Lots to ketchup on!

Sorry for the absence! As most of you know, I have been in Oklahoma for the arrival of my new nephew Ethan! Well he will be one week old as of tomorrow, and boy do I thank God for this last week!

Do not worry, as I have been compiling really yummy recipes to share!

Do you ever have one day or meal that is completely diet-busting and causes you to abandon all thoughts of eating healthy? Well for me that was the barbeque at Lauren and Ashleigh's house two weekends ago, and here I am still struggling to get back to mainly veggies :)

All I seem to

want to eat is PASTA and CHOCOLATE. I mean, is there anything better?

So here are a few recipes I've tried out in the last couple weeks. Sorry they aren't the healthiest of recipes, but I promise they will satisfy!

Jazzed-up Spaghetti Sauce:

1 jar of Prego garden variety tomato sauce

2 tsp. red pepper flakes

2 tsp. i

talian seasoning

1 tsp. garlic seasoning

1/4 cup of heavy cream

As your pasta is cooking, mix all ingredients in a separate sauce pan, except for the cream. Once sauce is hot, slowly add cream and turn down heat. Oh its just so delicious.

Chicken Tortilla Soup: (One of my greatest HITS)

1 pre-roasted rotisserie chicken (usually in the deli section)

1 white onion chopped

2 garlic cloves chopped

2 cans reduced-sodium chicken broth

1 can Herdez salsa verde

1 can rotel

2 cans diced tomatoes

1 can sweet yellow corn

1 can canellini beans

1/2 tsp. oregano

1/2 tsp. ground coriander

1/4 tsp. cumin

salt and pepper to taste

Garnishing:

Sour cream

Cilantro

Blue corn chips

Lime

__My pregnant sister also requested this soup the night before she gave birth, so I toned down most of the spices for her since she was very sensitive to them then.

I hope you guys enjoy these new easy recipes! Let me know what you think! There will be more to come, promise!

_Sam