I enjoy coming up with new snack ideas for parties. I decided to modify my Peppermint Bark Chex Party Mix to make a Peppermint Bark Popcorn. I changed the quantities, but used a similar method. I also decided to use white chocolate on half of the popcorn and dark chocolate on the rest. This allows people toRead More
Festive and Fun Ideas from the Hearth and Soul Hop
Welcome to another Hearth and Soul Hop, the recipe exchange for and about food that not only nourishes our bodies, but our souls! You can find me sharing links to entries on my Pinterest Boards. Next week, the Hearth and Soul Hop will not be open as the 25th is Christmas day. The week afterRead More
Gallery of Favorites: Food Gifts
April of The 21st Century Housewife and I would like to welcome you to our weekend blog hop: Gallery of Favorites. Last week we featured cookies recipes and invited everyone to share their favorite cookie recipes in our cookie exchange. There were so many delicious submissions! These cookies would be most welcome at a cookieRead More
Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies with Chocolate Chunks
This Oatmeal Cranberry Cookie recipe has become a family favorite! You can make it with chunks of your favorite chocolate candy. Baking with Holiday Candy My oldest kids are busy with finals, so we will wait until they are done with school to make and decorate sugar cookies. But I needed a fun activity forRead More
Holiday Party Recipe Inspiration from the Hearth and Soul Hop
Welcome to another Hearth and Soul Hop, the food carnival for and about food that not only nourishes our bodies, but our souls! You can find me sharing links to entries on my Pinterest Boards. This week I am featuring recipes that would make a lovely addition to any holiday party. My highlights from visitingRead More
Chicken Salad Quesadillas
Last week after I discovered that I accidentally bought too many tortillas, I declared a quesadilla week. Why quesadillas? Because they are fast, easy, and each quesadilla uses two tortillas. I wanted my kids cooperation, so I asked them to share their ideas for variations. My daughter suggested using chicken salad and since I thinkRead More
Gallery of Favorites: Cookie Recipe Exchange
April of The 21st Century Housewife and I would like to welcome you to our Gallery of Favorites Cookie Exchange! We would love for you to join us and share your favorite cookie recipes, both past and present. However, you do not have to link a cookie recipe, feel free to share your favorite postsRead More
Italian Chicken Salad
Come on, admit it: occasionally you use Italian dressing as a marinade. We all do at some point. It is fast, easy, and delicious. If it wasn’t we wouldn’t keep doing it. As good as it is, I have found that it is a little harder for me to use up leftover chicken that has been cookedRead More
How to Make Caramel Popcorn
My kids have been after me to make homemade caramel popcorn for a while. But when my oldest son announced that he made enough popcorn for me to make caramel popcorn and left it on the counter for me, I knew that they had waited for far too long! Caramel Popcorn is actually quite easyRead More
Barbecue Chicken Quesadillas
Quesadillas are an awesome way to use up leftovers. Don’t limit yourself to traditional ingredients! For this recipe, I shredded leftover barbecue chicken and used it to create seriously delicious Barbecue Chicken Quesadillas. Melted cheese goes with everything including barbecue chicken! Have I mentioned that I love how fast and easy quesadillas are to make?Read More
How to Make Barbecued Chicken in a Pressure Cooker
Have you ever craved something that would take you hours to make? This weekend I was craving barbecued chicken, which I usually make in the slow cooker in the winter, but I didn’t want to wait 6 hours for my barbecued chicken. So I pulled out the pressure cooker and was absolutely delighted with notRead More
Spinach and Mushroom Quesadillas
This spinach and mushroom quesadillas recipe is quick and easy to make. I accidentally bought too many tortillas, so I have declared this week Quesadilla Week. Fortunately, we love quesadillas! They are fast, easy, and use melted cheese as glue. You can’t get much better than that. When we are in a hurry, I makeRead More
Bean, Rice, and Lentil Recipes – Budget Stretching Strategies
The most flexible part of my budget is groceries. You can’t cut back on the rent payment or insurance premiums, but you can make cuts in your grocery budget to stretch your budget. I would rather eat beans and rice a few more times in December than be faced with credit card bills in January.Read More
How to Cook Dried Beans – Directions for Stove Top, Slow Cooker, and Pressure Cooker
The price of canned beans has gone up over the last couple of years. Occasionally you can find a good sale or a great coupon, but most the time it is much more frugal to cook dried beans than to use a can of beans. One pound of dried black beans makes the equivalent ofRead More
Gallery of Favorites – The Pumpkin Edition
April of The 21st Century Housewife and I would like to welcome you to our weekend blog hop: Gallery of Favorites! This week we are featuring three delicious Pumpkin Recipes: Pumpkin Cheesecake from The Wholesome Life, Spicy Pumpkin and Red Chile Soupfrom MJ’s Kitchen, and Pumpkin Biscuits and Pumpkin Compound Butter from Winelady Cooks.Read More
Make Your Own Spice Mixes
You can save money by making your own spices mixes. Many like poultry seasoning mix and pumpkin pie spice can be made from herbs and spices that you already have in your pantry. Making your own spices mixes is frugal, but it also allows you to tailor them to suit your family’s taste. You mightRead More
Hearth and Soul Hop – The Thanksgiving Edition
Welcome to another Hearth and Soul Hop, the food carnival for and about food that not only nourishes our bodies, but our souls! You can find me sharing links to entries on my Pinterest Boards. My highlights from visiting last week’s contributors to the Hearth and Soul Hop: Pumpkin Red Chile Soup Succotash CranberryRead More
Hearth and Soul Hop – The Hearty Dinners Edition
Welcome to another Hearth and Soul Hop, the food carnival for and about food that not only nourishes our bodies, but our souls! You can find me sharing links to entries on my Pinterest Boards. My highlights from visiting last week’s contributors to the Hearth and Soul Hop: Spicy Moroccan Chili Roasted Butternut Squash andRead More
How to Make Herbs de Provence
Sometimes when I am making a stew or a dish, I have trouble deciding which spices I want to use. That is when I turn to Herbs de Provence. It is a unique combination of herbs and creates a lovely base flavor. Herbs de Provence is mild in flavor, but the inclusion of rosemary andRead More
Turkey and Rice Soup
I use leftover turkey in many recipes, but my absolute favorite, must-make-every-single-year leftover turkey recipe is Turkey and Rice Soup. This soup is so frugal to make with Thanksgiving leftovers, but that is not why I make it. I make this soup because it is the embodiment of comfort food. We often get our firstRead More
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