This Alfredo sauce recipe uses crushed red pepper flakes to give it a kick. It is a favorite at our house. Spunky Alfredo 4 TBS margarine 4 TBS flour Place margarine in a sauce pan and melt over medium heat. Add flour to make a paste. Then add: 3 cups milk ½ TBS crushed red […]
Pioneer Pancakes
I love these pancakes, they make me feel healthy. 🙂 You grind the wheat right in your blender! Without further ado here is the recipe: Pioneer Pancakes Place in blender on high speed for 4 minutes: 1 cup milk ¾ cup whole wheat berries Then add the ingredients below and mix on low: ¼ cup […]
Pretzel Dips
This is a rendition of our favorite pretzel recipe. We generally put coarse salt as the seasoning on top, but don’t be afraid to try garlic salt or cinnamon sugar. The recipe makes 48 four inch stick pretzels. 1 1/3 cup warm water 2 ¼ tsp yeast 1 TBS sugar ½ tsp salt 3 to […]
Eggs in Ham Cups
Eggs in Ham Cups is an easy breakfast for busy moms to make. They are a good source of protein and of multiple vitamins, and more importantly, the men in my house really like them! All you need is sliced ham, eggs, cheddar cheese, salt, and pepper. Make as many or as little as you like. […]
Chicken Dinner Starters
Chicken dinner starters came to me because of the nagging, recurring thought of, “Yikes, it is 5:00 and I don’t know what to make for dinner!” Dinner starters is a method of meal preparation. You prepare and freeze the beginning step of multiple meals. These are great for busy families and also wonderful for college […]
Creamy Pasta Sauce
This sauce is made from scratch in the amount of time it takes to cook the pasta! It doesn’t come from a jar or a box, and it uses simple ingredients most homes have on hand. Inexpensive and Fast! Creamy Pasta Sauce 2 TBS margarine or butter 2 TBS flour Melt butter in a small […]
GP’s Peanut Butter Cookies
This recipe is from the kitchen of my beloved grandma! I can’t think of her without smiling. These cookies are a favorite at our house! GP’s Peanut Butter Cookies 1 cup shortening 1 cup white sugar 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup peanut butter 2 eggs ¼ cup milk 3 ½ cup flour 2 tsp […]
Breakfast for a President
I found a neat, older book called George Washington’s Breakfast by Jean Fritz. The whole book is about a little boy who is trying to find out what George Washington ate for breakfast. He goes to great lengths to figure it out. The book was fun to read with my little daughter and her reading […]
Apple Preservation and Recipe
Are you wondering what else you can make with apples? Especially the ones past their prime? Try this method of preserving and a fun recipe. I like to peel, core, and grate apples. I use them in a recipe or I freeze them in two cup increments to use later in the winter. I use […]
Andrea’s Pumpkin Muffins
I contacted a dear friend and asked her permission to share this recipe with you! We love these muffins. I can’t tell you how many times I have baked them over the years! Half of the oil is replaced with applesauce…so I pretend they are healthy. Andrea’s Pumpkin Muffins ¾ cup canola oil ¾ cup […]