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Looking for a yummy treat for your next family movie night or game night? This homemade caramel corn is quick and easy to make and always a hit! We recently just made it for a family movie night and here’s how you can make it at home. Ingredients: About 7 1/2 or 8… Continue Reading…
If you’re looking for some new quick and easy weeknight meal ideas, here’s a great freebie you’ll want to check out. Download this free ecookbook – 20 Easy Weeknight Dinners by Mr. Food.
How can you shake up your dinner routine, and still keep it healthy too? As our family has been trying to eat healthier and as my husband and I have been working hard on losing weight, I’ve been reading labels and looking for new options to add to our mealtime menus. Recently we were asked… Continue Reading…
As a mom who works outside the home, the crock pot is a powerful ally when it comes to meal times. I love meals that I can put in during the morning, or when I stop home during my lunch break and then at dinner time, all we have to do is open the… Continue Reading…
Looking for an easy and fun dessert on short notice? One of our family favorites is Pineapple Upside Down cake. Here’s how to make it using a cake mix and ingredients you probably already have in your pantry. Ingredients ¾ cup Firmly Packed Brown Sugar ½ Cup (1 stick) butter or margarine 1… Continue Reading…
Looking for a great banana bread recipe? I tried for years, but I couldn’t ever get one that was ever just right. After trying lots of variations, here’s the favorite that our family has that’s super moist and a hit every time. Ingredients 4 to 5 Very Ripe Bananas 2 Beaten Eggs 1/2 Cup White Sugar… Continue Reading…
Looking a new fun finger food for march madness parties, get togethers or family game nights? Here’s a fun recipe for Spinach and Feta Mini-Calzones, created by Top Chef judge Gail Simmons. Packed with savory flavor, these golden, flaky treats are an ideal snack for March Madness spectating, no matter which teams your friends and family are rooting… Continue Reading…
Love the cheese sticks and sauce you get in restaurants you get in restaurants and want to make a lower fat alternative at home? Here’s how to make easy breaded cheese sticks in just a couple easy steps. Ingredients Lowfat string cheese Skim Milk Bread Crumbs or Panko (I used the Italian herb kind)… Continue Reading…
The last few months we’ve had a lot of fun creating some great new recipes for a sponsor using Great Value products from Walmart. We’ve baked some great creations over the holidays and for Valentine’s Day and our challenge for this month is to bake some fun spring time treats using Great Value… Continue Reading…
Over the last few months we’ve had the fun opportunity to create, bake and share with all of you some great recipes using Great Value products from Walmart. Even though with 20 some inches of snow on the ground still here in Iowa it doesn’t feel much like spring yet here in Iowa, we… Continue Reading…
Looking for a colorful and tasty treat for breakfast, brunch or just a fun treat? As part of our baking assignment over the weekend to use Great Value refrigerated cookie dough from Walmart in some new recipes with our family, we made the above fruit pizza. The kids had a blast frosting and decorating,… Continue Reading…
If this big snowstorm that has swept the nation has you cuddled up at home craving comfort home, here’s a new and tasty sounding freebie you might want to download. This new free macaroni & cheese eCookbook includes 11 Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipes, including Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese Casserole recipe (p…. Continue Reading…
Looking for an elegant appetizer to serve at your Oscar’s party this weekend or maybe something special to spice up an ordinary weeknight? Here’s a tasty recipe for Smoked Salmon Blini Puffs. Prep Details: Thaw: 40 minutes Prep: 20 minutes Bake: 12 minutes Cool: 10 minutes Makes: 12 pieces Ingredients: 1/3 cup… Continue Reading…
Looking to save time in the kitchen so that you can spend more time with your family and less time cooking? Here are some handy shortcuts to save time cooking. Make a Plan –It’s easier to save time when you have a plan. Pick one day a week to create a meal plan so… Continue Reading…
If you’ll be cooking or baking some sweet treats for your valentine this week, here’s a fun and free ecookbook from Mr. Food — Death by Chocolate. You can download the free Death by Chocolate eCookbook with 30 chocolate recipes that are sure to be great for your valentine.
