Recipe Swap: Bread Machine Recipes

Oooh, I have so many good bread recipes. But there is one that rises to the top as the dominant alpha male and continues to assert his authority by snarling viciously at the lesser breads. Viciously. Introducing… The Awesome Bread (a.k.a. Half-Whole Wheat Honey...

Recipe Swap: Using Leftovers – Making Chicken Broth

I have a confession. I tend to buy carrots and celery for one particular meal and then let them go bad in the fridge waiting for that meal to make its way back on the rotation. Because that meal only called for two stalks of celery or three medium carrots. And the...

Using Leftovers: Roast Chicken – Family Sized Baked Burrito

First of all, my apologies for completely spacing yesterday. Giveaways and What I Believe have wiped my brain clean of any intelligent bloggy thought. Hopefully you’ll forgive me. 🙂 Second of all, after Thanksgiving this year, I posted three cooked turkey...

Recipe Swap: Toddlers – What Do They Eat?!

Let’s just make a list of the average toddler lunch menu: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich Grilled cheese Hot dogs Lunch meat ______________ (fill in the blank) I started to really look into these foods to see what my girl was eating on a daily basis and found:...

Recipe Swap: Desserts – The Apple Pie That Could Win Blue Ribbons

Seriously. Blue ribbons. I need to find me a state fair so I can win some. The Crust (For butter crust recipe, click here) Ingredients: 2 1/4 c all-purpose flour 3/4 tsp salt 2/3 c. shortening 8-10 tbs cold water In a medium bowl, stir together flour and salt. Using a...