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Eight Time-Saving Cooking Tips

Rachel Paxton — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:19:29 +0000

1. Plan meals at least a week in advance to incorporate the use of leftovers. For example, have baked chicken, mashed potatoes, and gravy for dinner Sunday, and then use the leftover gravy as the base of beef stroganoff Monday.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

Audrey Okaneko — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:07:24 +0000

I have always loved the combination of chocolate and peanut butter. I used to love the commercials of the kids running into each other, one child with the Hershey chocolate bar, and the other child with a jar of peanut butter.

Cream Cheese Recipes

Audrey Okaneko — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:06:28 +0000

When I think of cream cheese, I immediately think of bagels. I love bagels and cream cheese. However cream cheese is wonderful in many other recipes.

Creating Dips For Entertaining

Audrey Okaneko — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:04:58 +0000

Creating Dips For Entertaining

Easy Potato Recipes

Audrey Okaneko — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:04:30 +0000

We are potato lovers. We eat potatoes many times each week. We slice them, we dice them, we fry them and we bake them.

Easy Recipes For Chicken Breasts

Audrey Okaneko — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:03:11 +0000

There are hundreds of ways to prepare chicken. In this article you’ll find recipes for; garlic chicken, mushroom chicken and lemon chicken, 3 very different flavors.

Making Carrot Cake

Audrey Okaneko — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:02:32 +0000

I often see recipes that say “best carrot cake recipe”. I’m not sure there is really a ‘best” recipe, however depending on what you add to the recipe I’ve tasted many variations of carrot cake.

More Easy Chicken Breast Recipes

Audrey Okaneko — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:01:37 +0000

We eat chicken several times per week, so we always experiment with new flavors and new recipes. If time is limited, I always suggest buying a bottle of either already made marinade or salad dressing and marinating the chicken while you’re at work. The flavor seeps into the chicken and when you get home from work, just bake for an hour and you’ll have a delicious flavored chicken.

Pancake Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner

Audrey Okaneko — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:00:33 +0000

When I was a child my mom used to make the best pancakes for dinner. She would make zucchini pancakes, carrot pancakes, potato pancakes and even chocolate pancakes. She would serve these pancakes as a side dish, usually with meat as our main course.

Using Potato Chips In Cooking

Audrey Okaneko — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:00:04 +0000

Many of think of potato chips as those crunchy chips we put on a plate alongside a sandwich. However potato chips can add a wonderful flavor to many recipes.

Several Kugel Recipes and the History of Kugel

Audrey Okaneko — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:57:31 +0000

The word kugel came from the German language. The word Kugel means “ball” as in round. When kugels were cooked, they puffed up into round casseroles. In the Yiddish language, the word kugel means square. Today, most kugels are made in square pans.

Simple Shrimp Appetizer Recipes

Audrey Okaneko — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:54:30 +0000

I have always loved shrimp. Shrimp can be served both hot and cold and both as an appetizer or as the main course.

Simple Shrimp Recipes You Can Use For Dinner

Audrey Okaneko — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:54:05 +0000

There are so many ways you can serve shrimp as a main course. You can serve it with rice or with pasta for a great meal. Here are a few recipes my family enjoys:

Cooking with Applesauce

Audrey Okaneko — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:53:28 +0000

When I think of applesauce I think of a childhood memory. My mom used to buy the applesauce with cinnamon in it. Until I was a teen, I thought all applesauce was dark in color and had a cinnamon flavor. I still smile when I see the small servings of cinnamon flavored applesauce in the market, knowing that other moms are also giving their kids this yummy treat.

Macaroni and Cheese Dressed Up

Audrey Okaneko — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:52:52 +0000

I’m not sure I’ve ever met a child who did not like macaroni and cheese. As a mom, it’s a quick and easy lunch or dinner for the kids, but not a personal favorite to serve adults.

Choosing Almond Butter

Audrey Okaneko — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:52:23 +0000

Almond butter is similar to peanut butter, but without the peanuts. This makes the spread less salty and also a wonderful alternative for those with peanut allergies. Several studies have been done with the results all finding that eating nuts is linked to lower risk of heart disease.

Creating Your Own Pizza

Audrey Okaneko — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:41:33 +0000

My kids have both always loved pizza. We discovered some great easy pizza recipes over the years. It can get very costly to keep ordering pizza from the local take out places. So, we began making our own pizzas and today, 20 years later, my kids still love the homemade pizza over the take out pizza.

Child Friendly Recipes

Audrey Okaneko — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:40:53 +0000

Kids like to help in the kitchen. Kids enjoy cooking. I think one of my favorite recipes for kids is Dump Cake. This is literally a cake where you dump everything into the baking dish and then bake.

Getting Kids To Eat Vegetables

Audrey Okaneko — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:40:26 +0000

Have you ever made peas and carrots for dinner and put them on your child’s plate? If you have, then you now know the many ways children will hide these green and orange pieces from their plates. They will lose them on the floor. They will feed them to the dog. They will hide them in their napkin. They will scoot them under another item on their plate. Kids will try just about anything to not eat the peas and carrots sitting in front of them.

Buying in Bulk

Rachel Paxton — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:18:51 +0000

Shoppers have enjoyed the convenience of buying in bulk for a number of years. My own bulk buying experiences have been hit and miss at best, but I recently discovered just how convenient buying in bulk can be.

Five Secrets to Making Better Cookies

Rachel Paxton — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:18:25 +0000

- Make sure your cookie sheets aren’t too thin. The heavier your cookie sheet, the less likely your cookies are to burn. If you can’t afford heavy-duty cookie sheets, you can cover your thin ones with layers of aluminum foil.

Converting Recipes to Lowfat

Rachel Paxton — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:16:57 +0000

The fat content in recipes can be reduced in a variety of ways:

Easy Cereal Snack Bars for Kids

Rachel Paxton — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:45:31 +0000

It’s hard to find easy after school snacks for kids. These
cereal bar recipes are easy to make and made from your children’s
favorite breakfast cereals.

Quick, Easy Dinners that Even Toddlers Will Eat

Rachel Paxton — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:44:59 +0000

It’s hard enough trying to figure out what to make for dinner
every night let alone trying to please picky toddlers. Make that
two picky toddlers! We have one that is a really good eater and
one that changes his mind about what he likes almost every day,
sometimes every meal. Through a little trial and error, however,
I have found several dinners that both toddlers and daddy will
eat without any complaints. Don’t be afraid to give your
toddlers new things to try…who knew my boys would love canned
salmon! Salmon patties are now one of their favorite meals.

Ground Turkey Recipes

Rachel Paxton — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:56:58 +0000

Our family has recently made the switch from ground beef to ground turkey. With ground beef more than $2 a pound, we had basically quit eating hamburger for quite some time. On a recent trip to the grocery store I noticed that ground turkey was HALF the price of ground beef, about $1 a pound. I decided to give it a try, and our family loved the ground turkey. Honestly, you can’t even tell the difference in taste, and it is very low fat. There is almost no fat to remove from your pan. Here are some recipes our family adapted to our tastes: