Weekend Cooking Adventures

Since I only work 4 days a week, I have a long weekend every week! I enjoy cooking on these weekends, trying new recipes, and stocking my refrigerator (or freezer) with meals for the coming week. 

This weekend I tried a new recipe for Butternut Squash Soup with Rosemary Ham. It was a very easy Cooking Light recipe that turned out pretty tasty!

2 12-oz. packages frozen butternut squash

1 cup chicken stock

2 Tablespoons cinnamon sugar

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1.5 cups diced ham

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 Tablespoon rosemary

Microwave squash in packages for 5 minutes until thawed. Combine with chicken stock, sugar, and black pepper in microwave-safe bowl. Heat for 3-5 minutes in microwave until heated through. Heat olive oil in pan over medium heat. Cook ham for 2 minutes until browned and add rosemary, cooking an additional 1 minute. Serve soup in bowls and top with ham mixture. Enjoy! :)

Sugar Cookies


I've had a package of sugar cookie mix in my pantry for a while. I meant to make them for Valentine's Day but that (obviously) didn't happen! So, I decided to make them this weekend. I think they turned out pretty well and definitely remind me of spring (which is coming soon, I hope)!

Eat up :)