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The final recipe from Doodle’s birthday party! My deviled eggs are really very basic – and that’s the way we like them. None of us are fans of “stuff” in our deviled eggs — no pickle relish, no horseradish, no diced onion — although I’ve tasted perfectly fine eggs with those things added, they aren’t “deviled eggs” to our family. Of course, if your tastes are different than ours, feel free to stir in some relish or whatever. Or share your recipe with me and try to change my mind. Deviled Eggs July 2nd, 2010 |  Tags: appetizers, eggs, frugal, holiday, party food, pot luck, quick and easy, recipe, vegetarian |  Category: Cooking |  7 comments This is almost the last of the recipes from Doodle’s birthday party. The menu was: Guacamole, salsa, and corn chips Green chile pinwheels Roast beef, horseradish, and basil pinwheels Deviled Eggs And, of course, birthday cake We love my deviled eggs – I’ll post that one soon, too. Making everything except the corn chips from scratch enabled me to give my daughter a lovely party with lots of food for a small outlay. And she’d prefer homemade to store-bought any day! And now, on to the salsa. It’s really simple and quick, and wayyy less expensive than store-bought salsa. It also tastes a lot better than store-bought. Salsa June 25th, 2010 | Tags: dips, frugal, light, low-calorie, party food, pot luck, quick and easy, recipe, vegetable, vegetarian | Category: Cooking | 5 comments Yesterday, I told you how to keep guacamole from turning brown, so today I thought I’d share how I make guacamole. Guacamole
Guacamole 2 avocados Peel and seed the avocados. Mash them in a bowl – use your potato masher, or a fork. Add the salt, lime juice, and salsa, and mash a little more. Don’t mash it until it’s uniform, though – you want some small chunks. Stir in the tomatoes, if you’re using them. Servings: 8 Nutrition Facts June 24th, 2010 | Tags: appetizers, frugal, party food, pot luck, quick and easy, recipe, vegetarian | Category: Cooking |  Leave a comment It’s been a crazy busy week so far this week! Sunday was Doodle’s actual birthday. The kids spent the day with their dad, since it was Father’s Day, too, and came home for dinner. In our family, the birthday kid gets to pick what they want for dinner, and Doodle picked Chicken with Shallots and Buttered Noodles. It was tasty! Today, we had a field trip with our homeschool group. It was a walking tour of our downtown. It was really interesting, and fun, too. If you live in a city, I highly recommend calling your city’s historic society and seeing [Continue reading Green Chile Roll-ups (or Pinwheels, or Rollers, or Whatever) Recipe] June 22nd, 2010 | Tags: appetizers, party food, pot luck, quick and easy, recipe, vegetarian | Category: Cooking, Homeschooling | 4 comments I made yellow cake with chocolate chips again for Doodle’s birthday party last weekend. I was so grateful that it was a chilly, rainy weekend, so the house didn’t get too hot while I was baking! I made the chocolate cream cheese icing again, too, but this time, I added a little espresso powder (about a tablespoon) for a mocha frosting. It was a hit. I didn’t think the cake was very pretty, even though it was super-tasty, but Doodle and her best friend (who was staying with us last week – she flew in just for Doodle’s party!) thought it I frequently make these for our “Finger Food Buffet” on Christmas Day, and sometimes for parties (whether that’s a party I throw, or a potluck party I’m attending). They are super easy, and super tasty. This time, for my daughter’s birthday party, I used Neufchâtel cheese, to make a small dent in the calories. I didn’t notice any difference at all in the flavor. Use what works for you, though! Roast beef, basil, and horseradish cream cheese pinwheels
Roast Beef, Basil, and Cream Cheese Pinwheels 1 8-ounce package Neufchatel, brought to room temperature My daughter turns 16 next Sunday, but since it’s also Father’s Day, I traded weekends with her dad, so today is her party. She’s having a karaoke party (using a karaoke microphone her dad got her a few years ago – it hooks up to the television), and the catering is by Mommy. Here’s the spread (after some munching had taken place):
Birthday party food Recipes coming soon! Here’s a yummy snack or lunch that I’ve been enjoying for the last couple of days. This is so quick and easy, I don’t know if it actually counts as a recipe! Ham and Cream Cheese Rollups
Ham and Cream Cheese Roll-ups 2 slices lean sandwich ham Stack two slices of ham and spread with cream cheese. Roll up. Nutrition Facts [Continue reading Quick and Easy Healthy Snack – Ham and Cream Cheese Rollups Recipe] June 8th, 2010 | Tags: light, low-calorie, party food, pot luck, quick and easy, recipe, snack | Category: Cooking | 2 comments Our homeschool group has a monthly board game get-together for the kids who are age 10 and up. It’s usually on a Friday evening, but this month, it was on a Saturday afternoon. The mom who hosts served pizza. There were also some snacks that people brought (my daughter made snickerdoodles to share). When we got home, my kids weren’t very hungry, so I thought it was a great time to experiment with something I wanted to try, without having to worry too much if the kids liked it. When I was in my 20s, I loved tabbouleh. It was inexpensive April 15th, 2010 | Tags: appetizers, dips, frugal, light, low-calorie, party food, recipe, sides, vegetarian | Category: Cooking | Leave a comment A few years ago, I was in a kitchen supply store and I saw the most adorable “guacamole masher”. It had a cute cartoon avocado on the handle with a whimsical expression on its plastic face. The “business part” was exactly like the potato masher I had at home — and the adorable masher was priced at about 10 times what I’d paid for my potato masher! I didn’t need to spend oodles of bucks for that toy, and I didn’t need it taking up extra space in my utensil drawer, either. As Alton Brown would say, it was a “uni-tasker”. If [Continue reading My Guacamole Masher]  April 14th, 2010 | Tags: dips, party food, quick and easy, recipe, sides, tips, vegetarian | Category: Cooking | Leave a comment |
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