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Striped Jello Easter Eggs
Have you ever made Jello eggs? We had fun making striped Jello Jiggler eggs. They were a big hit at our family Easter lunch and most important - delicious!
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Yummy Fruit Salad
My husband loves Chinese food, but I can’t stand it. I have tried going to different restaurants several times over the years to please him. On one of these trips, there was very little that I would eat, but there was a simple fruit salad. That is pretty much what I ate that night. It was sweet but very lightly sweet and I wanted to recreate that taste. I came up with a very simple recipe that has been a huge hit at every event I have ever taken it to. It is great for summer barbecues, Christmas parties, baby showers, weddings, or any other type of get together. The…
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Flavored French Toast
My family loves french toast. We have it for supper quite often because it is an easy, filling, and inexpensive meal that pleases everyone. I grew up eating french toast with peanut butter spread on it along with syrup and that is how I still eat it. Everyone is always surprised and do not think that peanut butter on french toast would be good, but it is, it is really good. Everyone in the family eats it this way except Devin because he is allergic to peanuts and peanut products. We put cinnamon sugar on his now, but for years he just ate it plain with syrup. French toast is…
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Cheesy Eggs and Ham
My husband loves eggs, almost any kind. I like making cheesy eggs and ham because I can make them for one, two or the entire family all at once and they are oh, so good. I fix 2-3 eggs per person, depending on what else I am going to serve with them. Sometimes I fix home fries or hash browns, other times just toast. Start by getting everything ready. The eggs are the last thing you want to cook. They are quick and easy and only take a few minutes to prepare. Break the eggs into a bowl and add salt and pepper. I like to use Land of Frost…
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Slow Cooker Chicken
Since school started back, Devin is home for supper again most nights. After he gets done with football practice, he is ready for a big filling supper. I have missed cooking big suppers. They are actually easier for me since that is what I am used to. My husband likes a variety of items at each meal which is hard to do when you are only cooking for 2 or 3. I end up with a lot of leftovers when there are only 2-3 eating. I bought some chicken legs and thighs on sale a month or so ago but I didn’t separate them out before I froze them. I…
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Easy Sweetened Whipped Cream
I love whipped cream, but have always had trouble making it or it doesn’t hold up very long. I have tried several different times but it is hard to get it right. I decided to try again this week. I did some research and discovered a new recipe. It was so easy, it came out so smooth and it held it’s shape. It didn’t even melt when I put on the sweetened peaches that I had prepped that morning for dessert. This whipped cream recipe uses powdered sugar instead of granulated sugar, this is what helps it be more stable and so smooth. The recipe called for vanilla extract but…
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Hot Ham and Cheese Sandwiches Done Cheaper
My husband fell in love with these hot ham and cheese sandwiches at a friends party several years ago. I looked the recipe up on line and we tried a few different versions until we found the one he liked best. To view the recipe I use, click here. I have made them several times since then but don’t make them often because they are so expensive. They decided to have sandwiches and desserts at church after the singing on Sunday night. I decided I wanted to do something besides buy bread and lunch meat. I thought of these but really didn’t need to spend that much money this week. …
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Crescent Roll Danishes
Do you need an easy recipe for breakfast, brunch or dessert? This is one that I have made for my kids many times over the past few years. We have tried these danishes in many different ways, cream cheese, grape, strawberry, Nutella, apple, honey, etc… We have settled on the cream cheese, strawberry and Nutella being our favorites. I usually make a double batch when I am cooking for the whole family. There are 8 crescent rolls in a package and I use 1/2 a package of cream cheese for one can. I put the cream cheese in a bowl and heat in the microwave for 20 second intervals until…
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Beef and Bean Enchiladas
I saw post about chicken enchiladas last week, it looked good but I didn’t have any chicken. I did have some taco meat frozen though, so I looked for a beef enchilada recipe. I changed it of course to fit our preferences and it was divine. I usually don’t really like enchiladas, but these were good, really good. I used the homemade red enchilada sauce that one of the recipes used. It was easy to make and I had everything in the house to make it. I followed the directions pretty closely except I only used 3 tbls of the chili powder because my husband is a wimp with spicy…
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Simple Tuna Salad
We were trying to decide what to have for lunch on Saturday, my daughter was in the kitchen and came in the living room with the package of tuna. She asked if we could make tuna fish sandwiches. I looked at my husband and he agreed. I know it is supposed to be called tuna salad, but growing up we called it tuna fish and that is what I still tend to say, so of course that is what my kids say as well. LOL It is hard to break old habits, but I will try to use the correct terminology here. I never liked the cans of tuna and trying…
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