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We are stuck in a cold snap and I am sick of it. I’m so over roasted meats, soups and stews. This week you won’t find any of that. We’re in need of some ideas for our upcoming menus. Tell us what you want to see on Only From Scratch!
I am a big fan of meals that make large amounts that can be used for left over night. Stuffed shells always goes over well in our household and isn’t too difficult to prepare. Ricotta cheese isn’t my favorite so it’s taken me awhile to find a cheese ratio that works well.
This little bundle of joy is the secret to awesome soup. Fresh thyme, parsley and bay leaves wrapped in cheesecloth simmer quietly in chicken broth to flavor your soup with the perfect seasoning blend. Add cream, dry sherry and wild rice and you have a chicken soup that is so good that you’ll wish illness …
This is comfort food at it’s finest. For us this was a new recipe that I followed exactly and after the family devoured it was agreed that the original recipe is perfection. This was an easy meal for a Sunday and paired very well with mashed potatoes and corn. If you have about an hour …
I had a craving for peanut butter cookies today. I started looking around to see if I could find anything interesting as far as recipes go. I saw lots of interesting things, cookies filled with 41 different types of chocolate or gluten free and super healthy, but that was not what I was looking for. …
Better late than never…here is this week’s meal plan. Help me readers! I’m in need of suggestions/ideas for upcoming dinners!
When it comes to making pizza at home, you have quite a few options. There are frozen dough balls and precooked shells, those fresh-ish ones sold in the deli aisle, powdered mixes, “fresh” dough balls in the refrigerator section and even some pizza shops will sell you their dough. Buy, why go through all of …
The name garbage bread probably doesn’t invoke a lot of great culinary emotions, but don’t let the name hold you back, this is a great recipe. It’s a great recipe for a party or for the big game. It takes only a few ingredients and anyone can make it. It is a real crowd pleaser. …
These strawberry lemon breakfast muffins were not my favorite, but since my 3 year old ate three of them so far today I thought that I’d ask her what to write about them. Me: “Tell me about your muffin.” K: “You take pictures of them.” Me: “How do they taste?” K: “Good. They my favorite …
There is nothing better than a nice cup of hot cocoa after spending some time playing outside in a cold winter day. Because of this we have always kept the powdered mix on hand for the kids. With the Only From Scratch we have going on, the mix seems to be a big no-no. After …
