Category: What to Eat
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What are your favorite milkshakes and smoothies for kids?
My nine-year-old son, who is a skinny guy to begin with and has been told to gain weight, has just had a dental appliance put into his mouth that he finds rather uncomfortable. Poor guy, he is even having trouble swallowing liquids. But today is just the first day, so I have no doubt things…
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Super Quick Mom Tip: Keeping Brown Sugar Soft
I knew about this idea for keeping chocolate chip cookies moist and delicious, but never thought about it for keeping brown sugar soft. Click over to see how Jen of Balancing Beauty and Bedlam keeps brown sugar soft… or softens it if you need it right away. Do you have a Super Quick Mom Tip…
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Easy, Time-Saving Meals
Thank you to so many of you who answered the request for for easy, time saving meals. I think we have a quite a resource list of recipes here! These all look delicious and, best of all, EASY to make when in a time crunch— perfect for Bible in 90 Days readers or anyone who…
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Calling for Easy, Time-saving Meals
If you are reading the Bible in 90 Days with us, and maybe even if you are not, I bet you are looking to save as much time as possible. But you have to eat and, if you are a mom, you have have to feed your family, too. And we all know that, most…
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Super Quick Mom Tip: Cooking while using a laptop computer
How many of you love to use recipes you find on the internet? How many of you hate wasting paper and printing them out, yet don’t want to get your keyboard messy? Linda over at Linda’s Lunacy has a fantastic and yet amazingly simple idea to help you cook (or bake) while using your laptop.…
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Super Quick Mom Tip: Freezing Ground Beef
Buying meat in bulk and freezing it for later can often save lots of money… not to mention saving the time it takes for extra trips to the store. Kelleigh over at Kelleigh Ratzlaff Designs has a great tip for freezing bulk ground beef in a convenient and simple way. Click over and take a…
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My attempt at Cooking During Stolen Moments…
Last night we invited another family to join us for dinner. I wanted to serve something I knew would be a slam-dunk, but also something that wouldn’t take too long to put together. Enter Kate and Cooking During Stolen Moments. Kate recently shared her Tortilla Crusted Chicken with Fajita Vegetables and Mexican Black Beans recipe…
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Tortilla-crusted Chicken with Fajita Vegetables & Mexican Black Beans
Yesterday I shared with you that Kate is going to teach us how to cook delicious meals from scratch without that dinnertime rush. Today we are sharing her first recipe, Tortilla-crusted Chicken with Fajita Vegetables & Mexican Black Beans. I’ll report back soon on her blog, Cooking During Stolen Moments on how I did in…
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Cooking delicious meals from scratch… without that dinnertime rush
A few weeks ago I was talking with my friend Kate about dinner. You see, she has a cooking blog and knows all sorts of tricks and well, I don’t. And I scramble at dinner. Sure, I plan my meals, but I still feel like I am scrambling to get everything done just before we…
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OOPS! Flourless Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Earlier in the week I decided to make some oatmeal chocolate chip cookies as an after-school treat for my kids. I had made some from a jar of mix that Connie of Smockity Frocks had graciously given me a few weeks ago and they were delicious, so I searched her site and found this recipe…
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Texas BBQ Brisket
Large slab of beef brisket Night before: In roasting pan, place long strips of foil, enough to completely cover brisket. Put brisket in fat side up. Season: I pour a little Worcestershire sauce over it, then some liquid smoke (since I don’t have a smoker). Then rub spices in—whatever mixture you like. Slice large onion and lay slices all over brisket. Close up…
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Taco Pie
My mother used to make this when my father was not home for dinner. We loved it. My kids love it. Hope I get it right—doesn’t have to be exact. This is enough for about 8 big servings, I think. I use “light” versions of ingredients to make it lighter. 2-3 lbs lean ground beef…
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Swedish Pancakes
Recipe to serve 4. I triple it so we have some left. Sift together in large bowl: 1 ½ c flour 3 tbs sugar ½ tsp salt Separately, beat in a bowl until thick and piled softly: 3 eggs Beat into eggs until blended: 2 c milk 2 tbs melted butter Add this to dry…
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Maple-Brined Pork Chops With Apples
Maple-Brined Pork Chops with apples (4 servings) For the brine: 2 cups boiling water 2 Tablespoons kosher salt 1 cup unsweetened apple cider or juice ¼ cup maple syrup ¼ teaspoon ground allspice 4 (5 ounce) bone-in rib pork chops 1 Tablespoon olive oil For the apples: 2 Granny Smith apples, cored and cut into…
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Maple Glazed Chicken
Maple Glazed Chicken 1 teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground black pepper 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast 2 Tablespoons maple syrup 1 Tablespoon butter 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Combine first five ingredients and rub onto chicken breasts. Place prepared chicken onto cookie sheet…