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Instant Pot Macaroni and Tomatoes

Based on what I could remember of the way Mother made these, plus my own tweaks: Servings: 6-8 Ingredients: 16 oz of uncooked pasta (I used large elbow macaroni) 28 oz diced tomatoes (petite, regular, however you like them) 4 Tbsp unsalted butter 1 Tbsp (3 cubes) chicken or beef bullion 1 tsp garlic powder [ ]

Lemon Icebox Pie

This is my mother s recipe, and if I m not mistaken, was also my grandmother s and great-grandmother s. Very simple, and requires NO BAKING and NO EGGS. 🙂 Ingredients: 1 small can sweetened condensed milk 1/2 cup lemon juice 1 graham cracker crust 1 small tub whipped cream (optional) Instructions: In a mixing bowl, combine sweetened condensed [ ]

Instant Pot Meatless Taco Soup

With it being so cold lately, I ve been craving some Taco Soup. You know, that recipe that has been around forever? I decided to try to make some in my Instant Pot here at work, and it turned out great! I used this recipe as a base, leaving out the meat. You could easily brown [ ]

Easy Thanksgiving Mac ‘n Cheese

So my bestie gave me an Instant Pot last December for Christmas. It has sat in my living room floor for nearly a year because I was afraid of using it. Silly, I know! We started planning our departmental Thanksgiving lunch here at work and she suggested that I bring my IP and learn to [ ]

Slow-Cooker Cheesy Potato Soup

I ve seen this recipe in several places, but I think I saw it first by Betty. ^_^ Recipe Source: Betty Crocker Ingredients: Reynoldsâ„¢ Slow Cooker Liners 1 bag (32 oz) frozen southern-style diced hash brown potatoes, thawed 1/2 cup frozen chopped onion (from 12-oz bag), thawed 1 medium stalk celery, diced (1/2 cup) 1 carton [ ]

Slightly sweet leftovers

One of the great things about crockpot recipes is that you can cook a decent amount of food all at once and have plenty of leftovers. Remember that Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken I made? I had about half of that left over and I found myself wondering whether to just freeze them to eat later [ ]

Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken

I ve been experimenting with crockpot recipes, and this one is one that I made last night. Of course dummy me forgot to take pictures! Recipe Source: Family Fresh Meals Ingredients: 3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts Salt and pepper 1 cup honey 1/2 cup soy sauce 1/2 cup diced onion 1/4 cup ketchup 2 tablespoons olive [ ]

Creamy Cheesy White Chicken Chili

Ok, so I ran across this recipe on one of my favorite food blogs, Yammie s Noshery. Her pictures that accompany the recipes always look soooooo good, and this recipe sounded so tasty I just had to try it! So here s the recipe as she posted it: Creamy Cheesy White Chicken Chili Recipe Source: yammiesnoshery.com Ingredients: [ ]

Alfredo Sauce

Nicki s note: This is without a doubt the easiest and one of the tastiest recipes for Alfredo sauce I ve made over the years. (and it does not have cream cheese!) Anyways, I m re-posting this because it s a recipe I use often, and well, this is my site and I feel this recipe deserves some [ ]

Coca Cola Cake

Also known as: Double Chocolate Coca Cola Cake or Texas Sheet Cake Recipe Source: Unknown this recipe has been around for many years, I found this recipe on Facebook. Ingredients: Cake: 1 cup Coca Cola (real thing, not diet) 1/2 cup oil 1 stick butter 3 Tablespoon cocoa 2 cups sugar 2 cups flour [ ]

Spaghetti Tacos

(Posted earlier to my personal blog) As I was standing in front of my pantry last night waiting for culinary inspiration to hit me, Jessie made a suggestion for dinner: spaghetti tacos. She had gotten the idea from a recent episode of iCarly. At first I laughed (the show really is cute and I like [ ]

Lasagna Soup

Recipe Source: Modified from a Betty Crocker recipe. Originally called Cheesy Lasagna Soup Ingredients: 1 pound lean ground beef 1 medium onion, sliced 2 large green bell peppers, cut into 1-inch pieces 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 cups water 1 can (28 oz) diced tomatoes with Italian herbs, undrained 1 can (6 ounces) tomato [ ]