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Kraft Foods must have some gargantuan pie crusts. It seems like every pie recipe I’ve used of theirs has so much filling it could fill two crusts, at least. This one is no different. I’m usually a fan of chocolate mint. It has long been one of my favorite ice cream flavors. I used more [...]

I actually made lunch for my family on Saturday and it took less than 15 minutes. I tried the Simple Layered Fiesta Salad from Kraft Food & Family. I’m sure it tastes fine with chicken (what the recipe calls for) but to me beef just goes with taco. It’s a simple taco salad that you [...]

Jocelyn looked through my latest copy of Kraft Food & Family magazine to pick out her birthday cake. She selected Best-Ever Chocolate Fudge Layer Cake. It is very chocolaty and tastes better after hanging out in the fridge a day. The icing is shiny which makes for a pretty cake. The only part I didn’t [...]

When you want something other than chicken for dinner, this is a nice recipe to try. We had it tonight at book club. Instead of making dinner for my family as well as snacks for book club, I decided to make this casserole to serve everyone. It serves 8. You could pair it with a [...]

Apple Pie Spice Rugelach is yet another one of the twelve cookies featured in the December issue of Good Housekeeping. This one did not disappoint. A lot of flavor and a fun shape makes this a great little cookie to share anytime. Visit Good Housekeeping for the recipe.
I was only able to cut 8 wedges [...]

This is another of the 1 Dough, 12 Cookie recipes featured in Good Housekeeping’s December issue. I found the dough a bit dry and crumbly which made it hard to form the dough into logs. But I loved the cranberry/crystallized ginger combination. These cookies have a unique taste and are definitely worth making again, although [...]

Here is another recipe from the 12 Cookies, 1 Dough collection in Good Housekeeping’s December issue. These chocolate pinwheels were surprisingly easy to make, but I was disappointed in their taste. It was such a fun cookie to make, but it didn’t deliver on flavor. But I do really love the pinwheel shape. I would [...]

When the December issue of Good Housekeeping claimed that one dough could make 12 different cookies, I was interested. I had a grand vision of trying each of them by Christmas. I was going to start with one or two for our women’s ministry Christmas party a couple of days ago. I bought the ingredients [...]

South Beach Diet Phase 1. We love this stuff. It takes some time to shell the pistachios but Jocelyn and I have started doing that earlier in the day. I prefer the sweet onion the recipe calls for but white works when sweet onions aren’t available. I’m not a fan of avocado but I thought [...]

South Beach Diet Phase 2. Yum. Easy marinade and quick preparation. Cook times seem too long, but we’ve only used sirloin and not the flank steak the recipe calls for. Excellent and easy. Top of stove preparation so the oven can be used for something else. Visit Allrecipes.com for recipe.

South Beach Diet Phase 1. This is an easy-to-make side that goes well with any main dish as long as you time it right so everything is hot and ready simultaneously. It’s also an “easy to wing it” dish meaning if you don’t have all of the veggies, don’t sweat it. I would call it [...]

South Beach Diet Phase 1. This was my first time poaching anything, which was quite easy despite how intimidating it seemed, and so pretty with everything floating about in the pan. However, the ingredients required for the poaching didn’t seem to add much flavor to the fish. The cucumber-dill sauce was tasty and refreshing and [...]

South Beach Diet Phase 2. When you are on South Beach, any salad containing more than cucumber, tomato and bell is going to be good. This one really was excellent. We used a butter lettuce mix since we couldn’t find Boston. We really enjoyed the blueberry/pecan combination. I love a good crunch in my salad. [...]

Too much taco seasoning for my taste, but overall a good recipe and a fun twist on the traditional burger. Visit Kraft Food & Family for the recipe.

Good stuff. I couldn’t find Greek Vinaigrette dressing so I made my own using the substitute the recipe recommended. Added chicken to make it more hearty since it was being served as an entree. Also left out chickpeas, my husband isn’t a fan. Overall good and easy recipe. Visit Kraft Food & Family for the [...]