Pasta With Meat Recipe

January 29, 2009
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Pasta With Meat Recipe

This recipe is Russian, and the Russian name of it is “Macaroni Po-Flotski” which translates as “Pasta A-La-Sailor”.  It is made with the items that are always around (pasta, ground meat and onion), so it’s one of those great “emergency meals” :) Ingredients: Pasta (tubular shapes work best) – 1 lb Ground beef or...

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Tuna Salad Sandwich Recipe

January 21, 2009
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Tuna Salad Sandwich Recipe

Ingredients: 1 small can of tuna, drained 1 hard-boiled egg 1/4 cup mayo Salt and pepper to taste 4 slices of bread Lettuce leaves Directions: 1. Make a tuna salad Mash the hard-boiled egg with a fork.  Add the tuna and mix with egg.  Add the mayo and stir to combine.  Add salt and pepper...

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Scrambled Eggs With Cheese Recipe

January 15, 2009
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Scrambled Eggs With Cheese Recipe

Here’s how to make moist and tender scrambled eggs: Drizzle the non-stick frying pan with oil and turn on the heat to medium-high Crack the eggs onto a frying pan and sprinkle with a handful of shredded cheese Reduce heat to medium Stir the eggs with a spatula, and keep stirring until almost set...

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Iced Coffee Latte Recipe

January 12, 2009
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a pitcher of iced coffee

Forget about those overpriced cans of coffee latte!  You can make your own iced coffee at home for a fraction of the cost of canned ones.  Plus a homemade iced coffee has much better taste!  Just imagine how long the coffee in those cans has been sitting out there… yuck!  Your own iced coffee...

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Blueberry Muffins Recipe

January 6, 2009
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Blueberry Muffins Recipe

Ingredients for blueberry muffins recipe: 2 eggs 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 tsp vanilla 2 cups flour 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 2 tsp baking powder 1 cup plain lowfat yogurt 1 package (12 oz) frozen blueberries (or you can use fresh) Directions on how to make blueberry muffins:...

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Homemade Granola Breakfast Bars Recipe

December 2, 2008
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Homemade Granola Breakfast Bars Recipe

Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups rolled oats (not instant) 1 cup sunflower seeds 1 cup chopped nuts 2 cups dried cranberries or raisins 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk Directions: Preheat oven to 250F. Line a 9×11 baking dish with parchment paper. In a large bowl, mix rolled oats, sunflower seeds, nuts and dried cranberries. ...

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Spinach Salad With Orange And Avocado

November 30, 2008
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Spinach Salad With Orange And Avocado

Ingredients: Baby Spinach Leaves Orange Segments (from a can) Avocado, sliced Olive Oil Lemon Juice or Vinegar Directions: Make the dressing by mixing oil and lemon juice (2:1 ratio). Put the orange segments and avocado pieces on a bed of spinach.  Pour the dressing over it and toss to combine.

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Making Pizza With Kids

November 28, 2008
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My 4-year-old daughter loves to help me make pizza!  She can actually do 90% of the job herself :) Here are her pizza-making duties: 1) Brush the pizza crust with olive oil – I pour the oil, she uses the pastry brush to spread it and make the pizza shiny :) 2) Put the...

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Homemade Cheese Pizza Recipe

November 21, 2008
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Homemade Cheese Pizza Recipe

Ingredients: Pizza crust (homemade or store-bought) Olive oil Canned crushed tomatoes Dried oregano or basil Shredded mozzarella cheese Directions: Preheat oven to 450F. Put the pizza crust on a perforated pizza pan or a cookie sheet. Brush the pizza crust with olive oil. Spread the crushed tomatoes on the pizza crust. Lightly sprinkle with...

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How To Open Stuck Jar Lids

November 20, 2008
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How To Open Stuck Jar Lids

I hate those tough lids that get stuck!  It makes me mad just thinking about them!  Nothing like having to stop making a recipe just because the stupid jar won’t open… There were so many times when I couldn’t get one open, so I had to wait for my husband to get home, so...

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Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe For Bread Machine

November 19, 2008
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Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe For Bread Machine

Homemade pizza dough sounds like a lot of effort, but in reality it is very easy to make your own homemade pizza dough.  Here’s the trick: use a bread machine to make the pizza dough! Here’s a lazy way to make homemade pizza dough from scratch - just dump the ingredients in the bread machine,...

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How To Package Cookies For A Bake Sale

September 16, 2008
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How To Package Cookies For A Bake Sale

Here’s a picture of 11 dozen chocolate chip cookies that I recently baked and packaged for a bake sale :)  That’s a total of 132 chocolate chip cookies! Arrange 1 dozen cookies on a paper plate and wrap with a plastic wrap.  Print some labels that list the name of the cookies, the quantity and...

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