Scrumptious! Gingerbread Waffles are a spiced up version of classic waffles with a touch of molasses. The vanilla cream sauce compliments the waffles perfectly, although they’re also good with maple syrup. We drank apple cider with these and it made for a very Octoberish meal. [Read more…] about Gingerbread Waffles with Vanilla Cream Sauce
Archives for October 2009
South of the Border Skillet
I have to watch myself when I’m putting together a weekly menu, because I have a tendency to put lots of Mexican meals on the list. Mexican and Tex-Mex foods are just so good, but I try to only make the style meal once a week. My daughter likes to point out that Mexican people eat Mexican food every day. I can’t argue with that logic.
This dish is an easy week night supper. It’s healthy and budget friendly. Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more…] about South of the Border Skillet
Warm Cinnamon Apple Sauce with Toasted Marshmallows
Don’t you just love a dish that tastes amazingly delicious, but is super simple? Toasted marshmallows don’t have to be eaten only at bonfires. They pair up wonderfully with cinnamon apple sauce.
The ingredients are simple: just a jar of cinnamon apple sauce and a handful of mini marshmallows. [Read more…] about Warm Cinnamon Apple Sauce with Toasted Marshmallows
Nutritious Bars
What? You don’t think they look nutritious? Maybe not in a world of vitamin water, live-active culture yogurt and lycopene in the ketchup. But in the 70s world of Wonder bread, Twinkies and bologna sandwiches these cookie bars were the picture of health food. After all, they have oats and peanut butter in them.
In defense of the name, the original recipe only called for 1 cup of chocolate chips sprinkled on top. I decided to dump the whole bag on top, melt them and smooth it out. Chocolate is healthy, right? [Read more…] about Nutritious Bars
Mandarin Chicken Rice Bake
More-with-Less is one of my favorite cookbooks. It’s full of simple, delicious and economical recipes and this casserole is one of them. This is a perfect recipe to use chicken that you’ve already cooked and frozen. Once the chicken is cooked the dish is a snap to put together. [Read more…] about Mandarin Chicken Rice Bake