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Three Ingredient Cream Cheese Biscuits one 8 oz. package cream cheese (softened) 1/2 cup butter (softened) 1 cup flour Mix everything together and then spoon the dough into mini muffin pans. Bake for 15 – 17 minutes at 400 F. I always add some Cheddar Cheese to the dough too, but then it can’t be [...]
I spent a busy Saturday preparing 5 different dishes for our freezer – alone with two boys for the entire day it was no easy feat, but we managed and now our freezer is packed with almost 15 meals all of which are {thankfully!} delicious. I say thankfully delicious because I did something you aren’t [...]
Meatball Pie 1 lb of fully cooked meatballs 1 can (14.5) stewed tomatoes 1 TBSP cornstarch 2 tsp beef bouillon granules 1 cup frozen peas 1 cup sliced carrots Pie crust (top and bottom) 1. Drain tomatoes, reserving the liquid. Combine the tomato liquid and cornstarch in skillet. Add tomatoes and bouillon, bring to a [...]
Sweet Potato Pizza 1lb pizza frozen dough 1 medium sweet potato, thinly sliced 2 shallots, thinly sliced 8 sprigs fresh thyme 3 TBSP olive oil {or coconut oil} kosher salt and black pepper 4 oz of Brie, sliced** * Initially I was going to make my own dough, but ended up using a boxed pie crust [...]
Chicken Paprikash 1 TBSP olive oil 2.5lbs bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs kosher salt and black pepper 1 medium onion, sliced 1 bell pepper, sliced 2 cloves of garlic, chopped 1 28-oz can peeled whole tomatoes 1 TBSP paprika {added a bit of cayenne pepper too} 1. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Season [...]
Homemade sushi is so very fun and extremely simple to make. I used this recipe and it was enjoyed by all {those that don’t enjoy nori – such as myself and my eldest -simply rolled everything up in just rice} The evening was made more enjoyable with the addition of family and friends gathered around [...]
Reposted from last year, because I am pretty much using all these ideas again this year! Two weeks ago I discovered 6 oz bags of food-grade cinnamon sticks at the Dollar Tree. From the quick search I did online I think that is a pretty cheap price for cinnamon. I bought three bags and have [...]
One of the things on my Seasons sheet for both Fall and Christmas is that both seasons be “calm and peaceful” amidst the busy-ness of our 5-week trip to Nigeria and a wedding up north a week after we get back {and indecently one week before Christmas!} It is going to be a busy season for us, [...]
I love the wealth of wisdom and ideas that can be found amongst blogs. One of the most useful tips I ever read (and forgive me, I forget the source!) was the idea of writing down all of the meals that you can easily prepare and/or commonly have the ingredients to. I started my list [...]
We go through a lot of Banana Muffins and I have been tweaking my favorite recipe for months. I finally went all out and eliminated white sugar from the recipe entirely, added in a few new ingredients and really like what I ended up with! Sugar Free Banana Muffins 6 cups flour 3 tsps baking [...]
