Who doesn’t love a Macaron? What I don’t love is having to pay $3 for one of those suckers at a bakery. While pregnant I would dream about Macarons, and since our budget would not allow me to spend $15 a day on the delicious bites of heaven, I decided to attempt to make some….
Tag: Quick & Easy
Scrumptious Raspberry Buttercream Frosting
This easy frosting is so deliciously scrumptious that you could eat it by the spoonful (not gonna lie, while pregnant I totally did #sorrynotsorry). Yes, this recipe has Fluff as an ingredient, and let me tell you- it takes this frosting to the next level! Scrumptious Raspberry Buttercream Frosting Ingredients 1 package raspberries (6 oz)…
How You Can Have Garden Fresh Basil All Year Long! (and how to use up all of the basil from your garden)
If you are anything like me, you had a crap load of basil left over towards the end of the summer. Basil grows like crazy, which is awesome, but it also means that you have so much that you don’t know what to do with it. I have figured out a solution that let me…
How I Always Have a Free Supply of Healthy Beef Stock. Easy & Free!
The FREE and EASY way to have a surplus of Beef Stock in your freezer.
Gram’s Chicken & Rice Crockpot Style
Pregnancy craving alert! Visions of chicken, mushrooms & rice would not leave my thoughts so I needed a plan to quell this craving. In comes my Gram’s Chicken & Rice Casserole. But since I have been exhausted by the time I get home from work, the last thing I wanted to think about was cooking…
Reuben Egg Rolls- St. Patrick’s Dinner Leftovers
‘Tis the season for Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinners, which ultimately leads to mounds of leftovers. Each year my husband and I try to figure out a new and exciting way to eat our corned beef, and this year thanks to some leftover egg roll wrappers in our fridge, we decided to create ‘Reuben Egg…
Gram’s Never Fail Hard Boiled Eggs- Perfect Every Time
I adore hard boiled eggs and even more so deviled eggs & egg salad. I was lucky to have been taught the “Never Fail” technique for the perfect hard boiled egg from my Gram many years ago. And now I am passing along the secret to perfect hard boiled eggs every time- even for those people…
Farm Fresh Corn Salad
During the summer there are only a few things better than fresh corn on the cob. Combine that with garden fresh Parsley and a garden onion and you have one of the most delightful summer salads your tastebuds could want. Unfortunately it’s winter and there is no ‘real’ garden fresh vegetables available up north. I was craving…
Gram’s Recipe Box: Nobby Apple Cake
One of my most precious possessions is my Gram’s Recipe Box. I love that I can see her recipes, in her handwriting, and that they show just how much she had used them. I vividly recall eating about 60% of those recipes, but the other 40% I don’t recall at all. Since Gram lived the…
Unclog Any Drain Naturally with 2 Items From Your Pantry
How many of you have had the dreaded clogged drain, or even worse, the slow draining drain? This happens in our house more times than I would like to admit. Luckily for you I have found the easiest and most cost effective way to clear those drains! When I first hear of this “solution” I…
On The Fly Slower Cooker Braised Short Ribs with Teeny, Tiny Onions
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Cook: 6-8 hours MAKES: 6 servings Ingredients 3 Tablespoons Tomato Paste 1 (28 ounce) can of whole, peeled tomatoes 1 cup tiny onions (peeled) 3 pounds bone-in beef short ribs 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 2 cup broth (Beef or Chicken) Salt and pepper to taste Directions Add tomato paste and canned tomatoes to…
Countryish Living 