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A Different Green Bean Casserole
1 lb frozen french cut green beans 1 can cream of celery soup or 10 oz of the homemade equivelant. 1 cup slivered toasted almonds Mix green beans with 1/2 cup almonds and the cream of celery soup and place in a greased casserole dish. Top with remaining almonds and bake at 350 degrees 25-30 […]
Continue readingSweet and Sour Chicken and Rice
Suggested ingredients and amounts (all are adjustable to your taste) 3-4 cups cooked rice 1 cup broccoli florets or peas 2-3 scrambled eggs 1-2 cooked and cubed chicken breasts (optional) 1 bottle sweet and sour sauce Put all ingredients in a bowl while they’re hot, add sauce, and mix. Disclosure: Some of the links below […]
Continue readingCranberry Chutney
4 small oranges 2 cups sugar (or sugar substitute) 4 cups fresh cranberries 1 cup chopped unpeeled apple 1/2 cup seedless raisins 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1 Tablespoon vinegar 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon Cut oranges in half and scoop out orange segment with sharp teaspoon or grapefruit spoon. In 3-quart saucepsn, combine […]
Continue readingOnce A Month Cooking Didn’t Work and Orange Date Bread- HBHW Newsletter
November 18th 2009 Editorial I bought my turkey yesterday and am slowly but surely getting ready for Thanksgiving. How about you? Are you cooking for Thanksgiving or Christmas this year? If so, take a look at the holiday planning guides my friend Christine from Menu Planning Central has put together. I love the tips she […]
Continue readingDelicious Beans and Potatoes
Make mashed potatoes. While they are cooking take cooked pinto beans, drained, cooked kidney beans, drained, or a mix, or leftover bean soup or leftover beans that kidney or pinto beans are in them, and put them in a processor until relatively smooth. May add salt, spices, especially chili powder &/or cumin. Heat, then turn […]
Continue readingScratch Jiffy Cornbread Recipe
looking for a from scratch recipe for cornbread that tastes like the Jiffy brand. I’ve tried adding sugar to some recipes, but they still don’t taste similar. My son prefers this to southern style and there are times when I just don’t want to run out to the store. thanks! Disclosure: Some of the links […]
Continue readingIn search of gluten-free lemon bars
Lemon bars are an economical sweet and have always been my favourite but now I must cook gluten-free meals (no wheat or wheat byproducts, read flour, etc., etc., – everything, especially prepared foods of all sorts seems to have wheat as an ingredient!). I can ‘jerry rig’ a pastry bottom for the bars using rice […]
Continue readingCloset Damp Absorber
Hi Just wondering in any readers have any ideas on how to make your own closet damp absorber, you know the sort that collects the humid water in linen closets etc. Gayle Disclosure: Some of the links below are affilate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you […]
Continue readingEgg Nog Recipes
I am looking for a variety of egg nog recipes out there. If you have a great traditional recipe, or one with a different twist or flavor to it, I’d love to hear about it. Disclosure: Some of the links below are affilate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a […]
Continue readingHomemade Johnson’s No More Bedhead spray
I have boys with thick hair that needs quick taming in the morning. Plain water isn’t controlling it. I sometimes use No More Bedhead or No More Tangles, but it’s too costly anymore. I wondered if anyone had a recipe for something I can spray on their hair that won’t gunk it down too much. […]
Continue readingCooking Turkey
Last year there was a post on how to use your oven as a slow cooker and cook a turkey overnight. My turkey turned out fantastic!! But, I lost my directions. Please help! Disclosure: Some of the links below are affilate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if […]
Continue readingChicken and Dumplings Recipe – Homemade
looking for homemade chicken and dumplings made the old- fashioned way.thank you. From Susanne – Here’s my chicken and dumplings recipe. My biggest trick is to start the day before by cooking the chicken then. That gives you time to let the chicken stock cool so you can skim all the fat of the top. […]
Continue readingGrocery List
I make a grocery list with the following heading: Meats, Produce, Dairy, Can Goods, Frozen, & Misc: No Eat. In doing this I can get in and out of the grocery store without back tracking through the store several times. I can then save time and money cause it will not put temptation in front […]
Continue readingSweet Potatoe Cassarole
I am looking for a sweat potatoe cassarole that has the marshmellowes on top and has a thick like syrup and fruit cocktail in it. my aunt used to make it but she passed away and no one remembered to bring any last year. Disclosure: Some of the links below are affilate links, meaning, at […]
Continue readingPie Shell Cake
I’m looking for a recipe for a cake that was baked in a pie shell. It may have had chocolate syrup on the bottom. It was great and my kids loved it. Now I would like to make it for the grandkids. Disclosure: Some of the links below are affilate links, meaning, at no additional […]
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