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Hawaiian Cheesecake Bars
By carvalhohm
Combine the 1 cup flour, the 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup butter until particles are fine
- Crust:
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- Filling:
- 1 (8 oz.) pkg cream cheese, softened
- 2 tbsp. sugar
- 2 tbsp. milk
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp.vanilla
- 1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple, drained well
- Topping:
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 1 tbsp. butter, melted
Make Your Own Laundry Detergent (5 cents per load)
By carvalhohm
Pour it in the way you have always added detergent to your washer
- Step 1:
- Measure 3/4 cup borax and 3/4 cup Super Washing Soda (or soda ash as I am using in this tutorial) and pour both into the empty one-gallon container.
- Step 2:
- Add about 2 or 3 cups of the hottest water you have available out of your tap. You’ll see a few bubbles form, but nothing to be concerned about.
- Step 3:
- Apply the lid and shake the container vigorously until the powdered ingredients appear to be dissolving. Give yourself a little workout here and shake it well so it looks incorporated and milky like this.
- Step 4:
- Fill the container with hot water to within about an inch of the top, more or less depending on the shape of your container. You want to leave enough room for the Dawn which is coming up.
- Step 5:
- Pour in 3/4 cup blue Dawn dishwashing liquid. Slowly …. you don’t want to create a lot of suds or bubbles.
- Step 6:
- Once you’ve poured in all of the Dawn, fill that measuring cup with more hot water so you can top off the container and rinse out the last of the Dawn.
- If you still have room, add more water until you are about 1/2-inch from the top.
- Step 7:
- Apply the lid. This should be quite easy because you will not be contending with suds or bubbles. Notice how the dawn is not fully mixed up. That’s fine. Just get that lid on tightly.
- Step 8:
- Instead of shaking it up, just lay the container on its side and roll it around a bit to get everything mixed.
- Measure out 1/4 cup detergent.
Ginger Snaps
By carvalhohm
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- 9 1/2 ounces all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/2 teaspoon ground clove
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 7 ounces dark brown sugar
- 5 ounces unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3 ounces molasses, by weight
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons finely grated fresh ginger
- 4 ounces finely chopped candied ginger
- Sanding sugar, for sprinkling, optional
Orange Vanilla Cream Pound Cake
By carvalhohm
Preheat your oven to 325. Spray 9x5x3 bread loaf pan with cooking spray
- 1 stick Butter, At Room Temperature
- 1 cup Raw Cane Sugar
- 2 whole Eggs
- 1 Tablespoon Fresh Orange Zest
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 2 cups All-purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoons Kosher Salt
- 1 cup Sour Cream
Turkey Chowder
By carvalhohm
1. Dice cooked turkey. Add broth, water and turkey to large saucepan
- 2 cups cooked and diced turley ($1.29)
- 2 cups turkey broth (free) I made it last week and froze it into Ziplocs.
- 2 cups water
- 1-2 cups milk ($.10) I used rice milk.
- 2 cups frozen corn or 1 can creamed corn ($.75)
- 2 small potatoes, finely diced ($.15)
- 1/2 onion, finely chopped ($.15)
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- Salt and Pepper
- Sour cream to garnish ($.25) (not if GFCFSF!!)
- GF Cornbread ($1) Saved in freezer from last week
- 2 cup frozen broccoli ($.75)
Healthified Smothered Pork Chops
By carvalhohm
These pork chops smothered in a creamy mushroom sauce look and taste indulgent, but are lean and low-fat
- 6 (4 ounces each) boneless pork loin chops
- 1 teaspoon canola oil
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 3 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1 (10.75-ounce) can condensed 98% fat-free cream of mushroom soup with 45% less sodium
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon dried sage or thyme leaves
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup fat-free sour cream
Beef, Mushroom and Barley Soup
By carvalhohm
Brown the sides of the beef cubes in a large saucepan with red onion and crushed garlic
- 1 About 1 lb. beef cubes, cut from chuck roast, or beef for stew ($2.50)
- 1/4 red onion, chopped ($.25)
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed ($.10)
- 1 15 oz can mushrooms, drained ($.99)
- 2 cups homemade beef broth (I used the last from the freezer!)
- 2.5 cups water (Use however much you need to get the “soup-i-ness” that you want)
- 1/2 cup pearled barley ($.25)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh parsley to garnish (optional)
- Homemade Bread from the freezer ($.25)
- 15 oz. can corn ($.50) On sale several weeks ago for $.50/can…and its on sale again! Time to restock!
Pizza Cupcakes
By carvalhohm
Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 8 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray
- 1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 1/4 cup mini pepperoni slices
- 1/4 lb mild Italian sausage, cooked and drained
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (2 oz)
Baked Honey-Mustard Chicken Bites
By carvalhohm
Preheat oven to 375ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Dipping Sauce:
- 8 oz refrigerated bread stick dough
- 1 pound(s) uncooked boneless skinless chicken thigh(s), cut into 24 equal-size pieces
- 1/4 cup(s) honey mustard,
- 3 Tbsp honey mustard
- 1 1/2 tsp low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tsp chives, fresh, minced
Three Ingredient Chocolate Mousse
By carvalhohm
Microwave chocolate chips and 1/2 cup cream in a large microwave-safe glass bowl at HIGH 1-1/2 minutes or until mel...
- 1 (12-ounce) bag semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)
- 2 1/2 cups whipping cream, divided
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Garnishes: whipped cream, grated chocolate