Recipes

Here is a fun and easy recipe for Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches   the kids would enjoy helping out with this one epsecially during the summer months   Ingredients: 1 Pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz)

If you are looking for super cute idea for a desert for Easter dinner or any spring time -you should make thier Nutter butter chicks.  Nutter Butter Chicks! Spring is on its way, so celebrate with some

Easter Recipe: Homemade Peanut Butter Eggs  Here is an easy recipe for Homemade Peanut Butter Eggs. This looks like something that would great fun to make with the kids and is just in time for Easter

Homemade Thin Mint Cookies Recipe Thin mint cookies covered in mint chocolate- girl scout cookie copycat INGREDIENTS: Chocolate Wafers: 1 cup butter, room temperature 1 cup powdered sugar

~ How to make rainbow jello ~ You’ll need one small box of jello for each color you want… so in this case, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. And one large tub of cool

Frozen Mango, Kiwi, Raspberry Pops Ingredients: 9 tbsp water 2 tbsp sugar 5 oz kiwi, peeled 6 oz mango, peeled 6 oz fresh raspberries Directions: Make a simple syrup by combining

With the cooler fall and winters  months coming along, I am looking forward to soups, stews and of course chili.  This White bean chicken chili from Southern Living magazine is one of my favorites.  

I am always looking for ways to prepare vegetables that my grandkids will eat when they visit. I had recently eaten some broccoli nuggets at a friend's house and they were tasty and easy to make. In fact

My kids were getting bored of the typical chocolate milk (I wish they would drink plain but they won't) so to add some fun to it, I found a recipe via Family Fun Magazine and my kids loved it. In our house

I have been a fan of freezer cooking for year with working full time, kids in multiple sports and after school activities I don’t want to run and get pizza or fast food  3-4 times week.  That

If you love brownies and want to make them in the summertime when you don't want to heat up your home with using the hot oven .then you should  consider making the  brownies in the microwave

  I am always on the look out for new recipes  to keep me from eating out at different restaurants.  Well I just found a keeper-Lasagna cupcakes! Yes you heard that right!  They are easily made

I am not  a Martha  Stewart homemaker  but I do enjoy her recipes.   I was watching the Today show and she was promoting her newest book  from "Martha Stewart's New Pies & Tarts"

As Mom I am always looking for the healthiest ways to feed the kids but I am also on a budget. I was happy to  see this list from Wallet pop .   Wallet pop shared the list of the  Top 10 Fruits

Well, no one is more surprised than I am about this tip!! Brussel sprouts have always been practically a curse word in my family. They are just disgusting (sorry if you like them, don't mean to insult you)

Try this Grasshopper Fudge Cake for St. Patrick's day, for the beginning of spring, or for any time you're feeling a little green. It's easy to make with ingredients you probably already have. With

Who doesn’t love some great tasting onion rings?   However most of us can not afford the 500 to 600 calories per serving on onion rings appetizer .  Rachel Ray recently had the Hungry Girl

Stacey’s Healthy, Yummy & Colorful (Vegetarian) Chili What You'll Need: 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil  1 Medium Onion Diced 1 Sweet Red Pepper Diced 1 diced clove garlic  1 can Pinto Beans

We are trying to eat  at home more and more but still want some of those absolutely yummy Outback  Blooming onion and use the recipe from copycat restaurant recipes   They are my absolutely

I was reminded of an easy Mexican Lasagna  recipe this week as I brought it over to a neighbor who just had a baby this past week!  This is a good recipe for potlucks.  It is simply to make and fairly

Yummy!!  I love Olive Garden but as I am trying not to hit the restaurant  or eating out for the first time months of the years.  My goal is to try atleast one new receipe a week.   This

 This is one of my favorite items to get when we are going out to eat and I am excited that I can make it now at home.  It is a great copy cat recipe from Applebee's   Restaurant 2 lbs boneless

Easy Crockpot pizza During the winter months I am always looking for easy crockpot recipes-kind of set it and forget it. You don’t even need to cook the pasta in this one as the pasta will get cooked in the

 Amazon.com is offering some free cookbooks right now. There are several free cookbooks to download and you can download them all or just a few. There cookbooks are the Kindle  ebook edition but

If you are scrambling around looking for an easy dessert for the holiday season, then the Cherry Cheesecake is perfect for you.  1) a graham cracker crust; 2) a tub of Kraft Philadelphia  cheesecake

If you are looking for an easy frugal appetizer to bring to a party or a potluck Easy Italian Pepperoni Pinwheels are the answer.  This recipe  will be the hit of the party! ½  cup shredded

Do you want chicken parm but really don't have time to make it-well then the easy chicken bruschetta bake is for you.  I got this off the box of stove top stuffing a few years back and it is a family favorite

The Christmas season to me means fudge season! I like to make fudge as  an easy gift to give to people including teachers and some friends.  .     Making fudge is one of my favorite

Most kids are not fond of vegetables but there is a way to make some they might enjoy and it's very easy.  Mix two cans or packages of vegetable with your favorite dip.  A jar of dip will do 2 cans

Bubble up pizza is a really easy recipe and the kids really love eating it.  I can sneak in some extra veggies in as well. When I have extra tomatos  veggies from the garden, I throw those in as well 

Not sure what to make for dinner? Is it your turn to host the Christmas dinner this year? Do you have a picky eater at home? If you have answered yes to any of my questions, it sounds like you need the help of

As the Christmas  holidays grow closer, food, family, friends, and gifts occupy our minds more and more often. To help us all relax, enjoy quiet times or our visitors, I usually whip up warm holiday drinks

With all the cooking that will be going on soon, the chances are high that you or a friend will be using Jiffy Mix, whether it’s a cornbread mix or a cookie mix. To make your cooking experiences more fun

This is one of the easy and best tasting recipes out there!  I got this easy chicken crockpot recipe at www.disboards.com budget boards.  This will feed my family of 5 for two nights and the leftovers

Sales have been slowing at national restaurant chains like Red Lobster, TGI Fridays, and the Cheesecake Factory recently due to the increase in gas prices as the ecomony being so poor lately To make matters

Need an idea for a fun and easy drink at your next Halloween or birthday party for the kids?  Make them some Bug Juice and they will be grinning from ear to ear as they drink this sweet — yet buggy — co

I was looking for a fun recipe that my grandkids would like to eat as well as participate in cooking. I started noodling around the internet looking for different easy recipes that might appeal to kids. I

If you are looking for a quick and easy, and oh so yummy dessert recipe to make with the kiddos, you will want to try this yummy recipe for S'mores brownies.  Inspired by a loved camping treat, this is

Here is a 5-minute recipe for beer bread that my whole family loved last night. Easy and yummy! Preheat oven to 375. Spray loaf pan with cooking spray. In bowl, mix 3 cups flour, 1 1/2 tbs sugar,1 tbs baking powder

This website has the most amazing collection of dessert recipes I have ever come across. They are set up in categories of cookies, cakes and desserts. They range from incredibly easy, for example, Peanut Butterscotch

Craving Potato Soup?  Start with leftover or store-bought mashed potatoes.  Whisk potatoes into warm chicken broth until thickened and smotth.  Stir in chopped green onions and top with diced red

Costco had a great deal on boneless pork so we bought a good sized loin. The grandkids were here for the weekend and of course we wanted to serve them something tasty. Here is a fast and delicious recipe that should

I used to have an egg-boiler appliance, but it broke.  So, I was left to boil eggs the old-fashioned way:   in a pot!  I couldn't remember, from mom's advice, how long to boil them

  We’re always looking for easy and delicious ways to feed a crowd at our family reunions.  It’s just no fun being the person left cooking or cleaning up while everyone else is having fun. 

If you ask Uncle Richard for his root beer recipe he’ll just tell you to add a bag of sugar, root beer concentrate and water, but we have carefully watched him make his brew and we

This a very fresh and summery recipe to make. Great for those grilling days or just as a brunch quick recipe. Hope everyone enjoys eating and making some mango salsa for themselves! Mango and salsa might sound

Check out this easy recipe from smitten kitchen for kale chips!  All you need is kale,a little bit of olive oil and salt.  After you bake for 20 minutes in a 300 degree oven, the kale turns into chips!

We had dinner with some friends this past weekend and they served the best baked potatoes I have ever tasted. I convinced them to give me this simple but superb tasting recipe. It gets its name from Hasselbacken

If anyone has ever bought or made cookies and they turn hard or are harder than you want, then put the cookies and a couple slices of bread in a plastic bag, such as a zip lock bag, just so you can seal it. 

If you love making homemade milkshakes with your blender or if you have trouble finding ingredients that are healthy, this tip is for you. Sometimes we think of shakes as drinks from restaurants loaded with fat