookbook) but lemanda's version is called, appropriately enough, "Muffins That Taste Like Doughnuts." And they really do resemble cake doughnuts coated in cinnamon and sugar.

Try this version! I made them for a...

Make-Ahead Muffin Melts

This is another recipe from my mother's recipe binder—the one she inadvertently left here one beautiful day back in 2008. Okay, so it wasn't all that beautiful for her, considering I didn't give it back for weeks and weeks. And okay, it was months.

Boy, did I ever make some wicked photocopies.

This was one of the recipes I was drawn to. It's a make-ahead concoction meant to be spread on English muffins and broiled. And it's just…it's just…

It's just divine.

 

 

And here's what you need...

16-Minute Meal #4: Mexican "Flatbread" Pizza

This is the final in this week's series of throw-together, quickie meals that boys and husbands will eat. Last night we had rain and craziness on the ranch, and I slopped this all together in no time. The "flatbread" crust is actually made from canned biscuits (food police, take me to jail), and I wound up using some leftover taco meat from a recipe earlier this week.

To say my cooking this week has been low-effort has been an understatement of epic proportions.

Thanks for hanging with me...

A Break from the Boy Food

 

I've been sharing my week of boy-friendly meals with you this week, and it's been a lot of fun. My girls have been gone since Sunday, so it's just been Marlboro Man, our two boys, and me. And Charlie. And George. I'm outnumbered by the male gender!

 

I was all set to make 16-Minute Meal #4 last night when my blessed mother-in-law called and invited our boys over to spend the night at her house. And the heavens parted and angels sang triumphant songs of praise. We delivered the boys at her ...

16-Minute Meal #3: Mini Meatball Sandwiches

Okay, fine. Taken from start to finish, this took a little longer than sixteen minutes. But it did take sixteen minutes to get it to the point where it simmers in the skillet…so it sorta kinda maybe possibly counts. What can I say? I like consistency! I couldn't bear the thought of breaking the run of "16-Minute" titles this week.

Boy oh boy, was this one good. Scrumptious moist meatballs simmered in marinara sauce then spooned into a standard dinner roll and surrounded by melted cheese...

16-Minute Meal #2: Bowtie Lasagna

This is the second in my week-long run of 16-minute meals since I'm stuck here on the ranch with only Marlboro Man and my two boys. I found this quick-and-easy recipe on Tasty Kitchen, so I decided to post the step-by-step over there.

It was so simple, I was able to feed my family and have the kitchen all cleaned up in time to watch Real Housewives of New Jersey in peace. It was a magical night.

Here's the step-by-step recipe, along with the link to the printable:

Bowtie Lasagna on Tasty...

16-Minute Meal #1: Beef and Bean Burritos

First, an important clarification: The Pioneer Woman Cooks is not meant to be an encyclopedia of innovative gourmet recipes. It is a reflection of what is going on in my kitchen day in and day out, whether that's necessarily thrilling or not.

*The above disclaimer has never been more applicable than it is right now.*

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

My girls left yesterday for a whole week, which means I'm the only female around our homestead (well, except for Daisy the Cow) for the next seven...