Sunday, February 7, 2010

Kids in the Kitchen: Pizza Dogs

PIZZA DOGS

Ingredients:
4 hot dogs, sliced
1 8 oz. can pizza sauce
4 hot dog rolls
½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
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Put hot dog slices and pizza sauce in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook for about 5 minutes (until heated through), stirring often.


Fill hot dog rolls with hot dog/pizza sauce mixture.


Put filled hot dog rolls on a baking sheet and sprinkle them with grated cheese.


Broil them for 2 – 3 minutes, until cheese melts and the bun browns slightly.


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This Week's Dessert: Easy Chocolate Brownies

EASY CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Ingredients:
1/2 cup margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
16 oz can chocolate syrup
4 eggs, beaten
1 cup flour.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9 x 13 baking pan.


Combine margarine, sugar and chocolate syrup in a bowl. Mix well.


Add eggs then flour. Mix well.


Place batter in greased pan.


Bake for 30 minutes.


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This Week's Meal Plan

WEEKLY MEAL PLAN

Beefy Mushroom Lasagna with Toasted French Bread


Cheeseburger Pie with Garlic Mashed Potatoes


Tostada Skillet with Spanish Rice


Parmesan Chicken with Crispy Oven Fries


Maple Salmon with Sautéed Veggies


Simple Smothered Burritos with Beer Bread

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Saturday Recipe: Easy Hamburger Casserole

EASY HAMBURGER CASSEROLE

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
½ cup onion, chopped
1 can beef vegetable soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup rice, cooked as per package directions
1 can evaporated milk
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.


Brown ground beef and onion together in a skillet.


Place all ingredients into a 2 quart casserole and mix well.


Bake for 1 ½ - 2 hours; until heated through and browned on top.


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This goes great with:

EASY CHEESY BISCUITS

Ingredients:
2 cups baking mix
2/3 cup milk
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 tsp garlic powder
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Preheat oven to 450 degrees.


Mix all ingredients together until a soft dough forms.


Drop by spoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet.


Bake for 8 - 10 minutes, until golden brown.


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Friday, February 5, 2010

Friday Recipe: Tilapia Parmesan

TILAPIA PARMESAN

Ingredients:
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
¼ cup butter, softened
3 Tbsp mayonnaise
2 Tbsp lemon juice
¼ tsp each salt and pepper
1/8 tsp onion powder
2 lbs tilapia fillets
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Preheat broiler. Line baking dish with aluminum foil; spray lightly with cooking oil.


In a small bowl mix butter, Parmesan cheese, mayonnaise and lemon. Add in salt, pepper and onion powder.


Place fillets on baking dish. Broil for 2 – 3 minutes. Flip the fish and broil for 2 – 3 minutes more. Check to see if fish is starting to flake with a fork (if the fish is still fairly firm, put it back in to broil for about 2 minutes).


Top the fish evenly with the Parmesan cheese mixture.


Broil for about 2 more minutes. Topping will brown slightly and fish should flake easily when punctured with a fork.


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This goes great with:
 
GRILLED RANCH BREAD
 
Ingredients:
1 pkg ranch dip powder mix
1/2 cup softened butter
2 loaves french bread
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Slice bread loaves lengthwise.


Mix the butter and ranch powder together. Spread the cut loaves with the butter mixture.


Place bread under the broiler until crispy and golden brown (watch closely as it gets done quickly).


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Thursday, February 4, 2010

Some Printable Food Coupons

Here are a few printable coupons we have found available:

Subscribe to Marie's Culinary Corner Newsletter and you will receive a printable coupon for $1 off a Marie's product. You will also receive other special offers from them, coupons, information on new products and recipes.

Print a variety of coupons from Earth's Best Organic. Most can only be printed once but one can be printed 3 times. The coupons include:

$1 off Earth's Best TenderCare Chlorine Free Wipes Tub or Refill
$1 off 2 Earth's Best Sesame Street Products
$5 off Earth's Best Organic Infant Formula
55 cents off Box of Earth's Best Organic Infant Cereal
$1 off 10 jars Earth's Best Organic Baby Food (print limit: 3)

Print a coupon for $1 off V8 Fusion Juice. V8 Fusion has a full serving of vegetables and fruit in each 8 oz glass. Comes in 7 delicious flavors. These are a favorite around our house! I could only print this coupon once.

Thursday Recipe: Chicken Con Queso

CHICKEN CON QUESO

Ingredients:
4 chicken breasts, skinless (purchasing precut tenders works great)
2 cans black beans, drained
¼ cup onion, diced
1 cup mild con queso cheese sauce
½ cup mild chunky salsa
4 sheets of aluminum foil cut about 12” x 18”
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Preheat oven to 450 degrees.


Cut chicken into bit sized pieces.


Combine all ingredients.


Divide the mixture evenly between the four squares of foil. Fold up the foil sides to form a packet (leave area at the top of the packet to allow the heat to circulate).


Place packets on a cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes. Open foil packets very carefully as hot steam will be built up.

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This goes great with:

LOADED MASHED POTATOES

Ingredients:
½ cup onions, diced
1 garlic clove, crushed (or minced)
½ Tbsp olive oil
2 lbs potatoes, cut into 4 – 6 pieces each
½ cup sour cream
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
3 Tbsp butter or margarine
2 Tbsp milk
salt and pepper to taste
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Bring a large pot of water to boil and add the potatoes. Boil until tender (about 20 minutes).


Heat olive oil in a small skillet and sauté onions and garlic until tender.


Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 qt casserole dish.


Drain potatoes and place in large bowl to mash. Add onion mixture, sour cream, ½ cup cheese, butter, milk and salt / pepper to potatoes as mashed. Spoon potatoes into a greased casserole dish. Top with remaining cheese.



Bake for 8 – 10 minutes, until cheese is melted.



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