Although everyone is back to school and the campfires have mostly been extinguished, my daughter keeps asking me for s’mores. So I made some easy ones in the oven. They were pretty easy to make. Easy clean up too! For each s’more you’ll need the usual: 2 graham crackers squares 2-3 chocolate rectangles 1-2 marshmallows … Continue reading
Today’s experiment was a hit! This was about as easy as it gets. Homemade Pizza Flavored Popcorn!! Ingredients: 1/3 to 1/2 cup popcorn kernels, popped 4 Tablespoons butter 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon onion powder 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 1/4 teaspoon dried basil pinch of pepper 2 … Continue reading
It’s pretty simple. But it pretty darn good! And fast! Happy Friday! Ritz Cracker Smear of Goat Cheese Tiny dollop of jam (I used homemade Marionberry from Trish) ~Enjoy! Amelia Continue reading
Don’t you hate it when you open a box of cereal, bag of chips, or really a bag of anything in your kitchen and find that it was left open? Then you’re left with stale cereal, dried out baby carrots, chunky brown sugar… mostly you’re left with a waste of money. I keep a … Continue reading
Homemade brownies are an easy thing. You can change the kind of chocolate that you use in this recipe to make classic fudge brownies, or to make rich dark chocolate brownies. The dark chocolate version is pretty popular in my family! Ingredients: 4 ounces unsalted butter 5 ounces chocolate 1/3 cup brown sugar 1/3 cup … Continue reading
Let’s face it… we love ranch dressing. I’m not too sure if it’s an international thing, but I know that Americans can’t seem to get enough. While my regular Buttermilk Ranch Dressing recipe is loved by the many faces I’ve seen eating it, it is chock full of sour cream, mayo and buttermilk and would … Continue reading
This wasn’t my idea. I saw this idea getting passed around Facebook and totally stole it. I don’t even remember who posted it, but I HAD to try this trick, because I have stood around and shredded chicken by hand for too many years. With this awesome trick, I shall finally be freed from shredding … Continue reading
Peaches are in season! Lucky me, not only did I get some great O’Henry peaches from Mana’s Ranch, I happened to get some 30% bargain bin thick cut pork chops when I hit the Safeway yesterday. I think this dish would work equally as well with chicken. Ingredients: 2 thick cut, bone-in pork chops Olive … Continue reading
Breakfast is good any time of day! These burritos were a quick and tasty dinner. Prep and cook time took less than 30 minutes. Note: For the hashbrowns, I use a brand of dried potatoes that you reconstitute by adding hot water. This recipe should also work with fresh or frozen hashbrowns, but they may … Continue reading
It’s always great to have something quick to cook that will satisfy your family,or make a great appetizer. While flautas are usually filled with mainly proteins and then deep fried, I changed it up a little. I filled a few flour tortillas with thinly sliced bell peppers and onions, a little bit of cheese and … Continue reading
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