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Jill is a Mom, wife, teacher, artist, & creative genius. She works everyday on her blog at SimpleDailyRecipes.com. When she's not home schooling her kiddos or filling her blog, Jill likes drinking lattes & dancing to funky disco in the living room.
Spinach Tortellini
A quick, easy, dinner that works for the whole family.
HERE’S ALL YOU NEED FOR DINNER TONIGHT
1 package of Cheese filled Spinach Tortellini
1 package of Cheese filled Tortellini
1 jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce
1 fresh loaf of French bread
2 tablespoons oil
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 small onion, sliced thin
1 teaspoon dried oregano or Italian seasoning
1 bag [...]
Gouda Cheese & Macaroni
A simple, easy recipe that makes the perfect comfort meal.
This meal was inspired by two very fun bloggers I happen to admire, Chef John at FoodWishes.com and Mimi at 1700 Miles of Cooking. Cheese sauces are a challenge for me. I haven’t perfected the balance of a creamy texture that tastes light. [...]
Carrot Cupcakes
My sweet husband’s birthday was Monday and one of his favorite cakes is carrot cake. Seeing we McKeever’s like to celebrate for days, I turned his favorite cake into cupcakes. He loved this, because it didn’t limit him on how many he could eat.
“A slice of cake visually says this is all you [...]
One of these is not like the other
Remember that song on Sesame Street? "One of these things is not like the other… can you tell which one?"
I was in the grocer the other day, shopping for ingredients to make Mimi's Gouda Mac and Cheese. I naturally needed elbow macaroni and found myself wondering which one do I buy. Should I get the [...]
Simple Pinto Bean Soup
This is as simple and delicious as bean soup can get, next to opening a can. Don’t make me open up the can!
Don’t be fooled by the simplicity of this recipe. It’s loaded with good flavor and very filling. It’s was created from NOT having enough leftover cooked pinto beans, but LOTS of [...]
Balanced Breakfast Meals Event
This morning, I joined the Balanced Breakfast Meals Event hosted by my good friend Mansi at Fun and Food. Mansi has a delicious blog of vegetarian eats that makes my mouth water.
I'm entering the event with my Oatmeal Raisin Muffins recipe.
Mansi writes:
Preparing balanced meals is not as difficult as you think. Its just mixing up [...]
Organic Italian Soup
Another easy, simple dinner recipe that will knock your socks off!
Well okay, it’s not entirely organic, only the onion, carrots, celery and zucchini were organic. The vegetables came from a local organic produce CO-OP I’ve recently joined. I’ll write a separate post about the CO-OP later. For now, THIS SOUP ROCKS!
Last week, [...]
Baked Tilapia and Spinach
fish that’s been baked, broiled, blackened or fried is fine with me. It’s truly my favorite food, next to spinach, goat cheese, and dark chocolate. NO, there’s not any chocolate in this recipe…eww.
The other night, my husband called to report he was trapped in traffic and would pull over to grab Chik-Fil-A. [...]
Oatmeal Raisin Muffins
My picky eating daughter asked if we could bake muffins together. We just happen to have the ingredients for these tasty little bites. They’ve made great snacks for us and they keep getting better with each day. My daughter has eaten more than any of us. I don’t mind, they’re healthy [...]
7Mar2008 | Jill | 5 comments | Continued
Substitutions Guide
Allspice (1 tsp.) = 1/2 tsp. cinnamon + 1/4 tsp. nutmeg + 1/4 tsp. ground clove
Baking Powder (1 tsp.) = 1/4 tsp. baking soda + 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
Baking Soda (1 tsp.) = 2 tsp double-acting baking powder + replace acidic liquid ingredient in recipe with non-acidic liquid
Balsamic Vinegar = Equal [...]
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I'm a big fan of the KISS principle...keep it simple stoopid! 
