Our family is working on getting healthier and we have been using Weight Watchers recipes and concepts to do it. We’ll be sharing the best recipes we have made with you in the coming months. We still make great comfort food and not everything will be points driven at Kelli’s Kitchen. “Everything in moderation, including…
Italian
Salami Pinwheels for Any Potluck
On just about any potluck spread, where I’m from, you will find cream cheese pinwheels. They’re one of my potluck favorites, and everyone else’s, too. I like these salami pinwheels even better because there is no flour tortilla involved. I love tortillas but they get kind of soggy in pinwheels. The salami in this recipe…
Lasagna and the Flu
Statistically speaking, this year’s flu shot has been a dismal failure. The five people in our house all got the shot and now, only one has not had it. The kids had the flu at Christmas while Mr. Picky Eater and I successfully avoided it………..that is until last Monday. At first it started out like…
Slow Cooker Lower Calorie Italian Beef Sandwiches
Before I tell you about the delectable sandwiches we had this weekend, I want to show you the projects Mr. Picky-eater and I completed for the upcoming 4-H Foundation Fundraiser on October 8, in Tulsa. Mr. Picky-eater and Lawyer Boy play in the Golf competition each year and they also generally purchase some of the…
Presto Pesto!
There is a restaurant in Marlow, Oklahoma called Giuseppe’s. There were many Italians who migrated to Oklahoma during the building of the railroad across the U.S. and some stayed. We are very lucky that throughout the state, we have some lovely authentic Italian restaurants that are fantastic! Marlow, Oklahoma is a town of about 1,200…
Pepperoni Logs
Are you looking for a portable and tasty dish to make for Super Bowl night or any other party? I believe this will be perfect. It is so easily made and while you could cut them in half for appetizers, you could serve them whole on a buffet. You just can’t be them for good…
Meatballs Recipe
I can honestly say that I don’t hate cooking anymore and I even enjoy it most of the time now. In order to reduce heating the kitchen each night after being gone for nearly 12 hours, I decided to make my famous meatballs and then freeze them. I already can spaghetti sauce each summer so…