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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 Sometimes, you just need to make everything ahead – it’s a potluck, or a kids’ party and you’ll be busy with other things later, or you just want to be relaxed at dinner time. Guacamole is easy to make ahead (and even yummier, I think, if there’s been a chance for the flavors to meld), but if you just stick it in a container and put it in the fridge, the surface will turn an icky black-brown color. Acid helps, which is why most recipes call for lemon or lime (I much prefer lime in guacamole), but if you use enough 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 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 Last year, for my daughter’s fifteenth birthday party, she wanted a lemon layer cake — with four fluffy layers, a lemon curd filling, and a lemony seven minute frosting. I baked her cake layers the evening before, and for the first time in my life, my cake fell. Now, I grew up with the high altitude cooking, and know how to adjust, so I don’t think that was the problem. I have a very old oven in the home that I rent, and the oven is full of hot spots and the temperature varies like crazy — if I set it [Continue reading What to Do When Your Cake Falls — Make Trifle! (With Lemon Curd Recipe)] April 1st, 2010 | Tags: baking, cake, dessert, fruit, party food, pot luck, recipe | Category: Cooking | Leave a comment We had beef and bean burritos the other night, and for dessert, we had a fantastic fruit salsa with cinnamon chips. We really loved this, and it’s something we’ll have again and again. Sweet Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Chips
Sweet Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Chips 5 large frozen strawberries 1. Preheat oven to 400°. 2. In a food processor [Continue reading Sweet Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Chips Recipe] March 26th, 2010 | Tags: chips, dessert, fruit, party food, pot luck, quick and easy, recipe, vegetarian | Category: Cooking | 10 comments Seven-layer dip is one of the classics, and it’s a great “potluck” item to bring to parties – it will definitely be one of the empty dishes at the end of a bash. Seven-Layer Dip
Seven-layer dip – so pretty and festive! 2 cans refried beans For pico de gallo: For March 8th, 2010 | Tags: dips, Mexican, party food, pot luck, quick and easy, recipe, vegetarian | Category: Cooking | Leave a comment About a month ago, I shared my recipe for microwaved candied pecans. I called them spiced pecans, though, and I mentioned that I also make a spicier (hotter) version, and then after I posted, I realized that the sweet ones were probably more candied than spiced, so I changed their name. I also have now figured out a way to make my oven-made spiced pecans (the hotter ones – is this confusing enough yet?) in the microwave, so I thought I’d share. 5-minute Microwave Spiced Pecans
Microwaved Spiced Pecans 3 tablespoons butter [Continue reading Five minute microwaved spiced pecans recipe]  October 27th, 2009 | Tags: nuts, party food, pecans, pot luck, quick and easy, recipe | Category: Cooking | Leave a comment |
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