Just a couple of quick ideas from my cook my pantry project. These recipes you don’t “cook” per se, but they are a great way to use up some extra…
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30 Minutes Or Less Recipes Category
Hundreds of quick and easy recipes that are ready in 30 minutes or less. Everything from simple salads to family friendly dinners and everything in between. These recipes have been tested again and again on the busiest of days. The very best resource for those busy days when you still need to eat.
Quinoa Stuffed Peppers
I did pretty good for my first installment of “cooking my pantry”. There is a whole lotta pantry items up in this business! These turned out great, although a little…
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Almond Crusted Chicken
Does anyone else buy those bags of frozen chicken breasts? I mean, of course I would prefer to always cook with fresh ingredients, but sometimes cost and convenience win out….
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Grilled Vegetable Salad with Feta
Veggie, veggie, bo beggie, banana fana fo feggie……No, I am not becoming a vegetarian. Yes, I just really, really love vegetables. If only I was always this way, my mom…
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Farmers Market Veggie Pizza
Looking for the best local pizza? Bring home a haul from your farmer’s market and turn it into a fresh, seasonal vegetable pizza. Well folks, I’m finally off on my mini…
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Completely Irresistible: Lemonade Rice Krispie Treats
Can you believe I have never made rice krispie treats before?!?! It was not really on my mom’s repertoire of baked goods as a kid. Now that I have made…
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Lobster rolls!!!!!!!
There is one thing I DO NOT eat and that is mayo (ok, and bananas). If its mixed into a dip or VERY well camouflaged I will have some, but…
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A little snack
Plums, cantaloupe, prosciutto and arugula on Wasa crackers spread with goat cheese. Oh yeah………
You can grill anything, even salad
Yesterday was the official first day of summer which called for some grillables! In the short history of betsylife, I’ve done a lot of grilling experimentation. I’ve made clams on…
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Easter Fun With Eggs: Round Four. Ham and Jam Deviled Eggs
This has been fun hasn’t it? Today I’m wrapping up my week of egg fun, and hitting the friendly skies to go visit my family in Dallas and Chicago. I…
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Easter fun with eggs: Round three. Tex-Mex Deviled Eggs
Still plugging away on the easter egg front! These were actually directly inspired from the original Martha Stewart article I read, and were the ONLY ones that turned out like…
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Easter fun with eggs: Round two. Crab and Lemon Pepper Deviled Eggs
Did you really think I could stop with just ONE pretty type of dyed egg, or ONE type of deviled egg variation? I think not! For my next trick, I…
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Easter fun with eggs: Round one. Cajun Shrimp Deviled Eggs
A while ago I wrote about how I saw some amazing images of Martha Stewart’s easter eggs, and had decided to try to replicate them. Lo and behold this project…
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200th post!
Drumroll!…………. Actually, scratch that, I kind of choked on this milestone. I had a great plan this week to re-create some of Martha Stewart’s super awesome easter egg designs. These…
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Nacho cheese fountain and a healthy snack too
The Hubs and I had a really fun weekend. We had some pints of Guinness at an Irish bar on Friday night to get our St. Patty’s day on, then…
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