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Freezer Cooking Session: Beef & Pork

2013-05-17T11:00:00.000-04:00

I did another mini freezer session this morning. This past week has been great just pulling things from the freezer, so I wanted to continue my slacking off taking it easy for another...

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Freezer Cooking Session: Back to Menu Planning

2013-05-09T11:00:00.000-04:00

I had my first freezer cooking session in our new house today. I haven't been cooking much, or putting any effort into menu planning since we moved. This has resulted in us eating lots of c.r.a.p....

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Movin' to Bloglovin

2013-03-20T13:41:00.001-04:00

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Big move from Florida to Texas

2013-03-20T11:00:00.000-04:00

So big changes around the Creatively Domestic blog. If you've noticed I've been MIA for a few months and re-hashing old (but still relevant) posts, then you are on the ball. My husband took a new...

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Gooey Chocolate Chip Bars

2012-12-21T11:00:00.000-05:00

These are very gooey. Which is a very good thing when it comes to Chocolate Chip Bars. Licking chocolate off your fingers makes baked goods taste better in my book. This recipe comes from the...

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Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza

2012-12-17T11:00:00.000-05:00

This is an easy recipe to get close-to authentic Deep Dish pizza. It uses a cast iron pan, as other recipes I've found for Chicago Deep Dish needed a springform pan. Anything I can cook in my...

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Almond Biscotti

2012-12-14T11:00:00.000-05:00

This is great sweet treat to add to any cookie platter. This is a baked good that doesn't use any butter, so it could be a cheaper cookie if you already have the almond extract on hand. This...

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars (with a cake mix)

2012-12-12T11:00:00.000-05:00

This is such a great, quick, and yummy recipe. I buy cake mixes when they are super cheap and stash them specifically for this recipe. This came from my extended family cookbook (Thanks...

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Sausage, Lentil & Kale Soup

2012-12-07T11:00:00.000-05:00

This is one of my favorite ways to eat kale, and it's pretty inexpensive to make. The kiddos really like the sausage, but pick past the kale. Oh well. This soup is really good and the kale...

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Oreo Pudding

2012-12-05T11:00:00.000-05:00

This recipe is more often used as Dirt Cups, but in a big 'ol bowl, this is pure. chocolate. heaven. I bought this to a family picnic once, and people from age 1 to 75 ate the crap out of it. They...

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Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

2012-12-03T11:00:00.000-05:00

This tastes like store bought, makes four times as much, and is as easy as pushing a button on your food processor. I have another recipe on this site for Garlic Hummus, but this is the...

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Buttery Bread Machine Rolls

2012-11-02T11:00:00.000-04:00

I served Crockpot Sloppy Joes for Halloween night. I like having dinner that night on a grab-n-go basis so I can munch all night in between Snickers and Kit-Kats. This rolls were...

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Deviled Eggs

2012-10-29T11:00:00.000-04:00

Our Mom's Club held the annual Harvest Festival this past week, and each mom was asked to bring a snack to share. I chose Deviled Eggs, because that's something that I always grab when I see them at...

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Cranberry Orange Oatmeal Cookies

2012-10-26T11:00:00.000-04:00

My husband went on a business trip and came home raving about the cookies at the hotel he stayed at. It's the little things in life, right? Although the recipe looked good, I ended up putting off...

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Slow Cooker Sausage Barley Soup

2012-10-24T11:00:00.000-04:00

Can a soup that has sausage in it ever be bad? I think my husband and I are trying to eat so healthy, that when we allow ourselves something like sausage, we go a little ga-ga. This soup was...

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Slow Cooker Applesauce

2012-10-22T11:00:00.000-04:00

If you would have told me how different homemade applesauce and store bought applesauce are, I wouldn't have believed you. But wow, they are completely different. Homemade applesauce is not...

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Lentil and Brown Rice Casserole

2012-10-19T11:00:00.000-04:00

Here is the uber-frugal Lentil and Brown Rice Casserole, and I wasn't expecting much from it. I figured even if we ate a little bit, but weren't in love with it, I didn't throw too many expensive...

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Slow Cooker Mexican Beer Chicken

2012-10-17T11:00:00.000-04:00

Monday nights are soccer practice, so it has also become our slow cooker night. So far this soccer season I've done spaghetti sauce with chicken sausage warming in the slow cooker and Slow...

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Homemade Chocolate Syrup

2012-10-15T11:00:00.000-04:00

I love finding homemade versions of things because then I don't have to leave the house when I have a craving. My husband was out of town, and the boys were tucked into bed, and I, of course, was...

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Tuna Burgers

2012-10-12T11:00:00.000-04:00

It's a struggle figuring out how to get more fish into my family. Although, I can't blame them for my struggles to serve fish...I just don't get that excited for it! So this recipe looked...

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Repurposing Leftover Bread

2012-10-10T11:00:00.000-04:00

I was inspired by this post at Cents to Get Debt Free to share my stash of frozen bread heels and leftover bread chunks....I know, sounds appealing, right? I throw the lonely, forgotten...

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Apple Raisin Cookies

2012-10-08T11:00:00.000-04:00

I made these for a kiddos playgroup because the cookie recipe seemed healthier with whole wheat flour, apple and raisins. Of course, with a nice glaze to compensate for all the healthy goodness! I...

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Roasted Butternut Squash Medley

2012-10-06T16:32:00.001-04:00

This was roasting away during college football this Saturday: a medley of butternut squash, a pound of carrots and a huge red onion. I like to keep it simple and just cut them up into bite size...

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Homemade Cleaning Scrub

2012-10-05T11:00:00.000-04:00

I purposefully avoid cleaning the shower. Actually, I avoid cleaning the bathroom for long stretches. I'm not proud of it, and my bathroom does stay non-radioactively gross by a little everyday...

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Blackened Corn Spicy Potato Salad

2012-08-16T11:00:00.000-04:00

I love when the school supplies show up in the stores, but it always means you had better hurry and get your summer activities in while you still have a chance! For me, that includes eating lots of...

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