Those cans of whipped cream the grocery store sells are admittedly cool. Who doesn’t like to give a can a good shake and spray creamy dairy deliciousness onto a slab of pie or a strawberry rhubarb crisp? My personal favorite healthy(ish) dessert is a handful of fresh strawberries with some whipped cream for dipping. However,…
My family loves these Breakfast Pigs in a Blanket. So do people at my church. I double the recipe and take them to church potluck breakfasts, and they always disappear in a matter of minutes. They’re that good. They contain everything that makes a filling breakfast: eggs, meat, cheese, and some carbs in the form…
One of the best parts of eating a ham for the holidays is making ham and beans with the leftover ham bone. This savory meal is good comfort food on a cold winter night. You can make ham and beans with the ham bone right away, or place the ham bone in a freezer-safe plastic…
I found this recipe for a vegetable-based side dish among my grandmother’s old recipe cards. She passed away last summer after living in an assisted living facility for several years, but back in the day, she really knew her way around a kitchen. She used to bring all kinds of tasty dishes to church suppers,…
Don’t throw away that bony turkey carcass after Thanksgiving dinner! Get to work making homemade turkey stock or broth. Using all of the turkey — even the bones — reduces waste and saves money. Homemade turkey stock tastes better than anything you buy in stores, and you can use it to make soup or use…
I found this tetrazzini recipe in a free insert in my local newspaper a few years ago, and I’m glad I clipped it out and saved it. This Skillet Tetrazzini is always well received by even the pickier eaters in my family. Tetrazzini usually is baked and not prepared in a skillet. The advantage to…
You may find an abundance of leftover Thanksgiving turkey on your hands this week. Here’s what you can do with it. 1. Freeze it. Package it in freezer-safe plastic containers or wrap in foil, label, and store in the freezer. Rather than storing all your leftover turkey in one large container, store it in small…
This recipe is great any time, but it’s especially ideal when you have leftover Thanksgiving turkey. My mom has been making this shepherd’s pie for years, and it’s the only recipe I use. If you don’t have turkey, feel free to substitute shredded chicken, or use ground beef or ground turkey. You can also use…
Kids often collect more candy than is good for them during the Halloween season. Rather than having your kids — or you — gorge on the candy, and rather than throwing it away because it’s just too much, consider these other good uses for Halloween sweets. Donate it. You can donate unopened candy to troops,…
My husband and kids love a good glazed, spiral-sliced ham to celebrate Easter or Christmas, but my husband is not a fan of the traditional ham and bean soup that is often made from the leftover ham bone. Last year, after I placed our Christmas ham bone in the freezer, I was determined to find…
