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Becky <><
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Hash Recipe
Families have traditions. One of ours is making "Christmas Hash". We don't save it just for Christmas anymore. We also make a batch for family get-togethers and long car trips. It's our family's version of Chex Mix. Usually I buy 2 bags of pretzels and then double the recipe since you can get 2 batches from each box of cereal and a tall jar of peanuts. Also keep in mind you can make this cheaper using generic cereals. Enjoy!
4 cups Cheerios
4 cups Corn Chex
4 cups Rice Chex
2 cups dry roasted peanuts
1 bag pretzels sticks
1 stick butter/margarine
2 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 tsp garlic powder
1 Tbsp seasoned salt
Put butter, Worcestershire Sauce, garlic powder, and seasoned salt in a microwave safe bowl. Heat in microwave until the butter is melted. Stir then pour into the bottom of a very large pan (I use a roaster pan). Add the rest of the ingredients and stir well. Bake uncovered at 250 degrees for 2.5 hours - stir every 1/2 hour while it bakes, making sure you get all the way to the bottom of the pan when you stir.
4 cups Cheerios
4 cups Corn Chex
4 cups Rice Chex
2 cups dry roasted peanuts
1 bag pretzels sticks
1 stick butter/margarine
2 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 tsp garlic powder
1 Tbsp seasoned salt
Put butter, Worcestershire Sauce, garlic powder, and seasoned salt in a microwave safe bowl. Heat in microwave until the butter is melted. Stir then pour into the bottom of a very large pan (I use a roaster pan). Add the rest of the ingredients and stir well. Bake uncovered at 250 degrees for 2.5 hours - stir every 1/2 hour while it bakes, making sure you get all the way to the bottom of the pan when you stir.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Easy Cake Recipes
These are from Hungry Girl. She has a great email newsletter, a wonderful website, some books that are very helpful, plus word has it that there is an upcoming Hungry Girl TV show on the Cooking Channel.
Cake Mix + No-Sugar-Added Applesauce
PER SERVING (1 piece, 1/12th of cake): 179 calories, 3.25g fat, 299mg sodium, 36g carbs, 0.5g fiber, 21.5g sugars, 1.5g protein -- POINTS® value 4*
Ingredients:
One 18.25-oz. box moist-style cake mix
1 cup no-sugar-added applesauce
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine ingredients in a large bowl and add 1 cup water. Whisk thoroughly and transfer to a baking pan sprayed with nonstick spray; bake in the oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. (Refer to cake-mix box for pan size and approximate bake time.)
MAKES 12 SERVINGS
Best Flavor: Yellow cake mix. It goes perfectly with the fruity taste of the sauce.
The Texture: VERY moist and fluffy. A+!
The Taste: AMAZING!!!! Sweet and slightly apple-y. Two YUMS up...
Cake Mix + Diet Soda
PER SERVING (1 piece, 1/12th of cake): 171 calories, 3.25g fat, 301mg sodium, 34g carbs, <0.5g fiber, 19g sugars, 1.5g protein -- POINTS® value 4*
Ingredients:
One 18.25-oz. box moist-style cake mix
One 12-oz. can diet soda
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine ingredients in a large bowl. Whisk thoroughly and transfer to a baking pan sprayed with nonstick spray; bake in the oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. (Refer to cake-mix box for pan size and approximate bake time.)
MAKES 12 SERVINGS
Best Flavor Combo: Yellow cake mix + diet cream soda. Runners-up include lemon cake mix + diet lemon-lime soda and devil's food cake mix + diet cherry cola.
The Texture: Moist and light.
The Taste: Pretty darn impressive! However, if you're sensitive to the sweetener in diet soda, you may notice a slight aftertaste... especially if you use cola of any kind.
Cake Mix + Canned Pure Pumpkin
PER SERVING (1 piece, 1/12th of cake): 183 calories, 3.5g fat, 301mg sodium, 37g carbs, 1.25g fiber, 20.5g sugars, 2g protein -- POINTS® value 4*
Ingredients:
One 18.25-oz. box moist-style cake mix
One 15-oz. can pure pumpkin
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Combine ingredients in a large bowl. Mix thoroughly -- batter will be VERY thick -- and transfer to a baking pan sprayed with nonstick spray; bake in the oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. (Refer to cake-mix box for pan size and approximate bake time.)
MAKES 12 SERVINGS
Best Flavor: Devil's food cake mix is CLEARLY a classic choice. (Hello?! Yum Yum Brownie Muffins!) But spice cake mix... WOW. Yellow and white cake mixes, sadly, do not work as well.
The Texture: Thick and dense in the BEST possible way. Brownie-like, in the case of the devil's food; the spice cake reminded us of pumpkin bread!
The Taste: No one would ever guess this is guilt-free in any way. It's delicious!
Cake Mix + Fat-Free Liquid Egg Substitute
PER SERVING (1 piece, 1/12th of cake): 181 calories, 3.25g fat, 337mg sodium, 34.5g carbs, <0.5g fiber, 19.5g sugars, 3.5g protein -- POINTS® value 4*
Ingredients:
One 18.25-oz. box moist-style cake mix
1 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute (like Egg Beaters Original)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine ingredients in a large bowl and add 1 cup water. Whisk thoroughly and transfer to a baking pan sprayed with nonstick spray; bake in the oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. (Refer to cake-mix box for pan size and approximate bake time.)
MAKES 12 SERVINGS
Best Flavor: Egg sub is like the little black dress of cake companions; it goes well with everything.
The Texture: The first time we made this, we used only 1/4 cup of water; it was a little dry and dense, but it reminded us of pound cake, which isn't a bad thing. With a full cup of water, it came out light and fluffy. It had a more substantial, cake-like consistency than the applesauce and soda versions, but it wasn't quite as moist.
The Taste: Good! But it's not our favorite. That one's up next...
Cake Mix + Fat-Free Greek Yogurt
PER SERVING (1 piece, 1/12th of cake): 180 calories, 3.25g fat, 306mg sodium, 34.5g carbs, <0.5g fiber, 20g sugars, 3.5g protein -- POINTS® value 4*
Ingredients:
One 18.25-oz. box moist-style cake mix
1 cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt (like Fage Total 0%)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine ingredients in a large bowl and add 1 cup water. Whisk thoroughly and transfer to a baking pan sprayed with nonstick spray; bake in the oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. (Refer to cake-mix box for pan size and approximate bake time.)
MAKES 12 SERVINGS
Best Flavor: Devil's food cake mix. Hands down.
The Texture: The word "velvety" comes to mind... Super moist and decadent! Kind of like a brownie-cake hybrid.
The Taste: YUMMY! Everyone who tried this loved it. There wasn't any yogurt taste at all... just pure cake-tastic deliciousness!
Cake Mix + No-Sugar-Added Applesauce
PER SERVING (1 piece, 1/12th of cake): 179 calories, 3.25g fat, 299mg sodium, 36g carbs, 0.5g fiber, 21.5g sugars, 1.5g protein -- POINTS® value 4*
Ingredients:
One 18.25-oz. box moist-style cake mix
1 cup no-sugar-added applesauce
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine ingredients in a large bowl and add 1 cup water. Whisk thoroughly and transfer to a baking pan sprayed with nonstick spray; bake in the oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. (Refer to cake-mix box for pan size and approximate bake time.)
MAKES 12 SERVINGS
Best Flavor: Yellow cake mix. It goes perfectly with the fruity taste of the sauce.
The Texture: VERY moist and fluffy. A+!
The Taste: AMAZING!!!! Sweet and slightly apple-y. Two YUMS up...
Cake Mix + Diet Soda
PER SERVING (1 piece, 1/12th of cake): 171 calories, 3.25g fat, 301mg sodium, 34g carbs, <0.5g fiber, 19g sugars, 1.5g protein -- POINTS® value 4*
Ingredients:
One 18.25-oz. box moist-style cake mix
One 12-oz. can diet soda
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine ingredients in a large bowl. Whisk thoroughly and transfer to a baking pan sprayed with nonstick spray; bake in the oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. (Refer to cake-mix box for pan size and approximate bake time.)
MAKES 12 SERVINGS
Best Flavor Combo: Yellow cake mix + diet cream soda. Runners-up include lemon cake mix + diet lemon-lime soda and devil's food cake mix + diet cherry cola.
The Texture: Moist and light.
The Taste: Pretty darn impressive! However, if you're sensitive to the sweetener in diet soda, you may notice a slight aftertaste... especially if you use cola of any kind.
Cake Mix + Canned Pure Pumpkin
PER SERVING (1 piece, 1/12th of cake): 183 calories, 3.5g fat, 301mg sodium, 37g carbs, 1.25g fiber, 20.5g sugars, 2g protein -- POINTS® value 4*
Ingredients:
One 18.25-oz. box moist-style cake mix
One 15-oz. can pure pumpkin
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Combine ingredients in a large bowl. Mix thoroughly -- batter will be VERY thick -- and transfer to a baking pan sprayed with nonstick spray; bake in the oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. (Refer to cake-mix box for pan size and approximate bake time.)
MAKES 12 SERVINGS
Best Flavor: Devil's food cake mix is CLEARLY a classic choice. (Hello?! Yum Yum Brownie Muffins!) But spice cake mix... WOW. Yellow and white cake mixes, sadly, do not work as well.
The Texture: Thick and dense in the BEST possible way. Brownie-like, in the case of the devil's food; the spice cake reminded us of pumpkin bread!
The Taste: No one would ever guess this is guilt-free in any way. It's delicious!
Cake Mix + Fat-Free Liquid Egg Substitute
PER SERVING (1 piece, 1/12th of cake): 181 calories, 3.25g fat, 337mg sodium, 34.5g carbs, <0.5g fiber, 19.5g sugars, 3.5g protein -- POINTS® value 4*
Ingredients:
One 18.25-oz. box moist-style cake mix
1 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute (like Egg Beaters Original)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine ingredients in a large bowl and add 1 cup water. Whisk thoroughly and transfer to a baking pan sprayed with nonstick spray; bake in the oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. (Refer to cake-mix box for pan size and approximate bake time.)
MAKES 12 SERVINGS
Best Flavor: Egg sub is like the little black dress of cake companions; it goes well with everything.
The Texture: The first time we made this, we used only 1/4 cup of water; it was a little dry and dense, but it reminded us of pound cake, which isn't a bad thing. With a full cup of water, it came out light and fluffy. It had a more substantial, cake-like consistency than the applesauce and soda versions, but it wasn't quite as moist.
The Taste: Good! But it's not our favorite. That one's up next...
Cake Mix + Fat-Free Greek Yogurt
PER SERVING (1 piece, 1/12th of cake): 180 calories, 3.25g fat, 306mg sodium, 34.5g carbs, <0.5g fiber, 20g sugars, 3.5g protein -- POINTS® value 4*
Ingredients:
One 18.25-oz. box moist-style cake mix
1 cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt (like Fage Total 0%)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine ingredients in a large bowl and add 1 cup water. Whisk thoroughly and transfer to a baking pan sprayed with nonstick spray; bake in the oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. (Refer to cake-mix box for pan size and approximate bake time.)
MAKES 12 SERVINGS
Best Flavor: Devil's food cake mix. Hands down.
The Texture: The word "velvety" comes to mind... Super moist and decadent! Kind of like a brownie-cake hybrid.
The Taste: YUMMY! Everyone who tried this loved it. There wasn't any yogurt taste at all... just pure cake-tastic deliciousness!
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Menu Plan for This Week (3/29/10 - 4/4/10)
Monday: Spinach Chicken Pasta
Tuesday: Calzones (choice of pepperoni, spinach, mushroom, etc filling)
Wednesday: Sausage & Vegetables over Rice
Thursday: Meatloaf
Friday: Chili, Chips, and Cheese
Saturday: leftovers
Sunday: Easter (getting together with my family; not sure what I am bringing to share)
Have a great week! You can also check out lots more menus at orgjunkies Menu Plan Monday!
1 Peter 1:3
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
Becky <><
Tuesday: Calzones (choice of pepperoni, spinach, mushroom, etc filling)
Wednesday: Sausage & Vegetables over Rice
Thursday: Meatloaf
Friday: Chili, Chips, and Cheese
Saturday: leftovers
Sunday: Easter (getting together with my family; not sure what I am bringing to share)
Have a great week! You can also check out lots more menus at orgjunkies Menu Plan Monday!
1 Peter 1:3
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
Becky <><
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Bread Dip Recipe
This recipe is a tradition in my family. When someone makes it, we can't seem to get enough of it. Beware: this stuff has been known to wake people up in the middle of the night just to eat more of it...It can be made with low-fat or non-fat mayo and sour cream, if you prefer. Traditionally we eat this with tiny pieces of rye bread and pumernickel bread but it makes a great topping for baked potatoes and a wonderful veggie dip, too. The recipe makes a large batch - great for parties. Enjoy!
1 32 ounce jar of mayo
2 pints of sour cream
1 2 ounce package sliced beef (it is found by the bologna, Buddig is one of the brands), cut into tiny pieces
2 Tbsp dried parsley flakes
2 Tbsp onion, finely chopped
Mix everything together and chill at least an hour before serving.
1 32 ounce jar of mayo
2 pints of sour cream
1 2 ounce package sliced beef (it is found by the bologna, Buddig is one of the brands), cut into tiny pieces
2 Tbsp dried parsley flakes
2 Tbsp onion, finely chopped
Mix everything together and chill at least an hour before serving.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Life is finally getting back to "normal"
I am seeing light at the end of the tunnel. My husband has gone back to work. The kids and I are getting back to our busy homeschool/baby-chasing schedule. As far as cooking, I am really wanting to focus on getting back to a budget. Before my husband fell, I was trying to go shopping for a month at a time at Aldi's and then supplementing by shopping at the local grocery store for milk, bread, produce, and items they don't sell at Aldi's. On Friday, Feb 19th, I went to Aldi's and spent about $270. My goal is to supplement with no more than $60 per week the rest of the month. So far, I have done fine with keeping within the budget. A few factors to keep in mind are that I need to focus on eating healthier foods and also I had lap-band surgery about 8 months ago. Because of my lap-band I need to eat more protein and healthy carbs. I need to try and cook healthier for my whole family (but frugally, too). I have also been contemplating trying my hand at once-a-month-cooking. I may shop for that the next time I go to Aldi's.
God bless!
Becky <><
God bless!
Becky <><
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Update...
I know I haven't posted in a while but things went from really busy to a whole new level of busy! On Jan 2 my husband fell down a flight of stairs and broke 2 vertebrae in his neck, C6 and C7. By the grace of God he is still alive and did not damage his spinal cord. He did a lot of damage to the ligaments in that area though. He is now recuperating at home with a neck brace on. He is improving each day although he has had some problems with swallowing (a temporary side effect of the surgery) and his blood pressure (related to the injury). Needless to say that between juggling taking care of him, homeschooling, taking care of our 3 kids, working on the weekends, etc, etc, etc, my life has been spinning pretty much out of control! I am looking forward to getting life back in order...FlyLady is calling my name!
I've got to go for now, the baby just woke up from her nap - time to get busy again!
God bless you and your family!
Becky <><
I've got to go for now, the baby just woke up from her nap - time to get busy again!
God bless you and your family!
Becky <><
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