Two Notes

1 – I know I’m not the only person sad that Cafe Johnsonia is closing up shop.  She is leaving her blog up for one week only so we can all copy those recipes you might have bookmarked.  Recipe index here. Hint: her ice cream recipes are incredible.
2 – Kraft Food and Family Magazine is [...]

Raspberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

This is really creamy and rich and delicious.  I got it from Sassafras Cafe, who adapted it from Cafe Johnsonia. (Cafe Johnsonia has the best best ice cream recipes ever, btw.)
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 14-oz. can sweetened condensed milk
2 cups half and half
juice of one lemon (or 3 T juice from a bottle)
1/2 tsp [...]

Yummy Links, Week of July 4

Best Fudge Cake from Recipes Chez Moi: When I saw it was nicknamed “Ding Dong Cake” I knew this would be good.
Mexican Chicken Casserole from Living Locurto
Carmel Toffee Ice Cream Pie from Get off your butt and bake: that picture is going to make you drool
Zucchini and Corn Quesadillas: I wouldn’t have thought of this [...]

Muffin Recipes anyone?

I’ve been into muffins the past couple weeks, and it’s made me think about doing a “Muffin Week” on the blog.  Problem: some of the muffins that have sounded really good and different have been huge flops.  Will you help me out by leaving a comment pointing me towards your favorite, no-fail, really delicious muffin [...]

Menu Plans

I’ve moved the menu planning from its own post every time, to its own page.  Click on the tab “Menu Plans” at the top of the site to get to all the menu plans.

Last Week for Dinner

Sunday: BBQ chicken (just baked in oven with sauce), winter salad, sweet potato biscuits
Monday: Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup, Magelby’s rolls
Tuesday: BBQ chicken leftovers, Apple Raisin Slaw, leftover rolls, creamy jello (replace half the water for yogurt – yum)
Wednesday: Breakfast for dinner (I was sick so it was Nathan made FEAST – pancakes, bacon, juice and [...]

Broken Glass Jello

How fun is this?   I wish the picture was better to show you how fun it really turned out.  The recipe called for 4 small boxes of jello, but I didn’t read the recipe until it was too late.  It worked fine with 3 boxes.

4 small boxes of jello, different colors
1 (14oz) can sweetened condensed [...]

Apple Raisin Slaw

We don’t like coleslaw.  Not even a little bit.  But we all really liked this.  We halved the recipe for our regular dinner.
1/2 cup light sour cream
3 T reduced fat mayo
1 1/2 T white balsamic vinegar (or whatever you’ve got)
1 t sugar
1/2 t black pepper
1/4 t salt
2 cups unpeeled chopped apple
1 cup golden raisins
1 (16 [...]

Peanut Crusted Chicken with Pineapple Salsa

Combine and set aside:
1 cup chopped pineapple
2 T chopped fresh cilantro
1 T finely chopped red onion
Combine in a food processor until finely chopped:
1/3 cup peanuts*
1 (1 ounce) slice white (or whatever) bread
Sprinkle 4 (4 ounces each) chicken breasts with salt and pepper, then dredge in peanut-bread mixture.
Either use 1 1/2 t oil to cook the [...]

Tortilla Soup

from my friend, Michelle.  Really good, freezes so well.  Hominy, just in case you didn’t know (I didn’t!) can be found in a can with the beans.

1 onion- chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 T olive oil
1 t cumin powder
1 t garlic powder
½ t chili powder
1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes
4 (10/5 oz) can [...]