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Mini toddler muffins

  Use this recipe for about 18 mini muffins From Yummy Toddler Food Ingredients: 2.5 Tbs maple syrup 1 egg 2 TBS butter, slightly melted 1 plain greek yogurt cup (5.3oz) 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 cup flour 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp baking sode 1/8 tsp salt mix-in: blueberry or chocolate chips Mix all together Stuff with mix-in (use more than you think) Bake at 375 for 10 min (do not overcook as it might look like they are not done)

Sausage Cheddar Soup

 From Taste of Home - Makes 3 servings plus a little for the girls 1/2 lb smoked sausage (or polish beef dogs from costco) 3 potatoes, diced 1/2 cup frozen corn 1 can chicken broth 3/4 cup 2% milk  1/2 cup cream (add 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch to thicken soup) 2/3 cup cheddar cheese 1 celery rib,  1 large carrot Salt, Pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, slap ya mama First time was too thin so next time thicken with cornstarch. Try 1/2 or 1? Cook Kielbasa, remove Cook carrot and celery Add broth, seasonings and potatoes and simmer for 15 min Add corn, milk, cream and heat back up Add sausage and cheese slowly

Stromboli

 Carman Wilken TikTok (8/26/24) Whatsmomcookin Pillsburry Cresent Dough Mariana or pizza Sauce Ham, Salami, Pepperoni, Mozarella Lay out pizza dough - really stretch it out and rip off any thick edges Thin layer of Marinara Layer of Ham Mozzarella Layer of Salami Mozzarella Layer of pepperoni Mozzarella Roll up seam side down Spray with oil > garlic butter > italian seasoning Bake at 400 for 15-20 min

Creamy Orzo

 loosely followed this Boil 1 big cup orzo with 2 cups chicken broth (I used a costco can + water). Then add some cream and parmesan and diced up chicken breast. (1 large one).  Served the girls.  Then added 1 roma tomato and spinach for me. Then added italian sausage for Wes.  EVERYONE LOVED IT

Chicken Fried Chops

Ingredients flour salt ground mustard garlic powder 6 pork loin chops, trimmed 1 can cream of mushroom 1/3 cup water can of mushrooms Directions 1) Mix four and seasonings and dredge pork chops 2) fry in oil and place in slow cooker 3) mix soup and water and pour over 4) cook on low 6 hours serve with potatoes

Cajun Steak & Gravy

Ingredients 2 lbs steak (use a cheap cut such as round steak) 3 celery stalks 1 small onion 1 green bell pepper garlic cajun seasoning beef broth Directions 1. Season steak with worchestire and cajun seasoning, sear on high heat. You want the bottom of the pan to have all the burnt bits. 2. Cook onions, peppers and celery on top of those black bits. When soft add garlic. 3. Add about 3 cups water and 3 cups beef broth and deglaze.  I used crockpot to sear and then set on high heat for 3-3.5 hours. The sauce reduces by about half by the time it is done cooking. Do not put too much beef broth in there because it will be way too salty. Serve with rice or mashed potatoes. Adapted from Britscookin tiktok from Jan 15th ish

Baked Oatmeal Donuts

 I used this baked oatmeal in my donut pan and it worked great. You can fill them pretty full they do not rise too much. I had enough mixture for 8 donuts Ingredients: 1 banana 1 cup oats 3/4 cup milk 1 egg 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp vanilla 1.5 TBS maple syrup couple dashes cinnamon Directions: blend in blender, meanwhile grease donut pan bake at 375 for 13-15 min I topped with melted chocolate (and sprinkles for Quinn) Could also add choc chips I loosely followed whinnyhayes baked oatmeal recipe from TikTok. 2/13/24

Gumbo

Ingredients: 1/2 cup oil 1/2 cup flour 1/2 big onion 2 celery sticks 1 green bell pepper 3 small red bird chicken breasts 1/2 lbs smoked sausage (blue label)  5 cloves garlic cajun seasoning 2 cans (14.5oz) chicken broth 1/3 cup water 2 bay leaves Directions: 1. cook veggies for 7-10 min, remove from pot, cook chicken and set aside. In same pot start the roux. scrape up the brown bits. Cook roux for 15-20 min until dark brown. 2. Add in veggies and sausage and cook for 5 more min. Add in the last 5 ingredients and let simmer for 15 more min. Add in chicken before serving. Serve with rice. Made 3 adult servings and 1 small Quinn serving. I gave her 1/4 of the sausage on the side and she ate all that. Made 1/2 cup rice and that was perfect as we used smaller servings. I loosely followed WhinnyHayes recipe from TikTok. Video on 2/13/24.

Bang Bang Shrimp with Coleslaw

Used the frozen fried shrimp from King Soopers Coleslaw Mix Corn tortillas or flour sweet chili see others below that I probably have on hand: Coleslaw mix: Mayo, tablespoon or so vinegar, dab mustard, sugar, black pepper Bang Bang Sauce - didn't measure - more mayo than sweet chili. Mayo Sweet Chili Sriracha

TikTok Spaghetti

This was soooo good. I will never make regular spaghetti again.  Served with garlic bread. I made the full recipe and put half in the freezer.  Ingredients: 1 28oz jar of Rao Marinara 1 15 oz jar of Rao Alfredo 1 lb box linguine or whatever pasta   2 cups mozarella 1 lb ground beef 1/2 onion parmesan (optional) 1. Cook linguine according to package, drain and add in alfredo 2. Cook ground beef with onion, add italian seasoning and garlic powder, S&P. Drain add in marinara. 3. Layer linguine alfredo in a pan. Then put the marinara/beef mixture on top. Do not stir. Layer top with cheeses. 4. Bake 350 for 30 min (60 min if frozen)

GiGi Hadid Pasta

 Good for 2 servings. Forgot to add butter Ingredients : 1 chicken breast 1 1/2 cup (generous) of penne pasta 3 oz tomato paste 1/2 onion 1 Tbs garlic 1/2 cup heavy cream 1/2 cup parmesan 1/4 cup pasta water salt, pepper, pepper flakes Directions : See video on phone (1/13/21) Saute onion and garlic in evoo, add paste, add seasonings, add cream, add cheese, add pasta water, add cooked chicken and pasta. Finish with butter if desired. 

Pot Roast

 Lois taught me this method - she puts in oven frozen if needed. Cook at 300 for 4 hours.  Season the roast, top with a few slices of onion, add beef broth to cover. I used the pamper chef roasting pan and it worked good. 

Banana Bread Muffins

 I use blueberries or chocolate chips in these - they turned out great!  I also halved the recipe - only made 8 or 9. I used 2 bananas Remember to cook until the tops are hard or else they will become squishy sitting in the tupperware (I cooked at 350 I think next time 375 would be better) Recipe : https://valentinascorner.com/banana-chocolate-chip-muffins/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=pinterest&utm_campaign=tailwind_tribes&utm_content=tribes&utm_term=990796122_44756156_175548

Pumpkin Bars

Recipe from my mom - I always remember this because it was printed on an orange index card.  I half the recipe if it is just me. Also, I use pumpkin pie spice mix instead of the separate.  Pumpkin Bars Ingredients: 2 c flour 2 c sugar 1.5 tsp cinnamon 1.5 tsp nutmeg 1.5 tsp ginger 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 3/4 c oil 4 eggs 2 c pumpkin (16 oz) Mix all dry ingredients, add wet ingredients and mix. Bake 350 for 25 min. Frosting: 3 oz cream cheese 2 c powder sugar 6 Tbs butter 1 tsp milk 1 tsp vanilla Soften cream cheese and butter. Add rest of ingredients. Add more milk if needed.

Italian Sandwhiches

Ingredients : - 2 slices turkey - 5-8 pepperoni slices - 4 large Salami  - 1 slice provolone Naan Heat in oven and dip in marinara! I added jalapeño to mine.

Chicken Lazone and Cajun Rice

 I made these 2 together with a few adjustments easy-chicken-lazone  - I added 2 Tbs of real parmesan cheese and seasoned with cajun (slap yo) Cajun Rice  - I made regular rice (3/4 cup uncooked) and added 1 sautéed onion, 1 sautéed red bell pepper, cajun seasoning, and some salsa since I didn't have any rotel. These were so good together. The Lazone sauce would be good on anything.

Banana Oat Pancakes

 Makes 1 serving (4 small pancakes) Blend in blender and then cook! 3/4 cup oats 1/4 cup milk 1/2 large banana 1 egg 1 tsp baking powder 1 TBS maple syrup Few dashes of cinnamon

Banana Peach Smoothie

 Delicious fruit smoothie!  2 servings Blend in blender: 2 carrots 1 peach 1 small banana (or 1/2 a large) 1/2 cup ice 1 small can pineapple (1/2 large) 4 oz water

Scalloped Potatoes

Nice easy recipe that turned out great! I baked with a lid on for the first hour but it burned around the edges so next time maybe only use a lid for 30 minutes or not at all.  I also baked at 350 for 90 minutes since that is what my oven was set at for the ham. Serves 4 people Ingredients: 6 larger russet potatoes, peeled and sliced 3 Tb flour 3 Tb butter 2.5 cups milk Cheddar cheese (1.5-2 cups) Salt and pepper Directions:  Recipe credit and video here Layer: potatoes / cheese / S&P  Over top layer pour the roux and top with cheese.

Banana Bread

For this I used the corning ware white dish that is almost the same shape as a bread pan and it worked great!  I did not have buttermilk so I mixed together 1/2 cup milk (1 percent) and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. (Stir and let sit for 20min to curdle) . Could also half this. Ingredients: 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 1.2 cups flour 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1/4 cup buttermilk 3 bananas Directions: Cream butter and sugar together, add eggs 1 at a time, add in bananas and mix.  Add in buttermilk and vanilla Mix together flour, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl and then mix in. Pour into buttered dish and bake for 60 min at 350 degrees