We know a guy named Dave from Idaho who knows his way around a potato! His oven fries are pretty killer. Ingredients: Russet potatoes High heat oil (such as corn oil) Salt Instructions: Preheat oven to 425. Cover a baking sheet with foil. Carefully cut potatoes into fry sizes, being careful to make them all … Continue reading
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Apocalypse Pasta
Apocalypse Pasta is a dinner thrown together with whatever I had on hand, due to being low on veggies but not making extra trips to the store. Add a little bit of off brand sour cream that no one really liked, powdered ranch dressing powder that I impulse bought at Costco a few months ago, … Continue reading
Leftovers on Mini Pizza Night
Got some random leftovers? Put them on mini pizzas! This is a quick pizza dough, as far as pizza dough goes. It is the same dough as Crazy Bread Cheater dough. In about an hour, you’ve got pizza in the oven! Ingredients: 1 cup water, 110 degrees 3 teaspoons sugar 2 ½ teaspoons yeast 2 … Continue reading
Banana Streusel Muffins
Don’t throw out those sad bananas – make muffins. This is the muffin version of Shirley’s Banana Bread. For the batter: 1 ¾ cups flour 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 1/2 cup unsalted butter or shortening 2/3 cup sugar ¾ teaspoon lemon zest (optional) 1 teaspoon vanilla (optional) 2 eggs ½ cup … Continue reading
White Bean and Ham Soup
Beans are a magical fruit! Dried beans are easy to cook, and beans are a little powerhouse of nutrition. Eat your beans! Ingredients: 1 lb. white beans, rinsed well 1 medium onion, diced 1 large carrot, diced 2 small ham hocks, or diced ham, or cooked bacon (whatever you have) 3 cloves garlic, minced 2-3 … Continue reading
Gramma Rita’s Secret Naughty Pancakes
My daughter loves spending time with Gramma every summer and loves Gramma’s pancakes. It’s not really a secret but they are kinda naughty! They don’t even really need syrup! Ingredients: 1 1/3 cup pancake mix of the “just add water” variety 2/3 cup white cake mix 1 1/2 cups water Mix, and prepare pancakes according … Continue reading
Biscuits
Get out your rolling pin, circle cutter and stand mixer! It’s time to make some incredibly delicious biscuits! Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling 1 teaspoon salt 2 Tablespoons sugar 2 Tablespoons baking powder 12 Tablespoons cold butter, cut into cubes 1 cup whole milk 1 beaten egg Preheat oven to 350. … Continue reading
Corned Beef
Corned beef is simple to make! You will need: A 3-4 lb. brisket with seasoning packet 2 teaspoons garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 2 small onions 4 cups water Cooking oil Preheat oven to 425. Quarter 2 small onions. Set aside the packet of seasonings included with your corned beef. Rinse rinse rinse the … Continue reading
Hella Cheesy Stuffed Shells
Title says it all. Hella. Cheesy. In a shell. Ingredients: 20-25 jumbo pasta shells 24 oz jar marinara sauce, or homemade 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (for the topping) For the filling: 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese 16 oz ricotta cheese 5 oz cream cheese 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese 1/3 cup grated romano … Continue reading
Veggie Spanish Rice
Why not add some nutrition to your Spanish Rice? Throw in some veggies! Ingredients: 1 large carrot 2 medium ribs celery 1/2 medium onion 1 small green bell pepper 1 large tomato 1 3/4 cups white rice 4 cups vegetable or chicken stock, or water 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon coriander 1 teaspoon chili powder … Continue reading