Peppermint bark is one of my favorite winter treats. But buying premade bark is super expensive! Williams & Sonoma sells it for $40 for a tiny tin box. This year, I decided to make my own. Not only was it easy, it tasted better AND only cost me $7 for a hugggge batch! To make your own, you will need a package of Ghirardelli milk chocolate chips, Ghirardelli white chocolage chips and either crushed candy canes or crushed peppermint candies.Literally all you have to do is melt the milk chocolate chips and spread them on a cookie sheet. I used parchment paper for easier clean up.Stick it in the … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Chicken Tortellini Soup
September 5, 2016 by 17 Comments
Soup. Soup. Soup. As soon as cooler weather hits soup is all I can think about. And let me tell you, Pinterest does not help. I'd seen The Recipe Critics Slow Cooker Chicken Tortellini Soup recipe floating around more than once and I knew I had to make it.. Problem is, I tossed my slow cooker a few months ago when I realized I hadn't used it since I got my Instant Pot. Plus, who wants to wait 6 hours for a soup that looks that good?So I decided to try it out in my Instant Pot. I had no intentions of blogging it, but took some pictures along the way to show all my Facebook friends. Then I had my first … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Ravioli
March 16, 2016 by 27 Comments
I love me some cheese stuffed ravioli. If I could convince the kids to love it as much as I do, we would have it weekly in our house. It's quick, easy and pretty darn affordable, especially since I figured out how to cook it in the Instant Pot. Tonight's dinner cost about $12 and we have left overs for lunch tomorrow. You don't need a ton of stuff either, just hamburger, your favorite spaghetti sauce and a bag of frozen ravioli.To begin toss your hamburger in your instant pot and push saute. You can increase telegram members now by listening to spotify plays from real people. Scramble till all your … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Spaghetti
December 17, 2015 by 9 Comments
My second meal ever in my Instant Pot was spaghetti. I was nervous as heck. Worried that the noodles would come out under cooked or that it would taste starchy. But it didn't. It turned out delicious and I only dirtied one pot. I'm pretty sure will be the only way I will make spaghetti from this point forward. Ingredients: 2.25lbs of 93% ground beef 1 box Pasta 28oz can Hunt's Diced Tomatoes 28oz water Seasoning Salt & Pepper to taste Put your Instant Pot on Saute. Place hamburger in pot, along with pepper and some seasoning salt. Cook till brown, then drain fat.Add both cans … [Read more...]
Healthy Breakfast Casserole
September 20, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Disclosure: This post brought to you by Milton's Craft Bakers. With school now officially in session one of the hardest things for me has been what to do for breakfast. I get the kids up. I get them dressed. Then I run around like a chicken with my head cut off trying to decide what to feed them for breakfast. I feel like so far this year way too many mornings have consisted of bagels, pop tarts and cereal. Sound familiar to you? If so this gluten free breakfast casserole, made using Milton's Craft Crackers may be right up your alley! You will need... 4 cups Milton's Multi-Grain Bread , cubed 1 … [Read more...]
“Fried” Ice Cream with Cinnamon & Chocolate Sauce
July 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Disclosure: This post brought to you by Post. Prep Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes “Fried” Ice cream Ingredients: 1 cup Honey Bunches of Oats Almond cereal 1/2 cup shredded coconut 1/4 teaspoon chili powder 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil 2 cups vanilla ice cream Cinnamon-Chocolate Sauce Ingredients: 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 3 Tablespoons heavy cream 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon Directions Place cereal in a medium bowl and lightly crush with your hands or the back of a wooden spoon. Add coconut and chili powder and combine. In a large skillet, heat … [Read more...]
Eggless Sunny Side Up Eggs
January 13, 2015 by 6 Comments
My husband believes breakfast simply isn't breakfast with out eggs. Problem is, he is the only one in the house that actually likes eggs! Enter the eggless sunny side up egg. How you ask? Well its a ancient secret recipe, but I shall share it with you all! Ingredients: Canned Peach Halves Vanilla Yogurt Directions: 1- Scoop a generous amount of yogurt on a plate and spread out into a circle. 2- Place a peach half in the middle of the yogurt. 3- Serve with other breakfast foods. … [Read more...]
