At Home My Way

  REPOSTING FOR EASTER:  Bunny cakes bring so much joy!  Here's how I make a Bunny Cake AT HOME MY WAY! My Aunt Donna has made an Easter bunny cake for Easter dinner for as long as I can remember.   Since I miss my Florida family so very much, I decided to make a bunny cake myself so that I could feel a little closer to home!   You can make an Easter bunny cake with a cake mix and canned frosting or your own favorite cake/frosting recipe.  I decided that since my family prefers chocolate cake and chocolate frosting, to make a completely all chocolate bunny cake.  Pretty cute, huh?   I used my always good, stand-by Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake recipe found  HERE .  I used my homemade Chocolate frosting recipe also, recipe found  HERE .  (I added a little more powdered sugar to my frosting to make it a tad thicker - like 1/2 cup more powdered sugar than the recipe calls for) for making my cake. Here's how I made our family's favorit...

Stromboli are an American version of calzones that have the addition of some sauce inside.  They are  typically made with pizza  dough  and filled with meats, cheeses, and other ingredients.   " Hot Pockets" are overpriced little freezer foods found at your favorite grocery store.  Yes-they are easy and always sound good but I'm hungry as soon as I finish the thing!  Making them at home is a winner way to save money and a delicious way to eat!  Made at home, they are inexpensive, are made with a super easy homemade dough with fillings of your choice, and are just as easy to reheat as the store bought version!     Recipes at the top:  Chit Chat at the bottom! Here's how we make homemade Stromboli / Homemade Hot Pockets AT HOME MY WAY!   Homemade Stromboli (Hot Pockets)  (uses Freshly Milled Wheat  OR Store Bought Flour ) PRINTABLE VIEW HERE Dough: No Knead Bread Recipe found HERE  (using freshly milled w...

  Shells & Sauce WWW.AtHomeMyWay.blogspot.com Printable Recipe / HERE RECIPES AT THE TOP - CHIT CHAT AT THE BOTTOM! 1 Pound Ground Beef 3 teaspoons onion powder (or fresh 1/2 of a chopped onion if you don't have picky eaters like me) 1 (6 oz) can tomato paste + 3 cans of water 1 (8 oz) tomato sauce + 1 can of water (I used home canned 16 oz tomato sauce.) 1 teaspoon + 1 Tablespoon garlic powder (divided) 2 teaspoon dried basil  1 teaspoon sugar (optional) 2 dried bay leaves (REMOVE AFTER COOKING, BUT BEFORE EATING - DO NOT EAT THESE) 1 (16 oz) box of pasta shells 1 Tablespoon olive oil (or butter) Salt & Pepper INSTRUCTIONS: Sauce : Add ground beef to a skillet/dutch oven.  Add salt (about 1 teaspoon) and some pepper.  Add the 3 teaspoons onion powder & 1 teaspoon garlic powder to the cooking meat.  (If using fresh onion, cook in a little oil until clear before adding the ground beef to the skillet.) Cook ground beef until no longer pink.  Drain...

  Thin & Crispy Pizzeria Style Pizza  At Home My Way WWW.AtHomeMyWay.blogspot.com (printable view here) Thin & Crispy Pizza  AT HOME MY WAY is perfect for pizza nights at home.  You can have restaurant quality pizza in the time it takes to get pizza delivery.  Crispy pizza at home with some crunch?  Oh yes - that crunch is possible right in your very own kitchen!   Uses regular pizza pan, regular oven, no special equipment needed! Here's how I make Thin & Crispy Pizza AT HOME MY WAY! FIRST THINGS - FIRST: Place your oven rack on the lowest level in the oven. Preheat oven to 400 degrees while mixing up the crust. Quick Pizza Crust Recipe Crust Recipe: 1/2 cup warm/hot water (like hot bath water - "hot but no hurt") 1 teaspoon active yeast 1 teaspoon sugar (optional) 1 1/2 cup All Purpose flour (unbleached is best) 1 teaspoon table salt 2 teaspoons oil (I used olive oil.) (plus a little more for your hands). Cooking spray or oil to pre...

Recipes at the Top:  Chit Chat at the Bottom Sweet Hot Mustard (a/k/a "Hot Pepper Butter") comes from a garden of sweet and hot peppers, prepared mustard, vinegar, sugar, and Clear Jel.  It's great for gift giving and for potlucks.  It can be your little secret because they don't sell anything like it in the store.  Somewhat like honey mustard but with some spicy kick.  You are just going to love it!  Come see how I make Sweet Hot Mustard / Hot Pepper Butter AT HOME MY WAY!   Sweet Hot Mustard (canning recipe) (a/k/a "Hot Pepper Butter") (printable view here) Ingredients: 16   cups  rough  chopped hot and/or sweet peppers (36 peppers of various heat and colors) (I used bell peppers, green, red, and purple; red banana peppers, green tricked you Jalapeno peppers, and about 5 red hot chili peppers.  I will increase the heat next year cause I kinda like it a little hot)  Regular jalapenos would be great but I didn't ...