Apple Bread Recipe

March 21, 2012 by 8 Comments

My kids go nuts over this Apple Bread! It makes a great afternoon snack or even a weekend morning treat. It’s moist and bursting with fresh apples but not too sweet.


My favorite thing about this bread is, it’s diabetic friendly. There’s no added sugar to this, the sweetness comes from 1/4 cup apple juice, and the apple itself. Other Apple breads usually ask for a whole cup of sugar! We can all use a little less sugar in our day, so this is a wonderful bread to make. It’s delicious and quick. You can also add chopped up pecans, or walnuts to this if you wanted (about 1/4 cup) .

This is made with cranberries for added flavor!




Ingredients for Apple Bread


1/4 cup raisins
1 egg
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 cup white flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
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A&P Supermarket- Meal Planning with #Cbias

March 16, 2012 by 7 Comments

So now that the hubby is back to work all day and I am working from home, it is time for me to start making some dinners. This is a daunting task indeed. I have never cooked- I know. Don’t laugh. I cook on occasion, but not daily, no mean planning, etc- and I have no idea what I am doing.

He has always been home before me, and he likes to cook, sooo…..He tries his best and makes good food, most times, everyone has an off day or 2. Now its my turn to step up to the plate and I have no idea where to start. I want to make meals that are easy, delicious, nutritious and will get everyone’s seal of approval- even the biggest of critics the husband! (UGH. he’s such a brat.)
A&P is here to help me out a bit. A& P supermarkets are everywhere in my area, so finding a well stocked store is very easy and always convenient. Most of them are also 24 hours, which I LOVE.

Before my big trip to the store, I always do as Santa does: made a list, checked it twice. After that compare the list to the circular we get in the mail and to our coupons and figure out what we are getting in addition to our meal ingredients. Oh I forgot, we are making an American classic- Tuna Noodle Casserole. Can’t mess that up, right? Please? LOL.

Here is the recipe we are using:

1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup (Regular or 98% Fat Free)
1/2 cup milk
1 cup Frozen Sweet Garden Peas
2 cans tuna, drained
2 cups medium egg noodles, cooked and drained
2 tablespoons dry bread crumbs
1 tablespoon butter, melted

  • Heat the oven to 400
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    Vegetable Medley Pasta Recipe

    March 14, 2012 by 9 Comments

    This pasta recipe is super easy. The best part about it is you can change it up however you want. I like tossing in different vegetables whenever I make it. Spinach one night, next time broccoli, maybe peas and carrots. Don’t have any of those on hand? Have asparagus? Add that in! Really simply, really quick and let’s not forget the kids love it too.

    Vegetable Medley Pasta
    Ingredients
    2 cups dry whole-wheat bow tie pasta

    1 tablespoon olive oil

    1 teaspoon garlic minced
    16oz of vegetables. – This can be a frozen bag of peas and carrots, frozen broccoli, fresh asparagus or spinach
    2 cups chicken broth low sodium or homemade,
    2 tablespoons cornstarch
    1 tablespoon freshly chopped parsley
    1 teaspoon lemon zest
    1/4 teaspoons pepper
    Directions
    Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile heat the olive oil and garlic over medium heat in a large sauce pan. Cook until [Read more…]
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    Quick Dinner Rolls- Recipe

    March 8, 2012 by 10 Comments

    This recipe is pretty fun to make with the kids. It looks like a biscuit, cooks fast like a biscuit, yet isn’t a biscuit at all. It’s called a Quick Dinner Roll. You can whip this up in under twenty minutes and serve it along with dinner not ten minutes later. Fast enough for you?
    Not only is it quick to throw these rolls together, they taste great and all you really need to know how to do is mix. It’s that easy! Have the kids help mixing it up and drop spoonfuls into muffin tins for a really quick addition to the dinner table.

    My kids adore them so much I always make two batches!

    Quick Dinner Rolls

    Ingredients

    1 package of active dry yeast

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    Apple Pie Recipe

    March 6, 2012 by 7 Comments
    When my son started eating solid food, I could not get him to eat enough fruits and vegetables. I tricked him by adding them into recipes. One of his favorite recipes is the Apple pie. I cook it at least once a month. It is an easy and healthy snack.
    My son helps me by chopping the apples or mixing some of the dry ingredients. When kids help you preparing a dish, they will be eager to taste it and eat it. The following recipe is inspired from my grandmother. She makes everything from scratch: from the crust to the filling.

    Ingredients
    Crust
    • 2 cups of flour
    • 1 pinch of salt
    • 1 Tablespoon of sugar
    • 1 cup of butter

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    Bob Evans Chili Recipe

    February 6, 2012 by 11 Comments

    Bob Evans Slow Cooker Chili was an awesome addition to our Super Bowl Sunday. Chili is one of my all time favorite foods, and you all know about my Little Man’s deep love of Bob Evans, so this was a match made in Heaven!

    How did we make this particular chili?

    Ingredients
    1 lb Bob Evans frozen spicy sausage
    1 lb ground beef, leaner is better at least 80%
    1 can butter beans
    1 can corn
    1 can black eyed peas
    1 can tomato sauce
    spices is up to you
    prep time 30 mins
    cook time 6 hrs

    Step 1-
    The pre-game show;
    First brown the defrosted meat. It does not have to be cooked all the way, through but keep in mind the browned pieces will keep their size for the most part in the finished chili. Also the amount of browning will show through in the end too. In other words, don’t burn it, and drain the fat too. 🙂

    While browning the meat open all your cans except the tomato sauce and drain them. I like my chili a bit on the dry side rather then a soup consistency. If you want a soupy chili, keep the liquid from one can of beans.

    Step 2- Game Time

    Find the slow cooker, plug it in and start it up on the low setting. Put the tomato sauce in the slow cooker. Then once the cans are all drained add the contents of them to the slow cooker as well. Give it a quick mix then add the meat, give it another mix.
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    Cooking With Preschoolers: Swirly Lemon Cupcakes #Baking #Recipe

    November 9, 2011 by 6 Comments

    Not only can you make a swirly frosting pattern, but these fun cupcakes have swirls of
    color on the inside too! Preschoolers and other young children love mixing the colors
    and swirling the cupcakes! Cooking lets children practice math and science skills like
    measuring, mixing, observing, predicting, and learning about change. This particular
    activity also reinforces color and color changes.

    Supplies:

    * Your favorite Lemon Cake recipe (or mix!) and necessary ingredients
    * Food coloring
    * cupcake pan and liners
    * Lemon frosting
    * plastic baggies

    Procedure:

    1. Prepare your Lemon Cake according to directions.
    2. Pour half the cake batter into two bowls. Add about 10 drops of food coloring to one
    of the bowls. The natural color of most Lemon Cake batters is yellow. If you add blue
    to the bowl (like the picture), your batter should turn green. Stir the batter to mix in the
    color.

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    Yummy Pumpkin & Spinach Quiche Recipe

    November 6, 2011 by 7 Comments

    Yummy Pumpkin & Spinach Quiche Recipe

    crust Ingredients:1 1/2 C. white wheat flour
    1/2 t. salt
    2 T. 2 % milk
    1/2 C. oil
    crust prep:
    • Combine ingredients into pie pan, sifting in the flour and salt.
    • mix together with a fork.
    • mold into the pie pan pressing with your fingers all the way to the edges.
    filling ingredients:
    4 eggs
    1 1/2 C. milk
    1/2 t. salt
    1/2 t. pepper
    1/2 t. chili flakes
    3/4 t. garlic salt
    1 C. baby spinach
    1 [Read more…]

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