Flour tortillas — toasted slightly in oven Homemade oven-fried potatoes Homemade refried beans — dried pinto beans cooked overnight in the crockpot…then reheated w/ butter on stove Homemade Guacamole — avocados, canned minced garlic, salt, pepper, lemon pepper, diced tomato Sour cream Hot sauce Hungry Belly — most essential ingredient! :) Like it? Share it!
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New Blog Discovery: Chick Pea Tuna Salad with Kale Greens
I’m always excited when I discover a new food blog. Knowing other people love food as much as I do makes me feel a little less crazy. ;) Plus, I get inspired by others’ ideas for recipes that I maybe never have thought of. Like this recipe, for example. :) I found it through a series […]
Homemade Bean Burrito (Microwave-Style)
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Dear College Student: Microwave Recipes for You!
Dear College Student, I know being a student can keep you busy. And making yourself food is an impossible task because you have no stamina or ideas. Driving thru a fast food joint just seems easier. What if I told you that eating healthy at home is not only as inexpensive as driving up to […]
“Baked” Potato or “Baked” Sweet Potato (Microwave-Style)
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Microwave-Steamed Veggies
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Peanut Butter Granola Bites. Easy Breakfast, Snack or Dessert!
Great as a grab and go breakfast, an afternoon snack, or a healthy dessert! I will warn you though: they’re super addicting! Like it? Share it!
Happy Valentine’s Day! “I Love You” Scones. A HEARTy Breakfast!
Whether you celebrated with a significant other, a best friend, or your family, I hope that everyone had a lovely Valentines Day! Cobalt and I didn’t do anything special this year like we have the past two years while we were dating and engaged (respectively). We really prefer not to brave the crowds when we don’t […]
Homemade Pizza Pockets: Simple, Fun, Tasty and Kid Friendly!
This afternoon I was at the grocery store buying a few things and almost bought a pizza. When telling my husband this, he says enthusiastically, “Can you go back and get one?!!” I said with a smile that I’d see what ingredients we have and try to make one. When he suggested calzones, I wholeheartedly agreed. :) […]
Pasta craving…but no Alfredo sauce…canned soup to the rescue!
What do you do when you don’t have all the ingredients for something? Make up a recipe!!! I really wanted Alfredo pasta for dinner but didn’t have any sauce or ingredients to make the sauce. So I improvised. Thanks, Progresso! Like it? Share it!