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Easy Low Sugar Peanut Butter Brownies

January 24, 2019 by Laura 1 Comment

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My first attempt at creating Low Sugar Peanut Butter Brownies actually turned out too sweet! This was shocking seeing as I had cut the sugar down tremendously from the original recipe I had found to give me the inspiration. I cut it down even more and voila. Peanut Butter Brownie perfection!

I love that cutting down sugar in recipes still turns out awesome treats. These are as simple as can be, perfectly moist (as long as you don’t overbake them), and made even more fabulous because of the peanut butter whipped frosting we spread over the top.

Make yourself a batch, pour yourself a glass of milk, sit back, and enjoy!

Easy Low Sugar Peanut Butter Brownies

Easy Low Sugar Peanut Butter Brownies
 
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Author: Laura
Serves: 12-15
Ingredients
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 cup natural peanut butter*
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar or sucanat
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt (leave this out if your peanut butter is already salted)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup whole grain flour (I use freshly ground soft white wheat)
  • Frosting:
  • ¾ cup natural peanut butter
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 10 drops liquid stevia
  • 2 teaspoons sugar or maple syrup
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. In a small saucepan, heat butter and peanut butter until melted.
  2. Stir together melted butters and sugar in a mixing bowl.
  3. Add salt and eggs, mixing well.
  4. Fold in flour and stir until well combined.
  5. Spread batter into a 9x9 or 8x8 inch baking dish.
  6. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20-25 minutes or until brownies are lightly browned.
  7. Allow brownies to cool completely before frosting.
  8. FROSTING:
  9. In a high power blender, or in a bowl with a hand mixer, whip frosting ingredients together until thick and smooth.
  10. Spread over Peanut Butter Brownies.
  11. Store in the refrigerator.
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*I use homemade peanut butter from one of the following recipes:

  • Peanut Butter (just peanuts!)
  • Peanut Butter (super creamy – like Skippy or Jif)

Here are many more Low Sugar Treats for you to enjoy!

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Easy Low Sugar Cream Cheese Cut Out Cookies

January 22, 2019 by Laura 3 Comments

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Is it just me, or can we all agree that when we add cream cheese to a recipe, it will become extra – top notch – amazing? May I interest you, then, in these Cream Cheese Cut Out Cookies? Don’t worry – they are low in sugar. Oh, but also don’t worry – they still taste incredible!

You’re going to want to add this recipe to your list of keepers! We make these Cream Cheese Cut Out Cookies for just about every holiday. Pumpkin shapes in the fall, trees and stockings at Christmas time, and hearts for Valentine’s day. If we’re really feeling crazy, sometimes we’ll make them randomly in June. It just so happens that we have a cookie cutter in the shape of Mickey Mouse. June’s as good a month as any to make a Mickey cookie.

Since I’m not much into sugar anymore, I like eating these as-is, without frosting. My kids, of course, prefer to frost theirs. In case you need some low sugar (or high sugar) frosting recipes, I will share them below. But for now…

Easy Low Sugar Cream Cheese Cut Out Cookies

Easy Low Sugar Cream Cheese Cut Out Cookies
 
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Author: Laura
Serves: 24-30
Ingredients
  • 1 cup melted butter (two sticks)
  • 8-ounces softened cream cheese
  • ½ cup raw sugar or sucanat
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3½-4 cups flour (I use freshly ground hard white wheat flour)
Instructions
  1. Stir together melted butter, softened cream cheese, and sugar.
  2. Add eggs, baking powder, and vanilla.
  3. Stir in flour until well combined. (Use a little less or a little more flour as needed.)
  4. Place dough in the refrigerator for at least two hours.
  5. Once dough is chilled, roll on a well-floured surface and cut out into desired shapes.
  6. Bake in a 350° oven for 10-15 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned. (I prefer mine just barely done so that they stay soft!)
  7. Allow cookies to cool completely before frosting.
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Want more Low Sugar Treat recipes? This awesome eBook is full of them!

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Cream Cheese Frosting

1/2 cup butter, softened
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
4 1/2 cups unbleached organic powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Whip butter and cream cheese with beaters until fluffy. Add vanilla and powdered sugar and beat until mixed thoroughly.

Stevia Sweetened Cream Cheese Frosting

8 ounces softened cream cheese
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Liquid stevia to taste (I use 2 droppers full)

Whip ingredients together until smooth. Frost cookies just before serving.

Low Sugar Chocolate Frosting

1/2 cup butter
4 Tablespoons cocoa powder
2 Tablespoons milk
2-4 Tablespoons honey (sweeten this to your taste)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

In a small saucepan combine butter, cocoa, milk, and honey. Cook and stir over low heat until ingredients are well combined and mixture begins to thicken slightly. Removed from heat. Stir in vanilla. Spread onto cookies.

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Teaching Your Kids to Cook? Free Winter Recipes Pack for Kids!

January 21, 2019 by Laura 2 Comments

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Have you been hoping to help your kids learn to cook? Are they eager but not sure what to make? Are you nervous about pulling them into the kitchen with you to get them started? I’ve got all kinds of resources to help you (see the list below). And today, we’ve got a brand new freebie! It’s a Winter Recipes Pack for Kids!

The recipes included in this pack are incredibly simple, and of course, super fun. From Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix to Homemade Graham Crackers, these simple recipes will prove to your kids that cooking is both easy and fun!
Yes, you and I know that not all parts of cooking are easy. Or fun. But around here, we always make it easy. And when it’s easy, it’s much more fun, right?

This Winter Recipes for Kids packet includes fun pages filled with these recipes:

  • Hot Cocoa Mix
  • Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins
  • Snowflake Quesadillas
  • Shortbread (just 3 ingredients!)
  • Homemade Graham Crackers

Here’s a sample page:

These recipes are perfect to make on long winter days. Click here to sign up to get this freebie pack. Grab your kids. Get busy making these fun, easy recipes together!

Click here to sign up to get this freebie pack. When you do, you’ll gain access to ALL the free family resources in our Learning Zone. It’s all free, it’s all fun, it’s all educational!

Looking for more help as you pull your kids into the kitchen with you?

  • Here’s our Kids in the Kitchen discounted eBook collection.
  • This Kids Cook Real Food eCourse is fantastic! It is well worth the investment for all that it offers to your family!
  • Our Chocolate Covered Kids Cookbook and Resource Pack is filled with helpful tips, instructions, and of course, recipes!

And if you really want to go all in and teach your kids to cook this summer, I encourage you to invest in Katie Kimball’s Kids Cook Real Food eCourse. I used this course with Malachi and plan to use it with Bonus Boy too. It is FANTASTIC!!! Get the details here.

Now that all those little boys pictured above are very tall, big boys who can cook meals without my help, I am shouting even louder about the importance of teaching your kids to cook! Grab this free packet and get into the kitchen with your kids!

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Simple Broccoli Bacon Chicken

January 20, 2019 by Laura 1 Comment

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Remember that one day we had a lot going on and needed a quick meal that everyone in the family would enjoy? Oh yeah. That’s every day. Well, I guess that means every day is a good day to make this Simple Broccoli Bacon Chicken.

I’m telling you right now that Simple Meals and the simple recipes that go with it have spoiled me for all the meal plans and recipes in the entire world that require any thought or effort. I am now so used to putting together delicious dishes that take hardly any time.

So when I see a recipe that requires more “work” than quickly putting a few healthy and simple ingredients into a dish and baking, crock potting, or instant potting it for our dinner, I’m like, “No sorry. I can’t possibly boil those noodles before adding them to my casserole dish. Step aside, complicated recipe that requires me to actually thaw my meat ahead of time. How dare you suggest that I take the time to saute a vegetable before putting it into my pot? Who am I? What’s her name??” {Laura takes a moment to look up the fabulous…oh yes! Julia Child.} “Who am I? Julia Child?”

Ironically, I refuse to take “extra,” detailed steps when putting a recipe together, but while writing about my recipe rebellion I will take a few extra seconds to Google “lady chef made into a movie blogger person.” Three cheers for Google who can read my mind and interpret from my garbled keywords the information I am trying to discover.

Indeed, I am basically the complete opposite of the amazing and incredible Julia Child. She braised this and souffled that, and she turned out food called “Boeuf Bourguignon.” Meanwhile, I’m like, “Here, put these four ingredients in a dish and bake it until it’s done. We call this ‘Cass-er-ole.'”

I’ve gotta hand it to Julia (who I have now decided to be on a first name basis with). Everything she made was impressive, what with her duck confit {Laura pretends to know what this is} and her scalloped gratineed {just smile and nod}. I think she would have been delightful to know in person. Do you think she would cringe while watching me throw frozen, raw hamburger meat into my Instant Pot as we talked about recipes over a cup of tea?

Well anyway. Here’s today’s not-so-Julia-Child-style recipe. Once again, we see that we simply lay chicken in a dish, put some other stuff on top, and bake it after our five minutes of “work.” All the while, we are quizzing our kids on their spelling words and thinking of clever ways to pronounce hors d’oeuvres.

Simple Broccoli Bacon Chicken

Simple Broccoli Bacon Chicken
 
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Author: Laura
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
  • 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts
  • 1 head fresh broccoli
  • ½ pound cooked bacon crumbles
  • 2 cups shredded cheese (any of your favorites will work!)
Instructions
  1. Lay chicken in the bottom of a 9x13 inch casserole dish.
  2. Cut broccoli into florets and place them on top of the chicken.
  3. Sprinkle bacon crumbles over the chicken and broccoli.
  4. Sprinkle cheese over the top of the casserole.
  5. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 30 minutes or until chicken has cooked through and juice runs clear.
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More Simple Recipes

After all this talk about Simple Recipes, I’m pretty sure you’ll want this huge list of the many recipes we’ve shared that can be put together in just a few minutes!

  • Simple Baked Salmon and Asparagus
  • Simple Crock Pot Chicken Soup with a Kick
  • Simple Skillet Taco Pasta
  • Last-Minute Lentil Chili
  • Simple Sweet and Sour Baked Chicken Legs
  • 20-Minute Taco Soup
  • Simple Cheesy Baked Chicken
  • Simple Creamy Chicken Stew in the Crock Pot
  • Simple Italian Beef and Broccoli Skillet
  • Simple Bacon Ranch Chicken
  • Simple Hawaiian Crock Pot Chicken
  • Simple Taco Rice Dinner
  • Simple Last Minute Nacho Plate
  • Simple Chicken Cheeseballs with a Kick
  • Simple Beanie Weanies
  • Simple Crock Pot BBQ Spareribs
  • Simple Pizza Chicken Bake
  • Simple Italian Chicken and Green Bean Bake
  • Last Minute Creamy Bacon Spaghetti
  • Simple Hamburger Soup
  • Simple Parmesan Broiled Fish
  • Simple Overnight Saucy Crock Pot Chicken
  • Simple 15-Minute Meal
  • Simple Overnight Melt-in-Your-Mouth Beef Roast
  • Simple 3-Cheese Crock Pot Pasta
  • Simple Oven Fried Chicken
  • Simple Honey Mustard Chicken Legs
  • The Easiest Mashed Potatoes in the World
  • Simple Garlic Butter Shrimp
  • Simple Crunchy Ranch Chicken Strips
  • Simple Crock Pot Shredded Ranch Chicken (for salad or tacos)
  • Simple Crock Pot Pizza Casserole
  • Simple Barbecue Beef Roast
  • Simple Spanish Rice Bowls
  • Simple Roasted Rotiserie Chicken
  • Simple Green Chile Chicken
  • Simple Tex-Mex Creamy Chicken
  • Simple Waffle Omelets
  • Simple Crock Pot Taco Pasta
  • Simple Grilled Chicken
  • Simple Hawaiian Beef Roast
  • Simple Crock Pot Creamy Stew Meat
  • Simple Cheese Stuffed Burgers
  • Simple Hashbrown Casserole (For Instant Pot, Crock Pot or Oven!)
  • Simple Lasagna Casserole (For Instant Pot or Crock Pot)
  • Simple Chili Mac
  • Simple Bacon Cheeseburger Casserole
  • From Burrito Bar to Casserole (a 5-Minute Meal!)
  • Simple Bacon Cheeseburger Roll
  • Simple Garlic Parmesan Chicken Legs
  • Super Simple Lasagna
  • The Simplest White Chicken Chili
  • Simple Lentil Nachos
  • Simple Tuna Patties
  • Simple Banana Pancakes
  • Simple Crock Pot Applesauce BBQ Chicken
  • Simple Hashbrown and Egg Nests
  • Simple Cornbread Waffles with Chili
  • Simple Veggie Fritters
  • Simple Lemon Garlic Chicken Legs
  • Simple Noodle Soup
  • Simple Three Cheese Spaghetti
  • Simple Crock Pot Salsa Shredded Beef
  • Cheeseburger Hashbrown Cups or Casserole
  • Easiest Beef Roast in the Instant Pot
  • Simple One-Dish Chicken Florentine
  • Simple Creamy Layered Enchiladas
  • Simple Ham and Hashbrown Casserole
  • 5-Minute Cheesy Hamburger and Potatoes
  • Simple 10-Minute Instant Pot Mac and Cheese
  • Simple Creamy Chicken Soup

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32 Awesome Valentine’s Day Activities and Recipes

January 17, 2019 by Laura Leave a Comment

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It’s that time of year again! We’ve got an awesome list of 32 Valentine’s Day Activities and Recipes that appeal to all ages (long live the chocolate).

We’ll begin with a great printable packet for preschoolers. (Oh my goodness, we can use this at our house this year since God gave us our Bonus Boy. Things like this continue to delight me!)

Valentine’s Day Activities for Preschoolers

This Pre-K Valentine Activity Packet is FUN and free for you to download to use with the little ones in your life. Gain free access to this here.

Free Pre-K Valentine Activity Packet - Sample Pages

Valentine’s Day Activities for Elementary Students

This packet brags that it makes grammar fun – because it actually does! Who knew?

There are activities which include Valentine Sentence Builders, Fun with Creating Cheesy Poetry, and much more! There’s even a Valentine Brownie recipe – but before your student can make the brownies, he/she must find the errors in the directions first. So much fun!

Fun With Grammar - Valentine's Day Free Printable Packet

Gain free access to this here.

Valentine’s Day Activities for All Ages!

Print and put together these fun Kiss-Tac-Toe games to give away or to use as a family. We’re talking about chocolate kisses, by the way. But you already knew that. :)

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Gain free access to this here.

Valentine’s Day Activities for the Kitchen

How about some Valentine recipes to go with your activities? These are fun to make with your kids, or if your kids are old enough, these are fun to turn over to your kids to make without your help! (Want to easily teach your kids to cook? We LOVE this at our house! #affiliatelink) Here are 29 great real food recipes for you!

chocolate cheesecake parfait

Red and Pink Treats (No Food Dye!)

  1. Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cookies
  2. Homemade Poptarts, cut into hearts, of course
  3. Strawberry Cream Muffins
  4. Raspberry Oatmeal Bars
  5. Chocolate Whipped Cream on Strawberries
  6. Strawberry-Peach Slushies
  7. Strawberry-Kefir Smoothies
  8. Strawberry Yogurt
  9. Strawberry-Yogurt Fruit Dip
  10. Strawberry Christmas Salad (which obviously becomes Strawberry Valentine Salad on Feb. 14)
  11. Low Sugar Strawberry Cheesecake Parfait
  12. 7-Minute Strawberry Ice Cream
  13. Strawberry Creamsicles
  14. Strawberry Shortcake
  15. Strawberry Milkshakes
  16. Easy Raspberry Syrup (for your heart shaped pancakes)
  17. Raspberry Lemon Cream Cups

Don’t forget obvious foods that are red – like tomatoes, sweet peppers, strawberries, grapes, cherries, or raspberries!

Chocolate Valentine’s Day Treats

  1. Warm Chocolate Soother
  2. Chocolate Whipped Cream on Strawberries (which I realize I mentioned above, but it is both red and chocolate, so it deserves to be in both categories)
  3. No-Bake Chocolate Fudge Bites
  4. Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins
  5. Peanut Butter or Caramel Chocolate Truffles
  6. Low Sugar Chocolate Cake
  7. Low Sugar Chocolate Cheesecake
  8. Dark Chocolate Peppermint Mousse
  9. No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake
  10. Homemade Chocolate Frappe
  11. Chocolate Cheesecake Pie
  12. Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

Remember to gain free access to all the free Valentine’s Day printables by clicking here.

Signing up for this freebie will connect you to our new Heavenly Homemaker’s Learning Zone. It’s free and your info will never be shared or sold, and being on this list means that you’ll be the first to know of the other fun (yes, FUN!) educational tools we’re putting together! 

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Final Day for the Winter Survival 6 eBooks for $6.00 Sale!

January 16, 2019 by Laura Leave a Comment

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Grab this awesome package for one last day! Worth $27.75, get it today only for just $6.00!!

Sale ends midnight, January 16, 2019!

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3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Honey Rice Krispie Treats

January 15, 2019 by Laura 11 Comments

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I will admit to you that I find it silly to write “3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Honey Rice Krispie Treats” as a title. Why? Because all three ingredients are listed in the title, so the title is basically the post.

There’s nothing else you will possibly need to know since obviously, to make 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Honey Rice Krispie Treats you need peanut butter, honey, and Rice Krispies. My job here is done.

Ah, but wait. You still don’t know how much of each ingredient to use to make these fine treats. I guess you still need me after all. Phew. 

I had a lot of fun playing with this idea to try Rice Krispie Treats without the marshmallows. It all made sense and tasted delicious in my head, but recipes in my head and recipes in real life don’t always turn out the same.

Would they be gooey chewy like I was hoping, or would they turn out hard like bricks and crumble everywhere? Would they be sweet enough? Or maybe too sweet? Would they even stay together, or would they just fall apart and turn into peanut butter honey flavored Rice Krispie cereal?

One never knows until one tries the recipe inside one’s head while hoping for the best. How delighted was I when this recipe came out chewy gooey good on the first try! (It helped that I stirred in cereal just a little at a time until I reached my desired gooeyness level.) The peanut butter – honey – crunch combo reminds me of a childhood treat that included ingredients I no longer use. So I am perfectly thrilled with these awesome 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Honey Rice Krispie Treats and can’t wait for you to try them too! (Bet you can’t guess what the 3 ingredients are…)

3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Honey Rice Krispie Treats

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3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Honey Rice Krispie Treats
 
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Author: Laura
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 1 cup natural peanut butter*
  • ⅓ cup honey
  • 2½ cups Rice Krispies (the off brand works great!)
Instructions
  1. In a large saucepan, stir peanut butter and honey over low heat until runny and smooth.
  2. Remove from heat and stir in Rice Krispies.
  3. Press mixture into a 9x9 inch baking dish.
  4. Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.
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*I use homemade peanut butter from one of the following recipes:

  • Peanut Butter (just peanuts!)
  • Peanut Butter (super creamy – like Skippy or Jif)

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15 Family Favorite Real Food Soup Recipes

January 13, 2019 by Laura 1 Comment

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I shared this list last year, and felt it was worth sharing again! I added all the latest to this list, so here are 15 Family Favorite Real Soup Recipes!

Before we talk soup, first, let’s talk Broth. Here’s my tutorial on making Chicken Broth on the stove-top. In addition, here’s my tutorial on making Beef Broth on the stove-top. I actually like making Beef Broth more often, simply because it doesn’t require the tedious task of boning a chicken. But that’s just me trying to save time in the kitchen. :)

UPDATE: I’ve started making broth in my Instant Pot, which truly is easy and a great time saver! That has become my go-to method of broth making!

And now, who’s ready for some awesome soup recipes?

15 16 Family Favorite Real Food Soup Recipes

  1. Beefy Vegetable Soup
  2. Cheeseburger Soup
  3. Chicken Noodle Soup
  4. Chicken Tortilla Soup
  5. Chili
  6. Homemade Tomato Soup
  7. Pizza Soup
  8. Potato Soup
  9. Simple Taco Soup
  10. Chicken Soup with a Kick
  11. Twenty Minute Taco Soup
  12. The Simplest White Chicken Chili
  13. Creamy Chicken Soup
  14. Simple Noodle Soup
  15. Simple Hamburger Soup
  16. Crock Pot Ham and Potato Soup with a Kick

Hospitality and SoupYum

As much as possible, we enjoy inviting college students over on Sundays after church. We tell our sons (our oldest two are students at York College) to invite whoever they want, so we never know who might show up on our porch. It’s a blast! Of course, we now also have several regulars who come every Sunday that they are available, and now they are inviting their friends too! So when I make soup for such gatherings, my soup pots are large. :)

In case you’re curious, and I’m sure you must be, the favorite soups our local college students enjoy are:

  1. Potato Soup
  2. Chicken Soup with a Kick
  3. Twenty Minute Taco Soup

These are the simplest to prepare, and they are always a hit. As an added bonus, the Chicken Soup with a Kick and the Twenty Minute Taco Soup are allergy friendly (if I leave out the cheese), so everyone can enjoy them without issue.

What to serve with the soup?

I’m glad you asked. When we have guests, here are some fun ideas for what to serve alongside our soup!

  • Love, smiles, and good conversation – Not to be cheesy, but if we serve nothing but soup, and spend time loving our guests, that truly is all that matters).
  • Muffins – Here are many ideas and recipes!
  • Fresh fruit, with or without dip – Grapes, strawberries, apple slices, and oranges are always a hit; our favorite fruit dip recipe is this one.
  • Fresh veggies with or without dip – Find several great dip recipes here.

Enjoy soup. Enjoy hospitality. And take advantage of this!

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Winter Survival eBook Package 6 for $6!

January 11, 2019 by Laura Leave a Comment

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It had to be done. Christmas is over. School is back in session. Sports seasons are in full force. Some of us (who shall remain nameless) actually look forward to washing the dishes so that we can warm up our hands in the hot water. Baby, it’s cold outside. We need a Winter Survival Package!

So we came up with this…

I’m pretty giddy over all that this package offers, so let me dive right in to show you all you will get for just $6.00, total! (Take note that this offer is only good for 6 days. Winter, however, is there to stay for a while.)

What’s in the Winter Survival eBook Package


1. Do the Funky Kitchen, $4.95 value

Hoping to be a little more organized this year? Can’t find the lids to match your favorite Pyrex dishes? Have too many plastic cups falling on your head when you open the cupboard?

Do the Funky Kitchen was one of the very first eBooks I wrote, and the basics of creating a functional kitchen hold fast. Let this fun guide help you get your kitchen organized and ready for simple, real food cooking!

2. Eat Right Away Collection, $8.00 value

This collection is actually a set of four books in one! Each of these mini eBooks walks you through putting together 5 meals in 1 hour for your fridge or freezer. Then you can pull out your prepared food and have a meal in minutes! 20 meals in all, these books not only give you recipes, but they provide you with grocery lists, bonus tips, and instructions to help you be efficient as you quickly put these tasty meals together!

 

3. 1-2-3 Meal Planning, $5.95 value

Hate meal planning but not ready to join Simple Meals yet? 1-2-3 Menu Planning walks you through the simplest of steps to help every person plan easy and nourishing meals your family will love. Then it gives you 100s of meal plan ideas. Whoa!!!

 

4. What to do with the Cow in Your Kitchen, $3.95 value

Here’s another of Heavenly Homemaker’s original eBooks from 2007! Have beef? It’s what’s for dinner. What to do with the Cow in Your Kitchen is filled with basic and delicious beef recipes that have been family favorites for years!

5. 30 Real Food Money Saving Tips, $2.95 value

If you’re like me, after the holidays, I’m ready to cut back on spending and use up the great food we already have on hand. This handy eBook contains awesome tried and true ideas from Heavenly Homemakers readers that not only save money, they make real food eating doable and fun!

6. Totally Tortillas, $2.95 value

If you’ve never eaten a homemade tortilla, you are missing out! Totally Tortillas provides you with my family’s favorite whole wheat tortilla recipe, then it gives you recipes and ideas for fun ways to use them. Truly, this tortilla recipe is a must-have and the extra recipes included in this book are a huge bonus. Every family needs this one!

Get all 6 eBooks for $6.00!

Today through Wednesday, January 16 these eBooks (worth $27.75) are packaged together for just $6.00! Total. For all of them. Because winter is upon us and we are cold, broke, and hungry. Or because we simply look forward to learning more about saving money and eating well!

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This $6.00 offer is good through Wednesday, January 16. Purchase your package then watch for an email which contains all 6 books for quick download!

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How to EASILY Make Broth in the Instant Pot

January 10, 2019 by Laura 4 Comments

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It’s hard to beat homemade broth when it comes to nutrition and flavor. Now that I’ve learned to make broth in the Instant Pot, I’m never going back!

Don’t have an Instant Pot? Here are my stove-top, stock pot instructions for how I make Chicken Broth and Beef Broth. I’ve been making broth that way for years and would continue to do so had I not invested in my beloved Instant Pot.

I had a difficult time believing that making broth in such a short time in the Instant Pot (just a little more than an hour) could turn out the same wonderful product as making broth in my stock pot (for 4-6 hours). But it’s true. Broth made in the Instant Pot is just as fabulous as broth made slowly in a stock pot on the stove!

Have I convinced you yet to get an Instant Pot? Oh how I love mine!

How to Easily Make Broth in the Instant Pot

How to EASILY Make Broth in the Instant Pot
 
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Author: Laura
Serves: Roughly 1 gallon
Ingredients
  • Beef soup bones or chicken bones
  • Variety of carrots, celery, onions, and leeks per your family's preference. (I usually use 3-4 pounds of veggies per batch of broth.
  • Sea salt
  • Water
Instructions
  1. Put chicken or beef bones into your Instant Pot.
  2. Add as many vegetables as you can - carrots, celery, onions, leeks.
  3. Sprinkle sea salt liberally.
  4. Fill pot to the Max-Fill line with water.
  5. Seal Instant Pot, and cook on High Pressure for 55 minutes.
  6. Allow pressure to release naturally for at least 30 minutes.
  7. Release pressure, and strain vegetables and bones out of liquid.
  8. Blend vegetables in a blender until smooth.
  9. Add blended veggies into the liquid broth. This adds more flavor and nourishment!
  10. Re-use bones to make another batch of broth if you like! The second batch of broth isn't as rich, but I like getting a two-for-one!
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When people eat soup I’ve made with this broth, they always ask for my secret. I believe it is the veggies cooked into the broth then blended and added back in. Once I blend the veggies and stir them into the broth, I have a rich, thick, orange broth – much different than store-bought. And so, so much better!

Coming up in my next post, I will remind you of my family’s favorite soup recipes to use with this great broth!

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