Over the years these have become a Christmas Eve tradition at our house but because we were leaving the day after Christmas, I didn’t make them on Christmas Eve so I decided to make them today. Christmas Eve is really about the only time we have them. This recipe came with a crock pot I … Continue reading
As I’ve mentioned before, I am subscribed to a variety of cooking websites (such as Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, the Food Network, etc) that send me emails with recipes. Some of them also send out calendars to their subscribers as a thank you so I’ve received a 2011 calendar from Pillsbury and from Eat Better America … Continue reading
This recipe comes from the Taste of Home Comfort Food Diet Cookbook. Courtney was looking through it and saw the picture for this recipe and got all excited and asked if I would make it for her. To be honest, I was surprised because she is my picky eater but I made it today for … Continue reading
This is another Cooking Light recipe; it has a great combination of flavors! This is a great example of using a recipe as a starting point because I changed this one a lot from the original recipe so I’ll give you the recipe as printed in the cookbook and then tell you the changes that … Continue reading
Quick and easy dinner which can be served several different ways depending on your taste or mood, can’t remember where I got this recipe from. 3 – 4 boneless chicken breast halves, cut in strips (I used 5 breasts but they were frozen so I didn’t cut them into strips, I just put them into … Continue reading
I got a new cookbook at Costco when I was there the other day called “Cooking Light Complete Meals in Minutes” and this is the first recipe I tried from it and it was delicious! The cookbook is divided into sections according to foods and then each section is broken into 3 additional sections according … Continue reading
So here is another version of the Chuck Wagon dinner, this one comes from the “Taste of Home Comfort Food Diet Cookbook”, doesn’t taste like diet food at all though. 1/3 pound lean ground beef (I used a full pound) 1 small onion, chopped 1/4 cup chopped green pepper (left this out) 1 garlic clove, … Continue reading
Patty requested meatloaf and I remembered this Kraft recipe that I used to make a lot when the kids were little because they liked having their own little meatloaf. There are several different flavor combinations and they are all good! basic recipe: 1 pound hamburger 1 (6 oz) package Stove Top stuffing mix 1 cup … Continue reading
My friend Patty (who I’ve been cooking for today) requested Scalloped Potatoes with Ham and I remembered that I had this easy version that you can do in the crock pot (can’t remember where it came from, probably because I’ve had it for so long). I like it because it uses real potatoes. 6 cups … Continue reading
This recipe came in an email today from Eat Better America (General Mills) and looked good which it was! Highly recommend and will definitely make again! 1 pound extra lean (at least 93%) ground beef 1 jar (16 oz) mild salsa 1 cup tomato sauce 1 1/2 cups water 2 cups uncooked regular or multigrain … Continue reading
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