My family and I should have been Italian. We LOVE pasta. One of our favorite meals is lasagna. I think I could swim in a sea of it. Anyway, I was watching Food Network this week and Big Daddy's House was on. I love that show! He was making his rendition of lasagna, BUT he was frying it in little bite size pieces. This got my attention! Let me introduce you to Fried Lasagna Bites. ...
Food
Easy, Fall-Off-the-Bone Oven Baked BBQ Ribs
These Easy, Fall off the bone oven baked bbq ribs will leave your pocketbook happy and your tummy full! Doesn't this picture just look fabulous? I used to be horrible at fixing ribs, but I kept trying until I finally got it! Robert's favorite food in the WHOLE world is ribs! They can be pretty expensive, but I buy mine at Aldi. I got two racks recently -- pretty big racks for that matter, ...
Cowboy Steak Sandwich
Just so you know, we are some meat eaters here in this house. My hubby loves steak and I try to find it on sale when I can. When I do, I make dishes like this Cowboy Steak Sandwich. This past month I really lucked out because Krogers, my butcher, and Food Lion all had steak marked WAY down, so I loaded up on steak. The other night I made a fabulous steak sandwich that was made with a slab of ...
Homemade Salsa
My daughter and I can break the bank when it comes to chips and salsa! At the beginning of the month, you can be sure we will eat it about 5 times a week(yes...we are that crazy for chips and salsa!). A while back, when we were studying about Mexico, we got the bright idea to begin making our own chips and salsa. Okay...as Sandra Lee says...it's "semi" homemade. ...
Gingerbread Men Without Molasses
If you are my friend on Facebook, you know I have been looking for a recipe to make gingerbread men without molasses, cause frankly, molasses are just NASTY! Anyway, this past week, I found a recipe that is just delicious! It uses butterscotch pudding instead. Here is our result: ...
Homemade Hamburger Buns
About a week ago, I was reading a blogpost over at Frugal Village on how to make your own homemade hamburger buns. At first I was like...yeah right...it's so much cheaper to just go buy a pack of hamburger buns, but in my effort to do away with prepackaged food, I decided to try it. Can I just say that this recipe rocks? I mean it totally ROCKS! My hubby wasn't for sure about these buns...that was ...
Homemade Potato Skins
I made homemade potato skins the other day (don't you just hate the overrated price that restaraunts charge for appetizers?) ...
Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk
I used condensed milk in many recipes and it can get very expensive if you use much of it. Here is a homemade version that tasted even better than the canned stuff! ...
Honey Wheat Bread
I have to say that I am quite proud of my loaf of honey wheat bread that I made today! It turned out so pretty and actually looked like bread! LOL ...
Breakfast Pizza
If you know my family, then you know how important breakfast is around here. Our newest breakfast creation that has become my favorite is Breakfast Pizza! Never heard of? Well, read on and you will see just how scrumptious this pizza is! ...
Homemade Buttermilk
For a while now, I have been learning about making things from scratch. So far, I have mastered cutting out purchasing biscuits, bread, desserts, chocolate syrup, caramel sauce, any salad dressing, pizzas, taco seasoning mix, fajita mix, and bagged chicken nuggets. I can now add to my growing number of homemade prepackaged items homemade buttermilk and sweetened condensed milk. ...
Homemade Bread Bowls
I was at the store the other day and liked to have had a cow (that's Kentucky slang for throwin a fit) when I saw the cost of a round loaf of bread to use for a bread bowl. Almost $5.00! What???? I was NOT going to pay that price for some bread! I knew I had to see if I could make homemade bread bowls. ...
Candy Snack Cake
Ya'll know how much I love Paula Deen's recipes. Yesterday, I was watching her on Food Network, and she made a Candy Snack Cake! Being the little baker that I am, I decided to make it myself, and look how it turned out! ...
Cream Cheese Sausage Rolls
My husband and I will be attending a banquet on Friday evening. My friend Rachel made these delicious Cream Cheese Sausage rolls for a homeschool meeting once and I was instantly hooked! Anytime you mix bread, cheese, and sausage together I am in heaven! ...
Twiced Baked Potato Slabs
I am not much of a football fan (don't hurt me guys--I am just not!) The only reason I go to these parties is for the food! I LOVE tailgating party foods, like my recipe below for Potato Slabs. ...
Butterfinger Cake
I have had many people email me asking for me to post my Butterfinger cake recipe. I hope you enjoy it as much as my family. In fact, my family loves it so much I have to make it several times a month! ...
Honey Chicken
Since I will be trying out the Once a Month Cooking thing starting next week, I have been trying out a few of the recipes and so far they have all been delicious. They are so good that there never seems to be any leftovers! This week I tried a new recipe that I thought I would share with you all. It is called Honey Chicken. ...
Southern Cream Cheese Noodles
My delicious Southern Cream Cheese Noodles are a hit anytime I make them. Did you know that cream cheese can make just about any dish taste delicious? One of my husband’s favorite noodle dishes is so simple and easy to make -- Cream Cheese Noodles. ...
How to Make Homemade Bread
Here is a picture of my homemade bread. It only took me four tries to finally get it right! I tried many recipes, but the one that took and actually worked for me was the one I found on the Hillbilly Housewife website. ...
How to Make Restaurant Style Home Fries
In my home we LOVE potatoes! I have learned how to make potato skins, mashed potatoes, roasted potatoes, Potatoes Au Gratin, tater wedgies, and more! Now, my new favorite is Home Fries. ...
Homemade Hot Chocolate
My daughter loves homemade hot chocolate. She takes her cup in the kitchen and experiments with different added flavors. ...
Pilgrim Hat Cookies
Yesterday was our first day of just letting loose for the holidays! Look at these adorable pilgrim hat cookies we made. The recipe for Pilgrim Hats came from the Disney Family Fun website. ...
Sugar Cookies with Homemade Icing
One of my kids favorite cookies is the all time easiest cookie to make...the Sugar Cookie. A while back, Kayla and I got in the kitchen to make a batch of Sugar Cookies with Homemade Icing for a project we were doing at church. Look at how adorable they turned out! ...
The Best Homemade Chocolate Shake Ever
I am all about making things more frugal. Last night when we were wanting some ice cream, I remembered a recipe that I had seen on the Hillbilly Housewife website for a Homemade Chocolate Shake called Magic Milkshakes. What caught my eye about this recipe was that it did not require the use of ice cream at all! ...
Spicy Oven Potato Wedges from Hillbilly Housewife
I don't know if I ever told you about this website or not, but I love The Hillbilly Housewife! Her recipes are awesome and they are easy, frugal, and taste OH so delicious! I recently made her Spicy Oven Potato Wedges. ...