Fish Cakes! Something new that we have never tried before. The girls and I loved them. Fish Cakes Makes 12 fish cakes Ingredients: Salmon fillet, a little over 1 lb 2 lbs of Idaho Potatoes 1 to 1 1/2 Cups of Milk Zest of 1 Lemon Bay Leaf Black Pepper & Salt 1/2 Bunch of
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Gorditas! I just like how that sounds. This was my first time making them and, ooh la la, they were good. I love when I find a recipe that everyone likes, especially when it is CHEAP, good for you and turns out well. Then you know it is a keeper. I really think that delicious
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This Spanish Tortilla Recipe could also be titled, “I have used all my food budget for the month and I have no idea what to make” or “Something fast, healthy, easy and that no one will whine about.” Either way it’s good and my husband makes it for me. I have to admit, I have
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This is another recipe from my head, but it is so simple that even if this recipe is not exact, it will be quite yummy at your house too. This is an Easy Sweet Potato Soup Recipe from me to you! Easy Sweet Potato Soup Recipe Makes one pot, almost full Ingredients: 2 large or
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Mmm… Leeks are so yummy. I made this soup from my head. I hope I can create the recipe from memory. It is quite simple. Red Potato Leek Soup Ingredients: Bunch of Leeks. Chop base into slices (white/light green part) and let sit in a “bath” to get dirt out 1/2 of chopped Onion Two
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This is my first attempt at candy making or peanut butter cup making. I had to do it twice to figure it out. Who knew candy making was so tough and precise? And that you can’t chat to your husband or mom and let anything go one degree over…I now know. Homemade Peanut Butter Cups
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YES. Seafood and cheese…but oh, it works and you must try. When I was a nanny back in Boston, the family I worked for had this famous dish they made every Christmas that had been passed down from the wife’s grandmother. It was too yummy and easy to forget so for the past 5 years
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Well it *WAS* a fabulous idea, but trying new foods doesn’t always work out… At the Farmer’s Market a local farmer told me I should try turning the persimmons into chips. He said they are very, very sweet and kids love them. Just let them ripen for about a week when you buy them fresh
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I am not a *huge* fan of crock-pot meals…except for one. Oklahoma Chicken is actually the first thing I ate when visiting my soon to be in laws for the first time. We came in late and they saved plates of this for us. Oh man. It was sooo good and I soon learned to make
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We spend a lot of money on granola bars. Actually, the girls call them “Treat Bars” and love having them for snack time. About once every 6 weeks I drive up to a Whole Foods 45 minutes away to buy a certain kind I like and, boy, if they ever go on sale we stock up!
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