Crescent Wrapped Cheese
Back around the holidays, I kept seeing a commercial for Pillsbury crescent rolls wrapped around Brei cheese. I love cheese so I thought it would be super yummy so I tried making it. Lesson learned: taste the cheese before you …
Healthy Snack Combination
Like many adults, I do not eat the required/recommended number of fruit and veggie servings a day. In a week, I probably don’t eat the recommended amount for a day. So I came up with a tasty combination of fruit …
Homemade Tortilla Chips
I noticed that we had some small tortillas in the refrigerator that were starting to get a little dried out. After several minutes of trying to think of what to make with the tortillas, I decided that homemade chips sounded …
Eating Steak on a Budget
Like with many people, our food budget is really limited right now. My boyfriend and I are working on figuring out meals so that we can still eat the things we enjoy while sticking to our budget. Many people think …
Bland Breakfast?
I made the mistake of buying some microwavable breakfast burritos, thinking that it would be a quick and easy breakfast. It was quick and easy . . . but rather taste-less. As with many of the pre-packaged breakfast foods, the …
Roast and Potatoes
Doesn’t that look yummmmmmy?!?!?! While most people are aware of how easy it is to cook a roast and potatoes in a crock pot, this has a little extra kick to it and some extra prep time. My boyfriend actually …
Crock Pot Vegetable Beef Soup
Quick and easy recipe for veggie beef soup. Great for busy families! Ingredients: 1 lb ground hamburger (can use ground turkey or chicken instead) 1 pouch Lipton Onion Soup mix 1 can tomato sauce 1 can stewed/diced tomatoes (optional) 1 …
How did Diet become a bad word?
“Diet is just DIE with a t on the end!” It seems like most people treat the word “diet” like it is one of those 4-letter words that should never be spoken. I am a little confused as to why …
Raw Meat?
Before anyone gets all bent out of shape . . . YES, I do know of all the health warnings that go along with eating raw or under-cooked meat. That said, now moving on . . . I know that …
The love of Cookie Dough!!!
I just published an article on my love of cookie dough with a simple recipe for flourless peanut butter cookies. This article has tips on microwaving your cookies or tips for using the toaster oven to make your cookies. Ever …