Eat Drink and Blog

My mom’s neighbor & friend gave her this recipe.  We’re the first to admit that it sounds skeptical.  In fact, the word document of the recipe ends with “I’m skeptical….”.  But she tried it out, and it’s GOOD.  Even Zach ate it.  Which isn’t as high praise as saying Dylan ate it, but still.  That’s [...]

My husband’s picky eating is not restricted to kinds of foods. It also extends to brands. For instance, the only spaghetti sauce he will be happy with (other than homemade) is Prego regular. Doesn’t matter what’s on sale or what I have a coupon for. Prego only. And Prego’s fine, but it’s a little meh [...]

This is a great catch-all dish. You can eat it on it’s own or use it as taco or burrito filling. It also freezes very well. Quick word of warning — it makes  A TON. When I make it for my family, I usually just use 4 chicken breasts and that is plenty (But keep [...]

This is a super easy recipe if you need a quick meal.
2 pounds of hamburger
1/2 cup onion chopped
1 1/2 jars of Heinz Chili Sauce
Brown the hamburger and onion. Drain the fat. Pour on Chili Sauce. Stir together. Simmer on low for 30 minutes.
Serve on hamburger buns. Good topped with cheddar cheese.

This recipe was given to me by a good friend who lives in the Mid-West.  It is total comfort food and makes for great leftovers the next day!
- 1lb Ground Turkey or Beef (we use Turkey)
- 1 can of Cream of Mushroom Soup (you can use any “Cream of” soup)
- 1 can of Del Monte [...]

Makes enough to feed a family of 7 (with hungry teenage boys!) but is easy to adjust.. just use your own judgment on cutting everything in 1/2.
Ingredients:
6 cups self-rising flour
3 cups milk
2 large cans premium chunk chicken breast- 9.75 oz cans *
1 can (10.5 oz) chicken broth
10 cups hot water
1/2 to 1 palm salt
12 turns [...]

This easy to make version of a calzone is a huge favorite in my house. It’s my quick version for those who don’t have a lot of time to spend in the kitchen. (I don’t usually measure anything so I made this for my family last night -see picture above- and carefully measured all [...]

1/3 c. vegetable oil
1 1/2 c. mashed ripe bananas (about 3 large)
1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 eggs
2 1/3 c. Bisquick baking mix
1/4 c. brown sugar
1 c. sugar
1/2-1 c. chopped nuts
Preheat oven to 350F. Generously grease bottom of loaf pan. Mix all ingredients in pan with fork; beat vigorously for 1 minute. Bake 55-65 minutes, [...]

Summer isn’t really the time for soup, but it’s a dreary day up here in the plains states so I found this appropriate for our day.
1 lb ground beef
2 cans corn (don’t drain)
2 cans kidney beans or black beans
2 cans chili beans
2 cans diced tomatoes
1 package taco seasoning
Fritos
Shredded Cheese
Sour Cream
Brown ground beef, drain. Place [...]

My 18 month old is a very picky eater, so our pediatrician recommended “tricking” him by making things like zucchini bread to get him to eat vegetables. He loved the zucchini bread, so I wanted to try other sneaky breads, and after finding a can of organic pureed pumpkin at my local Super Target recently, [...]