Strawberry Rocky Road
Strawberry Rocky Road is one of my favorite desserts as a kid...ok, I still really like it! I remember my mom making angel food cake from scratch so many times. Baking it in the oven and then flipping it over on top of an empty glass soda bottle that was kept under the kitchen sink for this purpose only-according to my recollection. When it was cooled for some reason mom always carefully broke off the more browned crunchy parts and passed those out to eat before dessert time. Those crunchy ...
Honey Mustard Chicken Wrap
Honey Mustard Chicken Wrap is a fast and easy recipe when you are using leftover Honey Mustard Grilled Chicken. This is great for lunch, dinner or on the go! It is packed with a variety of vegetables to give texture to each bite. Use the extra marinade to drizzle on top before wrapping.
Honey Mustard Chicken Wrap
When I make Honey Mustard Grilled Chicken I like to add an extra piece or two of chicken above what I think we will need for the meal. The leftovers are sliced or shredded to use ...
Honey Mustard Grilled Chicken
Honey Mustard Grilled Chicken has been a great recipe for my Little Chefs to help make. This is a perfect BBQ recipe for your family or for entertaining. We always get recipe requests from this one!
The ingredients are simple and probably already in your pantry and refrigerator. All you do is blend everything together then throw it in a zip top bag with your raw chicken. Let it marinade overnight and it is ready to grill. I like to reserve some of the sauce the night before in a small ...
Tater Tot Casserole
When you are feeding a lot of kids this Tater Tot Casserole is the perfect easy recipe. Kids love tater tots. If they haven't had them before just say they resemble french fries and they will love them. Keep a bag of tater tots in your freezer and you will be able to make this any time because chances are you have the rest of the ingredients already in your pantry or refrigerator because they are common ingredients.
This is a mild tasting casserole. My kids loved it, especially when ...
Mint Oreo Milkshake
This Mint Oreo Milkshake is a perfect no bake dessert. It is so easy the kids can make it themselves - only 3 ingredients!
Milkshakes remind me of summer! Our weather here can't decide if it is winter or spring. In fact, we had snow this past weekend! Just a little but I saw it coming down! Regardless of the weather we decided after soccer and volleyball games that we were going to make a classic milkshake. Mint chocolate chip with oreo. My kids have never experienced these delicious ...
Strawberry Lemonade Muffins
I love strawberry season! Do you love it as much as I do? I can find one pound of strawberries for 1.25! This is the time to make Strawberry Lemonade Muffins or Balsamic Strawberry Napoleons, Strawberry Rocky Road, Chocolate Filled Strawberries, Cream Filled Strawberries, Strawberry Rosemary Scones or many other delicious strawberry recipes. Now is also a great time to freeze strawberries for a refreshing Strawberry Lemonade Smoothie.
This delicious strawberry lemonade muffin recipe is ...
Eggplant Tomato Stack
Today's Eggplant Tomato Stack recipe is fun to make at harvest time if you have a garden. If not, this is great whenever your find the ingredients in the store. We are still working on our gardening skills. We get a lot of green tomatoes but they have a hard time turning to red. This recipe can be used with the traditional beef steak or roma tomatoes but heirloom tomatoes work well and even cherry tomatoes can be used.
The eggplant and the tomatoes are cut into 1/2 inch thick slices. As you ...
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Bars
Chocolate and peanut butter is a combination LOVED in my house. These Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Bars are no different. I love bar recipes more then cookies because there is only one baking time. I do not need to babysit the oven after all the mixing is done. In this recipe the base layer and the top layer is the same filled with quick oats and a few other ingredients. Sandwiched in between is sweetened condensed milk, peanut butter, vanilla chips, chocolate chips and sliced almonds. ...
Cherry Pineapple Punch
Cherry Pineapple Punch is a great party punch for all ages! This easy recipe has a couple of unexpected but well known ingredients. First you start with boiling water. Dissolve some sugar and amazingly a box of cherry jello. Put this mixture into the fridge to cool. Just before the party starts add juice, soda and almond extract. I wasn't sure of the extract so I tasted it before and after. I can't believe the difference it makes. Try it yourself and tell me which way you prefer.
While ...
Easy Chicken Burritos
Easy Chicken Burritos has become a favorite go to recipe. Sports season has begun and we are running after school every night to at least 2 activities. Dinner has to be easy and fast! This is a super easy burrito recipe because it uses a frozen blend of corn and black beans as well as shredded rotisserie chicken. If you are teaching your kids to cook this is a great recipe to let them try. My easy chicken burrito recipe is a dump recipe. Everything is dumped into a skillet at different interv...
Roasted Mixed Vegetables with Basil
I made these Roasted Mixed Vegetables with Basil last night and they were a HUGE hit! I was shopping at a store where I get fruits and vegetables when I saw baby eggplant 5/$1. I had never seen eggplant in baby form and I thought it was a good deal so I bought some. A lady there who was also buying the baby eggplant said she loved it roasted.
My family loved the Sun Roasted Broccoli, Roasted Asparagus with Parmesan, Roasted Balsamic Vegetables, Roasted Brussels Sprouts also here on Five ...
April Fool’s Day Food
April Fools Day is so much fun! My kids LOVE to plan pranks FAR in advance. They expect jokes to be played on them as well. I love using food to have some fun on April 1st. I have gathered a collection of April Fool's Day Food pranks you can enjoy at the expense of your family.
Ice cream cones with vanilla ice cream from My Recipes - These cones are actually stuffed with mashed potatoes with scallions. You might want to finely dice the scallions so they don't give it away.
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