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Jalapeno Bacon Spinach Queso Dip or Sauce

Need some game day snacks? Try this hot spinach queso dip jazzed up with jalapenos, Rotel, and bacon. It's pretty easy to throw together and people love it! You can serve this in a hollowed out bread bowl with the bread chunks as dippers. The bread bowl is great to eat when the dip is gone! This queso is also great on baked potatoes, shredded … [Read more...]

Cooking Tip: Make Hamburger Crumbles the Easy Way

Chili for Family or FriendsI discovered a quick way to crumble hamburger to use in pasta sauce, tacos, lasagna, sloppy Joe's, chili, chili dogs, etc.  This only took me how many years to realize?Last night I plunked 3 pounds (cooking for the freezer) of raw ground meat into my large skillet and proceeded to break it up with a large cooking spoon as … [Read more...]

15 Foods for Better Summer Skin

With the warmer weather we are outdoors a lot.  I don't want to turn into the "Tanning Mom," so I'm using plenty of sunscreen and I'm ready to try some natural skin protection with these foods.  These sound good to me: 1. Almonds:  provide some sun protection and have antioxidants to repair sun damageKeep 1/4 cup of almonds in your desk or purse … [Read more...]

Artichoke Olive Crostini or Pasta Topping

You know how much I love crostini for entertaining.  It can be inexpensive, but wonderful.  This spread won't be the most inexpensive for crostini, but it will be devoured.  A plus is that you can make this as much as two days ahead of time.  Just keep it in the refrigerator and then allow it to return to room temperature to serve.The great thing … [Read more...]

Rich and Creamy Alfredo Sauce

This is a wonderful sauce for many pasta dishes & it's easy to make.  Great for entertaining or when you just want some supreme comfort food.  We love alfredo sauce with chicken and broccoli.  You can use frozen pre-cooked chicken with this and it will be great.  Click title for link at AllRecipes for this very popular recipe. … [Read more...]

Pasta Meals for $1.50 a Serving

There is nothing wrong with serving pasta dishes as long as you have a full serving of protein for each person.  If you have no meat or fish in the dish you can do this by combining incomplete proteins to make complete proteins.  Pasta is part of the grain group (made from wheat), so just serve with it something from the dairy group (cheese of any … [Read more...]

20 Foods that Freeze Surprisingly Well and 20 that Don’t

I agree with these lists except for a couple of items. You can freeze fresh tomatoes if you cut them in pieces & then freeze them covered with broth or water. I add them to soup that way. My dmil puts the pieces in a sauce pan & cooks them on low with a bit of water, stirring constantly. She makes them into a kind of chunky tomato sauce that way. … [Read more...]

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