Finding Grace-Filled Confidence in the Chaos
Wondering how to make taco soup in a crock pot? It’s really easy and makes for a great hands-off meal for busy days! Crock-Pot Taco Soup is one of our very favorite recipes and it’s so simple, even my three-year-old daughter can assemble it in the crock-pot. ;) It’s quick and easy and even my […] Read more…
Recently I got to thinking about all the artificial “stuff” that’s in my favorite packaged hot cocoa mix {hydrogenated oils, corn syrup and whatnot} and figured there’s a better way to enjoy this cozy treat. Enter my take on this simple recipe with only three ingredients. I’m sold! Homemade Hot Cocoa {or Hot Chocolate} […] Read more…
I found a little jar of pumpkin pie spice in Target the other day. It was pretty tiny and expensive and I figured, “Hey, I can probably make this myself with stuff I already have in my cupboard!” And so I did. And so can you! :) DIY Pumpkin Pie Spice 1/4 cup ground cinnamon […] Read more…
We love homemade pizza and often use our whole wheat pizza dough recipe when we make it together on Friday nights. This Homemade Pizza Crust with Flax is prepared in the bread machine! It has a light texture and crisps up nicely (especially when baked on my Pampered Chef stone). It’s a bit thinner crust than the […] Read more…
One of the ways I attempt to save time when preparing meals is to make homemade dry mixes ahead of time. That way, all I have to do is add the liquid ingredients to the already prepared dry ingredients for a quick bread, side or dessert. Kirk, my husband, loves chili and cornbread, so I decided to make up a corn muffin […] Read more…
Who doesn’t love caramel corn? This is a recipe from my childhood days that my mother and I made often. Let me tell you, it’s really hard not to eat the whole batch in one sitting. Homemade Microwave Caramel Corn 1 cup brown sugar 1 stick butter 1/4 cup white corn syrup 1/2 tsp. salt […] Read more…
For years I had a little air popper for making popcorn. Eventually it died so I moved on to making popcorn on the stove. It’s really, really tasty but not really good for you due to the copious amount of oil used in the recipe :) I decided to experiment with making homemade microwave popcorn. […] Read more…
I was drooling over the Schwan’s catalog one afternoon when I came across a recipe for ham and cheese calzones. It called for the Schwan frozen calzone dough but I figured I could just make my own in the bread machine. Here’s my version of this delicious dish. Hot Ham and Cheese Calzone You’ll Need: […] Read more…
I’ve got to admit, I love flax. It has great nutritional benefits and really does taste good! We like to add it to smoothies, our cereal and baked goods. One of my favorite ways to get flax into my diet is by making calzone dough in my bread machine. I thought I’d share the recipe […] Read more…
Make the most of your ripe pears by baking this delicious Autumn Pear Bread Recipe! Ever wondered what to do with ripe pears (besides make them into baby food?) You can make some Autumn Pear Bread! My aunt Brenda gave me this wonderful recipe and in my usual style I changed some ingredients to try […] Read more…
What can you do with a can of Pepsi and a bottle of ketchup? Make supper of course! (Wait, that wasn’t the answer you were looking for? :) ) I first had Crock Pot Cola Chicken at a monthly recipe club I attend with some lovely ladies. The theme that month was five ingredients or less […] Read more…
Will and Leah love being in the kitchen and helping out Mom. Usually this equates to fighting with each other for “the tall stool”, complaining because they didn’t get the first turn or sticking their hands in the peanut butter jar for a taste. But I know it’s fun for them to help out and […] Read more…
Here’s a fun little snack idea I found in a Parents magazine some years ago. Instead of making PB and J with bread, try using apples instead! This snack was a lovely addition to our preschool apple unit. Don’t you just love the little star pattern when you slice the apple this way? It’s pretty […] Read more…
I love Pasta Carbonara. To be honest, I pretty much like anything made with pasta. So I decided to recreate this lovely restaurant dish at home. After losing my Women’s Day magazine recipe somewhere in the pile on my counter I looked online for another option. When I stumbled up this recipe from The Pioneer […] Read more…
Super long title, I know. But I really do have the best creamed corn recipe. I can’t take credit for it though, it’s from a wonderful lady in our church! We went to her farm and picked boxes and boxes of sweet corn, some to eat right off the cob and some to make into […] Read more…