It's hard for me to believe, but today is my two-year "blogiversary"! On December 27, 2007, I set up this blog and posted my first post. On the 31st of that same year, I posted my first menu plan. During the two years that followed I posted 414 posts and 102 menus (not counting ...
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons sugar 2 to 3 teaspoons cocoa powder (I love Hershey's Dark Chocolate) Dash salt 1 cup milk 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract Directions: Mix sugar, cocoa and salt in large mug. Heat milk in microwave at HIGH (100%) 1-1/2 minutes or until ...
Ingredients: 1 pkg (20oz) hash browns (I use Simply Potatoes) 1 can cream of chicken soup (reduced fat) 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (2% milk kind) 3/4 cup fat free sour cream 1/4 cup chopped onion 1/4 cup melted butter or margarine Directions: Heat oven to 350 ...
Boy, do I feel like a slacker! This is the first time in months that I didn't post my menu on Sunday night. But, the holiday season is in full swing. We attended my husband's work Christmas party last night which was the cause of my delay. It was very nice party, though. :) This ...
I use frozen bread dough to bread bowls for soups, stews, and chili. I usually use Rhodes brand wheat, but I'm sure any kind would work well. Ingredients: 1 package of frozen bread dough (3 loaves) (note: you can also use frozen roll dough) 1 egg, beaten with 1 T of water for ...
This recipe comes from an old Lutheran cookbook and is a favorite in our family. It makes 3 regular loaves of bread or 8 mini loaves. Ingredients: 4 eggs 3 c. sugar 1 c. canola oil 2/3 c. water 1 1/2 c. pumpkin 3 1/2 c. flour 2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. nutmeg 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 ...
We survived our hectic week of evening activities last week! My Polar Express party was a huge success with over 650 students and parents attending! Corey enjoyed his academic team meet, and we were able to go watch for a while. We finally had some time together this ...
These are incredibly rich cookies! I chose to leave off the frosting on top because they are so sweet. They also stick to the pan, so you might want to use parchment paper on your cookie sheet when baking. Makes 24 cookies Ingredients: 1 (19.5 oz.) package Pillsbury® Classic ...
My friend Miranda loves this marinade, so I thought we'd give it a try. Ingredients 2 cups lemon-lime soda 1 cup soy sauce 1/2 cup olive oil 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon prepared horseradish 6 (6 ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts Directions 1. In a large ...
December is a busy month! We have something every night until Christmas break. That's a lot of stuff - all good stuff - but stuff, nonetheless. We had a great trip to Chicago over Thanksgiving break. We took the Amtrak train up and went to see John Williams direct the ...
I finally finished the apron for my partner in the Flirty Apron Swap. I think it turned out very cute. ...
Ingredients: Rolls: 12 oz. grilled chicken breast, diced 12 oz. part skim ricotta cheese 5 oz. chopped frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry 1/2 cup parmesan cheese 4 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese 12 lasagna noodles, cooked according to package Sauce: 8 oz. Light Cream Cheese, ...
We just got in from our trip to Chicago, so I'm just going to post a quick menu. More info and photos from our trip coming soon! You will see that I'm having to scramble a bit for meals since we've been gone and my fridge is empty. For more menu ideas, check orgjunkie.com. ...
First, I want to thank everyone who shared appetizer ideas with me last week. I can't wait to try them during the holiday season. :) I made a cheesey spinach and bacon dip for my book club, which was pretty good. It's kind of a different twist on traditional rotel dip. I'm ...
This recipe is also known as Cincinnati Chili or Five-Way Chili. We often make it the same week we make regular chili to get double the use out of our chili recipe. Ingredients: Chili with beans, heated on the stove or in the microwave(you can always use your favorite canned ...
What do you do for dinners when your family is going to be gone or home late every evening this week? Rely on the freezer! Our menu won't be very exciting this week, but it still shows you that menu planning can help save you time and money even if you have an excessively ...
I have to admit, I'm too pooped to post much tonight. I'm just going to post my menu for now, and I'll add some weekend updates soon (it was a busy one!). For more menu ideas, see orgjunkie.com. Sunday - Creamy Chicken Breasts, Rice, Green Beans, Pea Pods Monday ...
We had a great week this past week. No one had the flu! :) I made some great snacks for the teachers at my school on Friday. The pizza dip is amazing. If you need an appetizer for a party, give this one a try. Mine is decorated for Halloween, but you could leave the spider web ...
Ingredients: 3/4 cup thinly sliced onions 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 1 pound lean beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes, undrained (I puree mine because Corey won't eat tomato chunks) 1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced 1/3 cup red wine 1/4 teaspoon ...
This weekend I decided to cook a 23 pound turkey that I've had in the freezer for a while. I knew that I had evening activities every night this week and would have to rely on precooked items, so I figured turkey would fit the bill. We had a traditional turkey dinner today, ...
This is a fun one for Halloween parties. Ingredients: 1 pkg. (8 oz.) reduced fat or fat free cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese 1/4 cup chopped turkey pepperoni 1/4 cup Alfredo sauce, divided 3/4 cup spaghetti sauce 1 pitted black olive, cut ...
Note: If you make this with packaged pizza crust mix, you will need to use two packages (I've used just the cheap Wal Mart brand before). Ingredients: 1 batch of pizza dough (you can use this recipe or just use a packaged mix) 8 mozzarella string cheese sticks (2% ...
The fall activities continue, so this week I'm relying on lots of casseroles to get us through the week. I have computer training, the boy has the usual band and cross country stuff, and we have family pictures this week. We have the last of the band competitions this ...
Saturday morning my dogs started barking in the yard. I just assumed they were barking at the coyotes like usual, but when I looked out the back, here's what I saw!How cool is that? A balloon in our backyard! It was looking for a place to land, and ended up landing in our neighbor's ...
When my husband I got married, we both had different ideas about what made beef stew. My mother made a tomato sauce-based stew, and his mother made a gravy-based stew. Neither person had a recipe, so I had to come up with my own that we would both like. We are pretty simple eaters, ...
Fall is definitely arriving in the Ozarks! The leaves are starting to change color and cooler temperatures are upon us (it didn't even make it to 60 degrees today!). We have officially entered fall contest season for school activities as well. Corey had his first math contest and ...
Ingredients: 2 pkg. (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 egg 2 tsp. vanilla, divided 1 pkg. (2-layer size) chocolate cake mix 1 cup powdered sugar 2 oz. (1/4 of 8-oz. pkg.) cream cheese, softened 2 Tbsp. milk Directions: Preheat ...
I had a lot of leftover pasta, so I used it to make this recipe instead of using noodles that look like beefaroni noodles. This really does taste very similar to the canned beefaroni. :)Ingredients:1 lb. ground beef2 14.5 oz cans tomato sauce1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese1/4 c. water1 ...
I was very thankful that I made all of my meals ahead of time last week. Our schedule was so busy that if I hadn't, we would have been eating out - yuck! The only meal I didn't get to was Saturday's sausage and cheese turnovers. We ended up needing to finish off the leftovers from ...
This weekend Eric and I had some free time together while we were waiting for Corey to finish math practice at MSU. We decided to head to downtown Springfield for lunch, and then headed out to see what was new in the downtown area. My love for everything chocolate quickly brought ...
Ingredients:8 Oreo Cookies, divided1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) sugar free vanilla flavor instant pudding2 cups cold skim milk3/4 cup thawed fat free Cool Whip whipped topping, dividedDirections:Break 1 cookie into 4 pieces; reserve for garnish. Crush remaining cookies.Beat pudding mix and ...
These are simple to make and taste great. I did not put the breadcrumbs and butter on top, and they still looked good and tasted wonderful. I made a double batch and froze the second part of them.Ingredients:1 can (10.2 oz) Pillsbury® Grands!® refrigerated buttermilk biscuits1/3 ...
1 1/2 c. cut up cooked turkey8 slices crispy, crumbled, cooked turkey bacon1 c. cheddar cheese1/2 c. reduced fat Bisquick1 c. skim milk2 eggsPreheat oven to 400. Combine turkey, bacon and cheese in a pie plate. Combine Bisquick, milk and eggs; pour on top of other ingredients already ...
This is one of my family's favorite soups. It is hearty and very tasty. I chop the carrot and celery very fine so that even my non-veggie eating son enjoys this one. Ingredients 1 14 oz package Butterball Smoked Turkey Sausage 6 medium Yukon Gold potatoes, cubed with skin on 1 ...
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