Last weekend I accidentally made this for breakfast...and I couldn't not share the recipe. It was a total experiment...and I didn't think it would work. There was just a few raspberries left in one of the freezer baggies (trying to be creative with my $1 raspberries!), so I thought I'd give this a whirl... Note: We did eat this for breakfast, but it would make a DELICIOUS … [Read more...]
Homemade Italian Breadsticks
Homemade Italian Breadsticks Pretty, perfectly made breadsticks for your next Italian dinner! 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp warm water1 tsp salt2 tsp olive oil1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour1 1/2 cup white flour2 tsp ground flaxseed 2 tsp sugar1 packet active dry yeast 2 tsp Italian seasonings2 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheeseTo brush over the top of the bread sticks:2-3 Tbsp olive oilfew … [Read more...]
Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast
When eggs are on sale for $.88/dozen for the Easter holiday and you score a LARGE loaf of pre-sliced French bread for less than $1, you just can't pass up making a stuffed French toast dish! And with milk on sale for $1/half gallon and cream cheese recently marked down. Plus, there have been some great fruit sales lately...so we'll add some $.25 apples to this meal! A … [Read more...]
Fruit and Veggie Muffin Recipe
Fruit and Veggie Muffin Recipe Pick any fruit or veggie to mix into this muffin mix recipe. 1 cup all purpose flour3 Tbsp canola oil1/3 cup sugar2 eggs1/2 tsp baking soda1 tsp baking powdertsp cinnamon1 cup mashed or grated fruit or veggie **See ideas below!1/2 cup chopped nuts ((optional)) Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease a 12-muffin tin … [Read more...]
Banana Stuffed French Toast
So I'm doing a little research today. I wanted to see how the really "dry" GF bread would do as "stuffed french toast"...This recipe is gluten free, casien free, and soy free. (I have added in parenthesis the options using milk and wheat bread.) We'll see how the boys like it for breakfast tomorrow! This works beautifully with dried out GF bread. Banana … [Read more...]
Blueberry French Toast Bake
The bread became very soft after soaking all night! I don't like to waste ANY food! I do whatever I can to use food to it's best and fullest! We had part of a French loaf for the other day that had grown quite hard. I thought I'd try to make a French toast bake, even though it wasn't soft! It was great! Although we did not eat this for dinner today, it would make a … [Read more...]
Homemade Buns
Since the boys are allergic to dairy, I find it easier to make my own buns. Since drastic and mandatory diet changes take a little bit of time to implement, there are still a few things that I am working on changing! I have now figured out the best way for me to do this (I welcome any suggestions...as I have not had time to search the blogosphere high and low yet!). Today I … [Read more...]
Zucchini Pineapple Bread
Looking for a new quick bread! I normally make banana bread because I already have "brown" bananas and don't ever remember to get zucchini. BUT, since zucchini is super cheap right now (and my farmer's market has a new "half priced" section for the produce that is ripe or overripe!!!) I decided to take advantage and make a little zucchini mix for the freezer! I used 4 zucchinis … [Read more...]