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  • Pork (or Chicken) Stir Fry

    My husband loves Chinese food and had been craving some when I had planned to make stir fry. So he was excited when I told him that it was for dinner. Since I don’t have much time to cook dinner before I have it on the table, I cut the pieces smaller, especially the broccoli.…

  • What’s for dinner – Jan. 14

    Another week has come and gone, and it’s time to plan for the next week’s dinner. Breakfasts this week: waffles with strawberries and blueberries, cheese stickapple jack smoothie, cheese sticksausage apple quiche cups, fruitPower up smoothie, cheese stickoatmeal with fruit and chia seeds Lunches this week: Every day I’ll have a Chobani Greek yogurt, crackers or…

  • Buttermilk Doughnuts

    Who doesn’t like a good doughnut?  As part of my resolution to keep making healthy choices, doughnuts don’t fall into that category.  However, I healthified (my new catchphrase – I guess) them a little bit, and Snow from Finding Joy in my Kitchen is excellent at providing food that is healthy and fulfilling. The Imaginative One…

  • What’s for dinner? January 7

    As I’ve said before, as soon as I walk in the door, the boys repeatedly ask me those three words.  I sometimes give them silly answers, and sometimes I will tell them exactly what we are having.  They will then ask me, “What’s for dinner?” I sometimes think I need to have a tape recording…

  • Wilted Spinach

    My hubby does not like raw spinach or lettuce. He calls them rabbit food. I’ve gradually started having him actually like eating cooked spinach. This recipe is one of the ways. It’s a simple side dish and is quite tasty. Wilted Spinach Stars of the recipe: Steps: Printable Recipe

  • Biscoff Mug Cake

    When I participated in Elf 4 Health, one challenge was making a mug cake. Some of the participants gave recipes or websites with mug cake recipes. I was intrigued when I saw this recipe s,o I decided to try it. Delicious! Oh, I made some adaptations to make it a little bit healthier. I will…

  • Healthier Mac and Cheese

    What is it about comfort food that warms your soul? The day after Christmas brought us lots of snow. We were under a winter storm warning, but the counties around us were under a blizzard warning. The day after the storm, I decided to go grocery shopping. I still have to walk around snow piles…

  • Top Clicks of 2012

    According to my stats counter, these are the top 10 recipes that were clicked on. Taco Crescent Bake was #1 – It was published in February 2011. Sloppy Joe Pizza was #2 – It was also published in February of 2011. Watermelon Cookies was #3.  These continue to be my kid’s and students’ favorite cookies.…

  • 2012 in review

    The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 7,400 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 12 years to get…

  • Reader’s Favorites

    I went to my stats summary page to find the recipes that get the most clicks.  This is the top post of 2012.Baked Spaghetti Here’s the 2nd to 5th top posts of 2012: Charleston Cheese Dip Green beans, potatoes, and ham Bacon Cheeseburger Soup Peanut Butter Blossoms Redone