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Three Yummy Low Fat Recipes

It is not realistic to think everyone who needs to loose weight is willing to give up comfort foods. Instead of denying yourself, I believe it’s best to alter recipes to make a healthy yet delicious alternative. What we eat is key to how we feel and how we look. Below are three recipes to help you feel full and satisfied but will not contribute to your waistline. Low Fat Full Flavor Garlic Mashed Potatoes 5 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes 6 oz. fat free cream cheese 8 oz. fat free sour cream ½ Cup fat free half and half (you … Continue reading →

Alternatives to Cooking with Butter

If you are like me and your best friends are fat, most notably butter and oil, you may need to make a few changes in your diet. So, can we say goodbye to our fat unhealthy friends without saying goodbye to flavor? Yes, there are healthier options that are low in fat, do not contribute to cholesterol and do not require us to live without flavor. Best of all, most of these alternatives are easy, inexpensive and products you may already have on hand. 1. “Honey, pass the honey.” Many of us start our mornings with a slice of toast … Continue reading →

Abandon the Pumpkin Pie: Peanut Caramel Apple Crisp

In my “Abandon the Pumpkin Pie” series, I’ve been offering up desserts that are different from your traditional pumpkin pie. This particular dessert will likely remind you of peanut covered caramel apples. Super yummy and super easy, this is a great dessert to impress your holiday guests! You will need: 1 cup butter, softened 2 cups packed brown sugar 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk 1 cup light corn syrup 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup chopped roasted peanuts 10 Gala apples – peeled, cored and sliced 1/2 cup butter 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup white sugar … Continue reading →

Shopping List and Tidbits for the Food Blog: April 7 through April 13

The food blog has been busy, busy, busy this week thanks to the excellent ideas and recipes contributed by our very own frugal blogger, Mary Ann Romans. Keep reading for fabulous ideas in the kitchen, new food trends, and of course, you can always print out your shopping list full of ingredients! Tidbits March was National Pasta Month. However, as you may well know, March was also the month of the blogger hiatus. So National Pasta Month got celebrated with a quiz last week and this week I have posted the Answers to the Noodle Quiz. Are you familiar with … Continue reading →

What Are You Going to Do With All That Apple Butter?

Yesterday, I gave you a recipe for how to make apple butter in the crock pot. It is a long process, but is well worth the effort as the apple butter in my opinion tastes better when it’s fresh. (I’m not sure what doesn’t taste better when it’s fresh and made from scratch.) This recipe makes quite a large quantity of apple butter so for weeks on end you can now enjoy toast with apple butter! Actually, apple butter makes a good condiment for chicken or pork chops for your little picky eater. Or, you can make my absolutely delicious … Continue reading →

Yummy Apple Butter

As I implied in my fusion cooking article, I generally stick to recipes that I know my family will like. In fact, I purposely seek out flavors that I know my husband loves, and use my creativity in just that realm. Such is the case with apple butter. This is hands down, my husband’s favorite condiment. Unfortunately, apple butter is fairly expensive when you compare its price to its shelf mates, peanut butter and jelly. Also, the process to make apple butter is fairly intensive. It basically takes all day unless you make it in the crock pot. (Well, it … Continue reading →

Valentines Food: Heart Felt Cooking

Scouring the internet for ideas for a Valentine’s party? Valentine’s Day is not known for its dedication to superb nutrition, but it can be a great time to create lovely goodies for friends and family. But first, what does cooking teach your kids? For one, it teaches them about nutrition. As they work with you to create meals or treats, they get to know what’s important about a meal. After many long discussions, my daughter now knows about carbohydrates, protein, fat, fruits and vegetables, and why each of them is important at different times. Cooking is also a wonderful way … Continue reading →

No Cost Holiday Gifts

Is your heart bigger than your wallet this year? Don’t go into debt? Instead put your creativity to good use creating one of these no cost holiday gifts. Thank you book Here is a frugal gift idea that should be very much appreciated by those you really love. You can make a thank you or appreciation book. The nice thing about this book is that you can adapt the style and the amount of detail in it to the gift giver and receiver. For example, an appreciation book to a grown sister might consist of a journal with thoughts about … Continue reading →

Canning for the First Time

This week I canned my own food for the first time. You know what? it was easier than I thought it would be. I know happily have 11 canned jars sitting in my food pantry. Have you ever tried canning your own food? Here is what I learned. First of all I needed something to can. For my experience, I didn’t specifically set out to can, but I realized that it was the best option for my apple butter. (You can check out the recipe here.) The first batch I made went directly into the refrigerator and to friends, so … Continue reading →

What’s in your child’s lunchbox?

The biggest influence on how our children eat is you, the parent. That influence does not end with a packed lunch. We still need to be vigilant to provide healthy options even when processed, sugary, prepackaged foods are so much easier to pack. The 100 calorie cookie packs look to be a nice idea but they are loaded with sugar. Peanut butter and jelly is always a hit but jelly is packed with high fructose sugar. What kid doesn’t love the crunch of a bag of potato chips? Yet, chips contain high amounts of fat. How about a nice turkey … Continue reading →