Denise’s Simple Fudgsicle Recipe

by Denise on May 9, 2013

Now that the weather has finally been warming up the kids are already asking for frozen treats so I whipped up a batch of fudgsicles for them. They are super easy to make, only take a few ingredients, and they even taste much better than the store bought variety in my opinion. Let me know [...]

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Denise’s Pita Pizza Pockets Recipe

by Denise on April 11, 2013

While my kids really love pizza, they’re all very picky about their toppings and it seems like they each want something different. That’s why I love these pita pizza pockets – they’re super easy to make, the kids enjoy helping to make their own, and everybody gets exactly what they want in them. I cut [...]

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Grocery Store Shortcuts for Homemade Meals

by Denise on March 14, 2013

I really prefer to feed my family home cooked meals, but some days that just isn’t as easy as others. For example, I like to prepare pizza dough ahead of time and keep it in the freezer for future meals, however there are days that the family wants pizza but I completely forget to take [...]

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Denise’s Salt Roasted Fingerling Potatoes

by Denise on February 14, 2013

We’re all big meat and potatoes fans at our house so I’m always trying to mix it up a little and present these things in new and exciting ways. One of my favorite ways to prepare potatoes is to salt roast them and the kids really enjoy the smaller fingerling potatoes because they’re fun to [...]

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Denise’s Company Pork Chops

by Denise on January 10, 2013

I’m in serious comfort food mode with all the cold weather that we’ve been having, and these Company Pork Chops are a family favorite dish. We call them Company Pork Chops because it’s easy to make a whole bunch and you can visit with your company while the chops are baking in the oven. We [...]

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Denise’s Easy Cashew Bark

by Denise on December 13, 2012

This cold winter weather is the perfect excuse to stay indoors and make lots of yummy desserts like this super simple cashew bark! We like to make lots of this yummy stuff during the holidays and give it away as gifts. I bought some Christmas themed coffee mugs that I plan to fill with cashew [...]

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Denise’s Gourmet Homemade Microwave Popcorn

by Denise on November 29, 2012

There are controversial chemicals in packaged microwave popcorn but our family loves to eat popcorn as a healthy snack, and I really enjoy the convenience of popping it in the microwave, so we simply make our own using brown paper lunch bags. It’s quick and easy to make and also costs a fraction of the [...]

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Denise’s Wonton Quiche Cups

by Denise on November 8, 2012

When putting together our weekly meal plans I always like to have a breakfast for dinner night once a week because it’s a great way to reduce our grocery budget, since breakfast entrees are typically cheaper. These wonton quiche cups are a fun way to prepare and serve eggs for supper, or we also like [...]

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Denise’s Spiderweb Cupcakes

by Denise on October 11, 2012

My quadruplets’ birthday is this week and somehow they always end up with a Halloween themed birthday party since they were born in October. I’ve made a ton of Halloween themed treats over the years, but so far these spiderweb cupcakes have been their favorite. I made three dozen of these to take to their [...]

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Denise’s Toasted Ravioli Recipe

by Denise on September 13, 2012

When we go out to our favorite Italian restaurant I always like to get the toasted ravioli appetizer but they disappear so fast that I decided to start making them at home so I could have more than one or two in a sitting. They’re so good and so easy to make that I could [...]

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