Sweet & sour polish sausage

April 29, 2012 by

You will need:

  • 1 package frozen hasbrowns
  • 1 bag of carrots, peeled & chopped
  • 2 cups of sour kraut
  • 1 polish sausage, sliced (we used Miesfeld’s polish sausage)
  • salt & pepper, to taste
  • 1 tablespoon TS garlic garlic

In a large pan, on low heat,cook the sour kraut and a dash of salt & pepper. Cover and heat for about 20 minutes. In a separate pan cook the carrots with 1/2 cup of water and 1/2 tablespoon of garlic garlic. Cover and cook until carrots are tender. Mix carrots with sour kraut and keep covered on low heat. On medium heat, cook the sausage slices with the other 1/2 tablespoon of garlic garlic until browned. In another pan cook the hash browns as indicated on the package until browned. Serve warm with a side of ketchup.

We were craving sour kraut and concocted this delicious new recipe! The sweetness of the carrots pairs perfectly with the sour kraut. Throw some meat and potatoes in there and YUM! We will definitely be making this again :)

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Cheesy chive chicken

April 29, 2012 by

This recipe calls for Tastefully Simple Cheesy Chive warm dip, which they no longer make. There may be some of you out there who still have it in your cupboard though and this is a great way to use it! You could also substitute any other Tastefully Simple(warm) dip mix.

You will need:

Prepare dip mix with cream cheese as indicated on the box. Place chicken in a greased pan & spread dip mix on top. Bake at 350° for 50 minutes then top with cheese and broil for 10 minutes.

 

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Oatmeal energy bars

April 26, 2012 by

You will need:

  • 1 cup Quaker oats
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter
  • 1 mashed banana
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder

Mix all the ingredients together until you reach a smooth consistency. Pour in a greased 8×8 pan and bake at 350° for 20 minutes.

This is a great recipe to make with your kids! They always love measuring all the ingredients and mixing it all together. Plus it gets them excited to eat the oatmeal, knowing they made it(my kids otherwise won’t eat oatmeal). A great snack, or even breakfast on the go :)

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Kids swimming party ideas

April 21, 2012 by

This past weekend our son Jack had his 4th birthday, a swimming party :) Wanted to share some party food ideas. Some of them I found on Pinterest and some we created!

Rainbow jello- Make all 6 colors of the rainbow with jello. Follow directions on jello box but make sure to add two packets of Knox gelatin to each small package of jello.

Cut carrots and celery sticks an place in clear cups with ranch at the bottom. Use sticks to make grape & cheese kabobs.

Cut up any kind of fruit to make fruit kabobs. Beware the pineapple shouldn’t be super ripe or it will not stay on the sticks :)

Make a dirt cake right in a sand pail. Layer vanilla pudding, crumbled brownies, oreo crumbs, gummy worms & chocolate graham cracker crumbs. Make a colorful kids party mix with cereal, pop corn, m&ms, animal crackers, rasins, & goldfish-serve in sand pail.

Cake pops ideas- Sun, beach ball, waves.

Let guests pick their party favors from bowls and clear vases.

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Sunny side up skillet

April 17, 2012 by

You will need:

  • 8 cups frozen shredded hash browns
  • 6 baby red potatoes, diced
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 green pepper, diced
  • 1 red pepper diced
  • small package of mushrooms, cleaned
  • 10 strips of bacon, cooked
  • sharp cheddar cheese, grated
  • eggs
  • salsa or pico de gallo
  • olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper

Fry the hash browns and red potatoes in olive oil with salt and pepper, in separate skillets until golden brown. Heat 2 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet, throw in the veggies and half of the bacon(chopped). Cook over medium heat until onions are transparent and mushrooms are tender. Layer the hash browns, potatoes, veggie & bacon mixture, and grated cheese. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter (also use a tablespoon of your bacon grease for better tasting eggs) in a nonstick skillet and fry the eggs just until the egg whites begin to harden. Place eggs on top of your skillet and serve with salsa and bacon.

This came from Food Network Magazine’s May 2012 issue but we of course modified it a bit. You can make the eggs to your liking if you are not a sunny side up type of guy or gal! Our whole family loved this & next time we have guests over for breakfast I will definitely be making this again!

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