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Perfect for these chilly fall nights! This recipe was created when I couldn’t find my dads trusty recipe and started getting creative on my own. Turned out pretty darn tasty if I do say so myself! Recipe: Coca Cola Chili Ingredients 1 lb ground beef 1 small white onion, chopped 4 cloves of garlic, minced 1 can tomato sauce 2 cans water 1 can rotel, drained 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp oregano 1 can coke (regular, not diet) 4 tbsp chili powder (or more to taste) 2 15oz cans kidney beans, drained red pepper to taste salt to taste Masa...
I’m kind of addicted to edamame right now, can you tell? At least the kids love it too, so it’s an easy way to pack in nutrition to a meal. Recipe: Shrimp and Snow Pea Stir-fry Ingredients 3/4 cup chicken broth 1 tablespoon cornstarch 2 tablespoons mirin (rice wine) or sherry 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil 1 tablespoon soy sauce (low sodium) 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 pound large shrimp, peeled & deveined 4 green onions , sliced 2 cups frozen edamame, thawed 3 cups snow peas 1 cup jasmine rice, uncooked Instructions [1] Cook rice according to...
I found an amazing recipe on The Reluctant Gormet and made some modifications to perfect it for our family. Everyone gobbled it up! Ignore the fact it’s not every heart healthy with all the bacon grease, cheese and heavy cream… That’s what makes it even more delicious! Oh! And if you don’t happen to have heavy cream on hand, I mixed 1/3 c melted butter/margine with 3/4 c regular milk and added 1 tablespoon of flour. Mix it up and viola! Makes 1 cup heavy cream. Recipe: Gnocchi with Bacon Cream Sauce Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons butter...
Papa Knitschmidt has quite the sweet tooth and likes to bake. He has made some amazingly yummy treats! When Chalupa Boy was a baby I worked for Papa for a while. There was always some kind of mini candy bar or chocolate nugget of one variety or another in the jar on his desk. But my favorite days were the ones when Papa had been baking and there was something wrapped up waiting for me....
We LOVE Ragu in this house! The kids love pasta so we always have a few bottles of the roasted garlic pasta sauce on hand! I love how ragu is nutritious for the kids, so even if they want only spaghetti every night, they are still getting enough veggies. I love how quick and easy it is to make a delicious, home cooked meal! If you’re having trouble finding time to prepare nutritious meals for your family while adjusting to new back to school schedules, relax, you’re not alone. According to a recent “Feed our Kids Well” survey conducted by...
I love edamame! My boys actually like it too (well except the baby who is allergic to soy). I was searching for a good edamame salad recipe and couldn’t find one I like, so I was experimenting and came up with this one. I hope you love it! Recipe: Edamame Salad Ingredients 2 tablespoons sesame oil (see Notes) 1 tablespoon rice vinegar 2 teaspoons soy sauce 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 pound shelled edamame, cooked and cooled 2 green onions, thinly sliced 1 cup sweet corn, cooked and cooled Instructions Mix edamame, onions and corn in a bowl. In a...
I’ve dug deep into my dads recipes again! This time for his famous Drunken Chicken! Enjoy! (P.S. – I didn’t take a pic of my meal and then searching for a photo of one like this recipe was like trying to find a needle in a haystack, so enjoy this pic of a passed out chicken instead. ) Recipe: Jack Straw’s Drunken Chicken Ingredients 3 Tbsp Canola Oil 1.5 lbs Chicken Breasts 1 1/2 tsp Chili Powder sald 1/2 lb Chorizo 1 med onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 c orange juice 1/3 c gold tequila 2 Tbsp capers...
This is Amazing! I made it last week and the kids gobbled it up! Recipe: 3 Cheese Chicken Penne Ingredients 1-1/2 cups multi-grain penne pasta, uncooked 1 pkg. (9 oz.) fresh spinach leaves 1 lb. Boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces 1 tsp. Dried basil leaves 1 jar (14-1/2 oz.) spaghetti sauce 1 can (14-1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes, drained 2 oz. (1/4 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, cubed 1 cup KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, divided 2 Tbsp. KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese Instructions HEAT oven to 375ºF. COOK pasta as directed on package, omitting salt and...
I’m ready for fall to arrive, how about you?! I was searching for a great pumpkin recipe to get me in the autumn mood and came accross this AWESOME one from Family Fun Magazine! I’m making them now! Hope they turn out just as tasty as they look! Recipe: Pumpkin Cupcakes Ingredients CUPCAKES: 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ginger 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 1/4 cups sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup canned pumpkin CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: 3 cups confectioners’ sugar 1 8-ounce...
Tired of pasta and don’t feel like making a risotto? This is my go-to for pasta night here. My kids LOVE Gnocchi! Gnocchi (pronounced nee-okkee) are an excellent alternative: They’re fantastic with all sorts of sauces, from a simple summer tomato sauce to the richest winter meat sauce. Florentines call them topini (field mice), because the home made ones vaguely resemble mice in size and shape. This can produce a certain amount of confusion outside of Tuscany; one of my wife’s aunts once caused a stir in a restaurant in Rome when she saw someone else eating gnocchi and asked...
