Easy Family Recipes
This easy Mexican Lasagna recipe is spicy comfort food at it's best. Layers of taco seasoned ground beef or turkey with corn tortillas, sour cream, shredded cheese, black beans and green chilies make a Tex-Mex style casserole, the whole family will love. What is Mexican Lasagna? I first tried a Mexican lasagna decades ago in a restaurant I worked at, long before making my own recipe version. One of the cooks liked making one to put out for happy hour in the bar area. Continue Reading
This creamy vegan pumpkin pasta is an easy vegan recipe that is perfect comfort food for fall. The pumpkin sauce is made with canned pumpkin puree and coconut or other plant based milk. The vegan pumpkin pasta sauce is a creamy savory blend that won't leave you missing the dairy. Tis' the season for pumpkin everything. I like pumpkin year round, but admit I really do get into the spirit this time of year. I'm particularly fond of savory pumpkin dishes like this creamy Vegan Pumpkin Continue Reading
Canning apple pie filling may be easier than you think. Homemade canned pie filling is such a great way to make organic pies for your family, without high cost. Canning apples slices for pies and other desserts is the perfect follow up activity after a day at the apple orchard during picking season. The jars of apple filling made with this easy canning recipe also make great gifts. Canning Apple Pie Filling Making your own canned apple pie filling can save you a great deal of Continue Reading
Mummy Hot Dogs are perfect Halloween party food. They are great appetizers that take little time to prepare and the Halloween pigs in a blanket aren't too ghoulish to eat. These Mummy Hot Dogs are easy to make (as you can see below) and sure to be a hit with the kids at your Halloween Party. Even if your child isn't a hot dog fan (Lil' Foodie isn't), they can enjoy munching on the "wrappings" of the hot dog mummies. These can even be wrapped before hand and baked off during the party. Continue Reading
Making oven dried apple rings is monumentally easy. They make a terrific healthy snack to pop in the school lunches, and having dried apple rings on hand is wonderful for holiday cooking and baking. How to Make Oven Dried Apple Rings Just core and slice the apples into thin rings. Then dunk in lemon water, and bake on low heat until sufficiently dry (this will take several hours). Store the oven dried apple rings in an airtight container so they don't soak up outside moisture & Continue Reading
Muhahaha.... Here is a ghoulishly easy dessert that your kids will go wild about. It's a Witch's Stew made from Jell-O and is just perfect for your Halloween party! It is a simple Halloween dessert. Just lime Jell-o and whipped topping for the "broth"... ... and some creepy Halloween candies, such as these bones & eyeballs to finish it off. I've seen some pretty gruesome looking insects & body part candy out there that would be equally as good to finish these off. Continue Reading
