'Recipes & Cooking' Category
Cooking for Special Occasions
We all have those moments in our lives when we feel as if everything needs to be exactly right. It is these moments that we often refer to as special occasions. When it comes to cooking for special occasions, many of us find that we drop the ball in our anticipation and feel as though […]
Cooking Basics for Beginners
When it comes to cooking, it is important to keep in mind that everyone started somewhere. I do not know of a single person who was born with a wooden cooking spoon and ready to go. There is a lot of learning that must be done in order to become a prolific cook and then […]
Once a Month Cooking
If you are like most moms around the world, there never seems to be enough time or energy at the end of most days to prepare the nice home cooked meal you would love to have ready made for your family. Unfortunately, cooking a good family meal requires both time and energy. A few wise […]
Cooking for Crowds Shouldn’t be a Frightening Proposition
Most people balk at the idea of cooking for large crowds of people. With images of huge stockpots boiling over and becoming chained to a hot stove and oven for countless hours on end, it’s no wonder that so many people avoid the idea of cooking food for large crowds with more tenacity than they […]
Vegetable Fried Rice Recipe
Vegetable Fried Rice Recipe
1 cup instant brown rice
1 cup vegetable broth
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons canola oil
6 ounces asparagus spears, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces (about 1/2 bunch)
1 medium red bell pepper, thinly sliced into 1-inch pieces
4 scallions, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
4 teaspoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons […]Chocolate Cherry Layer Bars Recipe
Chocolate Cherry Layer Bars Recipe
Base
1 (18.25 ounce) box dark chocolate cake mix
1/3 cup margarine or butter, softened
1 egg
Filling
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1/4 cup cold water
1 can ready-to-spread vanilla frosting
1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries, well drained
Glaze
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons margarine or butter
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 9x 13-inch pan.
Combine all base ingredients at […]Gift in a Jar Recipe: M & M Cookie Mix
This gift in a jar M&M cookie recipe makes a great gift. Valentine’s Day is coming up soon and this is a nice gift idea for someone that loves cookies and M&Ms too.
M & M Cookie Mix
1-1/4 cups granulated sugar
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup M&M candies
Layer ingredients in […]
