Category: What to Eat

  • Lemon Dill Salmon Fillets

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    from Rebecca at Mom’s Mustard Seeds Salmon Fillets (wild are best) Olive Oil Fresh Dill Lemon Coat Salmon with Olive oil Sprinkle with Fresh Chopped Dill Drizzle lemon over salmon…then, place lemon slices over the dill covered salmon. Bake 350 until done. YUMMY and very elegant with little work!

  • Judy’s Texas Cornbread

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    1 cup corn meal                      1 cup buttermilk 1 cup flour                              2 eggs beaten ½ cup sugar                            2 Tblsp butter melted ½ tsp salt 1 Tblsp baking powder ½ tsp baking soda If you don’t have buttermilk, put 1 tblsp cider vinegar in regular milk Mix corn meal, flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda. Add…

  • Grandma’s Corn Chowder

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    This comes from Rebecca of Moms Mustard Seeds. Grandma’s Corn Chowder 2 TBS Butter Medium Onion (chopped) Medium Bell Pepper (Chopped) 14 oz Chicken Broth (home made/can is up to you) 2 Medium Potatoes, diced 2 TBS Dijon Mustard 1 tsp Paprika ½ tsp Red Pepper Flakes (or more) 1 Jalapeno Pepper 3 Cups Corn (frozen…

  • Famous Peach Cobbler Colonial by Judy Douglass

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    Batter: 1 ½ cup flour ¾ tsp salt 1 ½ tsp baking powder 4 ½ Tbsp butter, softened 1 cup sugar ¾ cup milk Sift and measure flour.  Sift with salt and baking powder.  Cream butter, adding sugar gradually.  Add dry ingredients alternately with milk.  Mix well.  Should be thin enough to pour, but not…

  • Easy Crockpot Roast

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    This comes from Megan who blogs at Faith Like Mustard. Easy Crockpot Roast 1 chuck roast 1 package baby carrots 3 potatoes, cubed (or 1-2 cans potatoes) 1 can of cream of mushroom soup 1/2-1 package of dry onion soup mix Place veggies on bottom of crock pot. Add roast. Mix soups and pour on top.…

  • Easy Beef Stroganoff

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    Beef Stroganoff This comes to us from Emily who writes: One of my family’s favorites is beef stroganoff. This is a recipe that my parents made when I was a kid…and it’s so quick and inexpensive too. Ingredients: 1-Beef Rice a Roni (generic works well) 1-Stroganoff sauce packet (Durkee and McCormick’s…haven’t found generic for this)…

  • Crockpot Aztec Chicken

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    This comes to us from Magen. Aztec Chicken Place enough boneless chicken breasts to feed your family in the crockpot. (I use about 4, or 1lb) Pour in frozen corn and a can of black beans and then cover with salsa Cook on high for 4 hours, or on low for 6-8. 30 minutes before you are ready to serve, shred the…

  • How to cut an onion without crying

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    When I cut onions, I don’t just get itchy, watery eyes. My eyes sting and I am in pain for quite some time after I finish with the cutting, wash my hands and flush my eyes. My eyes are even watering as I write this, a full 13 hours after my last onion-cutting experience. Last…

  • Homemade Marshmallows? WOW!

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    Most of the time I like to go for the super-simple approach in the kitchen. But sometimes I like to take just a little bit of extra effort and go for the WOW! I came across this recipe for homemade marshmallows, and it is definitely one of those that goes for the WOW! Plus it…

  • Free E-book of Delicious Holiday Recipes

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    My friend Lynn of Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures is an amazing cook and an amazing blogger. And the best thing about her cooking (aside from the fact that it all tastes good) is that she shares recipes that real people like me can use and still create mouth-watering dishes! Lynn is offering a FREE E-book of…

  • Spicy, Sweet and Simple Salmon

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    Our family LOVES salmon at dinnertime. Fortunately I think it is also the easiest thing I can make for them. I spritz a bit of olive oil, sprinkle a bit of rub, pop in the oven, add pasta or couscous and a vegetable (typically broccoli) and we are good to go. Sometimes I throw together…

  • School lunchbox ideas

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    Packing kids lunches can either be a struggle or a simple fact of life. I want my kids to eat healthy meals and I don’t want it to be a big challenge for any of us, so I let them have some (measured) freedom in making lunch choices. First we look at the lunch calendar…

  • Guest Chef Night a.k.a Cooking Lessons

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    Tonight we started cooking lessons at our house. Not that I am a great chef or anything but I am a mom and I can cook some things and I think it is my job to teach my kids how to cook. Last week I got out the calendar and decided that every Tuesday night…

  • What should I serve to my 13 houseguests?

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    Next week my husband will be in South Africa, loving every second of being a true football (as the rest of the world calls it) fan. He has been planning this trip for four years, just after we got back from the last trip we took so he could go to the World Cup. I…

  • Butterfly Cupcakes

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    I am soooooo excited about my latest creation with my daughter. We made these this afternoon for a friend…