What do you do when you want to make recipes that call for condensed cream of mushroom soup, but you can’t use it because the store-bought variety contains onion and/or garlic? What do you do when you are craving something with a rich mushroom gravy or sauce? What if you need vegetable stock? Well, in… Continue reading Mmmmm… Mushroom Stock
Chances are you have seen a version of this recipe on Pinterest or somewhere in blog land. Well it is quite easy, and here is my own onion-and-garlic-free version…which we managed to spread out and use 3 different ways {this fed 2-3 of us each time…obviously you can increase the quantities for a larger crowd}.… Continue reading Spicy Slow Cooker Chicken, 3 Ways
This is actually a recipe I adapted from way back {I think from Rachel Ray’s 30 Minute Meals}…it’s really more of a concept than a recipe. Don’t worry. I’m going to give you an actual recipe. Though you will see I had ingredients left over, so I’m not sure exactly how many it would have… Continue reading 31 Days of Progress Day 27 :: Baked Chimichangas with Cilantro Lime Sour Cream
Okay, that’s actually a pretty bad reach…but when you see the ingredients of my new marinade I used for the chicken my husband grilled the other night it will make a little more sense. Sorry for the not so pretty picture. You can see he put a pretty good char on it. Not so good… Continue reading 31 Days of Progress Day 23 :: Simon & Garfunkel Chicken? Plus Recipe
Category: Cooking & Eating Goal: Cook at Home! Baby Step: Discover new spices & recipes - - - Let’s get real. I live smack-dab in the middle of America. When I get inventive and cook for my friends I observe a few things: funny faces made at unfamiliar ingredients and flavors, polite “no thank you”s,… Continue reading 31 Days of Progress Day 11 :: Spice Spice Baby
Category: Cooking & Eating Goal: Cook at home, even when I’m rushed or just pooped out! Baby Step: Pre-cook, pre-prep for Quick Meals when Needed This post was actually inspired by Jennifer at Balancing Beauty & Bedlam, who is also one of the original 8 31 Day Bloggers! When one has a difficult food allergy… Continue reading 31 Days of Progress Day 3 :: Bulk Cooking Ground Beef in the Crock Pot with Seasoning Recipe
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