Photo from BHG. I’ve decided to stop posting to Menu Plan Monday’s because frankly those posts are boring and this isn’t a food planning blog where I link to tons of good recipes. I’m going to use this slot to put some OTHER cooking related stuff. Like this awesome recipe I found last week for […] Read more…
Homemade Flour Tortillas
I had never made homemade flour tortillas until this week and they are sooooooo much better than store bought that I may never buy them again. Ever. For any reason! They were easy too (which should go without saying, right?). And the biggest reason? They cost about $0.50 for 8! Far cry from $2-6 […] Read more…
Football Food / Preggo Craving
I don’t usually post on Sunday’s but I am having a craving for my husband’s bean dip. It’s really a what we have on hand kind of dip but there are a few essentials: REQUIRED: 2 LARGE cans of refried beans [EDITED from one regular can of refried beans) 1 lb of ground turkey (or […] Read more…
Company’s Coming French Toast Casserole
Let me just start out by telling you that this recipe is neither healthy, nor cheap. It is, however, positively FABULOUS and a great recipe for feeding guests when they spend the night since it’s made the day before. You will need: 16 oz of store bought bread ( or about 1-1/2 lbs homemade whole-wheat, […] Read more…
The Search is Over! Long Live Aunt M!! (Banana Bread Recipe)
I finally found the perfect banana bread recipe. The search is over! I did have to modify it though, based on what was on hand. The original can be found at My Kitchen Cafe. Here is how I made it: 1/2 c butter, softened 1-1/2 c sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla (I always eyeball […] Read more…
Pineapple Zucchini Bread
photo by moria I got this recipe from Taste of Home. I’ve almost never had a recipe fail from those folks. Good stuff! 2 eggs 2 cups sugar 1 cup vegetable oil 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon […] Read more…
Strawberry-Rhubarb Crisp for Two
Photo by ilovemypit Now I realize that “for two” might not work for everyone but i’m sure it would scale well for making Just Enough. I used two 3-1/2″ ramekins to make these and had them stuffed full. Because it was so hot out, I used our toaster oven and it worked perfectly! Yeah for […] Read more…
AFM – What do I do with 2 POUNDS of key limes?
This was originally posted on another blog of mine (Simplicity — Small & Cheap). I consolidated all blogs to simplify my life. – Jen 6/19/09 What does one do when they get a two pound bag of key limes (which, if you’ve never seen one, are the size of a bouncy ball that you get […] Read more…
AFM – Cordon Bleu Casserole
This was originally posted on another blog of mine (Simplicity — Small & Cheap). I consolidated all blogs to simplify my life. – Jen 6/19/09 I had this on my menu plan to use Chicken leftover from Tuesday but I never cooked that and had a bunch of turkey in the freezer that I wanted […] Read more…
AFM – Caldo de Res (Beef Soup)
This was originally posted on another blog of mine (Simplicity — Small & Cheap). I consolidated all blogs to simplify my life. – Jen 6/19/09 I didn’t take a photo because it’s a stew and I’m not a food photographer. Even after I screwed it up (I boiled all the water out and caught it […] Read more…