Bringing "back in the day" back to today
Too many people think that Jell-O “no bake” is an acceptable method of making cheesecake. It is NOT for two reasons: It is not from scratch. It is not good! Stop being intimidated by cheesecake people! This is one of the easiest desserts on the planet. If you can follow directions, you can make this …
As a working mom, I have always wanted the slow cooker to be my secret weapon. Unfortunately, for years I had trouble finding recipes that didn’t leave me constantly reaching for a salty can of cream of (fill-in-the-blank here) soup. Well now that we don’t eat that junk, soup mixes and cream of crap aren’t options anymore. …
Once upon a time, I was a newlywed, a new mom, and a terrible cook. For me, cooking consisted of one of the following options: Breading and frying something Throwing meat into Italian dressing and then pan frying it later Assembling some sort of boxed meal While on maternity leave with my oldest daughter, I …
Prior to the discovery of this recipe, Jell-O cook and serve was “from scratch” pudding in my book. So what’s a girl to do with an unopened gallon of milk that was hiding in the back of the refrigerator and is about to expire? Instinct sent me to the pantry in serve of that familiar …
Weeknights are pretty chaotic around here. Putting dinner on the table while wrangling a hungry toddler so that we can get our fifth grader off to the evening activity is a challenge. Being this busy can make eating a healthy, home cooked meal difficult but it’s not impossible. All it takes is some planning and …
Homemade White Bread from Scratch For months, my daughter has refused to take a sandwich to school. Little did I know, that she’s been trading whatever I sent in, for a ham and cheese sandwich on white bread. Apparently she doesn’t care for whole grain wheat bread. From my experience, white bread is one of the most …
Now let’s get this straight. I do NOT like coffee. I like flavored creamers, in copious amounts. These things are full of calories and chemicals. Reluctantly, I put making my own coffee creamer on my from scratch “to do” list a while ago. Leaving an entire bottle of my cherished Hershey’s Chocolate Caramel out on the …