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February is American Heart Disease Awareness Month!  Do you have a family history of heart disease or are you concerned for any reason that you may be at risk? There are many local health resources and groups who participate in Heart Disease Awareness Month, which you can visit or contribute to. 

Or visit American Heart Disease's site for more information. Be good to your heart by feeding it good food and good thoughts.

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Easy Italian Dinners

Dinnertime. It usually comes with that favorite question heard from many a hungry eight-year-olds. "What's for dinner?!" And sometimes my only response is "I have no idea." But the Italians were on to something. Some pasta, with tomato sauce and a bit of filling such as cheese and sausage or beef and you have a delightful easy meal.

Thus, I've taken to stocking my pantry with different types of pasta, canned tomatoes and sauces and a selection of beef or sausage in the freezer. In a pinch I can bring it all together and turn out some pretty tasty dinners any Italian momma would be proud of. Here are a few easy Italian-inspired meals to add to your recipe box.

Spaghetti Pie

Spicy Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce

Stuffed Manicotti

Spaghetti & Meatballs

Rigatoni w/ Fresh Tomatoes & Pancetta

Whether you are feeding a hungry mob, or entertaining your Italian lovers, these recipe won't disappoint. Visit Annie's Recipes for many more easy Italian-inspired meals and ethnic recipes. Connect with us on Facebook for foodie inspiration and more free recipes!

Fall, Football and Fun

This week, I've gathered football foods perfect for Fall, friends and family fun. If gathering together in front of the big screen and screaming like a maniac to urge your team to victory is your idea of a good time, I've found the food to go with it. Or, if celebrating your team on a tailgate is more your speed, well...I've got some recipes that will work for that too!

I thought you could use a little inspiration heading into Football season, to make game time just a little less stressful. Enjoy!

Meatball Sandwich

Amish Baked Chicken

Chili

Crockpot Italian Meat Balls

Janet's Chocolate Chip Cake

No matter how you celebrate football season, enjoy your team and some good food with friends and family. Connect with us on Facebook to share your favorite football recipe or visit Annie's Recipes for more great ideas for football entertaining.

Game on!

Meatballs Stroganoff

Today's recipe is...

Meatballs Stroganoff

12 ounces extra lean ground turkey
3/4 cup fresh bread crumbs
3/4 cups finely chopped onions, divided
1 (8 ounces) container plain low fat yogurt, divided
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
1/4 cup beef or chicken broth
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon sugar

In a medium bowl combine beef, crumbs, 1/4 cup onions, 2 tablespoons yogurt, salt and black pepper; mix until combined. Shape in 1" balls. Heat a large non stick skillet until hot. Add meatballs; brown on all sides, about 5 minutes. Stir in mushrooms, beef broth and remaining 1/2 cup onions; bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, until meatballs are cooked, 5 to 6 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small bowl combine until smooth remaining yogurt (about 2/3 cup) with cornstarch and sugar. Over very low heat stir yogurt mixture into meatballs; cook uncovered, until heated through, about 1 minute. Serve with rice.


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Meatballs In Green Pepper Gravy

Today's recipe is...

Meatballs In Green Pepper Gravy

1-1/2 lb. ground beef
1 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. celery salt
1 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
3 tbsp. butter
3 tbsp. flour
1 lg. green pepper, diced
3 beef bouillon cubes, dissolved in 1
1/2 cups boiling water

Blend well into the ground beef - the spices. Shape into balls about the size of a quarter. Roll balls into flour. Heat butter in heavy skillet and brown meatballs lightly. Add green pepper and cook 3 more minutes. Add dissolved bouillon cubes to meatballs and enough flour to thicken for gravy.

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Meatball Sandwiches

Today's recipe is...

Meatball Sandwiches

4 lb. lean ground beef
2 eggs
1 pkg. dry Hidden Valley Ranch dressing
1 pkg. finely crushed Saltine crackers

Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl, adding more cracker crumbs if mixture is too wet and more eggs if mixture is too dry. Form mixture into meatballs slightly smaller than the size of a golf ball. Bake at 350 degrees until cooked through, or approximately 20 minutes. Pour off any grease. Place meatballs in a crockpot or Dutch oven and cover with canned spaghetti sauce. Heat until sauce is hot. Serve meatballs on steak rolls and garnish with shredded mozzarella cheese.

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Crock Pot Italian Meat Balls

Today's recipe is...

Crock Pot Italian Meat Balls

1 qt. tomato juice
Salt and pepper
Garlic salt
4 tbsp. parsley flakes
1 lb. hamburger
1 egg
1/2 c. bread crumbs
1 c. grated cheese
1 sm. can tomato paste

Turn crock pot on low and pour in tomato juice. Add salt, pepper and garlic salt to your liking. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of parsley flakes in juice. Mix hamburger.

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Meatball Soup

For today's recipe, we highly recommend pairing it with our Homemade Italian Bread, link found at the end of the recipe :)

Meatball Soup

MEATBALLS
1 1/2 lbs. ground chuck
1 egg, beaten
3 tbsp. water
2 tbsp. butter or margarine
1/2 c. bread crumbs
4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. parsley

SOUP
1 can condensed beef broth or 2 c. hot water and bouillon cubes
1 lg. can tomatoes
1 envelope. onion soup
2 c. raw carrot slices
1/4 c. each chopped celery tops and parsley
4 tsp. each pepper, basil and oregano
1 bay leaf

Make meatballs. Mix all ingredients except butter, mix lightly and shape into 24 meatballs. In 5 quart Dutch oven, heat butter, saute meatballs (single layer at a time) until browned. Drain off fat and set meatballs aside. In same pan combine 2 cups water, broth, tomatoes, onion soup mix, carrots, celery, parsley, pepper, basil, oregano and bay leaf and bring to boiling. Reduce heat, simmer covered, stirring occasionally to break up tomatoes. Cook 30 minutes. Add meatballs and simmer another 30 minutes. Delicious with hot bread.

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