I was raised in a home with 4 big boys, my little sister, and a mom and dad who really knew their way around the kitchen.
My mom used to work for a kitchen supplies company hosted parties, sold products, and has made lots of good food over the years. She’s catered weddings and all kinds of things.
With 4 boys, my poor mom was always making food for an army. But it was never just a pile of food. It was an art form. Her love language is food. Still is, and she’s known for her food-type-products. {In fact, she’s helped me develop some awesome recipes for posts.} She can really come up with recipes on a whim. My dad learned to keep up, too. Lots of moms joke that if they were gone, their husbands would be eating burritos. My dad would grab steaks and veggies, and come home to make a dad-like feast. To say we struggle with weight at our house would be putting things lightly.
We used to watch A LOT of Food Network, and when I saw Semi Homemade, I always thought of my mom, whose greatest talent {still} is the classic “buy n lie.” She’d whip up things that looked and tasted completely homemade and from scratch, but really, at least half of it was “pre-fab” and made it go so much faster.
In fact, since we are such home-cooked snobs and she was adamant about sitting to eat as a family, there were many nights when mom would swing by this great little drive-thru Italian place by our house {that no longer exists}, grab loads of pasta and come home to throw it in glass with cheese on top to look like she’d slaved over it. She always got caught on the bread sticks… cause her homemade ones can’t be beat… and when she did, no one complained.
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| my mom and me in the kitchen |
Now, I enjoy calling my mom at 4pm, or even from the store, to ask, “What am I making tonight?” Cause not only does it tell her I still need her and that I know she knows what SHE’s making already, but she gets the satisfaction of knowing that I am finally in that same “buy n lie” phase of life and it has got to put a grin on her face. Some nights are just too dang hard to think it up on top of it all, and she, more than most, knows that best.
I feel like my little mom-brain is fried by 4 or 5pm, and all I want to do is whip up a dirty diet coke and crawl into a ball and cry and have my mom make me dinner.
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| image from kevin & amanda |
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I would love to try the Creamy Spinach Rollatini.
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I would definitely need to try the Ricotta & Spinach Cannelloni, I am a sucker for that combination!<br />
I would try the Stuffed Shells Alla Vodka
I think I would want to try Chicken Florentine Alfredo!!
Definitely the Chicken Florentine Alfredo! yum yum!
love to try the chicken portabella ravioli
They all sound amazing, but I think I really want to try the chicken chardonnay and penne.
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the chicken florentine alfredo is amazing!! i bought a few of them before we had our last baby and they saved our lives more than once!
The Italian sausage and rigatoni sounds delicious
My husband say is his favorite .. now I want to try Italian sausage and rigatoni too
I really want a good ravioli, and the chicken portabello ravioli sounds amazing!
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/FlippinDelish/status/398536414561697792
I think the Italian Sausage & Meatball Rigatoni sounds divine! 🙂
Chicken Florentine Alfredo sounds amazing!! Thank you!!
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I'd like to try the Chicken Parmigiana & Penne.<br /><br />mami2jcn at gmail dot com
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I'd love to try the Italian Sausage & Meatball Rigatoni! It sounds awesome!!
My husband is a meat lover, so we would definitely try the Italian Sausage & Meatball Rigatoni. Thanks for this opportunity!
I tweeted! Here's link: https://twitter.com/mailovesorange/status/398594569010311169
I want to try the Chicken Portabella Ravioli<br /><br />natcarbonell@live.com
Tweet: https://twitter.com/um_lil_cutie/status/398607058120888321
The chicken parmigiana and penne is a total "buy and lie". so good! 🙂
I want to try the Lobster Ravioli<br /><br />elena150980@yahoo.com
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I have to say, the commercials make the Chicken Florentine Alfredo look delicious!
Chicken Florentine Alfredo<br /><br />freebiel0ve@yahoo.com
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i want the creamy spinach !:) sound delic
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I would most like to try Bertolli® Chicken Alla Vodka & Farfalle, I have looked at these in the Grocer’s freezer and been tempted to try so I will really have to do so!<br />mummytotwoboys@yahoo.com<br />
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Italian Sausage & Meatball Rigatoni
I'd like to try the tortellini margherita<br /><br />cgies25 at hotmail
The Ricotta & Spinach Cannelloni sound fabulous.
I would like to try Chicken Florentine Alfredo.<br /><br />s2s2 at Comcast dot net
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I would like to try the Ricotta & Spinach Cannelloni<br />jslbrown_03 at yahoo dot com
my tweet-https://twitter.com/LuLu_Brown24/status/399308047937331200<br />jslbrown_03 at yahoo dot com
I would love to try the Chicken Parmigiana & Penne the most!<br /><br />jessicarwarfield at gmail dot com
I tweeted too! https://twitter.com/jessrwarfield/status/399532054812954624<br /><br />jessicarwarfield at gmail dot com
The Ricotta and Mozzarella Ravioli sounds good!<br /><br />chambanachik at gmail dot com
I would like to try Italian Sausage & Meatball Rigatoni<br />tcarolinep at gmail dot com
-https://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/399753684558442496
I would love to try meal soup for two Bertolli® Tomato Florentine & Tortellini with Chicken<br /><br />dealsfan32 at gmail dot com
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i want to try the Ricotta & Spinach Cannelloni<br />
https://twitter.com/raggammuffin/status/399888701926301697
I'd like the chicken florentine.<br /><br />hewella1 at gmail dot com
I would most like to try the italian sausage rigatoni- I love sausage! alexis51 at mail.com
I'd love to try the Asiago Ravioli Primavera
I've never tried them before but the chicken florentine alfredo sounds delicious.<br />onefrugalgirl AT gmail DOT com
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My favorite is the stuffed shells bolognese! LOVE it!<br />oldnavyash@aol.com
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i want to try the Manicotti Alla Vodka<br />tina19820115@gmail.com
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The Bertolli Shrimp Scampi & Linguine sounds wonderful!
We like the Stuffed Shells Bolognese
https://twitter.com/myfolly/status/404115532762185729
the Ricotta and Lobster Ravioli in a Seafood Bisque sound yummy
https://twitter.com/purplelover04/status/404680813351948288
Manicotti or stuffed shells are the best!
I'd really like to try the Ricotta and Mozzarella Ravioli<br /><br />pittsy82@hotmail.com
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I would like to try the chicken parmigiana and penne.<br />MCantu1019 at aol dot com
i've tried the Chicken Parmigiana & Penne and it was very good! <br /><br />debbiebellows (at) gmail (dot) com
I'd love to try the Bertolli® Lobster Ravioli.<br />madelinebrubaker {at} gmail [dot] com
Tweet link: https://twitter.com/shala_darkstone/status/405845259172577280
Bertolli Tuscan Style Braised Beef with Gold Potatoes.
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I want to try the Chicken Florentine Alfredo.<br /><br />rhoneygtn at yahoo dot com
Bertolli® Shrimp Scampi & Linguine sounds wonderful!<br />adrianecoros(at)gmail(dot)com
I would love to try the Tortellini Margherita<br />Thanks for the chance to win!<br />wildorchid985 at gmail dot com
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My favorite is the Stuffed Shells Bolognese.
I want to try: Italian Sausage & Meatball Rigatoni thanks aunteegem@yahoo.com
Oh my, I can't wait to try this Manicotti Alla Vodka. i love stuffed pasta and this looks delicious.<br />amy [at] utry [dot] it
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I'd try the Ricotta and Spinach Cannelloni! Guess what's for dinner……
I love these! I haven't tried the Ricotta and Spinach Cannelloni yet but it sounds amazing!
I really want to try the Tortellini Margherita!<br />nuthouse(at)centurytel(dot)net
tweeted: https://twitter.com/KerryBishop/status/407696937794547712<br />nuthouse(at)centurytel(dot)net
I haven't tried any of them yet but I really want to try the Chicken Portabella Ravioli.<br /><br />willitara [at] gmail [dot] com
Tweet – https://twitter.com/willitara/status/407802709438255104<br /><br />willitara [at] gmail [dot] com
I've tried several but would love to try the Creamy Spinach Rollatini
Have never tried any of them, but I'd love to try the Italian Sausage & Meatball Rigatoni.<br /><br />karin56381 (at) gmail.com
Id like to try the Chicken Florentine Alfredo<br />pokergrl8 at gmail.com
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mmm the <br />Stuffed Shells alla Vodka<br />looks really good. I sure hope it is vegetarian!<br />Angie<br />14earth at gmail dot com
I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/408311831048896512 <br />Angie <br />14earth at gmail dot com
I want to try the Italian Sausage and Meatball Rigatoni.<br /><br />rounder9834 @yahoo.com
https://twitter.com/thomasmurphy40/status/408320469645803520<br /><br />rounder9834 @yahoo.com
I like the stuffed shells bolognese.<br /><br />runningmatey at hotmail dot com
https://twitter.com/LuckyDuckyToo/status/408328712619175936<br /><br />runningmatey at hotmail dot com
I would love to try the Bertolli® Lobster Ravioli<br /><br />tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
tweet https://twitter.com/ChelleB36/status/408355224697335808<br /><br />tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
Chicken Alla Vodka & Farfalle looks yummy!<br /><br />clarkie at agentintellect dot com
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/mrsstodgybottom/status/408460411520827392<br />clarkie at agentintellect dot com