Tacos are a staple in our house. Typically we use a packet of seasoning that you can buy at the grocery store but since we have tons of spices laying around it was easier and cheaper to make our own mix.
The mix can be stored for about six months in an air tight container. The [...]
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Homemade Taco Seasoning Mix
Dinner Rolls
It’s official: I successfully made the bread making leap from pizza dough to dinner rolls. I was really nervous about it, but I didn’t buy backup rolls for New Year’s Eve, so this had to work! And work it did…
This recipe from, you guessed it, Cooking Light, made sixteen rolls. All were coated with butter; a few [...]
Mac and Cheese
This is a very simple macaroni and cheese recipe that we make. It is very creamy and doesn’t take much longer to make than the famous box. This is not a baked mac and cheese so it is ready almost as soon as the pasta is done. Eat this as a side dish or as [...]
Brie and Sausage Breakfast Casserole
It seems this casserole is becoming a New Year’s Day breakfast tradition. This is the second time I have made this (the first was a couple of years ago) but I think the results were just as good. With the ingredients that are in this recipe, it probably is smart to only make it every couple [...]
Mashed Yukon Gold Potatoes with Horseradish Butter
Wow, that’s a mouthful. Literally and figuratively. This is another recipe from the December 2009 issue of Cooking Light, prepared for our New Year’s Eve feast.
The potatoes get boiled with a bay leaf, which adds flavor without adding sodium.
The butter and the potatoes were easy to prepare, but I made the butter the day before, [...]
Jalapeño Corn Bread
This is the jalapeño corn bread I promised with Monday’s stew. Now, this is a really good corn bread, but it’s also really spicy. Even the husband thought it was too spicy, and his tolerance is higher than mine. You’ve been warned.
Unfortunately, there are several Jalapeño Corn Bread recipes on Cooking Light’s Web site, but this one [...]
Ancho Pork and Hominy Stew
Among other things, I got a subscription to Cooking Light magazine for Christmas. I’ve made two things from the December issue and plan on making two more recipes from that issue this week. This is going to be fun!
Today I made the Ancho Pork and Hominy Stew. This involved learning that hominy is corn without [...]
Cookie Dough Truffles
Tastes like raw chocolate chip cookie dough, but without the raw eggs and dipped in dark chocolate. I think I’ll just leave it at that.
I give you Cookie Dough Truffles from Taste of Home:
Party Snack Mix
This is my family’s holiday snack mix, and it also has the distinction of being Something My Dad Can Make. (Spaghetti and mashed potatoes are also in this category.)
Party Snack Mix
1 6 oz. can French fried onions
1 7 oz. can potato sticks
1 lb. bag pretzel sticks
1 lb. can salted peanuts
¼ cup Parmesan cheese
½ cup butter, melted
In a [...]
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