Lombard Family Recipes

I first had this at my Mema's for Christmas. Then a friend put it on her blog. I made it for a side to pizza!! Yum! Broccoli, Grape & Pasta Salad  from  Southern Living  (Sept 2011) 1 cup chopped pecans — 1/2 (16-oz.) package farfalle (bow-tie) pasta — 1 pound fresh broccoli  — 1 cup mayonnaise  — 1/3 cup sugar — 1/3 cup diced red onion  — 1/3 cup red wine vinegar  — 1 teaspoon salt  — 2 cups seedless red grapes, halved  — 8 cooked bacon slices, crumbled 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 5 to 7 minutes or until lightly toasted and fragrant, stirring halfway through. 2. Prepare pasta according to package directions. 3. Meanwhile, cut broccoli florets from stems, and separate florets into small pieces using tip of a paring knife. Peel away tough outer layer of stems, and finely chop stems. 4. Whisk together mayonnaise and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl; add broccoli, hot cooked pasta, and grapes, and stir to coat. Cover and chill 3 h...

Go make this now!!! It is so good! My hubby and boys loved it! Crock Pot Northern Beans & Ham 1 - 16 oz package dried northern beans (1 lb) 3 -4 meaty ham shanks, hocks or ham (1 - 1 1/2 pounds) (I just bought thick ham and cut it into chunks) 1 - small onion, diced water, enough to cover beans salt & pepper to taste 1/3 - cup light brown sugar (I used Splenda Brown Sugar) Sort the beans for any pebbles and the rinse beans under cold water. Add the the rinsed beans, onion, salt, pepper, and ham shanks, hocks or ham (chopped into large chunks) into the crock pot. Add enough water to cover the beans by about 2 inches. (about 6 - 8 cups) Cover and cook on low for about 6 - 8 hours, or until beans are tender. Remove the ham shanks or hocks and pull off all of the meat. Return the meat to the crock pot and add the brown sugar. Lightly mix to combine. Ladle in to bowls and serve.

Found this on Pinterest via Real Simple. This is so good.  I added frozen spinach to mine.  Ingredients 5  large tomatoes, cut into eighths 3 tablespoons  olive oil 2 tablespoons  minced garlic kosher salt and black pepper 1 1/2 pounds  medium shrimp, peeled and deveined 1/2 cup  chopped fresh parsley 2 tablespoons  lemon juice 1 cup  Feta, crumbled crusty bread, for serving Directions Heat oven to 450° F. Place the tomatoes in a large baking dish and spoon the olive oil and garlic over them. Sprinkle with ¾ teaspoon each salt and pepper and toss. Roast on top rack of oven for 20 minutes. Remove baking dish from oven and stir in the shrimp, parsley, and lemon juice. Sprinkle with the Feta. Return the dish to oven until the shrimp are cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes. Serve warm with the bread. 

Baked Oatmeal Cups via Pinterest I made these to pack in my boys lunches and for a quick breakfast.  I definitely would freeze half of them because we couldn't eat them all.  *my additions 2 eggs 2 cups applesauce, unsweetened 5 cups, Old Fashioned rolled oats 1 banana, mashed 2 3/4 cups milk (I used 1%) 1/4 cup flaxseed meal 6 packets of  Sweetleaf Stevia  or 1 1/2 teaspoons stevia powder *I used Splenda and added a little more. 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 3 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon salt Optional toppings: raisins, walnuts, chocolate chips Directions  Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix eggs, vanilla, applesauce, banana and Stevia together in a bowl. Add in oats, salt, baking powder, flax and cinnamon and mix well with wet ingredients. Finally pour in milk and combine. Spray a 12 and 6 capacity muffin tin with cooking spray or use cupcake liners. (*i made about 24) Pour mixture evenly into muffin tin cups. If using toppi...

This recipe is awesome! I got it from my Mom. She made it when we lived with them and my husband LOVED it. So, I made it tonight for the first time. It really is so good. If you like cabbage you should definitely try this out. The best part, there is nothing bad for you in this recipe at all. And it is so easy! -Olive Oil -1 yellow onion -turkey smoked sausage -1 cabbage -salt -pepper -season salt Pour a little bit of olive oil in the bottom of a big pot. Cut up your sausage. Saute it in the bottom of the pot with the oil. Before you are done cooking your sausage you can add your onion(chopped). Saute until onion is soft. Chop up your cabbage. Add to your pot of sauted sausage and onion. Pour 1/4 cup of water into pot. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and season salt. Put a lid on top and cook for 30 minutes. It will be done in 30 minutes NO LONGER. After mine cooked for a bit I stirred it and added some more salt/pepper/season salt. Thats all! Yum Yum! Hope you like it!

Ingredients: 3/4 bag of dried pinto beans water cilantro (chopped) 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp onion powder 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes 1 tsp salt (more as desired) 1 tsp pepper 1 yellow onion diced Place all ingredients in crock pot cover 3 inches of water over ingredients. Put on low for 6-7 hours.

Cowboy Quesadillas Recipe by Our Best Bites 1/2 C white rice 1/3 C black beans 1 cup diced cooked chicken 1/3 C fresh frozen corn kernels (no need to thaw) 2/3 C diced tomato 3 Tbs sliced green onion 1 1/2 C shredded cheese (any type or combo you like) 1/4 C bbq sauce 6 small tortillas (fajita size, about 6″) Dipping Sauce equal parts bbq sauce and ranch dressing Combine rice, beans, chicken, corn, tomato, green onion and shredded cheese. Add bbq sauce and stir to combine. Place about 1/3 C of mixture on half of each tortilla and fold over to close. Heat a skillet to medium heat on the stove top. When hot, spray lightly with cooking spray, or drizzle with canola or olive oil. Place quesadillas in pan and cook for 2-4 minutes or until golden brown and slightly crisp. Flip and repeat on opposite side. Cool for a few minutes and then serve with BBQ-Ranch dipping sauce.