Speedy Weekday Breakfast: Easy French Toast Egg Mug Scrambler The colder it gets outside, the harder it is to find time to eat a hearty, filling breakfast. School coming back in session makes the mornings much more rushed, and even if you’re not the one heading to class, colder, darker mornings make it so incredibly hard to get out of bed on time. So if you don’t have time to cook up a leisurely breakfast every morning this fall, don’t worry; this recipe is here to save you. Egg mug scramblers are some of the best easy breakfast recipes for busy mornings; they only use a few basic ingredients and take just a couple minutes to nuke in the microwave. This recipe uses cinnamon swirl bread and egg substitute for a sweet but healthy twist on a typically savory dish. Make one for yourself and every member of your family as you’re running out the door in the morning instead of grabbing a prepackaged breakfast pastry or stopping for high calorie drive-through food; everyone will be full … [Read more...]
Cheese Stuffed Green Chilis Recipe!
Cheese Stuffed Green Chilis Recipe! My family loves Green Chili's and one of my favorite recipes ever is when my hubby grills up cheese stuffed chili's! This is a recipe that he made up himself a few years ago and since then it has been a staple in our home. Ingredients:Green Chili'sCheddar Cheese The first thing you will need to do with your Green Chili's is wash them off and cut off the tops. After the tops are cut off I carefully remove the seeds and try not to split the pepper down the side. After the tops are cut and the seeds are removed you can place sliced or shredded cheese inside of your peppers. After the cheese is inside each pepper you will want to take them outside to the grill! We like to grill them about 5-7 minutes per-side or until cheese is melted and peppers become soft. Serve and eat! Yum! … [Read more...]
Pan Grilled Corn with Herbed Tomatoes and Mushrooms
Pan Grilled Corn with Herbed Tomatoes and Mushrooms With summer coming to a close, it’s time to start jam-packing your meals with the last of the “summery” ingredients. In my mind, nothing screams “summer” like simple recipes that call for lots of fruits and vegetables. Delicious, flavorful and healthy meals don’t have to be complicated or fussy; this recipe for Pan Grilled Corn with Herbed Tomatoes and Mushrooms is a perfect example of how a simple combination of produce and herbs can result in an amazing combination of flavors. Mushrooms and tomatoes have a history of going together—think bolognese sauces, lasagnas, and portobello burgers—and this pan grilled corn proves that the mushroom-tomato pairing continues to be a winning one. The portobellos and the corn are the most heavily used ingredients in this recipe, but it’s the mushrooms that really get a chance to shine. And you can feel good about tomato recipes that feature portobellos; these mushrooms are low in sodium, … [Read more...]
Mexican Food for Breakfast – Chilaquiles
Mexican Food for Breakfast – Chilaquiles When most people think about Mexican food, they’re probably craving tacos, burritos or fajitas, all foods that are typically eaten for lunch or dinner. After making this recipe, however, you might start craving Mexican food a little earlier in the day, since Chilaquiles are eaten for breakfast. Chilaquiles are a traditional Mexican dish composed of beans, tomatoes, tortilla chips and queso, making it possible to enjoy all your favorite Mexican flavors before lunchtime. It’s the perfect dish to whip up for a family gathering or a quick and hearty breakfast; it only uses six ingredients and is assembled in speedy casserole-layering style so you won’t need to spend too long in the kitchen. Try it for breakfast and start your day off with some spice—you’ll never go back to boring old breakfast cereal again! Chilaquiles Prep Time: 15 min Total Time: 40 min Servings: 6 (1 cup per serving) Ingredients PAM … [Read more...]
Homemade Laundry Detergent! Up to 266 Loads for around $10!
Homemade Laundry Detergent! By making your own homemade laundry soap you will be saving your family lots of $$ plus it's super fun and easy! Directions for 1 Batch: 1 cup Borax1 cup Arm & Hammer Washing Soda1 grated up bar of soap Combine all ingredients in jar and shake until well mixed and no clumps of soap! You will only need 1 Tbs per load! When I make a batch of Laundry Soap I like to use up all my ingredients so I make enough to try to use up the box's of Washing Soda and Borax. This takes a 1 gallon jar and 5 bars of Ivory Soap. (I know only 3 bars are pictured) You can also use Dove soap if you prefer. Ivory and Dove are by far my two favorites as they do not discolor your clothing and they wash the grease out of my husbands clothes! If you do 5 batches at a time like I do then it will equal 266 loads for around $10! That is an amazing price for laundry soap! Borax and Washing Soda can be found in the laundry soap aisle at your local Walmart or many other … [Read more...]
Plum Muffins Recipe
Plum Muffins! Ingredients 1 cup plums pitted and chopped 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1/2 cup margarine 1 cup white sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/3 cup vanilla yogurt Directions: First thing you will want to do is preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place chopped plums in bowl with 1 TBS flour and mix well. Set Aside In large bowl beat together margarine, sugar, vanilla extract and eggs. Beat until fluffy. In third bowl combine flour, salt and baking soda. Stir dry ingredients into yogurt and add to mixed dough. Mix until smooth batter is formed. Add plums and stir until well mixed. Place into cupcake pan and bake at 350 degree's for 30-45 minutes or until golden brown and tooth pick can be inserted and come out clean. - Remove from oven and let cool! … [Read more...]
Home Made Mango Bread Recipe
*This post contains affiliate links. Recently I purchased the Mango Pack from Bountiful Baskets which gave me the chance to experiment with lots of great Mango Recipes! One recipe I knew I had to try was the Mango Bread Recipe! It just looked delicious and I must say...It was! Plus it is super quick and easy which is always a plus! Ingredients: 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/4 cups sugar 3/4 cup vegetable oil 1/2 teaspoon vanilla (I used my Home Made Vanilla) 3 eggs 2 cups diced mango 1/2 cup chopped pecans First off you will want to Place all ingredients into large mixing bowl and mix until well blended. Make sure to get down to the bottom of the bowl so that there is no clumps of flour. After all ingredients are well mixed you will need to pour ingredients into non-stick or greased and floured 9x5x3 bread pan for baking. (you could also use cupcake tin if you like but the baking time will decrees so watch to see when … [Read more...]
Home Made Vanilla Extract Recipe!
Home Made Vanilla Extract Recipe! I love making my own Vanilla Extract and thanks to Bountiful Baskets I recently received lots of great vanilla beans to make enough Vanilla to last me at least a year!! Would you like to learn how to make your own home made vanilla extract? Well with this vanilla extract recipe it is simple and easy! Ingredients:Vanilla Beans (about 8)750 ml VodkaFirst you will want to slice your vanilla beans down the side so that the soft insides will be able to mix into the vodka. After you slit the sides of the vanilla beans you will need to place the vanilla beans inside the 750ml bottle of vodka. Once the vanilla beans are inside the bottle of Vodka you will need to shake the bottle around to help the vanilla mix with the vodka. After you give your bottle a good shake place it in a cupboard and only take out every few days to give it a good shake to break up the pulp. After about a week you will start to see some color changes in … [Read more...]
Homemade Chewy Popcorn Bars
Homemade Chewy Popcorn Bars Understandably, most people associate popcorn with the movies. Whether it’s buying a bag at the movie theater or popping some up for family movie night, popcorn typically only comes out when the movies do. But popcorn should not just be saved for sitting in front of a screen—popcorn is super easy to cook with and can be incorporated into dozens of healthy snacks and desserts. Popcorn recipes also tend to be high in fiber and antioxidants, so you don’t even have to feel guilty when you chow down. That’s why these Chewy Popcorn Bars are the perfect healthy, on-the-go snack you can eat at any time—movie or not! With their simple ingredients and great taste, these good-for-you bars are sure to become a household staple. Chewy Popcorn Bars Ingredients 8 cups popped Orville Redenbacher’s Original Popping Corn 2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats 1 cup raisins or dried sweetened cranberries 1 cup dry roasted peanuts 1 cup firmly packed … [Read more...]
Cuban Sandwich – The Big Kids’ Grilled Cheese
Cuban Sandwich – The Big Kids’ Grilled Cheese Grilled cheese sandwiches are one of the best comfort foods out there. Most people associate toasty white bread and melted American cheese with childhood memories and nostalgia for dunking the sandwiches into tomato soup. These tasty sandwiches are definitely not just for kids, though. Grilled cheeses are great because not only are they a known family-friendly meal, but they can also be updated for adult tastes in dozens of different ways. This recipe for a Cuban Sandwich is a dinner idea that both kids and adults can enjoy; additional meats and condiments make it a grown-up grilled cheese that is familiar enough to still hold kid-appeal. And since it requires so few ingredients and takes less than ten minutes to make, it’s the perfect weeknight meal for when you just don’t feel like spending time in the kitchen. Serve with a healthy side dish of frozen sweet potato fries for a speedy, balanced and delicious meal that your whole family … [Read more...]
Make your own Tortilla Chips!
Home made tortilla chips are some of the easiest things to make! I try to keep frozen corn tortillas on had so encase of unexpected dinner parties or company! These are always a huge hit for guests and gives them something to snack on along with the salsa I can every year. First take Corn or Flour Tortillas of any size. For this recipe I used smaller white corn tortillas. You will then need to cut the tortillas into the size of chips you would like. for the 6" round tortillas it is easy just to cut them into fours as shown above. For the frying part I use my deep fryer. I heat oil to about 350 degrees. Next you will place the tortillas into the Hot Oil. Please be careful when doing this!! I like to place the tortillas one at a time but you do not have to do it that way. Just watch to make sure none of them are stuck together as this will prevent your chips from getting crispy. Fry tortillas for 5-7 minutes or until desired crispness. I like mine extra crispy … [Read more...]
How to make Fry Bread!
Fry Bread is a staple at my house. I know that it is not the healthiest of breads but I can't get enough of fry bread with honey or fry bread covered with taco ingredients! It is versatile and can be used in many ways. Plus it is really easy to make! Ingredients: 1 Cup Unbleached Flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1/3 cup Hot Water Crisco (or oil/lard) for frying First you will need to place all dry ingredients into a mixing bowl. Next add hot water and mix until its a soft dough (do not knead it will make it into a heavy dough) After the dough is mixed you will want to cover the bowl with a clean towel and let sit 30-45 minutes. After the cover time is over uncover and divide dough into four even sections. Roll into a ball and then pat, pull, stretch or do anything you like to help get it into a flat rounded shape. Each piece should be around 5"-6" wide. Next you will want to heat enough Crisco (or oil/lard) to fill a cast iron skillet to … [Read more...]
Plum Fruit Leather Recipe (oven)
Recently Thanks to Bountiful Baskets I was able to purchase a box of plums! The box contained a huge variety of plums and I was trying to figure out fun ways to use them up! As most of you know that my daughter just went back to school so making fruit leather that she could take in her lunches seemed like a perfect fit. Ingredients: Plums 4 Cups (about 12)Lemon JuiceSugarwaterCookie SheetMicrowave safe Plastic Wrap 1. To start off you will want to select plums that are ripe and firm. You will need to peel the skin off and remove the seeds. Once the 4 cups of plums are skinned and seeded you will need to place them in a saucepan in 1/2c water. Bring to a simmer and cover. Let cook about 10-15 minutes or until the plums are cooked through. While they are cooking I pre-heat the oven as low as it will go...for me that is 170 degrees. After plums are cooked you will need o use a potato masher and mash up fruit until they are fully mashed. After you are done mashing the … [Read more...]
Homemade Tomato Soup Recipe – Using Magic Bullet
I recently purchased a Magic Bullet and I must say I am very impressed! I have used it a minimum of 5 times a day since I took it out of the box! It is so easy to have fresh fruit smoothies and such now! Last night I decided to make home made tomato soup for the first time ever. I know that the magic bullet book as a recipe inside but I decided on my own take of that recipe instead of following theirs...it turned out amazing!! Ingredients: 2 tomatos cut into quarters1/2 cup water1 chicken bullion cube (you could also use vegetable bullion)1/2 clove garlic1/3 cup milk I placed all ingredients inside the 'tall' for the Magic Bullet and used the cross blade! I blended until it was the consistency of soup. I was feeding my family as well as my little brother for dinner so I made three batches of this soup. After it was all blended I cooked it in a sauce pan just as I would a can of soup! It was amazing!!! WANT MORE AMAZING RECIPES? DON'T … [Read more...]
Lawry’s Marinade Review!
We use a lot of marinades at my house. Especially during the summer months when it is perfect weather for grilling! Recently I was able to review Lawry's new Santa Fe Chili and Herb & White Wine marinades! They of course were delicious! Lawry's Herb & White Wine- For this flavor I decided on grilled salmon. It turned out great! We just purchased some fresh salmon and came home to marinade. It takes 30 minutes to marinade before you grill. After the 30 minutes were up we wrapped the fish in tin foil and placed on the grill. We grilled the fish about 3 minutes per side (or until done). That was it, then we had a perfect meal! Santa Fe Chili- For this marinade I decided on steak. I had some elk steak in the freezer (any steak will work). I marinaded the steak for 30 minutes and then grilled it on the grill. After we grilled the steak's we sliced then and I placed them into flour tortillas and added fresh corn, tomatos, cilantro, onion and garlic. We then had home … [Read more...]