{easy dinner alert}

do i have your attention?  good.

first mistake i made food shopping today...

going without a list.

second mistake...

going hungry.

it all paid off, though.  if i went with a list i would not have bought tuna, randomly.  the moment i saw the tuna can all i could think of was a tuna melt and mustard.

(don't worry, this isn't about tuna melts).

so, lunch was taken care of.  check.

when i don't go with a list, i also tend to flock to the chocolate and rice pudding area.

can you blame me?!

if i did not go past that area, i never would have discovered the awesomeness of philly cream cheese cooking cremes.

i brought home with me, the italian herb and savory garlic.  even though i had my heart set on making ribs and sweet potatoes, i was super curious to see how this new product would pan out.

and no.  i'm not crazy for opting chicken and pasta over ribs.  

i decided to do the k.i.s.s method for the cooking cream and use the recipe on the back.  

the changes i made were to roast the red peppers instead of cooking on the stove and i added a tad more spinach than the recipe called for.

tad more = 0.7 ounces more.  could be worse, i could have added bacon.   

love.  love.  love roasted red peppers.  25 minutes at 425 degrees, brushed in olive oil.

once all the ingredients are prepped, just add it to the pan.  

save some pasta water to add afterwards.

the biggest, baddest food critic i know gave it a two thumbs up.  

proof is in the pudding, people.  no cookie bribes were made.  i promise:)

and for the princeton folks.  terhune orchard now offers wine. check it out.  surprisingly, delicious.  i'd do a better job describing it, if i knew how to.  

all i know is good, gooder, and bad wine.  

isn't that what matters?

give the philly cooking cream a try.  you will not be disappointed.  

(especially if you wash it down with some "gooder" wine).

have a great night.

jill