Monday, March 12, 2012

Zucchini Bites...


Just made another new recipe from Pinterest.  BOY you can discover some yummy things on there!!!

This one is Zucchini Tots or Zucchini Bites.  SUPER!!  I loved them and the girls said they were, "okay".  Then they proceeded to eat them all.  Ahem, 'nough said.


yields: 20 mini muffins


1 cups zucchini, grated
1 egg
1/4 yellow onion, diced
1/4 cup cheese Parmesan (I used the canned stuff)
1/4 cup bread crumbs (I used Italian style)
Tiny pinch of salt
Fresh black pepper

1. Preheat oven to 400F. Spray a mini-muffin tin with non-stick spray, set aside.
2. Grate the zucchini and then place in a dish towel to squeeze out the excess water- like when using frozen spinach.
3. In a bowl combine, the egg, onion, cheese, bread crumbs, zucchini, salt and pepper.
4. Using a spoon or a cookie scoop, fill the muffin cups half full. Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until the top is browned and set.

Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Slow-Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup...


I made Slow-Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup recently and YUM was it good and YAY was it easy!!!  I did use more cilantro than the recipe called for, but that's what cooking is all about, isn't it?  Making it something YOUR family enjoys!!

I really enjoy using Allrecipes to find great recipes! And reading the comments is always helpful,  too!!

Monday, March 05, 2012

Do you use a dish drainer???




Just curious how many of you use a dish drainer?  If you do not use one, do you just dry as you wash?  And what do you do when you have a ton of dishes??

If you DO you use, how long do you let your dishes sit there?  And do you ever put the dish drainer away??

Friday, February 17, 2012

Happy 100th Day of School!!


Today is our 100th day of school here for Elizabeth, who is in kindergarten this year.  We're celebrating by counting to 100 a lot today!!  Groups of tens, groups of fives, (even by twos!!!) a hundred pennies, a hundred things to glue to our above sign.  LOTS of things related to 100!!

How do y'all celebrate the 100th day of school in your homeschool?

Thursday, February 09, 2012

"Grilled" Cheese Sandwich....


How many times do your children want a grilled cheese sandwich and you stand at the stove making one sandwich at a time?  Tons of times, right?  Me, too.  Well, recently I was talking with lady at church who works in a school cafeteria.  She mentioned they served grilled cheese sandwiches that day.  "How in the WORLD do you make THAT many grilled cheese sandwiches?" I asked.  That's when she shared this recipe with me- you bake them in the oven!!!!!!

I heated the oven to 425 degrees then spread each slice of bread on one side only with butter.  I laid the buttered side down for 1/2 the bread slices and then place my cheese on top.  I put the rest of the bread on top with the buttered side facing up.  I baked them in the oven for about 7  minutes, then flipped them over and baked another 6 minutes (but watch your oven- temps vary!!!!)  They each came out DELICIOUS!!!  By far the EASIEST "grilled" cheese sandwiches I've ever made!!!

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Strawberry Oatmeal Bars...


Elizabeth (now 5 1/2, can you believe it??) really enjoys watching cooking shows.  Her favorite?  Pioneer Woman!!!  This past Saturday, Ree made Strawberry Oatmeal Bars.  Elizabeth said we just HAD to make them, so last night we did! 

These are super simple and delicious!  All of us love them and this recipe WILL be repeated many times, I can tell!  This time we used strawberry preserves, but I also plan on making this with raspberry and apricot preserves, too!

Strawberry Oatmeal Bars

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 sticks salted butter, cut into pieces, plus more for greasing pan
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cup oats
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • One 10 to 12-ounce jar strawberry preserves

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch rectangular pan.

Mix together the butter, flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. Press half the oat mixture into the prepared pan. Spread with the strawberry preserves. Sprinkle the other half of the oat mixture over the top and pat lightly. Bake until light brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool completely, and then cut into squares.

Monday, January 02, 2012

The Gentleness Challenge...



OOOOOOOOH how this convicted me as I read this morning!!!  Go here and read the challenge that Courtney has given. 

Anyone up for a challenge??

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