Heather’s Quick and Easy No Yeast Pizza Crust Recipe

Heather's Quick and Easy No Yeast Pizza Crust Recipe I have been making this crust since I was around 13 and I’m not quite sure where the recipe came from (probably Betty Crocker). My grandma used to have me make several when I was visiting and she would freeze them for later. It is not an airy crust, but it does rise a little and the kids seem to love it. I am posting the homemade pizza dough recipe as written. We have altered it on … [Read more...]

What We Tried : Loaded Veggie Nachos (Vegetarian) Recipe

I have always loved nachos of any variety, but when we became vegetarians our nachos became pretty boring (cheese & chips with maybe some boca). I pull recipes from magazines and put them in a binder. I had a recipe for nachos, but it called to put them on baked corn tortillas. I ran across another recipe that I liked part of also… so this week I took the best of both recipes and made my own. Loaded Veggie Nachos bag of tortilla … [Read more...]

Pumpkin Soup and Homemade Crusty French Baguettes

Soup Sunday | Pumpkin Soup & Homemade Crusty French Baguettes   With fall here my cravings for anything pumpkin are in high gear. After a little searching and a flip of the coin, I picked this pumpkin soup recipe. I’ve adapted it a bit. The kids seemed to like it, but did not ask for seconds. The adults liked it much more... although I admit it didn’t taste as pumpkiny (is that a word?) as I’d had hoped. I paired it with homemade … [Read more...]

Soup Sunday | Chili & Chili Seasoning Mix Recipe

Soup Sunday | Chili Seasoning Mix Recipe This past week was cold and drizzling outside... the perfect kind of weather for chili. I am revisiting this recipe from last year because it’s one I turn to often. It saves me money, I can alter it to be a little spicier if wanted keep it on the tame side, and I know what is going into my family’s food. I meant to take photos of my chili, but alas I forgot and it disappeared quickly. My chili … [Read more...]

Soup Sunday | Vegetarian Green Chile Stew Recipe

Soup Sunday | Vegetarian Green Chile Stew Recipe This week I was looking for a heartier soup... the kind that sticks to your ribs. Before our vegetarian days we loved a good beef stew. When I saw this recipe I had high hopes that it would be all that I hoped for and more. I was right! Everyone devoured this soup and even Emma (age 6) asked for me to make it again mid week for her birthday dinner. It is super forgiving... so if you don’t have … [Read more...]

Soup Sunday | Lasagna Cheese Soup & Italian Herb Bread for the Bread Machine Recipe

This week I tried a recipe that was mailed to me unexpectedly. I was surfing the web looking for a new recipe to try for the family and this popped up in my email. It was submitted to me by the founder of eMeals.com, Jane DeLaney. I substituted TVP for the ground beef and vegetable broth instead of chicken to make it vegetarian friendly. My family devoured this soup in a matter of minutes. Emma is my ultra picky girl that doesn’t like noodles. … [Read more...]

Soup Sunday | Creamy Cauliflower & Broccoli Soup Recipe

Broccoli and cauliflower are two of my all time favorite vegetables. I was craving cauliflower so I went on a hunt for a good cauliflower soup recipe. I ran across this one on Allrecipes.com and knew it would be a hit. Print 5.0 from 5 reviews Creamy Cauliflower & Broccoli Soup Recipe Cuisine: Soup Serves: 4 Ingredients 1 quart chicken broth (we used vegetable broth) 1 onion, finely chopped 1 head … [Read more...]

Gluten Free White Bread Recipe for Bread Machine

Although we don’t have a gluten allergy, we have been reading up on the benefits of eating gluten free. Loaves of bread from the store can be pricey, so we thought we’d give a recipe a try... and it turned out good! I couldn’t wait to share it with you.... Print Gluten Free White Bread Recipe for Bread Machine This is an adapted recipe. The original is quoted and I put our alterations in parentheses. The original recipe was too … [Read more...]

Soup Sunday | Potato Chowder & Homemade White Bread Recipes

With the cooler weather moving in I get the itch for warm soup, chowder, chili and the like. The past two weekends our family has made some and put it out to graze on all Sunday long. It warms the belly, helps you relax and I love that food is taken care of for the day! Today’s Soup Sunday is a Potato Chowder recipe I adapted from this one on allrecipes.com. My family devoured it and asked me to bookmark the recipe because it was winner! … [Read more...]

Funny Bones | Halloween Recipe | Disney’s Frankenweenie Inspired

Funny Bones | Halloween Recipe Enjoy this FRANKENWEENIE inspired recipe just in time for the release of the film this Friday, October 5th   "Like" FRANKENWEENIE on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Frankenweenie Disclosure: Nothing was received in exchange for this post. I thought it was fun and wanted to share! … [Read more...]