Last week I decided to try out a new product that I had heard rave reviews about called Hillshire Farm Gourmet Creations Sausage. Being that I was going to Ohio for the weekend I thought it would be nice to throw together a simple yet fun family meal before I left. Here is my Veggie & Sausage Kabob recipe featuring Hillshire’s newest product…
You’ll Need:
(2 packages) Hillshire Farm Gourmet Creations Sausage
(1) Red Pepper
(1) Green Pepper
(1) Orange Pepper
(1) Yellow Pepper
(1/2) Red Onion
15 Mushrooms
(10-15) Shrimp
Teriyaki Sauce
Skewer Sticks
(2) Zip plastic bag
1. Slice Red Pepper, Yellow Pepper, Orange Pepper, Green Pepper, and Red Onion into square slices. Then slice Mushrooms in half.
2. Place all sliced Veggies into resealable bag with ¾ cup Teriyaki Sauce. Place in fridge to marinate overnight.
3. Place Shrimp into a separate resealable bag with ½ cup Teriyaki Sauce to also marinate overnight.
4. Boil Sausage for 10 minutes on stove top
5. Slice cooked Sausage into half inch slices
8. Begin placing veggies, shrimp, and sausage onto Skewer sticks. (Remember to soak Skewer sticks for 30 minutes in water)
9. Once your done building Kabobs cook on grill on medium to high heat for 15 minutes turning every 3-5 minutes. Enjoy!
To see more on my shopping trip and adventure making the Kabobs click here.
I was recently asked to read and review The Hour That Matters The Most by Les & Leslie Parrott with Stephanie Allen and Tina Kuna. After reading what the book was about I immediately said yes, since this book seems to be right up my alley. The Hour That Matters The Most in a nut shell is about eating dinner (lunch or breakfast) as a family. The book goes into detail about how to start up conversations with your children (even has a couple cute jokes to tell them) to teaching manners. To the big kicker how to manage to cook dinner at home rather than grabbing fast food and sitting down as a family to eat. In this fast paced world we live in, sitting down as a family for dinner just doesn’t seem to happen as often as we’d like. There are laptops, iphones, and TV for starters that sometimes end up at the table distracting each other from engaging in real conversations. Or maybe your family’s schedules packed full of after school commitments such as football, ballet, or meetings. Whatever your case may be, this book shows you how to manage to have at least 3 nights a week of home cooked meals that include quality engaging conversations.
This week I am sharing a recipe I created using Smart & Final’s La Romanella line. This was a line I had yet to try so I was excited to create a yummy Mediterranean recipe for all of you! I made a couple recipes over the weekend using their products (I will share in weeks to come) however here is the hit at Sunday night’s dinner, Vegetarian Mediterranean Pizza.
Ingredients
1. Prepare dough as directed (I brushed olive oil on top)
3. Let cool, slice and serve (don’t forget to sprinkle some parmesan cheese and crushed red peppers on top). Enjoy!
With Halloween right around the corner I’ve decided to start getting creative in the kitchen making some spooky Halloween themed foods. So this week I put a fun Halloween twist on a typical sandwich for children (or adults). 
1. Using two slices of bread cut out (2) two Frankenstein heads (for top and bottom of sandwich) then using the leftover crust cut out his little eyebrows and some hair. {Make your sandwich; I made our Frankenstein a PB&J sandwich. Then place Frankenstein’s eyebrows and hair on top as shown above.}
You’ll Need:
1. Place butter on stove top in pot on low heat, melting completely.
This week I’m sharing with you one of our simple family favorites that is also vegetarian friendly. Add a little Spanish rice or chips and salsa on the side and you will have yourself a full meal at your little fiesta.
