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Lunchbox treat – frozen Jello
My girls pack lunch most of the time so I’m always looking for some lunchbox ideas. Played around yesterday by making a batch of Jello and freezing it in muffin tins. We pulled one out after it was frozen to taste test. One loved it; one thought it was okay. I’m thinking I can make…
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Cooked Carrots
Put carrot chunks or baby carrots in a saucepan and cover with water. Simmer until soft (10 minutes maybe). Drain (saving the water for soup if you keep a container in the freezer or refrigerator). Put a pat of butter on the carrots and sprinkle with a spoonful of brown sugar and stir until melted.
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Cranberry Pot Roast – Crockpot
As is my usual these days, I combined a few different recipes. The basic idea is to cook a roast (pork or beef or some even said they use chicken parts) with a can of cranberry sauce (some said jellied, some said whole) with an onion or a package of onion soup mix. Some recipes…
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Black Bean Soup
I started with the recipe off the bag of black beans I had in the pantry, but it was a little bland frankly. Here’s about what I ended up with, which was good, but still a little milder than I’d prefer.
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Lemon-Garlic Chicken Thighs
This recipe is also from Mama Dip’s Kitchen but she called it “Spicy.” That made my kids nervous when saw the name but I cut the pepper down a bit and they loved it. I also had no garlic salt so used garlic powder and a bit of extra salt. I also cut the recipe…