At Home My Way

My cabinets are bare of anything to grab and eat, bah!  I have stuff to cook and bake but I just haven't had the spunk to get it done.  We've had so much going on lately!  I found out last week that when I let my cupboards get like that, I tend to eat out.  Not a good thing for the old bank account or the hips! So,  my first mission Monday morning (before work... Eek) was to drum up some viddles for breakfast. (Our schedule was full all weekend with graduation parties and a bridal shower so I didn't get any time for cooking during the weekend.) I remembered an easy muffin that I used to make for my girls when they were little.  They loved them!  I could make them with each girl's favorite jam.  I have used homemade apple butter, homemade apricot preserves or strawberry preserves, and yesterday since it was just the old man and me, I used my favorite (strawberry preserves) and his favorite, plain old grape jell...

I found a great recipe for a fruit crisp.  I love crisps!  I love that they use oats instead of all white flour and also that you don't have any rolling out to do. I had quite a bit of leftover cherry pie filling from making my Ditch the Box Cheesecake  (we spoon it over each slice instead of layering the pie with it).  This recipe uses canned cherry pie filling so it worked terrific to use up the remainder of my pie filling.  I also had some frozen raspberries on hand, which I normally use for Homemade Yogurt Parfaits or breakfast smoothies.  I even tossed in a handful of strawberries I had in my fridge, all to equal the "2 cups frozen fruit" referenced in the recipe. My family has a favorite frozen pie (that you bake).  Rarely do you find a store-bought pie that tastes super special, but Aldi has a Very Berry Pie that we REALLY love!  It combines blackberries, raspberries, and cherries.  The combination of berries an...

Occasionally I see recipes for making homemade stovetop type stuffing.  I never expect it to taste as good as that wonderful stuffing you get in the box but I figured it was worth a shot. Yesterday I made one of the fastest crockpot meals to ever throw in before you walk out the door in the morning, Crockpot Chicken & Biscuits .  Of course, any time I have anything like poultry with gravy, I want stuffing (and cranberry sauce).  I love homemade stuffing but sometimes I crave the kind that comes in a box.  Something about the spiciness of it is just over the top for me!  Never one to run to the store after work, I grabbed my computer and googled "homemade stovetop recipes".  It didn't sound too hard.  In fact, the lady that blogged the recipe mentioned that it took her only about 15 minutes longer to make than the box kind.  My husband was mowing the yard so I had 15 minutes.  I also have a freezer full of stale brea...