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Lazy Woman’s Bread

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Lazy Woman’s Bread

So, this week I am trying out a recipe that I saw over at Kids Activities Blog called Lazy Woman’s Bread. If you’ve ever tried to make your own bread from scratch, then you know what a chore it is. You have to let it rise, knead it, let it rise, ad naseum.

This bread looks super simple because you mix your ingredients, let them rise in a container and then refrigerate and bake as needed.

What do you think? Brilliant or crazy? I’m going to say brilliant.

lazy woman bread
Screenshot from Kids Activities Blog
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Whipped Pumpkin Pie

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Whipped Pumpkin Pie

Is pumpkin pie a little too much for you, but you still enjoy the taste of a pumpkin dessert this time of year? I have always liked the taste of pumpkin, but pumpkin pie is heavy and just blah to me. A few years ago, a friend shared this dessert with me and it has quickly become a favorite for us this time of year. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do. It is so easy to make!

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Whipped Pumpkin Pie
Author: Crabby Housewife
Ingredients
  • 1 Can Pumpkin
  • 1 Container Cool Whip
  • Pie Crust you can make your own, but a premade graham cracker crust is super easy
  • 1 Vanilla Pudding Mix
  • 2 Cups Milk
Instructions
  1. Mix vanilla pudding according to directions.
  2. Blend in pumpkin (I just give it a whir in the blender).
  3. Blend in half of Cool Whip.
  4. Pour mixture into pie crust.
  5. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
  6. Add Cool Whip to top and spread out evenly.
  7. Slice, eat, enjoy!
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Roundup of Cute Halloween Treats for Parties

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Roundup of Cute Halloween Treats for Parties

If you’re planning to host a Halloween party, or you want to create some treats for a gathering, class party, or other event, these recipes offer some unique takes on taking food decorating to the next level.

Kings Hawaiian Mummy Melts

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Kings Hawaiian has a cute idea for making some pepperoni melts that are tasty little pizza bites perfect for snacks for any gathering. Most people enjoy pizza, so this one is sure to be a crowd pleaser. Serve them warm. Click on the subhead above to get the recipe.

Hot Dog Mummies

hot dog mummies
Listotic creates a whole new take on pigs in a blanket with these hot dog wraps that look like miniature mummies.

Banana Ghosts and Clementine Pumpkins

banana ghosts
If you’re looking for a healthy treat to send to school, these banana ghosts and clementine pumpkins offer a unique way to send in healthy foods and still entice the kids to eat them. I think One Little Project is brilliant in creating this fun fruit treat.

Coffin Bread Loaf Dip

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Need a container for your dip? This cute coffin is made from a loaf of unsliced bread. Finish the look with a plastic skeleton. You could also spread bits of bread around the base for people to eat with the dip, so you’ll need two loaves.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Halloween Veggie Trays

halloween veggie trays
Tip Junkie has some super cute ideas for how to arrange veggies for holiday themes, including a skeleton veggie tray and a jack-o-lantern themed tray.

Frankenstein Halloween Marshmallow Pops

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Just a Taste has a cute idea for taking plain marshmallows, adding chocolate coating and turning them into mini Frankensteins.

These are a few of our favorites for Halloween treats. They’re creative, delicious and the instructions are simple enough that you can whip these dishes up in a few minutes.

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Frugal Dinner Menu for Tonight

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Frugal Dinner Menu for Tonight

Looking for something delicious to cook for dinner, but you’re on a tight budget? Check out these frugal recipes for dinner tonight:

Main Dish

  • Simple Crock Pot Roast: A pot roast is one of those meals that you can usually serve a couple of days or repurpose the leftovers, so it is more frugal than you think. Buy the roast on sale to save even more.
  • Chicken Monterey with Crispy Bacon: This ooey, gooey dish is plain delicious. It’s very easy to pull together, but your family will be impressed.

Sides

  • State Fair Grilled Corn: Corn is a fairly inexpensive dish to serve. Even when corn is out of season, you can pick up frozen ears of corn to recreate this meal. Cook in the oven during extremely cold weather where you don’t wish to be outside manning a grill.
  • Super Easy Parmesan Garlic Potatoes: These potatoes are so easy to throw together in a pinch. Simply open canned potatoes, or use leftovers, add some things to dress them up and you have the perfect side for almost any meal.
  • Made from Scratch Cheddar Biscuits: If you’d like some bread with your meal, these biscuits are a little work, but they are so worth. Nothing truly fabulous comes super easy, after all. However, you can whip them up in about 10 minutes and then bake them while the other food is cooking.

Dessert

  • Ice Cream Sundaes: Set up a sundae bar for your family. Keep ingredients on hand for this and you can save a bundle by buying toppings while on sale. For example, when Halloween ends, stock up on 50% off candies that would make great ice cream toppings.
  • Light Glazed Pumpkin Cake: Looking for a dish on the lighter side? This pumpkin cake is moist, yummy, but has a fraction of the calories of regular cake.
  • Orange Dream Ice Cream Pie: This is a great dessert to serve a large family or crowd. It is much cheaper to make than to buy already made, plus you’ll have better control over the ingredients.

Of course, you can always use stand-by frugal meals such as spaghetti and salad, eggs and toast, or beans and cornbread. Rice is also an inexpensive dish when on a tight budget that you can add nearly anything to, such as chicken you found on sale or fresh veggies.

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Low Carb Protein Cookies Will Save Your Diet

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Low Carb Protein Cookies Will Save Your Diet

I’ve been working hard to eat healthier. While my scale isn’t moving super fast (I’ve lost about 7 pounds in two months), it is moving in the right direction and I feel better about what I’m putting in my body. One of my biggest down falls is my sweet tooth.

I can do well for a while but then those cravings hit. However, I have come up with a recipe that seems to help this tremendously and also puts a bit more protein in my diet. There are a ton of protein cookie recipes out there, but I found them really dry and the cookie would crumble as you tried to eat it. I started experimenting with my own recipe and here it is. It has a wonderful taste to it.

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Low Carb Protein Cookies Will Save Your Diet - Mug Cookie
Author: Crabby Housewife
Ingredients
  • 1 pat or about 1/4-1/2 tablespoon butter real butter
  • 1 teaspoon all natural peanut butter ingredients should be peanuts and salt ONLY
  • 1 tablespoon Splenda
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla whey protein powder I like Robb's
  • 5 Atkins candy coated chocolates
Instructions
  1. Melt butter and peanut butter in a small mug (about 20 seconds in microwave)
  2. Stir until smooth.
  3. Add Splenda and protein powder. Stir until smooth.
  4. Microwave on high for about one minute. Check. If it is not starting to firm up around the edges, nuke 20 seconds at a time until it does.
  5. Sprinkle on the candies (they will melt a bit from the heat of the cookie, but not too much).
  6. Let sit for about five minutes and enjoy. I just eat it with a spoon right out of the mug. So yummy and kills that sweet urge in a healthier way than sugar and white flour.

Note: You can also make these with chocolate protein powder. However, I think it gives them a bit of a bitter taste. I much prefer the vanilla. If you are craving chocolate, though, that might be a good solution.

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