MnMSpecial - Becoming a Healthy, Domestic-Skilled, Mid-West Mommy of 4 kids One Recipe, Story, Review & Giveaway at a Time!

Thinking about trying something new, but still good for you? This year we tried a rendition of Bobby Flay’s Brussels Sprouts with Vanilla Pecan Butter and Pomegranates. I think this is a like or dislike recipe according to the reviews, but if you tweak the ingredients to work in your favor you’ll love them. Here…

Grilling a Whole Turkey Around the Holiday’s  I can’t resists buying an extra turkey. They always have really great deals, in fact last year  they were selling them for twelve cents per pound. So as any frugal woman would do I bought three. They have been sitting in my freezer for a few months. Well…

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Used to be I tried to post something I loved to eat or make every Sunday. This week has just been a week of hurt and lack of motivation on my part. We went and looked at houses this Friday…thinking we might decide to stay in Idaho. I never know, we might end up in…

So I have 2 hours to make a meal to serve eight adults and three kids…Just 2 hours…and unplanned two hours at that. Doesn’t anyone realize that I plan what I am doing in advance before I just start to go? That I keep essential items in my fridge like rice wine vinegar, green salsa…

During my last pregnancy I found myself riding the Gestational Diabetic Train. I wasn’t expecting anything to go that way. My last two pregnancies were perfectly in check. No sugar issues. I soon found myself swimming in a pool that my diet was not able to control. You never realize how much you love certain…

Sometimes you just make something you never want to see again…Well, not for a long time that is. We have lived all summer on this recipe. It is awesome and uses things people don’t expect. I’ve made these both ways and I (hating onions) prefer to put in the real tear jerking thing. I even…

Summer is officially here when the strawberries roll into town…or your garden if you are ever so lucky. My favorite thing so far is my mother’s Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler. She uses her peach cobbler topping and adds vanilla to the strawberries rhubarb filling and it is super yummy. Topped with vanilla bean ice cream and…

4 large Chicken Breasts 4 slices of Ham (1/8″ thick) 4 slices of Swiss or Cheddar Cheese 1/2 pint of Sour Cream 1 can of Cream of Mushroom or Chicken Soup 1 cup of Milk 1 cup Cheese Cracker Crumbs 1/2 cup melted Butter or Margarine Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly spray baking dish (8×8)…

10 cups Zucchini5 cups Onion5 T. Salt3 cups Vinegar2 cups Red Bell Pepper1 cup Green Bell Pepper1 tsp. Nutmeg2 tsp. Turmeric2 tsp. Celery Seed4 cups Sugar1 T. Dry Mustard2 T. Corn Starch Coarsely grind Zucchini, Onions, and Peppers. Add Salt and let stand overnight. Drain, rinse and rinse again in cold water the next morning….