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Category Archives: Cooking and Food

 
Happy day after Thanksgiving peoples. Hope your holiday was filled with fun, food, and fantastic company, as mine was.

 
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So this is only my, like, 8th attempt at blogging this week. But I failed. And no, it has nothing to do with the fact that I spend all of my spare time watching Bones.
Anyway.
Christin came home for the weekend(yay!), and we decided we were going to make a Minecraft cake that we saw on [...]

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So the other day I was glancing around on one of my favorite food blogs and came across this amazing recipe. The title instantly drew me in. I mean, how does on resist looking into a recipe called Jalepeno Popper Buffalo Chicken Macaroni and Cheese.
Uh, hello? That sounds like heaven, it does.
So I did it. [...]

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Meals.
They’re a common request in this family.
And as the family cook, I make a lot of them.
In fact, I make 19 meals a week. That’s about 76 a month, and 912 a year.
That is a LOT of food. And a lot of cooking. If I spend an average of half an hour in the kitchen [...]

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Today as I was sitting before the computer, talking to Katy and writing our book, I had a sudden urge for something to snack on. I stood up and strode to the kitchen, glancing into the pantry and fridge for something edible and satisfying. I spotted the carrots in the vegetable drawer. I hadn’t had [...]

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This is a GREAT recipe!
Hamburger Stew
Prep: About 15 min. Total: 40 min.
What you need:
2 lbs ground beef
3-5 different varieties of veggies, canned or fresh
6 beef bullion cubes
6-8 cups of water
Italian seasoning and Garlic to your liking
What to do:
1. Brown ground beef
2. While you ground beef is browning, put all other ingredients into the pot or [...]

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This is a recipe that a lot of people in my family cook. My mom got it from her mom, but we don’t know where she got it from. I LOVE this recipe, but unless you drain the meat, it’s kinda bad for you with all those fats in it.
Tater-Tot Casserole.
Prep: about 5 min. Bake: [...]

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My mom makes this really good spaghetti, here’s the recipe!
Mom’s Spaghetti
Prep: About 20 min. Total: About 25 min.
1. Start by boiling water in a big pot.
2. While your waiting for your water to boil, brown about 2 pounds of ground beef, or 1 pound of ground beef and about 20 meatballs.
3. Your water should be [...]

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Since I had to take the Idiom book back to the library, I have decided to do a once-every-three-day favorite recipe. I am going to start with the dinner we had last night, Shepherds Pie.
Prep: About 25 min. Total: About 45 min.
What you need: (we doubled the recipe for our family of
1 lb. [...]

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