Even though jello isn’t usually thought of as a healthy food, it can be! You can make it with unflavored gelatin and natural juice with no added sugars  or dyes and then add some fruit for vitamins and fiber! And gelatin has all kinds of health benefits! Ingredients: 2 Tablespoons unflavored gelatin 4 cups juice [...]

You all know how much I love muffins, so I was pretty excited about a library book called Mad About Muffins by Dot Varton! I tweaked the sweet potato muffin recipe just a little and ended up making it this way: Ingredients: 2 C. white flour 1 c. whole wheat flour 4 tsp. baking powder [...]

I can’t remember exactly where I got this recipe, but I think it was from the internet somewhere. Anyways…it’s now on a card in my recipe box and I pull it out around this time of year to use up leftover cranberry sauce…..well actually this year I made cranberry sauce just so I could make [...]

Save a Lot had a damaged pumpkin on clearance for only 99 cents, so I happily bought it! I cooked it up pretty much the same way as last year, but this time I had a bigger steam basket and was able to steam it, although I did have to do it in 3 batches. [...]

What do you do with a pair of pears? haha!! Okay…but seriously I had a couple of pears getting soft in my fridge, so I made some pear muffins! 1 egg 1/2 cup milk 1/4 cup butter melted then cooled 1/2 cup sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 1 cup flour 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 2 [...]

When we got married we were given a whirly-popper for making popcorn in and we got a lot of use out of that thing! But when we moved here I decided to get rid of it to save space in the car. Even though I loved that thing, I’ve now learned how to make popcorn [...]

I LOVE muffins! They’re fun to make, a quick breakfast, snack or dessert and can be pretty healthy! What’s not to love? I’m going to be trying various muffin recipes and if I like them I’ll share them with you too! Yesterday I made morning glory muffins, a recipe that my Mom sent me. Ingredients: [...]

I enjoy a nice cup of cold ice-coffee, but I also know that it’s not a very nutritional choice, so I often make these 3 substitutions to make it a little healthier. Often I make it with decaf coffee instead of regular to cut back on the caffeine. Instead of using regular white sugar or [...]

Today I have 2 “recipes.” I call them “recipes” because I don’t have exact measurements or even exact ingredients for them, but I wanted to share them anyways. 1. Old hot dog buns can be made into croutons, as well as almost any other kind of leftover bread. Just cut the buns into bite-sized squares [...]

Ever  have apples that are starting to get soft and mealy? Maybe their bruised and just don’t look too appetizing? Instead of just throwing them out, you can make applesauce! I’ve made it twice now and it’s really pretty easy. Get some apples. This is the perfect way to use imperfect apples! Peel them. Chop [...]