Category Archives: Recipes
Starting the Day With Oatmeal
Did you know that, oatmeal is one of the easiest and most nutritious breakfasts you can make. If you can boil water or have a microwave oven, you can certainly make oatmeal within minutes. Here are a few tips on how to make oatmeal.
The next time you shop at your local supermarket, take a look at the different kinds of oatmeal available. You will find boxes of regular and flavored oatmeal. If you choose a box, it conveniently has six packets of instant oatmeal. You may also notice a cylindrical box of oatmeal, either large or small grain. These are normally unflavored oats.
How to Make an Omelet
Do you have a teen who is learning to cook? Are you new to cooking? Do you feel overwhelmed by the simplest recipe?
If you are one, among many, who has burnt toast; overcooked a meal, or has been running up a bill at your local take-out; it’s time to put the mettle to the iron, or in this case, some eggs to a frying pan.
Here is a simple recipe on how to make an omelet.
What You’ll Need
- Non-stick 7″ frying pan
- Spatula
- Mixing bowl
- Fork
- Plate
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
Holiday Cinnamon Braid And Bonding
Here is a fun bread that you can make with your little ones or big ones if you have teens they also love to make this, Yes even boys. I have found that baking helps open both deep and silly conversations with them. To me it is worth the mess they may make. I love the bonding that baking brings with the kids. They grow up so fast and we only have a short time to bond and create these little memories with them. I say take advantage of every chance you can. So this week I am going to bake this Holiday Cinnamon Braid with my son Alin since I have been making candy with the other three its time to bake with him.
Favorite Holiday Treats
Well with it less then 2 weeks from Christmas I am sure many stoves are warm and kitchens are smelling yummy with the sweet smells of tastey treats. I know mine is. While I was baking I was wondering about you. What is your favorite treat? So I decided to take a poll. To see what everyones favorite treats are. Maybe if you make your favorite treat you could share your recipe with us so others can enjoy it too. 
What do you think? So Take the poll and lets see what others Favorite treats are.
Quick and Easy Oreo Bark
I love to make candy with the kids, not only around the holidays often times just because. If you ask me its a great time to spend with the kids and enjoy the bonding that comes with it. One yummy treat that is easy to make is Oreo Bark. I Love these to me the oreo bark tastes like the Mothers frosted animal crackers.
Ingredients
- 6 cubes of Vanilla Almond Bark
- About one line of a pack Oreos (more or less according to your liking)
Other things you will need
- Microwaveable Bowl
Old Fashioned Molasses Cookies
For many families the holidays mean a time for baking cookies, and pies often times with the rush of todays lifestyles we aren’t getting the chance to make homemade cookies as often as we like. This is an easy recipe me and my daughter love to make together, so this recipe is totally Kid Friendly.? These are not only yummy they make the house have that holiday smell while baking.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
5 Recipes for Hanukkah
Among the many foods prepared in celebration of Hanukkah, many of the foods are fried to commemorate the miracle of the oil. Two of the most popular Hanukkah foods are latkes and jelly donuts, both of which are fried in oil. Here are five recipes which you can prepare for Hanukkah.
1. Hanukkah Potato Pancakes
- 4 medium potatoes
- 1 medium onion
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup matzah meal
- salt and black pepper
- vegetable oil
Peppermint Swirl Hot Cocoa
The weather is cold outside sad but true many of us have the white fluffy stuff on the ground others it is just yucky and wet. The afternoons you may be wanting pretend your a bear and curl up in a warm blanket and take a long winter snooze. If this is an option sleep well, however if your like me it simply isn’t kids, chores and dinner on the table in a couple of hours naps have to wait.
