KID FRIENDLY DESSERT RECIPE: TYE DYED CUPCAKES
Back in February for the Valentine's party that I threw for my boys, I was looking for a kid friendly dessert recipe that I could do with my boys. I came across several recipes online for a "rainbow cake" and I decided to do a little spin on the recipe and make them into Tye Dyed Cupcakes. These were really quick and easy to make and I'm positive that your children will love making them as much as they will love eating them. (I plan on doing some of these for the 4th of July as well.)
To get started with the Tye Dyed Cupcakes, you will need:
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RECIPE: DELICIOUS TACO LASAGNA
Doesn't that look delicious? It really is. I am always, as usual, looking for easy and simple recipes that I can make for my family. I love preparing home cooked meals, I just don't like spending a lot of time in the kitchen to do it. I like for my total preparation and cook time to be 30 minutes or less. Once it's in the oven or crockpot, it can take as long as it wants. *smiles*
I came up with the recipe Taco Lasagna, (which I'm sure you will find plenty of variations online), because my boys were getting tired of having plain tacos for dinn...
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RECIPE: NO BAKE STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM CUPCAKE
I am always looking for and creating recipes for my family that are tasty, healthy, and quick to make. I have also adapted another rule to my recipe making: It has to have ten ingredients or less, and that must include the seasonings that I use. Some would say impossible. I say that it's a really fun challenge for me. One that I have been having fun doing.
I recently decided to try and create an easy and fun recipe to make for my children this weekend.
About a week ago I was visiting another bloggy friend's website and I came across Cat's...
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DOWNLOADABLE RECIPE: BROCCOLI CHEDDAR SOUP
I am a huge fan of quick, easy and healthy meals for my family. If at all possible, I try to stick to ten ingredients or less. (And that includes the seasonings that I use.) Since becoming pregnant, I have been craving soup. Especially early on in my pregnancy. My favorite? Broccoli Cheddar Soup. I love cheese and I love broccoli, so the combination is perfect. What I didn't love was paying the high price at a restaurant to get it. So I did some research online, some experimentation in the kitchen, and came up with my own frugal and tasty recip...
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DOWNLOADABLE MENU PLAN FORM
I recently wrote an article on how you could save money on your grocery bill by making a menu plan each week. I know that it helps me to stay organized throughout the week if I have my menu plan displayed in an obvious spot. I usually just write my menu down on a plain sheet of paper and attach it to my refrigerator with a magnet. I decided to make a menu planning sheet today that is cute (because I love stationary) and functional.
If you're looking for a way to organize your weekly menu plan, please feel free to download my menu plan template...
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QUICK TIP: SNEAK IN VITAMINS BY MAKING VEGGIE FRUIT SMOOTHIES
If your children are anything like mine, they will not eat all of their vegetables. It doesn't matter how much I threaten them or take away privileges, I still find at the end of the day that the vegetables are the only food that is left on their plate.
I am a stickler for trying to get my children to eat healthy. I believe in eating as many vegetables as possible and try to explain this reasoning to my children. Yet they still refuse to finish off their steamed broccoli or cauliflower with cheese. It leaves me beyond frustrated because I know...
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COOKING SPAGHETTI SQUASH 101
One of my goals for this year is to cook more healthier foods for myself as well as my family. With my two year old currently in the process of being evaluated for Juvenile Diabetes I have had no choice but to alternate the foods that I cook for my family.
While doing research I learned that pasta and rice would be a no-no in his new diet if he were to be diagnosed with juvenile diabetes, so I started doing some research on what I could prepare in order to accommodate him (because my family loves pasta and rice).
That is when I was introduced...
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HOMEMADE MONKEY BREAD – DOWNLOADABLE RECIPE
I love making homemade treats for my family and when I found out how easy it was to make Homemade Monkey Bread, I just couldn't help myself. This dessert or family snack only takes about ten minutes to prep and 40 minutes to bake. So in less than an hour you will have something for your entire family to munch on. This recipes comfortably feeds eight people so you can make this when you are going to have company over or you just want something for your family to indulge in.
INGREDIENTS
3 cans of Pillsbury buttermilk biscuits
2 1/2 sti...
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SPICY FRIED SHRIMP PO’BOY RECIPE
If you've been coming to my website for any amount of time, you know that I love making meals for my family that are quick, healthy and take less than 30 minutes to cook from start to finish. I love cooking and making things for my family from scratch, but when it comes to cooking dinner I don't have a lot of time to spend in my kitchen in the evening. I have too many things going on at home around dinner time that allotting an hour or so in the evening in my kitchen is just not feasible.
I was presented with the opportunity to try Seapaks p...
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RECIPE: FIESTA CHICKEN
I am all about cooking healthy meals for my family. I want them to eat a balanced meal, but I don’t want to spend all day in the kitchen cooking it. I absolutely despise staying in the kitchen longer then I have to. With four boys I don’t have the luxury of planting myself in the kitchen for too long without some kind of disaster happening in my house.
I am always looking for ways to prepare healthy, but quick, meals that I can start in the kitchen and basically let it cook by itself while I am supervising my family. If your family l...
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RECIPE: FRIED SWEET POTATOES
My family loves to eat sweet potatoes. There are so many different ways that you can prepare them. I have used them in main dishes, side dishes, and even dessert dishes. Because sweet potatoes already have a hint of sweetness in them, I decided to try something different. I love the combination of sweet and salty. Kettle corn is a favorite snack of mine, so I decided to try to combine the sweetness of the sweet potatoes with a little bit of salty. What did I come up with? Fried sweet potatoes. This is a family favorite of mine, and I can gu...
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MOTHER’S DAY DOWNLOADABLE MENU PLAN
I know that Mother's Day is very important to a lot of people. In the Penny Pinching Diva household, we love all holidays. With each holiday, I like to prepare a special meal. Mother's Day is no exception. I love to cook and I have come up with a really simple and easy meal for Mother's Day.
As you all know, I absolutely hate being in the kitchen for longer then an hour to cook a meal for my family. If I can get out of the kitchen in thirty minutes or less, I am even happier. I was in my kitchen this week thinking of a meal I could cook for ...
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SWEDISH MEATBALLS & RICE
This week I am wanting my meals to be made quick, fast and in a hurry. I have started school back. Even though I scaled down on the classes that I am taking this semester, (only 3 instead of 4), I am still feeling the pressure of trying to keep up. Plus, I have both of my oldest boys in school and one at home who refuses to let mommy get anything done without a plethora of whining and running over the back of my feet in his walker. Gotta love his persistence. So here goes my menu for the week along with a picture recipe for Swedish Meatballs &a...
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30 MINUTE STEAK & SHRIMP
As you all know, I hate standing over a stove and cooking anything that takes longer then 30 minutes. So today I am going to go straight into my meal plan for the week and then give you a delicious recipe for 30 Minute Steak & Shrimp.Monday: Baked Porkchops w/ corn & green beans.Tuesday: 30 Minutes Steak & Shrimp w/ rice.Wednesday: BBQ chicken sandwich w/ baked french fries.Thursday: Fried chicken w/ fully loaded baked potatoes.Friday: Homemade pizza!Saturday: Fried sausage w/ sauteed onions & mushrooms w/ cheesy noodles.Sunday:...
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