Too busy? Throw a Dinner Party

Oh man have we been busy! Weddings are over, but there's still an endless amount of things to do. To celebrate not having a wedding to go to what did we do? Had a dinner party of course!

We didn't make anything terribly creative, but it was delicious (except for the "red wine gravy" Mr. Bee attempted. There was no saving that concoction.)

Our menu consisted of red wine marinaded roast, homemade perogies, spinach, and butternut squash soup.

If you have a blender, butternut squash soup is the easiest thing in the world to make. Just simmer chopped squash in chicken broth, remove, puree, and add it back to the broth. I will definitely be adding this recipe to weekday dinners.

Don't spend money on store bought soup, make it yourself!

Black Eyed Peas - Not the Singing Kind

Mr. Bee is making his specialty for dinner tonight and I am so excited. As we speak (blog) black eyed peas are doing there thing in the crock pot. Besides being delicious, I love black eyed peas because - it's a simple recipe, yields lunch and dinner for a about a week for 2 people, and costs less than $10! Give it a shot!

Ingredients:

• 1 bag of dry, black eyed peas
• 1 onion
• Smoked turkey legs (you can pretty much use any smoked meat you'd like or omit it)
• Water
• Olive Oil
  
• Bay leaves, Salt, Pepper
• Rice

Directions:

Put the beans in a container, cover with water and soak overnight. In the morning, drizzle a little olive oil in the bottom of the crock pot, add chopped onion, and a few bay leaves. Place the smoked turkey legs in next and then add the beans after you've drained them from the water they soaked in. Next, add about 4 quarts of water or until everything is covered. Throw some salt and pepper in and put the lid on. Set the crock pot to 6-8 hours. It's usually done before then so check the beans during the last few hours if you can.

Serve over rice and don't forget the Frank's Red Hot Sauce!