Category: Recipes
Sweet and Spicy Tofu Recipes {like General Tso’s}
| July 3, 2012 | Posted by admin under Recipes |
I’ll admit, I wasn’t a huge Tofu fan… I just never knew what to do with it. Last week, little man and I met hubs for lunch at Moe’s in Bethlehem and they had the option for tofu instead of meat in the tacos. It looked yummy so I tried it out and it was delicious! Now I have been scouring the internet for some more delicious ways to make tofu… {Why Tofu?} Tofu is a way to get protein and calcium without a ton of calories and without using animal products or dairy. I have been finding a ton of research on alternative diets like vegan and vegetarian for reducing inflammation in people with auto immune diseases like myself, so I thought I would give it a shot! {What did I make?} For the Tofu: 1/4 cup cornstarch 1 Tablespoon Garlic Salt 1 Tablespoon Chili Powder I brick of Extra Firm Tofu Olive Oil (for Frying) For the Sauce: 2 Tablespoon Rice Vinegar (or white vinegar) 3 Tablespoon Low Sodium Soy Sauce 3 Tablespoon Ketchup 2 teaspoon chili powder 2 teaspoon garlic salt 1/2 cup brown sugar (or raw sugar) 1/4 cup water 1. First drain tofu and… more
What I Made for Dinner…. Pass or Fail?
| May 16, 2012 | Posted by admin under Recipe, Recipes |
I was sick over Mothers Day weekend, so hubs aunt, who I love, brought us a full on ham dinner with all the fixins. Of course she will never take any home with her so we have a nice big ham for leftovers this week… and considering she is a culinary goddess you can rest assured it was the best ham I have ever tasted. When she was here her and hubs were talking about making “ham and noodles” with the leftovers and I was intrigued. All it took was a bag of egg noodles, bite size cubes of the leftover ham, a small carton of sour cream and two eggs. What I got was the above. It congealed a little and looks a little funky but actually tasted OK…. So have any of you ever made this? Did yours get all curdled like this? I still haven’t decided if this will be something I’ll add to my recipe file or not. P.S. I still have another half of a ham left… Ham Sandwiches anyone? more
Key Lime Pie Deliciousness….
| May 15, 2012 | Posted by admin under Recipe, Recipes |
About three and a half years ago pre-little man, my two best girlfriends and I took an amazing trip to Key West, FL (even though two of the three of us were pregnant at the time) We ate all sorts of delicious things especially Key Lime Pie. I had it frozen on a stick, dipped in chocolate, and doused in whip cream… I was in love – with the island, the laid back lifestyle and key lime pie. The other week, I was craving some key lime pie… I found a recipe online and away I went. The only problem was I didn’t have any sweetened condensed milk which led me to this post… once I made that, the rest was really simple. Just a few ingredients – one of which was Nelly and Joe’s Key West Key Lime Juice (where I actually had authentic key lime pie at;) All you really need to make Key Lime Pie is a good graham cracker crust (I prefer homemade but this time I used a premade one:), some sweetened condensed milk, eggs, and Key Lime Juice. I used the recipe HERE…. Just mixed together the eggs, sweetened condensed milk, and key lime… more
Mothers Day Brunch Recipes … Pinterest Roundup
| May 9, 2012 | Posted by admin under Mothers Day, Mothers Day Gift Guide, Pinterest, Pinterest Love, Recipe, Recipes |
I love love love Pinterest. It lets me pin crafts and ideas for later and lets me plan for holiday’s like Mothers Day brunch. Since grams birthday was this past weekend and she turned 87 years young, we decided to celebrate Mothers Day and her birthday together with hubs Aunt, whose children live far away… I have been pinning some brunch ideas and thought I would share these with you! WARNING: This will make you really hungry so don’t view on an empty stomach:) Cheesy Egg in a Bowl Recipe from Kraft Source: kraftrecipes.com via Jen on Pinterest Eggs Benedict with Easy Orange Hollandaise Source: recipe.com via Jen on Pinterest Gluten Free Baked French Toast with Berries from Whole Foods Source: wholefoodsmarket.com via Jen on Pinterest Baked Apples with Oatmeal Brown Sugar from Oprah Source: oprah.com via Jen on Pinterest Bacon Egg and Toast Cups from Martha Stewart Source: marthastewart.com via Jen on Pinterest Biscuit and Blue Cheese Bread Pudding from Paula Deen Source: pauladeen.com via Jen on Pinterest Chocolate Hazelnut and Banana Crepe by Martha Stewart Source: marthastewart.com via Jen on Pinterest And who can forget a nice tasty beverage to… more
Cheeseburger Pie Recipe…. A new quick and easy dinner recipe:)
| May 3, 2012 | Posted by admin under Recipe, Recipes, Uncategorized |
I found this recipe at Disney Family, however I tweaked it (as usual) to what I was looking for. A girlfriend of mine was over and told me about what she was making for dinner and I was intrigued. So here is my take on the Disney Family Anne Coleman Recipe for Cheeseburger Pie: Cheeseburger Pie Recipe…. A new quick and easy dinner recipe:) #ratingval# from #reviews# reviews Print Recipe Type: Entree Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 15 mins Total time: 25 mins Ingredients Premade Pie Crust Box of 2 (I used Bottom Dollar) 2 Kosher Dill Pickles (medium size) chopped or sliced 1 Tablespoon Pickle Juice from the pickle Jar 1 Tablespoon of Water 2 Tablespoon Ketchup 2 Cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese 2 Tablespoon Flour 2 Tablespoon Milk 1 lb of Ground Beef (I used Lauras Leen Organic) 1 small sweet onion (about 1/3 cup chopped) Instructions Preheat oven to 375 and unroll one of the pie crusts on the bottom of a pie plate. Prepare the beef, brown and drain Place the beef back in a skillet and add onions, pickle, ketchup, pickle juice, water. Sprinkle the mixture with flour and the milk, stir well. Take… more
Make Your Own: Sweetened Condensed Milk
| April 26, 2012 | Posted by admin under Make Your Own, Recipes |
Did you ever go in your pantry thinking you have something to make a recipe you were dying to make to find out you must have used the last of it??? It’s raining outside, it’s almost rush hour, and you have a kid napping so the last thing you want to do is run to the store. That was me the other day. I had acquired a bottle of Nelly and Joe’s Famous Key West Lime Juice and I was wanting me some key lime pie. I got all my ingredients together but I was missing the sweetened condensed milk… A little Googl-ing (is that a word) and I found a recipe to make your own sweetened condensed milk. Actually I found a couple different ways to make it. I chose the powdered milk version because it was faster:) Here is the recipe: I tweaked a little… You can find the original recipe HERE Make Your Own: Organic Sweetened Condensed Milk #ratingval# from #reviews# reviews Print Author: From All Recipes.com Prep time: 2 mins Cook time: 15 mins Total time: 17 mins Ingredients 1/2 cup water (I had to about 2 TB of water in addition to this) 1 1/8… more
DIY Healthy Ice Cream
| January 19, 2012 | Posted by admin under DIY, DIY Food, Recipes, Tutorials |
Little man and I made our own ice cream today!!! Just another wonderful thing that we heard about on Pinterest:) more
Make Your Own: Ice Cream Without an Ice Cream Maker
| January 19, 2012 | Posted by admin under Make Your Own, Recipes |
This was a recipe and idea I found on pinterest over at Two Little Hooligans blog HERE and just adapted it a little to our tastes. If you want a creamier, heavier ice cream – use cream. I used 2% Milk and it was more like a frozen yogurt consistancy. I also only added a Tablespoon of sugar, but you can add as little or as much as you want. If you want to flavor your ice cream, do it before you churn it. This is a great activity for rainy (or snowy days) and also for kids parties, too:) Little Man loves his hand made ice cream and it’s a healthy snack, too:) more
Frugal Holiday Recipes: Frugal and Fancy Ham
| December 22, 2011 | Posted by admin under Make Your Own, Make Your Own Christmas, Recipes, Recipes of the Week, Uncategorized |
Source: stores.hbfoodsinc.com via Jen on Pinterest Did you ever look at those fancy hams in the grocery store or in the Williams Sonoma magazine and you are almost half tempted to spend the $80 so you can enjoy the deliciousness??You know those hams that are perfectly glazed and spiral cut with pineapples lining the outside. Here is our family’s way of making ham that is mouth watering. My hubs ham can beat any of those honey glazed baked concoctions. We start with just the cheapest ham on the bone. Hubs puts it in the Nesco Roaster on a riser (not directly in the juices). He then takes brown sugar and uses it like a rub on the outside of the ham. If you want to get all fancy, you can place pineapple slices with toothpicks on the outside. He mixes maple syrup – the real stuff, brown sugar and a little warm water and lets it dissolve in a bowl and then uses an injector to infuse that throughout the ham…The rest of the mixture, just goes in the bottom of the ham. Then you cook on 350 in the roaster (or crockpot) – times will vary due to… more
Holiday Dinner Turkey vs. Ham…. What’s on your table???
| December 22, 2011 | Posted by admin under Recipes |
Hubs will not compromise with me, I want a turkey, he wants a ham. He says that’s ham is the meal that you eat for Christmas but I have to wonder, where did the tradition come from??? There seems to be some debate on the issue as some say it came from Germans and some say it came from the English… Long story short, hubs won the battle and I will be buying a ham to make this weekend:) What’s on your table? I love to hear about family traditions! Do you do the feast of the seven fishes on Christmas Eve? Or do you have another tradition for Christmas day? more
Hubs will not compromise with me, I want a turkey, he wants a ham. He says that’s ham is the meal that you eat for Christmas but I have to wonder, where did the tradition come from???
There seems to be some debate on the issue as some say it came from Germans and some say it came from the English…
Long story short, hubs won the battle and I will be buying a ham to make this weekend:)
What’s on your table? I love to hear about family traditions! Do you do the feast of the seven fishes on Christmas Eve? Or do you have another tradition for Christmas day?
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