Kid Friendly Recipes
Budget Friendly Red Beans and Rice with Sausage
Ever have those nights when it just looks like there’s nothing to eat, but it turns out you had something delicious all along?
Well, the other night this is all I had on hand. Two cups of cooked leftover pinto beans, 1 cup rice and one package of skinless sausage.
First, I cut the sausage into 1/4 [...]
14Sep2008 | Jill | 4 comments | Continued
Cake Balls the New Candy Truffle
Ever since I read about Cake Balls in Wednesday’s paper, I couldn’t WAIT to make them and share with you!
Cake Balls are the New Candy Truffle. They are a rich treat that should be served at all baby showers, wedding parties, and of course, the holiday parties ahead of us. They are made by combining [...]
Blood Orange Gelato
I looked up Gelato on Webster’s Online Dictionary…
Pronunciation: \je-lä-toe\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural ge·la·ti also ge·la·tos
Etymology: Italian, literally, frozen
Date: 1929
: a soft rich ice cream containing little or no air
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Well, ok. It’s a fancy word for ice cream. You know, the way it’s thrown around in the foodie world, I thought it was some special technique [...]
Simple White Bean Soup
There’s a lot more flavor in this simple soup than the photograph can portray.
Simple White Bean Soup is perfect to make ahead for work day lunches, no matter what the temperature is outside. It’s light and filling and totally healthy!
My only mistake in making it was that I didn’t make enough. The original recipe came [...]
Simple Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
If you’re looking for a cookie that has some chew to it and it’s not overly sweet, these Simple Oatmeal Raisin cookies are perfect for you.
These cookies made it into the Operation Baking Gals box that was shipped to soldiers serving overseas.
HERE’S ALL YOU NEED
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 [...]
Simple Banana Nut Bars
These Banana Nut Bars bake up in half the time that it takes to make Banana Bread. AND they’re just as moist as if they were baked the day before. This recipe fills a 13×9×2 inch pan, so be ready to run some of these over to your neighbors house after they’re baked up.
HERE’S ALL [...]
Back to School Week Recipes
This is an exciting week. Everyone is heading back to those school week routines after a long summer break. For some, swinging into the drive through tonight, grabbing a happy meal and discussing the first day back, may be the plan of action. That’s cool. The first day for all of [...]
25Aug2008 | Jill | 0 comments | Continued
Pineapple Banana Smoothie
One Serving
1/3 cup crushed ice
1 large rip banana
1/2 cup nonfat vanilla yogurt
1/3 to 1/2 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
Blend until smooth either in a blender or with a immersion blender (I love mine).
DRINK UP!
My kiddos naturally loved drinking my breakfast smoothie. I asked them before I got started if they wanted one. I was [...]
20Aug2008 | Jill | 2 comments | Continued
Strawberry Smoothie
I’ve been playing with my immersion blender again and I’m having smoothie cravings. Here’s another recipe that turned out refreshing and filled my tummy. (This time, I made enough for EVERYBODY.)
1/2 cup crushed ice
1 cup orange juice
1 cup nonfat vanilla yogurt
6 to 8 ripe strawberries, cleaned & quartered
Blend until smooth in a drink [...]
20Aug2008 | Jill | 4 comments | Continued
Simple Orange Cake
This Simple Orange Cake should be called EVIL ORANGE CAKE. I HIGHLY recommend you bake it, eat one slice, then RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN to your neighbor’s house and give it to them!
DO NOT KEEP IT OUT ON YOUR COUNTER! YOU’LL EAT IT!
Of course, not all in one bite, nohoho, no. [...]
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