This is a link for the best meatballs. I alter it a bit. I only follow her recipe for meatballs and use Rinaldis Sweet an Tasty Sauce. ( You can use your favorite spaghetti sauce). I also make small meatballs so it's not so big for the kids to eat. I have not tried baking ro frying, but I prefer to cook them in the sauce. They are truly melt in your mouth meatballs. A big hit in our house.
http://www.recipezaar.com/69173
Friday, December 28, 2007
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Pillsbury cream cheese croissants
Pillsbury refrigerated croissant dough
cream cheese garden veggie spread. (They come in plastic containers)
handful of sliced olives
**Microwave the cream cheese just to soften it.
**Add sliced olives
**Separate the croissant dough
**Roll out the dough just enough to spread a good amount of cream cheese on there. Be generous
**Roll back up into a croissant
**Bake at 375 for 11-13 minutes on an ungreased cookie sheet
Serve and eat warm.
***Great side with soup. Also 1 roll makes 8 so do not mix olives in the whole container or cream cheese. Take as much as needed for the croissants.
cream cheese garden veggie spread. (They come in plastic containers)
handful of sliced olives
**Microwave the cream cheese just to soften it.
**Add sliced olives
**Separate the croissant dough
**Roll out the dough just enough to spread a good amount of cream cheese on there. Be generous
**Roll back up into a croissant
**Bake at 375 for 11-13 minutes on an ungreased cookie sheet
Serve and eat warm.
***Great side with soup. Also 1 roll makes 8 so do not mix olives in the whole container or cream cheese. Take as much as needed for the croissants.
Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry
This one is delicious. My picky eaters gobbled it up. Very yummy, here is the link
http://www.recipezaar.com/39554
http://www.recipezaar.com/39554
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Mexican RIce
This side dish is so delicious I highly recommend making. It is not mine, obviously LOL So if you are looking for a mexican rice recipe, you have to try this one. I followed the recipe exactly. Oh and it makes quite a bit. Of course for the next few days, you can put the rice in your bean burritos, add veggies and avacado with a dolop of sour cream or make fajitas and have it as your side dish again. Many ways to eat up that rice.
2 cups rice
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlicc crushed
4 cups chicken or beef stock
1 1/2 cup tomatoes, peeled and chopped or a can of diced tomatoes
1-2 tbls olive oil
1/2 cup frozen or fresh green peas, cooked.
Salt and black pepper to taste.
***Directions:
Puree the tomatoes, onion, garlic, and 1/2 cup of the stock in an electric blender. Heat the oil in a saucepan and saute the rice until it turns golden. Add the tomato puree, remaining stock, and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, lower the heat to a simmer, and cover until almost all of the liquid has been absorbed (about 15 minutes). Mix in the peas and continue cooking until all the liquid has been absorbed.
My neighbor makes this amazing mexican rice.
2 cups rice
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlicc crushed
4 cups chicken or beef stock
1 1/2 cup tomatoes, peeled and chopped or a can of diced tomatoes
1-2 tbls olive oil
1/2 cup frozen or fresh green peas, cooked.
Salt and black pepper to taste.
***Directions:
Puree the tomatoes, onion, garlic, and 1/2 cup of the stock in an electric blender. Heat the oil in a saucepan and saute the rice until it turns golden. Add the tomato puree, remaining stock, and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, lower the heat to a simmer, and cover until almost all of the liquid has been absorbed (about 15 minutes). Mix in the peas and continue cooking until all the liquid has been absorbed.
My neighbor makes this amazing mexican rice.
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Cabbage Noodle and Spring Onion Salad
Cabbage, noodle and spring-onion salad
2 pkts 2-minute noodles
1/3 cabbage
1 pkt spring onions
1 C almonds toasted
1 C sunflower seeds toasted lightly
Shred noodles and toast under the grill
Shred cabbage finely
Chop spring onions
Toast almonds and sunflower seeds in dry pan
Mix together
15 mins before serving, shake up:
½ C olive oil
¼ C white vinegar
¼ C brown sugar
2 T Soya Sauce
1 chicken stock cube mashed in hot water
Pour over salad and toss
Made by Ingrid ( I have not made yet but sure looks delicious)
2 pkts 2-minute noodles
1/3 cabbage
1 pkt spring onions
1 C almonds toasted
1 C sunflower seeds toasted lightly
Shred noodles and toast under the grill
Shred cabbage finely
Chop spring onions
Toast almonds and sunflower seeds in dry pan
Mix together
15 mins before serving, shake up:
½ C olive oil
¼ C white vinegar
¼ C brown sugar
2 T Soya Sauce
1 chicken stock cube mashed in hot water
Pour over salad and toss
Made by Ingrid ( I have not made yet but sure looks delicious)
Salsa
1 onion
2-3 diced tomatoes( jacob uses the mexican diced tomatoes in the can)
jalapenos ( or none. jacob makes 2 batches one hot, one not hot)
garlic ( as much as you like)
cilantro half a bunch
**In a blender or food processor mix, blend all ingredients.
I eat salsa just about everyday.
Made by Jacob
2-3 diced tomatoes( jacob uses the mexican diced tomatoes in the can)
jalapenos ( or none. jacob makes 2 batches one hot, one not hot)
garlic ( as much as you like)
cilantro half a bunch
**In a blender or food processor mix, blend all ingredients.
I eat salsa just about everyday.
Made by Jacob
Cheesy Bread
1 french bread
garlic ( as much as you like)
butter ( enough to spread on french bread)
mozarella and cheddar, shredded
Slice french bread diagonally 3/4 in apart and 3/4 in of the way. Whip together the garlic and butter. Spread the butter, garlic mixture on the bread. Sprinkle the cheese inside and much as you can.
Warp in foil and bake for 10 at 350.
garlic ( as much as you like)
butter ( enough to spread on french bread)
mozarella and cheddar, shredded
Slice french bread diagonally 3/4 in apart and 3/4 in of the way. Whip together the garlic and butter. Spread the butter, garlic mixture on the bread. Sprinkle the cheese inside and much as you can.
Warp in foil and bake for 10 at 350.
Ginger Cutouts
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup molasses
1/4 cup watrm coffee
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
2 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp cinammon
1/2 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp salt
**In medium bowl cream sugar and shortening until light and fluffy;beat in molasses, coffee, vanilla and egg. ( Mixture may appear curdled).
**By hand, stir in flour, baking soda, ginger, cinammon, allspice, and salt. Cover and refridgerate at least 2 hours.
**Heat oven to 350. On well-floured surface, roll dough and cut with floured cookie cutter.
bake 8-12 minutes.
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup molasses
1/4 cup watrm coffee
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
2 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp cinammon
1/2 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp salt
**In medium bowl cream sugar and shortening until light and fluffy;beat in molasses, coffee, vanilla and egg. ( Mixture may appear curdled).
**By hand, stir in flour, baking soda, ginger, cinammon, allspice, and salt. Cover and refridgerate at least 2 hours.
**Heat oven to 350. On well-floured surface, roll dough and cut with floured cookie cutter.
bake 8-12 minutes.
Sugar Cookies
1 1\2 cups of powdered sugar
1 cup of butter
1 tsp vanilla
1\2 tsp almond extract( I use orange instead)
1 lrg egg
2 1\2 cup of flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar
**Mix powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, almond, and egg in a large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Heat oven to 375. Grease cookie sheet and bake for 7-8 minutes
Betty Crocker
Nachos
I love making this from a burrito mixture leftover. I make a big batch of burrito mix and freeze the leftover. Weeks later I pull out the burrito mix and make nachos.
**Warm burrito leftover in microwave
**Layer tortilla chips on a plate.
**Spoon burrito mixture on plate and top with cheese
**Microwave until cheese is all melted
**Add your toppings: sliced olives, shredded lettuce, sour cream...
**Warm burrito leftover in microwave
**Layer tortilla chips on a plate.
**Spoon burrito mixture on plate and top with cheese
**Microwave until cheese is all melted
**Add your toppings: sliced olives, shredded lettuce, sour cream...
Chicken and Dumplings
4-5 chicken thighs
4 celery stalks with tops
1 mdm carrot sliced
1 small onion
2 sprigs parsley
1 tsp salt
1\8 tsp pepper
5 cups of water ( I add more water. I almost fill the pot, leaving room for dumplings )
2 1\2 cups bisquick
2\3 cup milk
**Place chicken, celery, carrot, onion, parsely, salt, pepper and water in pot or crockpot. Bring to boil and let simmer for 2 hours. ( If in a crockpot, put on low for 6-8 hours)
**Remove chicken and let cool
**Heat 1\2 cup of broth or so, more like 1 cup and add 1\2 of bisquick. Pour back into pot ( it thickens the soup up)
**Shredd chicken and add to soup
**Make the dumplings ( 2 cups of bisquick and 2\3 cup of milk. Mix until dough forms).
**Drop spoonfuls of dumplings into the broth. If you like big dumplings, then drop big spoonfuls of dumplings
**Cook 10 minutes uncovered, cook 10 minutes covered.
**Note: I make my chicken and dumplings more like a stew, that is why I add more water. Also to have lots of dumplings, I put in half of the dumpling dough and let it cook for a bit. I them gently stir the dumpling so they drop and add more dumplings.
Betty Crocker with a little altering from me
4 celery stalks with tops
1 mdm carrot sliced
1 small onion
2 sprigs parsley
1 tsp salt
1\8 tsp pepper
5 cups of water ( I add more water. I almost fill the pot, leaving room for dumplings )
2 1\2 cups bisquick
2\3 cup milk
**Place chicken, celery, carrot, onion, parsely, salt, pepper and water in pot or crockpot. Bring to boil and let simmer for 2 hours. ( If in a crockpot, put on low for 6-8 hours)
**Remove chicken and let cool
**Heat 1\2 cup of broth or so, more like 1 cup and add 1\2 of bisquick. Pour back into pot ( it thickens the soup up)
**Shredd chicken and add to soup
**Make the dumplings ( 2 cups of bisquick and 2\3 cup of milk. Mix until dough forms).
**Drop spoonfuls of dumplings into the broth. If you like big dumplings, then drop big spoonfuls of dumplings
**Cook 10 minutes uncovered, cook 10 minutes covered.
**Note: I make my chicken and dumplings more like a stew, that is why I add more water. Also to have lots of dumplings, I put in half of the dumpling dough and let it cook for a bit. I them gently stir the dumpling so they drop and add more dumplings.
Betty Crocker with a little altering from me
Baked Meatball Penne Pasta
1 lb of cooked pasta ( penne, rotini...)
1\2 lb ground beef ( I do less and add more veggies)
1 can olives sliced
1 can mushrooms or even fresh
1 cup of zucchini or yellow squash or spinach....
1 jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce
1\4 cup of parmesan cheese
lots of shredded mozarella
**Brown the beef. Add veggie(s), olives and mushrooms
**Add Spaghetti sauce
**Turn heat off and add parmesan cheese
**Preheat oven to 350
**Layer a small spoonful of sauce on ungreased baking dish
**Layer pasta, then sauce, then cheese. Keep adding and top with cheese
**Bake at 350 for 30 minutes covered and 5 minutes uncovered.
Found in a magazine
1\2 lb ground beef ( I do less and add more veggies)
1 can olives sliced
1 can mushrooms or even fresh
1 cup of zucchini or yellow squash or spinach....
1 jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce
1\4 cup of parmesan cheese
lots of shredded mozarella
**Brown the beef. Add veggie(s), olives and mushrooms
**Add Spaghetti sauce
**Turn heat off and add parmesan cheese
**Preheat oven to 350
**Layer a small spoonful of sauce on ungreased baking dish
**Layer pasta, then sauce, then cheese. Keep adding and top with cheese
**Bake at 350 for 30 minutes covered and 5 minutes uncovered.
Found in a magazine
Apple Crisp
4 lrg apples ( pink lady, honey crisp or jonagold)
1\4 cup of sugar
1\4 tsp cinammon
1 cup of brown sugar
1 cup flour
1 cup old fashioned oats
1\2 cup cold butter chopped
**Preheat oven to 350
**Put the apples in a baking pan. Mix the sugar and cinammon and sprinkle over apples
**Combine the flour, brown sugar and oats. Cut in butter. Mix until it is nice and crumbly. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over apples.
Bake at 40-45 minutes.
Serve with vanilla ice cream or butter pecan
Found in my MIL's vegetarian magazine
1\4 cup of sugar
1\4 tsp cinammon
1 cup of brown sugar
1 cup flour
1 cup old fashioned oats
1\2 cup cold butter chopped
**Preheat oven to 350
**Put the apples in a baking pan. Mix the sugar and cinammon and sprinkle over apples
**Combine the flour, brown sugar and oats. Cut in butter. Mix until it is nice and crumbly. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over apples.
Bake at 40-45 minutes.
Serve with vanilla ice cream or butter pecan
Found in my MIL's vegetarian magazine
Oranges with Cinammon and Sugar
Slice oranges and sprinkle with sugar and cinammon. One of our desserts growing up.
made by my mom
Oven Fried Chicken Wings
4 chicken breasts ( can use thighs or leg but increase time to 10-15 minutes)
Chicken wing seasoning packet you buy at the store.
1\4 Flour ( enough to coat chicken. Add if needed)
paprika
**Mix half of the chicken wing seasoning with 1\4 or so of flour ( I get the mild and when mixed with flour it's really not spicy)
**Coat chicken with the flour mixture. Sprinkle paprika on top of chicken
**Place in a greased baking pan ( grease with oil or crisco) and Bake uncovered at 350 for 30-35 minutes. Do not turn chicken
Made by Yasmina
Chicken wing seasoning packet you buy at the store.
1\4 Flour ( enough to coat chicken. Add if needed)
paprika
**Mix half of the chicken wing seasoning with 1\4 or so of flour ( I get the mild and when mixed with flour it's really not spicy)
**Coat chicken with the flour mixture. Sprinkle paprika on top of chicken
**Place in a greased baking pan ( grease with oil or crisco) and Bake uncovered at 350 for 30-35 minutes. Do not turn chicken
Made by Yasmina
Oven Fried Chicken
4 chicken breast ( you can do thighs or legs but increase baking time by 10-15 minutes)
flour
salt and pepper
paprika
oil
***Grease baking pan with vegetable oil or crisco
**Preheat oven to 350
**Mix the ingredients excpet paprika and oil
** Coat chicken in flour
**Sprinkle with paprika
***DO NOT TURN chicken when in oven. Thighs need to be skin side up.
Bake for 30-35 minutes or until no longer pink.
***Serve with cheesy baked mashed potatoes and salad
flour
salt and pepper
paprika
oil
***Grease baking pan with vegetable oil or crisco
**Preheat oven to 350
**Mix the ingredients excpet paprika and oil
** Coat chicken in flour
**Sprinkle with paprika
***DO NOT TURN chicken when in oven. Thighs need to be skin side up.
Bake for 30-35 minutes or until no longer pink.
***Serve with cheesy baked mashed potatoes and salad
Cheesy Baked Mashed Potatoes
Make mashed potatoes like you normally do ( make a big batch as this gets eaten up fast)
Layer a spoonful of mashed potatoes on a a casserole, sprinkle the top with cheese, layer another spoonful of mashed potatoes and top with cheese.
Bake at 350 until cheese melts. About 10 minutes or so.
**A great alternative from mashed potatoes. Serve with a dolop( sp?) of sour cream and sprinkle with chives.
Made by Monica
Layer a spoonful of mashed potatoes on a a casserole, sprinkle the top with cheese, layer another spoonful of mashed potatoes and top with cheese.
Bake at 350 until cheese melts. About 10 minutes or so.
**A great alternative from mashed potatoes. Serve with a dolop( sp?) of sour cream and sprinkle with chives.
Made by Monica
Hummus
1 can of chickpeas
2 tbls tahini
1 clove of garlic ( more if you like garlic)
1 tbls lemon juice ( more if you like lemon)
salt and pepper
pinch of cumin ( optional)
2 tbls olive oil
**Drain chickpeas and reserve the juice
**Mix all ingredients in a blender or food processor. Add chickpea juice just enough to moisten. Add to your consistency a tbls at a time.
Made by Lulua
Serve with pita bread or sourdough squares
2 tbls tahini
1 clove of garlic ( more if you like garlic)
1 tbls lemon juice ( more if you like lemon)
salt and pepper
pinch of cumin ( optional)
2 tbls olive oil
**Drain chickpeas and reserve the juice
**Mix all ingredients in a blender or food processor. Add chickpea juice just enough to moisten. Add to your consistency a tbls at a time.
Made by Lulua
Serve with pita bread or sourdough squares
Introduction
I am a stay at home, mother of 2 which means I need to cook something or other that is edible and somewhat healthy. Being on a budget means no delivery pizza, take-outs or fancy restaurants on a regular basis. Now and then is perfectly fine but more than once a week is not easy on the pocket nor is it good on the body. Restaurants are kind of out of the question at this point with our 2 year old anyways.
Here are recipes that were either given to me, shared, showed to me, and of course out of a cook book or off the internet. All recipes have been tried and are easy, fast and loved by the 4 of us. Please comment and give suggestions to make dinner faster and less stressful.
Here are recipes that were either given to me, shared, showed to me, and of course out of a cook book or off the internet. All recipes have been tried and are easy, fast and loved by the 4 of us. Please comment and give suggestions to make dinner faster and less stressful.
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