Tag: quick and easy

Super Easy Power Cooker Potatoes

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I  know you can pop a potato in the microwave for a quick bite to eat but when you have as many people in your house as we do, everyone seems to want a potato at the same time. The microwave can’t cook them fast enough and the oven seems like it takes forever.

In comes our superhero of the kitchen, our Power Cooker XL, which can whip up some baked potatoes in a hurry. You can cook up a few extra to have on hand for a quick meal or snack during the week or you can also wrap the extras in foil and freeze them for later. Continue reading “Super Easy Power Cooker Potatoes” →

Quick & Easy Garlic Bread or Garlic Cheesy Bread

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This recipe is just too easy and with just a few ingredients and minimal work you can impress your family and friends while taking an ordinary meal to an extraordinary meal. Really this is so good that a couple of guests said it was ‘the bomb’ the last time we had it and it is so easy a kindergartener can do it (with a little help when it comes to the oven).

The other great thing about this is that you can fix up a couple loaves at a time and store them in the freezer for easy additions to meals. Continue reading “Quick & Easy Garlic Bread or Garlic Cheesy Bread” →

Haystacks aka Noodle Cookies

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As promised I will share the recipe for the cookies we made earlier today. These are super easy to make and I had made two batches, or about four dozen cookies, in less than 30 minutes.

I’ve always called them haystacks but Mr. Awesome knows them as Noodle Cookies. You can probably add other ingredients, desired or maybe even swap the butterscotch chips for chocolate ones.

Mr. Awesome likes them without marshmallows but with plenty of peanuts. The kids like them with marshmallows. That’s how I ended up making two batches.

Haystacks aka Noodle Cookies

Haystacks aka Noodle Cookies printable recipe

Ingredients:

  • 11-12 oz bag butterscotch chips (you can also use semi-sweet chocolate chips)
  • 3/4 c. Peanut butter
  • 10-12 oz Chow Mein Noodles
  • 1/2 – 1 c. Salted peanuts, optional
  • 3 1/2 c. Mini marshmallows, optional

Directions:

Line two baking pans with wax paper.

Place the chips in a medium to large size bowl. Microwave on 50% for 1-2 minutes or until mostly melted.

Stir in the peanut until smooth.

Add other ingredients and stir until well coated.

Drop by spoonfuls onto the prepared pans.

Cool in the refrigerator for 10-20 minutes.

Enjoy!

Haystacks aka Noodle Cookies

(‘Cooked’ version)

Cooked Haystacks aka Noodle Cookies

Ingredients:

  • 11-12 oz bag butterscotch chips (you can also use semi-sweet chocolate chips)
  • 1 14-oz can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 3-oz can Chow Mein Noodles
  • 1/2 – 1 c. Salted peanuts or almonds, optional

Directions:

Line two baking pans with wax paper.

In a heavy saucepan, over low heat, melt the chips with the sweetened condensed milk.

Remove from heat.

In a large bowl, combine the noodles and nuts.

Stir in the melted chip mixture until evenly coated.

Drop by spoonfuls onto the prepared pans.

Cool in the refrigerator for 10-20 minutes.

Enjoy!

kids learn to cook

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Cinnamon Roll Muffins

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I had all intentions of making some delicious cinnamon rolls on Sunday morning however Mr. Awesome had an awesome surprise planned and I just didn’t have the time. Well Jacob had his little heart set on those rolls and as we all know this child loves to eat. He also loves coming up with new recipes and he decided we should try to make some Cinnamon Roll Muffins.

I combined the filling from our Cinnamon Roll Pancakes and Basic Muffin Recipe with a simple glaze to come up to sweeten the deal. The kids loved helping to mix the muffins and make the swirls. They also really enjoyed eating them too!

Did I mention how wonderful the house smells when you bake these? I will definitely need to make a double batch the next time around. I may also try this out in a loaf pan or as a super easy coffee cake.

Short on time? You could mix up everything and set it in the fridge until the next morning and then surprise your family with the aroma of these delicious treats. They will think you slaved all morning long! Continue reading “Cinnamon Roll Muffins” →

Cheesy Garlic Skillet Biscuits

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Mmmmm…. these were so good. The idea for these came about as I had forgotten to take the rolls out for my Cheesy Garlic Pull-apart Bread to go with dinner. We’d had a very busy day dealing with ants.

I happened to have some canned biscuits (and mozzarella cheese sticks) in the fridge from the weekend. I had planned to use the biscuits for Monkey Bread on Saturday but as that is one of William’s favorite breakfasts and he wouldn’t have been able to eat it I chose not to make it.

This is also a great recipe to let the kids help with as they can cut the cheese sticks and wrap the biscuits around the cheese. Continue reading “Cheesy Garlic Skillet Biscuits” →