My Favorite Kitchen Tool

If you don't have this handy gadget in your kitchen, get on the phone and call a Pampered Chef consultant asap!! It's called the Crinkle Cutter and it's the best $10.50 I've ever spent!! Hands down my favorite thing to use in the kitchen. And now I can make healthy fries that my kids actually love. Works well on lots of other veggies too!

This is so easy......

Microwave potatoes about 5 minutes Lightly brush on olive oil

Sprinkle with sea salt, cracked pepper and paprika (I used some Old Bay seasoning this week)

Bake at 425 , 40-45 minutes! That's it, how easy is that!!

Does anyone like to put vinegar on their fries or is that just some weird Pennsylvania thing?

Red & Green Salad

Just found this picture and thought I would share the recipe . This is such a tasty combination of flavors, I just love it! I’m not a huge apple fan but in this salad it works for me. Sweet, crunchy, tart and so tasty!!

1 bag of mixed salad greens

1 large apple, cubed

1/2 cup walnuts

1/3 cup sweetened dried cranberries

1/4 cup blue cheese crumbles

Toss with raspberry vinaigrette dressing

ENJOY!!

Good-bye KRAFT, Hello Homemade

My kids know mac & cheese. I mean, really KNOW it! They have ordered it at every restaurant we have ever been in. I think my son survived on mac and cheese his whole 4th year of life! They have tasted my many versions of the dish from baked to the crockpot to the microwave . But they will never, ever eat that nasty orange from the blue box variety again. All because of this.....

I have found a ridiculously easy and delicious recipe for homemade STOVETOP (as in - you don't even need to bake it) macaroni and cheese! And it takes the same amount of time as that fake kind!

I found this simple little recipe in one of those free newspapers that lands on your driveway every week (love that little paper)! Many, many recipes have been clipped from that paper!

STOVETOP MAC AND CHEESE

1 lb. dried elbow macaroni

4 Tbsp. butter

4 Tbsp. flour

2 cups milk

3/4 tsp. salt

2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Cook macaroni according to directions on box. Melt butter in a saucepan. Add flour and stir until completely blended. Add milk and salt and stir over medium-low heat until blended and mixture starts to thicken. (this may take a few minutes)

Add cheese and stir well. Drain noodles and stir in cheese sauce. Enjoy!!

Hopefully this will make your kids happy. Mine have been requesting this almost every night.

Now run over and check out all the other great recipes from my many talented friends like

Beth http://www.wolfepack129.blogspot.com/

Wendy http://www.relativelyunique.blogspot.com/

Maria http://www.mangefille.blogspot.com/