From the monthly archives:

March 2009

Basic Meatloaf Recipe

by Martha on March 21, 2009

MeatloafHere’s a great basic meatloaf recipe for your files.  Meatloaf is homestyle cooking at its best - tasty, satisfying, and economical.  It’s great for an easy weeknight dinner and the leftovers can be used to make sandwiches the next day.

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Basic Muffin Recipe

by Martha on March 20, 2009

Homemade MuffinsI love basic recipes that can be modified in a variety of ways.This basic muffin recipe is a great example.

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How To Make Lemonade with Lemon Juice

by Martha on March 18, 2009

Fresh LemonadeIf you grew up drinking lemonade from a can or making it with powdered mix or frozen concentrate, you may not be familiar with how to make lemonade with lemon juice. Making lemonade from fresh squeezed lemon juice is actually very easy.  I think it tastes a lot better too.  All you need to make fresh lemonade is a few lemons, water, and sugar.

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Chicken Tortilla Soup

by Martha on March 17, 2009

Chicken Tortilla SoupJust when I was contemplating how to use up various leftovers in the refrigerator that included a large roasted chicken breast, a small zucchini, a large carton of chicken broth, a small green bell pepper, and part of a can of chopped roasted green chiles, this tasty recipe for Chicken Tortilla Soup showed up in my email.  I love when that happens!

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Fresh Squeezed Lemonade Recipe

by Martha on March 16, 2009

Fresh Squeezed LemonadeHere’s a quick and easy fresh squeezed lemonade recipe for your files. Fresh squeezed lemonade is so easy and refreshing.  Once you taste fresh squeezed lemonade you’ll never want to settle for frozen concentrate or powders to make lemonade again. You also have a lot more control when making fresh lemonade since you can adjust the amount of sugar up or down to create your own perfect sweet tart lemony balance of flavor.

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Cayenne Pepper Water Lemon Maple Syrup

by Martha on March 15, 2009

LemonsWhile looking for easy lemon recipes on-line yesterday, I came across the recipe for a lemon detox drink containing cayenne pepper, water, lemon juice and maple syrup - the ingredients contained in the famous Master Cleanse or Lemonade Diet Drink.

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National Cookie Day Calendar

by Martha on March 13, 2009

CookiesAre you aware of National Cookie Day?

I wasn’t, until recently while doing a little cookie research, I discovered a whole slew of cookie related days in addition to National Cookie Day - December 4.

Who knew?

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Applesauce Oatmeal Cookies

by Martha on March 12, 2009

Applesauce Oatmeal CookiesApplesauce oatmeal cookies are simple wholesome cookies that are easy to make and really satisfying. They smell like apple pie as they bake and are an easy drop cookie with a chewy cake-like consistency.

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Lemon Supreme Pound Cake Recipe

by Martha on March 11, 2009

Lemon Pound CakeMy mom has been making this lemon supreme pound cake recipe since I was a kid. She clipped the recipe from the side of the Duncan Hines cake mix box sometime back in the 70s and has been making it ever since. She likes to make orange supreme pound cake with the orange supreme cake mix too, but that can be more difficult to find on the grocery store shelves.

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Easy Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies

by Martha on March 10, 2009

Cream Cheese Swirl BrowniesThis is an easy cream cheese swirl brownies recipe that begins with a boxed brownie mix.

It’s amazing how the simple addition of a cream cheese swirl raises the standard box of chocolate brownie mix into something extra special.

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