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Microwave Lemon Pudding ( PRINTABLE VIEW HERE ) 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup cornstarch 2 ½ cups milk 1 egg ¼ teaspoon salt ½ cup lemon juice (I used bottled lemon juice.) 2 tablespoons butter yellow food color is optional.  I used two drops. Instructions: In a microwave proof bowl (mine was a large glass Pyrex measuring cup), combine sugar, cornstarch & salt - stir well . Add the milk - stir well to combine (until smooth). Place the egg in a separate small dish  and stir to scramble the egg. Hold the egg out while completing the next steps .  (My instructions will tell you what to do next with the egg.) Microwave the mixture containing the sugar, cornstarch, salt & milk for 1 minute and stir.   Microwave another 1 minute and stir. Keep microwaving/stirring in short increments until the mixture starts to bubble and get thick, stirring often.  (I probably did this three or four times).   Once it feels thick (like gravy), remove from microwave and...

  Groceries are EXPENSIVE, aren't they?  Let's Ditch the Box of chocolate pudding (and the snack pack cups) and make some ourselves.  Let's make it DREAMY EASY and do it in the microwave.  It takes maybe only 10 minutes and tastes the same (or better) than store bought pudding.  Let's make Dreamy Easy Microwave Chocolate Pudding AT HOME MY WAY. Dreamy Easy  Microwave Chocolate Pudding  (Homemade) Printable View Here Servings:  3 (1/2 cup sized servings) or 2 large servings so double it if you are preparing this for a family. INGREDIENTS: 4 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder (unsweetened) 6 Tablespoons Granulated White Sugar 2 Tablespoons Corn Starch (flour would work just fine) 1 1/2 cups COLD Milk  1 Tablespoon butter or margarine (optional but I like to use) 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Pinch salt EASY INSTRUCTIONS : WHEN SELECTING A BOWL, you want room for the pudding to expand by at least double when it cooks.) IN a glass microwave safe bowl, COMBINE cocoa...

  What recipes do you know by heart?  You know, the recipes you pull out of your soul when you cook on auto pilot; the recipes that a special loved one made for you once upon a time and now you make them for the people you love? Recipes You Know by Heart By Gina 2025-  www.AtHomeMyWay.blogspotcom What recipes do you know by heart,  made from memory each time you start?   Where recipe books sit packed away  and stains adorn them where they stay.   Where biscuit bowls sit and wait  for sifts of flour and sleepers late.  Where sizzling butter becomes pancakes fluffy  a nd tummies become happy stuffy Where muffins don't need a mix  and frosting needs no special tricks. Where warm chocolate pudding doesn't start with a box and ice cream churns in icy rocks So many Spaghetti Sundays through the years  for celebrations, hugs or tears.  Simmered slow by moms and grannies with bread to swipe all the crooks and crannies. ...

Move over Hamburger Helper!   Ditching the box over here with Skillet Spanish Rice Dinner! RECIPES AT THE TOP - CHIT CHAT AT THE BOTTOM! Skillet Spanish Rice Dinner  (with Ground Beef) (PRINTABLE RECIPE HERE) Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef  (totally optional) (can sub w/ drained/rinsed beans like pinto, kidney, black beans) 1/2 - 1 chopped onion (could be replaced with 1 teaspoon onion powder) 1/2 - 1 chopped bell pepper (any color is fine - or leave it out if you don't like fresh pepper) 1 cup uncooked (long grain) white rice  1 14-oz can diced tomatoes (undrained) (salsa or rotel would also be good substitutes) 1 8-oz can tomato sauce 1 1/2 cups water + 1 beef (or chicken) bullion cube (or replace with 1 1/2 cups beef or chicken broth) (I used the 8 oz tomato sauce can to "measure" my water so as not to dirty another dish.) 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 Tablespoon chili powder (or taco seasoning would work fine) Salt/Pepper to taste Instructions: USING a medium...

Cream Cheese Brownies Printable Recipe Here The brownie recipe itself in Cream Cheese Brownies is a variation of my Homemade Brownie Mix recipe .  (The dry ingredients can be mixed and stored in baggies or jars in your pantry for mixing up a pan of brownies at a moment's notice and Ditching the Box.)  You can find other "Ditch the Box" recipes HERE .   Brownie Ingredients: 1 cup white granulated sugar 1/2 cup all purpose flour 1/3 cup cocoa powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 cup (1 stick real butter) (or oil works in a pinch) 2 eggs (I use medium or small eggs for this) 1 teaspoon vanilla Cream Cheese mixture : 8 oz block cream cheese 1/2 cup white granulated sugar 1 Tablespoon all purpose flour 1 egg (using only the egg white will result in a whiter cream cheese mixture but I used the whole egg) 1/2 teaspoon vanilla Directions : Preheat oven to 350°. Spray 8 x 8 square pan w/ cooking spray. Mix up the brownies first: Melt butter (I used the micr...

TWO HOUR CROCKPOT BREAD is short knead and no rise.   5 ingredients+ parchment paper + crockpot = DELICIOUS BREAD Get out of the kitchen and let the crockpot do the work! Crockpot Yeast Bread (See below for pics of the process.)   1 1/3 cup very warm water (hot, but no hurt – like a hot bath) 1 Tablespoon active dry yeast 1 Tablespoon sugar 3 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon table salt (Parchment paper is a must.)   Directions: 1.    T urn the crockpot on HIGH to preheat while mixing the dough. 2.     Combine hot/warm water, yeast and sugar and se t a timer for 10 minutes to allow time for "proofing" which just means letting the yeast/water/sugar start foaming.  3.         Combine the flour and salt in a mixing bowl. 4.         Once the yeast/water/sugar has proofed for 10 minutes  gently stir a little bit, and then pour over the flour/salt mix in the mixing bowl. 5...