Category: Super-Easy Recipes
DIY Edible Fruit Holiday Birthday Cake Arrangement
| December 7, 2012 | Posted by Amee under Cooking: How To . . ., Desserts, Gluten-Free, Super-Easy Recipes, Vegetarian |
Yesterday I turned 35 yep only five more years until I hit the BIG 40! I had a fabulous birthday, my husband and children took me out to one of my favorite sushi restaurants and gave me a ton of beautiful winter clothes. With my birthday smack in the middle of the holiday dessert coma, I decided this year to have a cake that was healthy, but also really yummy. … more
Gluten Free Holiday Pumpkin Pancakes
| November 28, 2012 | Posted by Amee under Breakfast, Gluten-Free, Super-Easy Recipes, Vegetarian |
I love breakfast food and pancakes if you have noticed are one of my favorite breakfast foods. I love pancakes because of their versatility, I love the fact you can make them plain, add in chocolate chips, blueberries, and even different spices. I love creating fun meals for my kids with pancakes and with pumpkins in season I have a wonderful pumpkin pancake recipe that is perfect for this time… more
Thanksgiving Kids Breakfast and Lunch Ideas Tutorial
| November 15, 2012 | Posted by Amee under Breakfast, Gluten-Free, Super-Easy Recipes, Vegetarian |
One of the things I love about cooking is the ability to create yummy and creative foods for my kids. With Thanksgiving next week I have a yummy and healthy breakfast and lunch to make the holiday come to life. My favorite breakfast food is pancakes and I love to have fun with pancakes like I did here and here. My pancake and fruit turkey is not hard to make… more
Spooktacular Halloween Breakfast Pancakes
| October 10, 2012 | Posted by Amee under Breakfast, Kid's Corner, Super-Easy Recipes |
My father was the pancake cook in my house when I was a kid. He made the best pancakes ever, but his pancakes were the plain round pancakes. I love pancakes and I adore breakfast food in general. I love to make special breakfasts for my kids once in a while just because or to celebrate something really cool. I had my kids start doing chores this past month. I… more
Cooking Asparagus Made Easy
| September 19, 2012 | Posted by Amee under Appetizers, General, Gluten-Free, Super-Easy Recipes, Vegetarian |
Growing up in parts of Western Nevada I remember taking long walks with my parents along the drainage canals that fed water to the local farmers crops. Along side these canals grew wild asparagus. It was fun picking and foraging the asparagus that grew like weeds near the water’s edge. My mom made many meals with our picked asparagus and it is one of my favorite vegetables. Unfortunately, asparagus gets… more
Cauliflower Crust Pesto Pizza (Gluten Free)
| August 28, 2012 | Posted by Amee under Gluten-Free, Super-Easy Recipes, Vegetarian |
Today I am guest posting over at The Humbled Homemaker while Erin is on maternity leave. The Humbled Homemaker is a wonderful blog where you can get tips on living frugally and greener, read a series on motherhood and pregnancy, and eating healthier by recipes of real foods. To get my fabulous healthier pizza recipe, please click over here to the Cauliflower Crust Pesto Pizza. Thank you Erin for… more
Quinoa Burger Patties
| August 7, 2012 | Posted by Amee under Gluten-Free, Super-Easy Recipes, Vegetarian |
When we decided to go gluten free as a family, one of the new foods introduced to us was the seed quinoa. I had never heard of it, but quinoa is now one of our favorite staples in the pantry. Quinoa is wonderful because it cooks quickly, it is a super nutritious complete protein, and it has a wonderful mild flavor all on its own. I love quinoa because most… more
Chicken Coconut Crock Pot Curry
| April 27, 2012 | Posted by Amee under Gluten-Free, Slow Cooker, Super-Easy Recipes |
As a busy mother of three I have a love affair with my crock pot. My crock pot allows me to cook healthy and yummy dinners for my family and saves me from ordering out. One of the foods I love to cook are curries. We make a curry similar to this on the stove, but I changed it up a bit to be crock pot friendly. This recipe is… more
Super-Easy Crock-Pot Cheesy Italian Meatballs
| January 28, 2012 | Posted by Amee under Slow Cooker, Super-Easy Recipes |
This is an easy recipe for baked cheesy Italian meatballs. My kids love meatballs in any form, and they love this recipe too. I make my meatballs by hand (Homemade Turkey Meatballs). I have made this recipe previously with frozen meatballs as described below, but it also works for homemade meatballs. If you use freshly-cooked, handmade meatballs, then the cooking time for the recipe below will only be about 3-4… more
Little Smokies Crock-Pot Honey Barbecue Sausage
| January 25, 2012 | Posted by Amee under Appetizers, Slow Cooker, Super-Easy Recipes |
These honey barbecue sausage Little Smokies are perfect for the Super Bowl, or for any football or house party for that matter. You will probably become addicted and eat them on most any occasion if you are not careful! I use Beef Lit’l Smokies® from Hillshire Farm. They are quick, easy, and super-good. Ingredients 2 – 13 ounce packages of Beef Lit’l Smokies® Beef Smoked Sausage 2 tablespoons of… more
Super-Easy Crock-Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage
| January 22, 2012 | Posted by Amee under Meats, Slow Cooker, Super-Easy Recipes |
This is a really good basic recipe for corned beef and cabbage my kids devour. They are not big fans of the cabbage, but they love the carrots and potatoes I also add into the mix. Generally, I get about a 3 pound piece of corned beef from the meat section of the grocery store. It is vacuum-packed and usually contains its own seasoning package. You can use this seasoning… more
Super-Easy Crock-Pot Super Bowl Swedish Meatballs
| January 22, 2012 | Posted by Michael under Appetizers, Dad's Corner, Slow Cooker, Super-Easy Recipes |
This is a super-good Swedish Meatballs Crock-Pot® recipe that is great for any Sunday football game, but especially good during the Super Bowl. For dad’s like me, it is quick and easy. Every little fan and Sunday helper in your house will love them! My wife makes meatballs by hand (Homemade Turkey Meatballs). I have made this recipe previously with frozen meatballs as described below, but it also works for… more
Super-Easy Crock-Pot Vegetarian Chili
| January 19, 2012 | Posted by Amee under Gluten-Free, Slow Cooker, Super-Easy Recipes, Vegetarian |
This is a super-easy Crock-Pot® vegetarian chili that is basic, but excellent. Over the years I took what I liked from various chili recipes to create this one my family loves. Although this is a vegetarian chili, if you wanted it with meat, the proper amount would be about one pound of ground beef or turkey. Another ingredient to add additional flavor is to use one envelope of dried onion… more
Super-Easy Crock-Pot Beef Brisket
| January 11, 2012 | Posted by Amee under Gluten-Free, Meats, Slow Cooker, Super-Easy Recipes |
Here is a super-easy recipe I learned from a woman who was an American Soldier while I lived in Germany. It was passed to me as a brisket recipe cooked in the oven, but I modified it as a Crock-Pot® recipe. It was also not originally gluten-free, and so my version here uses a gluten-free soup from Progresso® who makes many gluten-free and no added MSG soups. Any brand of… more
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