Recipes

Homemade Chicken Corn Chowder

December 22, 2015 By Thaleia 1 Comment

Do you have a list of recipes that are deemed your comfort foods? You know those recipes that not only are nutritious but warm your soul? This chicken corn chowder is one of those recipes. We were first introduced to this recipe when Eldest was in the hospital with DKA and we found out he had Type 1 Diabetes.

One of our local homeschool moms volunteered to bring us a meal and she brought us Creamy Chicken and Corn Chowder by Cooking Classy. See she knew we would need to figure out the carbs in the soup if Eldest was going to eat it. I am very thankful for that hearty meal that we were able to enjoy last December as well as have the chance to tweak it and make it our own!

Homemade Chicken Corn Chowder #Dinner #soup

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Easy Cheesy Broccoli Chicken Casserole

September 17, 2015 By Thaleia 1 Comment

Getting dinner on the table can be one of the most stressful times of day. If you are like us and have small children and work at home the day can be mostly over before you know it! That’s where a yummy recipe like this easy cheesy broccoli chicken casserole is a great find. Cooking your own meals from scratch will save you tons of money by not going through the drive-thru or ordering take-out!

This chicken casserole is super easy and quick but nutritious. Both Princess and Eldest could make this with very little instruction. The hardest part of this recipe is cooking the rice!

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Ultimate Pumpkin Recipe Roundup

November 17, 2014 By Thaleia 9 Comments

Let’s talk about my favorite Fall vegetable: the pumpkin. Maybe you don’t have the same affection for pumpkin as I do but with a huge list of pumpkin recipes how can you go wrong?

Why can’t we enjoy this beautiful squash for all it’s glory besides for Jack-o-lanterns? I feel it is quick the waste if you don’t scoop out your seeds and toast them at the very least! I love to eat roasted pumpkin and I love when Pumpkin flavored items start to show up in the stores. I love when we remember to throw a few pumpkin seeds into a garden bed or one grows accidentally out of the compost pile!

Basic Pumpkin Recipes:

How To Carve A Pumpkin: 10 Simple Pumpkin Carving Tips from Practically Functional

Freshly Roasted Pumpkin from A Mitten Full of Savings

5 Perfect Pumpkin Seed Recipes from the Thrifty Jinxy

Pumpkin Apple Butter from Sweet Bella Roos

Sugared Pumpkin Seeds from Gator Mommy Reviews

Toasted Pumpkin Seeds: Three Ways Recipe found on 1o1 Cookbooks

Pumpkin Breakfast Ideas:

Low carb, Low Sugar Pumpkin Oatmeal Pancakes from One Creative Mommy
Cranberry Pumpkin Muffins from Seasonal Family Fun

Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice from Pounds 4 Pennies

Whole Wheat Pumpkin Muffins from Dinner Mom

Pumpkin Donut Muffins from Food Done Light

Pumpkin Cinnamon Waffles recipe from A Mom’s Take

Super Easy Pumpkin Muffins from Cake Mix from Thrifty Jinxy

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cupcakes from Kirsten Oliphant

Pumpkin French Toast from Eclectic Mom Sense

Gluten Free Pumpkin Coconut Chocolate Muffins from A Healthy Life for Me

Pumpkin Inspired Drinks:

Super Easy & Delicious DIY Pumpkin Spice Latte Recipe from Barefeet on the Dashboard

Gingersnap Pumpkin Milkshake from Little Miss Celebration

Pumpkin Spice White Russian from The Kitchen is My Playground

PUMPKIN SPICE CHAI LATTE from The Grant Life

Pumpkin Martinis from A Healthy Life for Me

Crockpot Pumpkin Spice Latte from A year of Slow Cooking

Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate from Cookies and Cups

Pumpkin Desserts:

Salted Caramel Pumpkin Cheesecake from Chocolate with Grace

Simple & Healthy Pumpkin Spice Cranberry Cookies from Barefeet on the Dashboard

Easy Pumpkin Patties from Mom on Timeout

Pumpkin Spice Caramels from Mom on Timeout

Pumpkin Pie Cupcake from So There

Pumpkin Pie Snickerdoodles from Mom on Timeout

Pumpkin Dessert from Simply Stacie

Pumpkin Spice Cobbler from Oh, So Savvy Mom

Meringue Pumpkins from Embracing Homemaking

Pumpkin Pie Fudge from Simplee Thrifty

Pumpkin cheesecake rolls from Sweet Bellaroos

Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream (No-Churn Recipe) from Frugal Coupon Living

Three-Ingredient Spiced Rum Pumpkin Cake from The Weary Chef

Homemade Pumpkin Crisp from Southern Girl Ramblings

Soft Sugar Pumpkin Cookies from 2 Sisters 2 Cities

Pumpkin Toffee Cookies with Brown Butter Glaze from Cooking with Grace

Pumpkin S’Mores Bars from This Mama Loves

Pumpkin Spice Bundt Cake from A Healthy Life for Me

Pumpkin Turnovers from Mom Endeavors

Pumpkin Crunch Cake from The Picky Apple

Pumpkin Lust Cake found on Sweet Treats & More

Pumpkin Sides, Main Dishes and Appetizers:

Pumpkin Dip from Dinner Mom

Pumpkin Pesto from A Healthy Life for Me

Pumpkin Pasta Sauce from Dinner Mom

Pumpkin Pizza with Caramelized Onions from Dinner Mom

Pumpkin Meatballs in Pumpkin Sauce over Pasta from This Mama Loves

Baked Chicken with Pumpkin Rice from The Weary Chef

PUMPKIN CHILI from the Grant Life

Butternut Squash Quesadillas from Dinner Mom

Squash Soup in Pumpkin Bowls From A Day in Our Shoes

Creamy Bacon and Pumpkin Soup from Passion for Savings

Dinner in a Pumpkin from This Mama Loves

Pumpkin Inspired Crafts and Beauty:

DIY Pumpkin Face Scrub from Southeast by Midwest

DIY Mini Pumpkin Candle Holders from Practically Functional
Button Pumpkin Door Sign from Little Miss Celebration

Pumpkin Tulle Wreath from Embracing Creativity

Hopefully you still have access to some pumpkins or you canned some fresh pumpkin just in case you ran across a new delicious recipe!

If you are still looking for more inspiration, then please check out my contributor post on Satisfaction Through Christ entitled Thanksgiving Recipes You Don’t Want to Miss

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Quick and Easy Homemade Apple Butter

September 10, 2014 By Thaleia 7 Comments

Since our family was able to go to a small apple orchard and pick all the apples we wanted for free, it was time for me to learn how to make apple butter. I am totally new to canning besides seeing my mom can at times growing up. I have never really liked apple butter before. I like cinnamon and apples but not too much cinnamon. I left out the allspice and cloves that most Apple Butter recipes call for.

I pulled out my Moto X smartphone and googled how to make homemade apple butter. Yes, that is right. I was standing in front of my stove using the internet to do something “old-fashioned” like canning. (It kinda makes me laugh thinking about the irony.) I saw a few recipes to make it in the crockpot from homemade applesauce. I prepared my apples into applesauce then filled up my 6-Quart Slow Cooker and set it on low. (My affiliate link is used as reference.)

I began cooking the apples down before really worrying about seasoning the mixture. I wrote down two different recipes for spice ingredients but went my own way making it less spicy and more apple flavored. So this might not be a “true apple butter” but I do not care as long as we like it and eat it. I will be giving this as part of Christmas this year (so sorry any family reading this for present spoilers!)

Ingredients:

1 Tablespoon of Cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon of Nutmeg

1 Cup of Sugar (if needed)

6 quart of applesauce (before being cooked down)

I keep stirring my applesauce every hour or so because I feel like my 6-Quart Slow Cooker
might cook a little hot. I did not want it scorching or burning. I ended up putting the crockpot on the “keep warm” setting over night just to be on the safe side. During the day I had it on “low”. My applebutter cooked for more than 24 hours. I canned one batch the first evening around the 24 hour cooking mark. Then the second batch I canned in the am of the next day.

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My Canning Equipment

Homemade Applesauce

Super Simple Homemade Applesauce

September 8, 2014 By Thaleia 7 Comments

Gonna throw this post up quick since I am in the thick of processing apples into homemade applesauce and crockpot apple butter. This is our 3rd year to harvest apples for free from another homeschool families grandparents! We are so blessed to have free apples to enjoy. Usually we dehydrate a bunch into apple chips but our humidity has been threw the roof and the chips won’t dry- boohoo!

Okay, on to my super simple process of making homemade applesauce.

1) Pick your apples. Hope you have a great GMO-free orchard to go to to pick your lovely apples. Remember for sauce that bruises and apples off the ground are just fine.

2) Wash your apples. I dumped mine in our kitchen sink to soak the bugs out of them. I only had to wipe a few that had mud or grass on them.

3) Core your apples either with an Apple Corer or Apple and Pear Slicer
(Using affiliate links for easy reference.)

4) Place cored apples into Stainless Steel 8-Quart Covered Saucepot.
I used a 3 quart pot but bigger would be faster! Cover with 2-4 inches of water. Cook until apples are tender. You may want to stir them up once or twice so the apples on top cook as quickly as the apples on the bottom.

5)Start sterilizing your Ball Jars in Water Bath Canner or large stock pot.

6) Use slotted spoon to scoop cooked apples out into Stainless Steel Food Mill
over large bowl or 3QT Plastic Bowl . I have one without a handle bought at a garage sale for $1 but I could have used my Pampered Chef batter bowl as well. (I used empty ice cream pail for skins and seeds to be dumped into compost.)

7) Ladle applesauce into hot sterilized canning jars using a canning funnel to help lessen the mess. Wipe jar rims to be sure they are free from debris. Apply clean simmered lids using magnetic lid lifter and finger tighten the rings.

8) Using jar lifter gently place filled jars of applesauce into simmering water. Bring to a slight boil for 15 miuntes. Turn off water and remove jars being sure to use tongs and place on towel or cooling rack onto counter.

9) Listen for the pop sound of your jars sealing. Once cooled label with description and date.

Now you will have some wonderful homemade applesauce to enjoy!