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My aunt came into town and helped me rearrange my pantry. Once I knew what was in my pantry, it was easy to decide what to make for dinner. I had some Pasta Roni's Butter and Garlic noodles, sundried tomatoes, black olives, chickpeas, and canned chicken in the pantry. What could I make for dinner?… Continue reading Sundried Tomato Garlic Noodles – A pantry meal (Vegetarian)
There is no real recipe. On Saturday, I decided to make sloppy Joes. Instead of eating it without eating it with gluten free bread, baked potato, or by itself, I decided to make French fries. I topped the French fries with the Sloppy Joes and then added some shredded cheese. Yum! Saturday is a pretty… Continue reading Sloppy Joe French Fries (GF) – Blog Post #17
I didn't feel good on Wednesday night so I did not get this post up for the week. Headache and tiredness. Yuck! It was an early night for me. This week's prompt is what do I like about fall. The flavors of fall - cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves Pumpkin Spice Latte, Maple Pecan Lattes, and… Continue reading What I Like About Fall and “Soy Sauce” Pork Chops (GF, DF, Paleo, W30)- Blog Post #13
Welcome to Day 20 of 31 Days of Slow Cooking! I decided to Google a writing prompt for today because I was coming up blank on what I should write. I found a website called Massive Sway that had writing prompts for each day in October. So I'm using today's writing prompt. What do… Continue reading Cranberry Chicken (Day 20)
Welcome to Day 15 of 31 Days of Slow Cooking. We are at the halfway point of the 31 days of slow cooking. The Imaginative One is working towards his cooking merit badge. He's done the camping portion of the merit badge. Now it's time for him to create a menu and then cook it… Continue reading Honey and Apple Pork Roast (Day 15)
Welcome to Day 14 of 31 Days of Slow Cooking. Ham is one of those meals that I can make that all the family members will run, skip, or hop to the table when I make it for dinner. When the Imaginative One turned 13, we had this for his belated birthday dinner. The Coca… Continue reading Coca Cola Ham (Day 14)
My family loves fried chicken especially Kentucky Fried Chicken. It's not healthy to eat KFC though. So when I found this recipe back in February, I was super excited. It's a little bit healthier because you bake the chicken instead of frying it in oil. Prep is quick. There are very ingredients used in… Continue reading Oven “Fried” Chicken (Gluten Free Option)
Food Memories As long as I can remember, my father-in-law made roast. The next day, he would make hash from the left over roast, potatoes, onions, and carrots. I do the same thing with our leftover roast. However, there is some differences between my hash and his hash. Differences I don't like cooking potatoes, onions,… Continue reading Beef Hash
The other day I had to change our menu because we changed our plans for the week. I had gone through our pantry and noticed we had a lot of spaghetti noodles. So instead of barbecue chicken legs, I decided to have spaghetti. When I started cooking the dinner, the Wee One walked into the… Continue reading Meaty Spaghetti Sauce (Wee One’s Sauce)
This is one of the Imaginative One's favorite meals. Meatloaf Muffins Stars of the recipe: 1 lb. of ground beef ¼ c. rolled oats 1 egg ¼ c. diced onion or minced dried onion spices - salt, pepper Steps: Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Place ground beef in a mixing bowl. Add the remaining… Continue reading Meatloaf Muffins with Meatloaf Glaze
