Penny Lynn's Kitchen

12/13/2025

What to cook when it's cold outside and it's also cold season... soup is the perfect solution.
Here is Italian vegetable soup. 5 simple ingredients and super easy to make.

Italian vegetable soup:
Beef... chuck roast, soup beef or any other cut you like
Diced celery... about 8 ribs
Diced onion...1 large or 2 small or 1 cup frozen chopped
Petite diced canned tomatoes...3 small cans or 1 large can
Noodles... 1 bag medium or wide
Spices: salt, pepper, garlic and onion powders, celery salt to taste, 3 beef bouillon cubes
Boil beef with enough water to cover (about half the pot). Add celery, onion and tomatoes. Add spices to taste. Cook until vegetables are tender. Cook noodles following package directions, drain and set aside. To serve, place noodles in bowl and then add soup. Eat as is or garnish with parmesan cheese

09/08/2025

It's getting to be that time of year again... Halloween season is almost here so I'm sharing a great snack or party treat... vampire donuts... super easy and you can even make them scary by adding red icing as blood drips from the vampire fangs

Cool idea for Halloween... vampire teeth in donuts with chocolate chip eyes

08/22/2025

Breaded pork chops...
Thin boneless pork chops
Italian breadcrumbs
Parmesan cheese
AP flour
Eggs
Spices: salt, pepper, garlic and onion powders, lemon pepper, curry powder, and whatever spice you like
Oil
Flour chops, mix spices with breadcrumbs, dredge floured chops in beaten eggs then dredge in breadcrumbs. Fry breaded chops in oil until done usually about 8 minutes

08/20/2025

Creme brulee..bruleed with a micro Torch... gotta love kitchen gadgets

07/01/2025

Bacon fried rice:

1 package bacon diced
2 eggs
1 onion diced
2-3 cups leftover rice
Soy sauce, garlic and onion powders, pepper and salt to taste

Saute bacon until almost done then add onions and saute until soft. Add rice, breaking up and clumps. When rice is hot, make a well in middle and add eggs stirring in rice as you scramble the eggs. Add soy sauce and spices to taste. Cook for a few more minutes then serve.

02/07/2025

Quick weeknight dinner. Tortellini chicken Alfredo. On the table in about 15 minutes from start to finish.
Recipe:
1 family size Tortellini of choice (this one is herb chicken)
2 jars Alfredo sauce
2Tb milk
1 package boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut up into bite size pieces
Spices: salt, pepper, garlic and onion powders, umami spice to taste
Olive oil
While water is coming to a boil, heat oil in pan and add chicken, season to taste. Cook throughly then add Alfredo sauce, add milk to jars, shake then add to pot with chicken. Cook tortellini according to package directions, drain then add the chicken Alfredo sauce. Mix completely and serve. Can be garnished with parmesan cheese and fresh parsley

02/01/2025

What to do when you have the flu... make a simple homemade chicken noodle soup.

Ingredients:
2 chicken thighs
1/2 gallon water
1/2 carrot diced
1 celery stalk diced
1 small onion diced
Spices: salt, pepper, garlic and onion powders, celery salt, chicken bouillon all to taste
1 bag fine egg noodles

Directions:
Boil chicken thighs in water, add diced veggies and cook until chicken is done. Remove chicken and add seasonings to taste. Remove chicken skin and discard, cut up chicken and add back into pot. Bring to boil and add noodles. Cook until noodles are done and serve.

12/26/2024

Peach cobblers baking.

12/18/2024

Baking bacon in a 400°F oven until done is an easy way to cook bacon. It takes about 15-20 minutes depending on how crispy you want it.

11/06/2024

Cooking for dinner and also for work lunches for the next couple days. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy. Bbq chicken with Bar-B-Que Beast, LLC On The Bay Sauce. Pork ribs 2 racks seasoned with McCormick Broiled Steak Seasoning and McCormick Smokehouse Maple. Cheeseburgers and potato wedges.

11/06/2024

Fried chicken breasts. Look how crispy and crunchy they are. Hard to believe that they are skinless.
Chicken breasts rinsed and dropped into a bag of AP flour. Seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic and onion powders and rotisserie chicken seasoning to taste. Fried in organic canola oil, turning every few minutes until nice and crispy and done. I season the chicken while it's frying in the pan but you can add spices to flour if you like.

10/09/2024

Cherry crumb pie slice. I thought I might have over baked this pie but let me tell you... it is fantastic. The crumb topping is delicious and the cherry filling set up beautifully. I don't think I'll ever use canned cherry pie filling again. It is so easy to take canned or frozen cherries and make your own filling. I used 3 cans of pitted dark cherries in light syrup for this filling. I added about a cup of sugar, cinnamon and vanilla to taste, 2-3 tablespoons of minute tapioca and thickened with a cornstarch slurry.