Sauce with Red Wine

Jumbo Shell Noodles

3 Cheese Mix

Tastes a little like lasagna...but more gourmet!

Italian, anyone?

This recipe was not very hard and made enough for 3 dinners for our family of 4! I froze some for reheating later!

Sensible Ingredients including Cream of Mushroom soup...

Chicken Spaghetti before baked.

Another Great Dinner from The Pioneer Woman!

I’ve never made doughnuts before and I couldn’t have done it without Ree’s step by step instructions. If you don’t know about the Pioneer Woman, you don’t know much! When you get to know her, you will wonder how you ever did without her! She is a Mom, Wife, Photographer, Gourmet Cook and she lives on a Horse Ranch in Oklahoma. I first heard about her when some friends raved about her recipes loaded with butter and so I found her blog and then checked out her new cookbook from the library. I’m so impressed with the layout of the cookbook with pictures and precise directions for each recipe. I’ve made 6 recipes and my family is giving me “that-was-so-good” compliments for every one. If you could see me now, I’m sitting up (it’s also good for my posture) with pride and BEAMING! GLOWING ALL OVER!

The Homemade Doughnuts were very similar to “Krispy Kreme” (a donut franchise that we travel 40 minutes to get to the nearest one just for the doughnuts!)

My daughter Anna and her friend Kate (or Fred? she won’t tell me her real name!) helped me with the dough the night before and the morning of. I bought a new deep fryer thermometer at Walmart for about $3 in preparation for the event…and indeed, it was a worthy event!  

Anna stirring the melted butter.

Kate? or Fred? helping.

Rolling out the Cold Dough morning of.

Used Jam Lid and Creamer Jar for cutting out doughnuts.

After 1 Hour of Rising in Warm spot.

My new Thermometer in the Canola Oil.

Powdered Sugar Glaze for dunking the doughnuts in.

Each donut only take a minute to fry.

Kate helping blot the doughnuts on paper towels.

Ike overseeing the Work.

Let me know how yours turn out!