Easy Homemade Granola Bars
If your house is anything like mine you run your house on a tight budget. But what do you say when your kids want a snack or your husband eats twice as much as any normal person? You find a budget friendly, healthy, and filling solution. Today Madison and I had fun in the kitchen [...]
Best Instant Chai Latte Recipe Ever!
My daughter and I love to have tea parties together, and now that the weather is chilly it is time to bring out the pumpkin spice and chai teas of the world! since most chai tea bags are black tea and caffeinated or are quite expensive I thought I’d search the web for a more [...]
Dump Cake–2 Versions
Pineapple- Cherry Dump Cake 1 large can crushed pineapple 1 large container cherry pie filling 1 box white cake mix 1 stick of butter Preheat oven to 375 In ungreased 9×13 or 8×11 baking pan, empty crushed pineapple (with juices) and chery pie filling. spread evenly. Top evenly with the dry cake mix. Slice [...]
Not your Grandma’s Meatloaf
2lbs lean burger 2 eggs 1/2 Cp bread crumbs 1tbs minced garlic 1 whole carrot, chopped 1 sm onion, diced 1/4 cp peas 1/4 cp corn 1cn condensed tomato soup Or sub 1/2 cp salsa for some kick Salt pepper to taste 1. Preheat oven to 375 2. In large mixing bowl combine all ingredients and mix well 3. Pack [...]
Spinach Dip
1 package steamed spinach, chopped 1/4 Cp mayonnaise 1/2 Cp ricotta cheese 1 Tsp fresh lemon juice 2 large scallions, chopped 2 Oz crumbled feta cheese 1/4 Cp chopped fresh dill 1 Cp shredded Monterey Jack cheese 1.Blend all ingredients until smooth 2.Top with blended cheese and bake at 350 until melted 3. Serve with [...]
Hummmus
2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2-4 Tbsp Lemon Juice 2-4 Tbsp water 1 Can Garbanzo beans drained, rinsed, and heated 3 cloves minced garlic 1/4 cp Tahini (sesame paste) 1. Blend heated beans in blender or food processor 2. Add lemon juice and olive oil while blending 3. Add remaining ingredients and blend well [...]
Recipe Swap!!
Submit your favorite recipe here and pick up some new ones to try!! Asian Chicken Tacos 1lb boneless chicken breast Equal parts pineapple juice and soy sauce-approximately 1 cp each to cover chicken 2 tbls minced garlic, fresh is best 1 bag coleslaw mix (not with sauce) 3/4 cp mayonnaise 2 tbsp vinegar [...]
Creamy Chicken and Vegetables
1 cn (10 3/4oz) condensed cream of chicken and herb soup 2 leeks (8oz) thinly sliced, or 1 1/2cp sliced scallions 4 whole chicken legs, skin removed (2 1/2 lbs) 4 medium potatoes, cut in chunks 8 oz baby carrots 1 tbsp Dijon mustard 1 tbsp snipped dill 1. Stir soup and leeks in [...]
Cuban Ropa Vieja
2 cubanelle peppers-seeded and sliced 1 cp sliced onion 1 cn (8oz) tomato sauce 1/4 cp tomato paste 1 tbsp olive oil, cider vinegar, and minced garlic 1 tsp ground cumin 1 bay leaf-remove before eating 1/2 tsp salt 1 boneless chuck (1 1/2 lbs) 1/3 cp chopped pimento stuffed olives 2 tbsp capers 1/3 [...]
