28

September

Peanut Butter-Brownie Pie…

Peanut Butter-Brownie Pie (Serves 12)
from Kraft What’s Cooking Magazine Fall 2008

1 pkg (450g) brownie mix
1 1/2 cups cold milk
1 pkg (4-serving size) Jello-O Vanilla Instant Pudding
1/2 cup Smooth Peanut Butter, divided
1 cup thawed Cool Whip Whipped Topping
Heat oven to 350F. Prepare brownie batter as directed on package; pour into greased 9-inch pie plate. Bake 30 [...]

16

September

Bruschetta Chicken Bake…

Brushchetta Chicken Bake (6 servings, 1 cup each)
from Kraft What’s Cooking Magazine Fall 2008

1 can (19 fl oz / 540 ml) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 pkg (120g) Stove Top Stuffing Mix for Chicken
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 lb boneless skinless, chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
1 tsp dried basil leaves
1 cup Mozzarella Shredded Cheese
Heat oven to [...]

3

September

Chocolate Bran Muffins…

Chocolate Bran Muffins (Makes 24 Muffins at 1 Point each or make 8 mini loaves at 3 points each)
3 cups All Bran Cereal
2 1/2 cups warm water
1 package of Low Fat Brownie Mix
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1. Soak the cereal and water together for a few minutes.
2. Add remaining ingredients & mix together.
3. Spray muffing [...]

2

September

Fresh Homemade Wonton Soup…

Wonton Soup (not my recipe - from an old friend)
1 package of Wonton Wrappers
1 lb Lean Ground Pork
2 tsp brown sugar
2 tbsp rice wine or vinegar
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp green onions
2 tsp ginger root
1/2 tsp Chinese 5 Spice
1 egg
1/2 tsp Sesame Oil
Bit-O-White-Pepper
1. Mix all ingredients & let sit for 25 minutes or overnight
2. To [...]

30

August

New recipes…

Amongst my crazy week I managed to try 2 new recipes, 1 was for dinner & 1 was today…something yummy! I really love trying new recipes & I really love baking for my family.
The first one I tried was from www.kraftcanada.com (I use this website ALOT), it was Sweet & Sour SHAKE’N BAKE Balls, I used [...]

11

August

Blueberry Lemon Muffins…

I like to bake / cook especially when I have had a less than stellar day & today is one of those days.
So, I decided I would like to make some yummy blueberry muffins, we have fresh now frozen blueberries in the house from my in-laws, every Summer they head out to BC to pick [...]

30

July

Irresistible Brownies…

I’m not sure what to say about these…yummy! Anyone that knows my hubby…knows that he loves chocolate, these definately are made for chocoholics. I cooked them a bit too much but, they still taste yummy!
Here is a link to the recipe.

23

June

Raspberry Sensation…

I made this yesterday for our dessert after dinner. The recipe is from Kraft Canada & can be found here. Mine doesn’t look as “perfect” as theirs but, it sure was yummy!

18

April

Family Fun Night…

We started Family Fun Night on Wednesday, alot of people I’m sure do this but, we decided that once a week on Wednesday the kid’s can decide how they would like for us to spend our evening as a family, no computers, no TV, etc. So the kid’s wanted to have Pita Pizza’s for dinner [...]

8

April

Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie…

I was looking for something yummy to make today that was a little lighter in the calorie & fat department & didn’t use flour as I have run out & it’s really hard to buy flour right now (my local grocery store was completely out on Sunday), I heard the price for flour is going to be [...]