I love ranch dressing…as a kid, I practically drank the stuff. It’s perfect on salads, over veggies, on chicken, in hamburgers, as a dip, with chips or crackers, on mashed or baked potatoes…there’s not much that it’s NOT good on. Commercial ingredients in ranch dressingare not good for you. The *nameless company* mix is powdered, …
Homemade sausage seasoning can turn virtually any meat into a sausage-like flavorful meal! Biscuits and gravy. Pizza. Tossed in with spaghetti. Is there a better way to enjoy sausage? The problem for us is that most sausage is pork based. We don’t eat the regular sausage from pork for a lot of reasons. I am not a …
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Taco night. It happens in our family at least once a week, and more often in the summer. We love to make our own tacos! Each person gets to pile the ingredients they want on their plate while being unique. My only issue with taco night is the taco seasoning you buy in the store …
A lot of people have asked where I get the cheap glass jars for my pantry that they saw in this post here. Well, the simple answer is “the grocery store”. Here’s the full answer. Go to a local deli, either a stand alone restaurant or in a grocery store. I went to our local …
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My hubby loves, loves, loves oatmeal raisin cookies! When I make this chewy oatmeal cookie recipe, I usually made a quadruple batch just so he gets some, since the kids are pretty sneaky about not even letting them cool off before they are scarfed. This is one of my favorite recipes of all time, and …
Making one dish meals like “Hamburger Helper” can take the guesswork and time out of dinner preparation. It’s as simple as browning the hamburger, opening the box, and… Wait! All those ingredients and preservatives in that box are things you want to avoid! Sure, they make dinner in 20 minutes or less, but you …
Delicious over ice cream, drizzled on pancakes or waffles, mixed in milk for a special treat; who can resist chocolate syrup? Of course, when you read the list of ingredients, it’s much easier to say “NO”. But why say no to chocolate? Make your own chocolate syrup to pour! It’s simple, easy, and only requires five …
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There is nothing quite like a warm homemade muffin for breakfast. Or lunch. Or snack. Or dinner. Any time of the day, really. And, once you get the basic recipe down, making all different kinds of muffins is as simple as changing up the add-ins you put in there! Here’s the basic recipe for homemade …
Store bought mayo can be expensive, and full of junk you don’t want or need to feed your family. Making it at home takes only a few minutes and is much healthier, tastier, and YOU control what goes in there. This healthy homemade mayo is perfect for salads, dressings as well as sandwich spread. It …
When trying to cook healthy, the first thing that comes to mind is replacing processed foods. Easy enough to do, you just need to get familiar with your pots, pans and stovetop again. But, imagine this…you have had a busy day working at a job, or in the garden, or with your kids, or running …
