Mama’s Mac-n-Cheese

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My kiddos love macaroni and cheese but we don’t like the processed type.  What type do they like? Mama’s homemade mac-n-cheese is what they scream for.  Now although you may argue that it’s fattening because of the cheese.  When making it at home, we can monitor the ingredients and balance it with a healthy saladcontinue reading

Recipes: Peanut Butter Granola Bars

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Need a yummy mid-morning treat? These make excellent and healthy treats that your little ones will enjoy. Ingredients: ¾ cup creamy peanut butter 2 cups of granola ½ cup plus 2 tbsp of honey 1 cup of raisins or other dried fruit 1 cup old-fashioned oatmeal ½ cup sunflower seeds ½ cup of peanuts orcontinue reading

Recipes: Breakfast Pizza

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I like to call it pizza because my kids will think it’s fun, it is actually a ‘frittata’ and it is topped with your kid’s favorites making it look just like pizza. You can even prepare it the evening before and serve it at room temperature. Ingredients: 4 eggs, beaten ¼ to ½ cup ofcontinue reading

Recaito Recipe

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Many of you may not be able to pronounce much less know what this recipe is for; so let me explain. Being a Latina, I love to cook all sorts of ethnic foods and especially Latin cuisine. One of the main staples in Latin food is Recaito which is a base used in foods suchcontinue reading

Yummy Sloppy Joes

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Home cooked meals are a must in our home and one of my family’s favorite meals believe it or not is Sloppy Joes.  Now if you remember way back when, there was a commercial that showed a family enjoying their meal of Sloppy Joe that consisted of ground beef with a mixture that came outcontinue reading

As Promised: Alfredo Sauce Recipe

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If your family is like mine, they love different pasta dishes, but they seem to love white, creamy sauces. Below I share with you the Alfredo Sauce I made for my family which was a big hit! Alfredo Sauce (from scratch) Ingredients: 4 tbsp butter 4 tbsp all-purpose flour 1 cup of cream or milkcontinue reading