tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980600802108570079Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:20:54 +0000buttermexicansaladappetizersspinachstrawberrieswrapsslow cookerTotally Tasty Tuesdayslunchboxessnackside dishjellosandwichchocolateegg nogcasseroleHalloweenbreadcakehamzucchiniricepotatoesturkeysoupGuest Bloggerice creambreakfastcookiespeanut butterporklaundry soapbroccoliblueberriesawardbeefpizzabananabeansValentine's Daydessertgiveawaybeveragevegetablespastapumpkinchickencandyhttp://mandysrecipebox.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Mandy)Blogger311125blogspot/qSFGyhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980600802108570079.post-6375973291996870629Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:56:00 +00002012-01-31T07:56:22.261-07:00 The winner of Gooseberry Patch's Rush-Hour Recipes is... True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 48 Powered by RANDOM.ORG #48 is cooking_bee! Congrats! I will email you for your mailing address. Thanks to all who entered and don't fret, I have another fabulous giveaway tomorrow. So check back and have a lovely day!  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/qSFGy/~3/b1_2gSqq6wQ/rush-hour-recipes-winner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandy)1http://mandysrecipebox.blogspot.com/2012/01/rush-hour-recipes-winner.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980600802108570079.post-346170712101865572Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +00002012-01-31T05:00:12.793-07:00Totally Tasty Tuesdays  I love all the great recipes linked up last week! There were over 100 linked up! Thanks so much for that and for coming each week with you amazing recipes. Valentine's Day is right around the corner, so if you have any Valentine's treats you'd like to share, please do. You could also link up something that would make a great romantic dinner.  Here's the 3 links that caught my eye this weekhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/qSFGy/~3/Wjr78YMz-EE/totally-tasty-tuesdays_31.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandy)16http://mandysrecipebox.blogspot.com/2012/01/totally-tasty-tuesdays_31.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980600802108570079.post-8437762611529762903Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +00002012-01-28T09:22:18.580-07:00beefsoup Winter means getting all cozy and having a nice bowl of soup for dinner. It means snuggling up with a good book and cup of hot cocoa. It means snow.   I don't know about you, but here in Idaho there's not been snow. Not any. Not even for Christmas. Then this last weekend and this week we finally got some.  When we were in California with the beautiful weather of mid 70's to 80's, soup did not http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/qSFGy/~3/J0sBvY2lHfc/lentil-cabbage-soup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandy)3http://mandysrecipebox.blogspot.com/2012/01/lentil-cabbage-soup.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980600802108570079.post-2972454812566931358Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +00002012-01-24T05:00:08.295-07:00Totally Tasty Tuesdays We finally have snow! I don't totally mind that its after Christmas, just that we have it. Otherwise there's gonna be a world of hurt come spring for that stuff we buy that comes from farms...what's the word...FOOD. Not everyone can water their crops (rules and stuff or no irrigation options) so that means less food that can grow. True story. So no complaining out there about the snow. Just http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/qSFGy/~3/CieC5kqZEhQ/totally-tasty-tuesdays_24.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandy)19http://mandysrecipebox.blogspot.com/2012/01/totally-tasty-tuesdays_24.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980600802108570079.post-8851205605631305061Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:38:00 +00002012-01-31T08:00:42.857-07:00cakegiveawaychickendessertchocolatepasta This giveaway is over. Gooseberry Patch has done it again. They've just come out with a brand new cookbook that couldn't be any more of a lifesaver. Or dinner saver. Rush-Hour Recipes is filled with more than 230 dinner recipes that are sure to please your family and friends. With categories like 5-Ingredient Favorites, One-Dish Dinners, Slow Cookers to the Rescue, Soup's On!, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/qSFGy/~3/EwBBoYrC328/rush-hour-recipes-review-giveaway.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandy)87http://mandysrecipebox.blogspot.com/2012/01/rush-hour-recipes-review-giveaway.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980600802108570079.post-3512973052679261001Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +00002012-01-27T15:13:36.643-07:00cakedessert The name really says it all. Made with lemon pudding, this comes out of the oven so warm and oozing with pudding. Sort of like a molten lava cake. Only this is a regular sized cake with the pudding coming out the bottom of the cake.  Simply luscious.  1 pkg yellow cake mix (I used Betty Crocker, get the kind that makes a 9x13 size) Ingredients called for on back of cake box 2 pkg (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/qSFGy/~3/__ccqcvb0RM/warm-lemon-pudding-cake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandy)10http://mandysrecipebox.blogspot.com/2012/01/warm-lemon-pudding-cake.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980600802108570079.post-8590444272590426433Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +00002012-01-17T05:00:06.331-07:00 Football time. Not a big fan. At all, really. I cheer for Packers because my brothers love them and for Patriots since that's who my husband cheers for, generally. But I just don't care about it.  But because lots of you out there do care (or pretend to just to throw parties with awesome food), I'm featuring some recipes that would make awesome party food. Sausage Stars from http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/qSFGy/~3/9Tbnf8tGX8A/totally-tasty-tuesdays_17.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandy)13http://mandysrecipebox.blogspot.com/2012/01/totally-tasty-tuesdays_17.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980600802108570079.post-5854095308048266658Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +00002012-01-14T05:00:05.442-07:00breadbreakfastbanana Today I have my friend Julie from high school guest blogging. She offered to help out back in December when I was getting my kitchen redone. I'm finally getting her recipe out to you all. Take it away, Miss Julie! Hey!  I'm Julie.  I'm just a regular ol' blogger.  I just blog for fun over at Speedo's Army.  I don't really have a theme to my blog other than to report our fun life events.  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/qSFGy/~3/O1dvBMwqV3U/guest-blogger-speedos-army.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandy)3http://mandysrecipebox.blogspot.com/2012/01/guest-blogger-speedos-army.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980600802108570079.post-4540143236142039692Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +00002012-01-12T05:00:08.047-07:00Guest Blogger I have a guest post today for you. Now that the holidays are over, it's time to get back on track with our budgets. If you stuck to one through the holidays, good for you! Rock on. If not, this post is for you. And for those continuing on a budget. Cooking During (or after) the Holidays on a Budget This guest post was written by James Lander of the couponing site, Couponing. The site http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/qSFGy/~3/fvgpAzb0e3U/guest-post-couponingcom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandy)0http://mandysrecipebox.blogspot.com/2012/01/guest-post-couponingcom.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980600802108570079.post-2478000453115789096Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +00002012-01-10T05:00:17.939-07:00Totally Tasty Tuesdays I'm back! I had a wonderful vacation over Christmas with my family. We took the kids to Disneyland, Universal Studios, San Diego Zoo and SeaWorld. We loved it and I completely miss the warm weather. I told Lance that if he dies first,  I am relocating to the warmer climate for winters. So legit. I missed the blogging world, as I don't have internet on my phone (gasp!) so I was out of the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/qSFGy/~3/30YxROtH9D8/totally-tasty-tuesdays.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandy)16http://mandysrecipebox.blogspot.com/2012/01/totally-tasty-tuesdays.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980600802108570079.post-2350661143496625768Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +00002012-01-09T17:08:26.994-07:00mexicanchickencasserole I was going through my Gooseberry Patch Homestyle Favorites cookbook when I came across this recipe. As I looked to see whose recipe it was, I was surprised to see the name Jenny Flake! Not really surprised, because she's that awesome, but you know what I mean. Jenny is the Jenny from Picky Palate. I adore that girl and her site. This recipe is one of her family's favorites, and I can see why. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/qSFGy/~3/QXpOX2JWI-E/tex-mex-bake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandy)3http://mandysrecipebox.blogspot.com/2012/01/tex-mex-bake.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980600802108570079.post-7192151245172243115Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +00002012-01-07T15:24:34.804-07:00snackside dishjello Jello is alright on it's own, but anytime I make it I jazz it up. I will sometimes just make it according to the package directions and pour it into little Tupperware containers for the kids as an after school snack. Even then I usually put some fruit in it like mandarin oranges or fruit cocktail. With whipped cream on top. See? That's not even basic Jello. I just can't do it.  Today I have ahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/qSFGy/~3/a8Ya3fSO7wk/fluffy-pear-jello-recipe-round-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandy)5http://mandysrecipebox.blogspot.com/2011/12/fluffy-pear-jello-recipe-round-up.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980600802108570079.post-1083225038746432631Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +00002011-12-22T05:00:09.622-07:00breadbreakfastegg nogdessert I am in love with this treat. I created it and it's fantastic. If you don't like the flavor of Eggnog (rum), then you can can use milk instead of the eggnog and vanilla extract (or other flavor) in place of the rum extract. The great thing about this recipe (other than the frosting) is that it uses Rhodes frozen bread dough. Just put the loaves in a greased loaf pan, cover with plastic wrap, andhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/qSFGy/~3/2jKFZzJ_wSk/easy-cinnamon-rolls-with-eggnog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandy)5http://mandysrecipebox.blogspot.com/2011/12/easy-cinnamon-rolls-with-eggnog.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980600802108570079.post-1059952030940090872Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:52:00 +00002011-12-21T11:52:52.006-07:00 A few weeks ago I asked you what I should make for the Pillsbury Potluck Party. The winners were the Bacon-Cheddar Pinwheels, Easy Slow Cooker Ham, and Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cookie Pizza.  So that's what I made. Great choices! I didn't get a picture of the ham (it got too dark), but I did get the others. Simply Scrumptious. I loved trying these new and easy recipes from Pillsbury.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/qSFGy/~3/TKaiHgAJ95s/pillsbury-potluck-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandy)2http://mandysrecipebox.blogspot.com/2011/12/pillsbury-potluck-part-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980600802108570079.post-8534267861804480138Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +00002011-12-20T07:47:32.275-07:00Totally Tasty Tuesdays Christmas is this week! I can hardly believe it. We will be leaving for sunny CA on the 28th so this will be the last TTT of the year! It will resume in January, so watch for it. I will show the featured recipes from this link up then. So link lots of recipes up this week!  We are surprising our kids (9, 7, and 3) with a trip to Disneyland, Universal Studios, Sea World, and the San Diego http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/qSFGy/~3/bnh-uKsLjOk/totally-tasty-tuesdays_20.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandy)12http://mandysrecipebox.blogspot.com/2011/12/totally-tasty-tuesdays_20.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980600802108570079.post-7488684060808923538Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +00002011-12-20T07:56:25.165-07:00cookiesdessert These cookies just scream "Christmas!" to me. My aunt's family is from Germany and she makes these for us all every Christmas. Only her way takes one week. Yes. One whole week. She doesn't use any spoons, mixers, nothing. Just her hands. And she makes a ton of them. Then they have to sit in the dark for a week. I look forward to them every year. She also makes another kind called "Linzer Cookieshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/qSFGy/~3/4pdrTCQzrXs/crescent-cookies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandy)6http://mandysrecipebox.blogspot.com/2011/12/crescent-cookies.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980600802108570079.post-4749727251681095290Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +00002011-12-13T08:39:32.332-07:00 I'm so excited to show you the featured recipes this week. Holiday baking is my favorite kind of baking. When I saw all the goodies this week, my jaw dropped many times. Like with the first feature. I told her she couldn't post stuff like that unless she was coming to share them with me. Just wait and see... Eggnog Truffles from Shugary Sweets I mean, really. She also has some http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/qSFGy/~3/0DbDZcMmFQc/totally-tasty-tuesdays_13.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandy)12http://mandysrecipebox.blogspot.com/2011/12/totally-tasty-tuesdays_13.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980600802108570079.post-8265693717430643754Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +00002011-12-16T15:57:43.100-07:00snackdessertchocolatecandy I have never made much candy come the holidays. I make baked goods, but not a lot of candy. I have made peanut brittle and peanut clusters and caramel, but that's about it. I wanted to find a recipe for toffee of some sort. So I did a search and came up with this Almond Roca recipe. Oh. goodness. It tastes just like the real thing that you buy in the canister. It was so easy as well. So easy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/qSFGy/~3/cifAGfotNIA/copycat-almond-roca.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandy)8http://mandysrecipebox.blogspot.com/2011/12/copycat-almond-roca.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980600802108570079.post-1224022283713830475Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +00002011-12-07T05:00:00.039-07:00chickenGuest Blogger Hello there, friends. I have another guest here today. She's such a cute gal with great recipes, that I couldn't resist asking her to guest blog for me. So here she is... Hi, I'm Lesa, author of Edesia's Notebook. I am a SAHM to two little girls (ages 1 and 3) and the wife of an awesome guy. I love to cook and I get really bored making the same dishes over and over again (no matter how http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/qSFGy/~3/03R0f6gQoGA/guest-blogger-edesias-notebook.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandy)2http://mandysrecipebox.blogspot.com/2011/12/guest-blogger-edesias-notebook.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980600802108570079.post-1743468990014879907Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +00002011-12-06T05:00:07.889-07:00Totally Tasty Tuesdays This week I'm featuring some cozy goodies, being flippin' freezin' outside and all. Really. If it's gonna be this cold, the least it could do is snow and make it pretty. Enjoy these tasty treasures! Lasagna Soup from What's Cooking, Love? Easier Fried Chicken from Eat Cake For Dinner Eggnog Pancakes with Eggnog Glaze from Forkful of Comfort http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/qSFGy/~3/rejk_TVx1w0/totally-tasty-tuesdays.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandy)16http://mandysrecipebox.blogspot.com/2011/12/totally-tasty-tuesdays.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980600802108570079.post-7704591963594275511Sat, 03 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +00002011-12-03T13:02:27.037-07:00cakeGuest Blogger My countertops were installed yesterday! (or 83 exclamation points) I am so excited! As soon as I get it all put to rights, I will post some before and after pics for you all. Today I have an amazing gal visiting us. She's got some drool-worthy recipes on her site and I hope you all give her a happy welcome... My name is Nikki and I am the face behind Chef in Training.  I am so excited to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/qSFGy/~3/lykozZfSuX4/guest-blogger-chef-in-training.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandy)5http://mandysrecipebox.blogspot.com/2011/12/guest-blogger-chef-in-training.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980600802108570079.post-3470301398374177290Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:58:00 +00002011-11-30T17:59:30.008-07:00 Originally I had posted this as a giveaway, but apparently I misunderstood. So sorry! I will make it up to you some how! Please forgive me and don't send hate notes! To celebrate the upcoming holidays, why not try out some of the quick and tasty ideas for easy appetizers, desserts and more with friends and family by hosting your very own Pillsbury potluck party? That's what I'm going http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/qSFGy/~3/cp7sbf6Q-2M/pillsbury-potluck-party.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandy)2http://mandysrecipebox.blogspot.com/2011/11/pillsbury-potluck-party.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980600802108570079.post-1240556554740923489Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +00002011-11-29T08:13:40.077-07:00 Welcome to Totally Tasty Tuesdays! How was everyone's Thanksgiving? Did you eat till you couldn't move, and then lounge around and eat some more? Did you shop till you dropped (or go into a fight or got trampled or got arrested)? I had a great Thanksgiving visiting my side of the family. We rotate years and it was great to see them all. I didn't go shopping on Black Friday this year. I thinkhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/qSFGy/~3/tK6cv4ic52I/totally-tasty-tuesdays_29.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandy)13http://mandysrecipebox.blogspot.com/2011/11/totally-tasty-tuesdays_29.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980600802108570079.post-5675868179183879714Sat, 26 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +00002011-11-26T05:00:05.422-07:00Guest Bloggerdessertchocolate I'm excited to have our guest blogger here today! I love their site and their recipes. I will just move aside and let them do their thing. Hi, I’m Becca from Crumbs and Chaos, a blog I write with my 3 sisters.  We have 11 children between us, hence the name Crumbs and Chaos…we deal with our fair share on a daily basis.  We love sharing our favorite recipes, tips on controlling the chaos andhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/qSFGy/~3/lDZw8DFLouQ/guest-post-crumbs-and-chaos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandy)3http://mandysrecipebox.blogspot.com/2011/11/guest-post-crumbs-and-chaos.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2980600802108570079.post-9192672308804104387Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +00002011-11-22T05:00:13.878-07:00Totally Tasty Tuesdays Time flies! It's that time again. Time to see what caught my attention and time to see what goodies you link up this week.  Breakfast Burritos  from Chef Not Included These would be perfect to take out on Black Friday! Quick meal to go! Pumpkin Bomb Pie  from Something Swanky Mind blowing. Ginger & Molasses Cupcakes from Simple Girl I love ginger. I love http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/qSFGy/~3/aiShy4pFgog/totally-tasty-tuesdays_22.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mandy)12http://mandysrecipebox.blogspot.com/2011/11/totally-tasty-tuesdays_22.html