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Recipes

Well, It Seemed Like a Brilliant Idea

February 6, 2010

You know I’m on a quest to be a better mommy and try some new things in the kitchen, right? The new cookbook I have been working out of is Family Feasts for $75 a Week: A Penny-wise Mom Shares Her Recipe for Cutting Hundreds from Your Monthly Food Bill. So far the couple recipes [...]

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Recipe: Chef’s Chocolate Salty Balls (Peanut Butter Bon Bon’s)

December 20, 2009

My very favorite treat to make at Christmas is Peanut Butter Bon Bon’s. It’s a recipe my mom got from an old friend when I was a child. So I have been enjoying this most of my life. It was always fun to go to my mom’s house for a day of Christmas candy making. [...]

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Are You Ready to Have a Tasty Holiday?

December 16, 2009

Sara Lee and Hillshire Farms have created a very cool holiday website full of tasty ideas.
www.tastyholidayideas.com
On this website you can find lots of holiday ideas to make your celebration perfect. There are recipes, games and even a contest where you can enter to win a $500.00 Walmart gift card!
I think this is my new [...]

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Holiday Appetizer Ideas

November 24, 2009

Do you love Lit’l Smokies? I kinda do. I think they are delish and provide a center piece to so many different recipes. They make great and easy appetizers for your holiday’s, too. I wanted to share some ideas in case you were still looking for something to entertain your guests or for taking to [...]

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My Favorite Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe

November 5, 2009

Several years ago (maybe 4) I was watching the Today Show (which I love) and they had a chef on there sharing Thanksgiving recipes. I was 30ish years old and up until then, I had NEVER cooked a turkey, Thanksgiving or otherwise. I never wanted to. My mom always did it and I didn’t need [...]

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I Need Some New Recipes

August 29, 2009

I’m looking for some new recipes. I love to try new things. I’m always buying new cookbooks and I LOVE the Taste of Home magazines. I also subscribe to the Betty Crocker newsletters and have gotten some yummy stuff there. I just love recipes! So I thought it would be fun to see what you [...]

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Buttered Hot Dogs

August 14, 2009

So I guess it’s not really a “recipe” per se, but more of a method of cooking.
Have you ever pan fried up your hot dogs in butter? It’s SO good and this usual, “can’t eat hot dogs cuz they gross me out” gal can’t get enough!
My friends came over last weekend to help build the [...]

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MckLinky Blog Hop – Southwestern Chicken & Pasta Skillet

July 21, 2009

Welcome to mommy23monkeys! Here is my new very favorite recipe. It’s too bad that I can’t take any credit for it. I got it from My Wooden Spoon and she got it from Sam’s Club and Kraft’s two week menu planning something or other. Either way you look at it, YUM! [...]

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Recipe ~ Easy Shepherds Pie

May 21, 2009

I made a shepherd’s pie the other night that turned out SO good. So I decided to share the recipe with you. It was really easy and fast, two words that I love!
I started out with Rachel Ray’s 30 Minute Shepherd’s Pie Recipe. But, as always, I had to modify it to match what ingredients [...]

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Make Your Own Laundry Soap

April 23, 2009

One of the things I do for the environment, and my budget, is make my own laundry soap. It’s really not hard. Here’s how you do it.
(Image borrowed from Soaps Gone Buy)
This is my favorite recipe that I got from Soaps Gone Buy.
Powdered Laundry Detergent

1 cup grated Fels Naptha Soap
1/2 cup washing soda
1/2 cup 20 [...]

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Thirsty Thursday ~ Italian Amaretto Margarita

April 16, 2009

Have you had the Olive Garden’s Italian Margarita? When I worked in banking, me and my girlfriends would frequent the Olive Garden for dinner and always drank these tasty drinks. They are unlike any other “regular” margarita. At the Olive Garden, they serve the Amaretto in a pretty shot glass on the side. I have [...]

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