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Leftovers On Purpose -LOP- is about how I make meals ahead and store in my freezer :). It includes ideas for feeding daycare toddlers, as well as what I do to keep Weight Watcher's Point-friendly items available for myself. The same ideas would work for feeding a busy family.
I haven't made this dish in years, but it just sounded so good! And it was!!! I put four boneless, skinless chicken breasts into a crockpot and cooked until done. I made a Rice Cooker (6 cups) pot of rice. I shredded the chicke (read full article)
As I mentioned before, I found a few "new to me" recipes in a book called Six Ingredients or Less: Slow Cooker. This is one I had never even thought of, yet so simple and delicious. Easy Ravioli Lasagna 1 1/2 pound lean ground be (read full article)
Thrift store shopping--One of my favorite hobbies! I came across a book: Six Ingredients or Less: Slow Cooker. For $1 I thought it might give me some more simple ideas. It turned out to be a very good dollar spent. Here' (read full article)
I thought for sure I had photos of my Garlic Wheat Bread, but can't find any? Here's the only one I could come up with from an earlier post: I made the Garlic Wheat Bread in the bread machine. I strayed from a recipe in a bread machine c (read full article)
It has been a busy weekend for me. My freezer was bare and it was time to fill it. Breakfast Strada--recipe to come Cole Slaw Salad Ready-To-Go Grapes Italian Beef Sausage with Wild Rice--recipe to come Applesauce Chicken & Brats Cran (read full article)
Five Cup SaladOriental SaladGarlic Wheat Bread (recipe later this week)Make Ahead GrapesCheesy Garlic Bread (instructions below)Tillie & Carlos Stir Fry To make the Cheesy Garlic Bread I took a slice of the Garlic Bread I made (reci (read full article)
Some how we ended up with a packet of Kool-Aid. It's a rare thing in our house. Instead of tossing it or giving it away, I decided to try to use it to color play dough. I used the same play dough recipe I did before, except I added the K (read full article)
Cranberry is a new flavor for me. I gave it a try for the first time last Thanksgiving. I looked around for more ideas using cranberry and found some people use the same recipe with beef as the cranberry chicken recipe linked above. Cr (read full article)
I'm really enjoy grapes this season. With my crazy schedule, I need them washed and ready to go. I spend a few minutes on shopping day picking all the grapes off the vine, washing them, and putting them in sandwich baggies and in the refrigera (read full article)
This is an easy recipe for mac-n-cheese that freezes well. The last time I made it was last September. It's fun to rediscover a recipe :) Easy Mac N Cheese Pie 1cup uncooked elbow macaroni (3 1/2 oz) 2cups shredded Cheddar cheese (8 oz) (read full article)
I love using vinegar for cleaning just about everything! All around the house, we have spray bottles filled with straight vinegar we use for a multi-purpose cleaner on windows, mirrors, counters, floors, and so much more! Vinegar is not o (read full article)
About a year ago, I had worked on perfecting this recipe. I finally had it down good and even wrote it down. It's one of the few recipes I made up entirely on my own. Fast forward to last weekend. I wanted to mak (read full article)
As I've said before: I'm always on the lookout for recipes that add nutrients to toddler snacks. Again, I was excited to find a basic recipe with added nutrients. Sausage & Cheese Biscuits3 c. flour 1 T. + 1 t. baking powder 1/2 t. salt 1 (read full article)
When I got my bread machine, someone sent me a wonderful gift of this cookbook: Betty Crocker's Best Bread Machine Cookbook: The Goodness of Homemade Bread the Easy Way I've tried a few recipes from it, but by far my favorite is Multigrain Loaf (read full article)
This is another recipe I found in an "Eat Smart" child care food program handout from an online friend. The recipe is so simple and "freezable". With only three ingredients, how easy is that?! Sunshine Tacos 10 wheat tortillas2 cups shred (read full article)
Today's Bounty: Simple Chicken Nuggets Lemon Chicken & Coconut Rice-recipe later this week Sausage & Cheese Biscuits-recipe later this week Sunshine Tacos-recipe later this week My freezer continues to be stocked. Happy 4th of July! (read full article)
Meal Planning, dusting, vacuuming, filing the bills, mopping, changing the bathroom towels, cleaning the fridge, sweeping the porch, etc. can all get tedious, overwhelming, boring, and exhausting. Over the years I have tried different systems f (read full article)
I'm always on the lookout for recipes that add nutrients to toddler snacks. I found this recipe in an Eat Smart child care hand-out via an online friend (thanks, Wendy!). Apple Cheese Biscuits 1/2 cup Sugar, granulated1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon1 3/4 (read full article)
This is one of my favorite recieps. It's like having all of breakfast in a muffin. I love breakfast any time of the day. This recipe has become more important since I no longer have access to my kitchen and can't scramble up some eggs on (read full article)
I've had a lot of questions about containers and baggies for freezing and what kind do I use? I use both containers and baggies. It depends on what I'm freezing and if there are any containers available. Containers: I've tried different types (read full article)
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