Recipes

This quick, easy, delicious bread solves our biggest bread problem-should we make blueberry bread or banana  bread. Enjoy both! Stock up on blueberries now, and freeze in ziploc bags for use in autumn and winter

Yum! Check out this easy, quick, light and refreshing lemonade pie recipe.

Here is my very low-tech suggestion for storing your recipes:  I keep my recipes in plastic protectors from Staples, and store them in two binders, one for entrees and one for desserts.  This way, I can

Cooking Light is a great magazine for both healthy recipes and tips for keeping yourself and your family healthy.  I have been subscribing for almost fifteen years, and I am still amazed at how many great recipes

Do you have low-fat recipes that call for buttermilk?  Most people don’t generally keep liquid buttermilk on hand, but you can do what I do and keep some powdered buttermilk in the fridge.  You can

What a cute website! I had read about Spatulatta in the Boston Globe and Family Fun, and finally checked it out. Two sisters, aged 11 and 9, have their own cooking website where they teach other kids to cook

I wanted to whip something up for lunch that I could put into a flour tortilla, and came up with this, which was delicious:  chop up half of a sweet onion and mince two garlic cloves, and fry with a small

You know those grilled vegetables you have left over from dinner?  Make vegetable soup!  Chop them up and put them in the food processor, along with some broth, and puree.  You can adjust the consistency

Do you have basil growing like crazy in your garden, or did you buy a bunch of basil at the farmers’ market?  Make pesto!  Pesto is very versatile – you can mix it with pasta, spread it on

When my husband's away, and I want to make something for dinner that the kids will actually eat, I make "cupcakes" for dinner. Just take any Pillsbury refrigerated cannister such as dinner rolls

The title says it all, Simply Recipes. Not much in the way of commentary, but good basic recipes with a comprehensive index.

This is a great cookbook to use with younger kids. It has good, basic recipes that kids will actually eat, and pictures of the ingredients and measurements so that they will understand how to put the dish together

Forget fancy pasta recipes. I just made the most delicious dinner! Brown and season in your usual way 1 lb. of ground turkey (you could use beef). Add 1 jar of whatever pasta sauce you have in the house

You know how you grow up with something and don't realize that the rest of the world doesn't have it? Noodles and Cottage Cheese is a delicious, quick, comfort food kind of lunch, and I didn't know it

If you enjoy reading about food, Chocolate and Zucchini is a great site to look at when you have a few minutes. The author is a young Parisian woman with a passion for food, and she has a fun, conversational style

My todddlers love to eat grapes.  In the summer, I buy them on sale and then freeze them.  That way, I save money getting more for the sale price and they can eat a cold snack on those HHH days. 

Here's a recipe for impossible zucchini pie that is easy, quick, delicious, and low fat, low cal. If you've never cooked with Bisquick, you are in for a treat. The pie makes its own crust, top and bottom

Here's a five minute way to make food and snacks yummier for the next week or two. Make honey butter, keep in the fridge. It lasts as long as regular butter (or margarine), but adds a wonderful taste to toast

I had a bag of vanilla wafers that wasn't being eaten, so I found this recipe for yummy, quick, easy, no bake Banana Eclair Cake. Line the bottom of a 9 x 13 dish with vanilla wafers. Make instant chocolate

Click on the link http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/Recipe.aspx?RecipeID=41946&RSS=RecipeLink&PubDate=2007710 to get the recipe for Betty Crocker's Lemonade Chex Mix. I love it! I also love the

My kids love mac-n-cheese but I was tired of giving them the same old boring "from the box" recipe.  Plus I had to get some other types of nutrition into them.  I found a great recipe on Kraft

Here is an unusual, quick, cool salad for summer that I adapted from an Israeli salad recipe. My whole family loves it.  Cut two fresh avocados into 1 inch cubes. Add 1 pint of grape tomatoes (can substitute

Honeysuckle White brand turkey has a monthly email recipe newsletter with yummy, simple recipes for turkey breasts, turkey tenderloins and ground turkey. They don't email you in-between newsletters, and the

I read this recipe in the paper yesterday and Unbaked it today.  Beyond simple and quite delicious!  My twenty-month old daughter is blueberry obsessed these days and she loved it too.  If you choose

Here's a rainy day activity for kids of all ages. Just expect a mess so you aren't upset. Have your child take two marshmallows and smush them together. Then, have them press their pointer finger and thumb

I think Everyday Food is a great cooking magazine for families. The title says it all – it’s everyday food. All of the recipes are quick and have few ingredients. Every month it has family-friendly

My 13 year old son invented this tonight and it was incredibly yummy! Make instant chocolate pudding (he used sugar free jello brand). Before refrigerating, add fresh, sweet strawberries which have been cut into

For a summer treat, freeze GoGurt or other yogurt which comes in a tube. The kids think they are eating ice cream, but it's really the main course of lunch!

I saw this recipe a few years ago in one of my cooking magazines, and we make it every year for the Fourth.  It’s not gourmet, but your kids will love it and it looks really cool.  It has layers

These empanadas are easy and a BIG hit at any party!  What you need to buy... * 2 Pillsbury roll out pie crusts, 1 cooked chicken, frozen corn, salsa What you need to do... Flip over a wide glass and cut

Who wouldn't love a cake that tastes like a candy bar?  I loved this rich cake as a child and I still bring it out for special occasions. Warning: this cake contains nuts, although they could be easily

Who on earth has time to make risotto for dinner?  You can now with this easy fool-proof recipe!  I discovered it years ago in a Better Homes and Gardens Magazine. It is so easy and really good

The only thing better than coming home to the smell of fresh-baked bread is enjoying a warm slice with butter and jam!  Here's a great recipe that lets you enjoy the homemade goodness with minimal hassle!

This is the best and quickest summer breakfast ever and kids of all ages will adore it. Peel a banana for each person, put in a freezer bag and freeze at least overnight. Put in blender: 1 cup skim milk, 1 frozen

For a great healthy snack and a dip your kids will love, try this! Ingredients: 16 ounce package of fat free sour cream 1 package of sugar free instant vanilla pudding (do not prepare pudding use for mix only)

In a rut serving the same dinners? Get inspired with quick and easy recipes and great meal ideas.  BettyCrocker.com has a cool search engine at the top that allows users to type in ingredients on

These crabcakes are both easy and delicious! Baltimore crab cakes Ingredients 6 ounce jumbo lump crab meat (I buy it at Costco), 1 slice white bread, crust off, finely diced 1/4 teaspoon shallots, or chives