In the Kitchen – Page 21

Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes

November 23, 2013 by Danielle

One of my favorite parts about Thanksgiving, besides the giving thanks and being with friends and family, are the leftovers. The delicious, tasty, easy to heat up and eat whenever you please leftovers. I love Thanksgiving leftovers so much that when I started writing up this post I realized that I had no Thanksgiving leftover recipes of my own. Because I just eat the leftovers as is! Or in a huge, Dagwood style sandwich.

So I reached out and asked my blogging friends what they do with leftovers. And I’m so glad I did. Some of these dishes may sound a little weird, and others sound absolutely amazing. But they all have one thing in common. They’re delicious! [Read more…]

Filed Under: Appetizers & Sides, Breakfast, Dinner, Holidays, In the Kitchen, Recipes, Soups & Salads, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized Tagged With: cranberries, Dinner, ham, potatoes, Recipes, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving leftover recipes, Thanksgiving leftovers, Thanksgiving recipes, Turkey

How to Make A Recipe Card Using PicMonkey

November 19, 2013 by Danielle

If you’re like me, the holidays means full-fledged baking frienzy. Whether I’m making something for a party or gifting a platter of delicious cookies to a friend, I love to bake as much as possible and share delectable goodies with those closest to me.

Most of the time when I share an edible gift I’m usually asked for the recipe. So I decided this year I’d get ahead of myself and create recipe cards for the homemade gifts I make. And, of course, I’m using my favorite editing site to do it – PicMonkey!

By using their new Design feature I’ve figured out how to make a recipe card so that I can easily share the recipes I love. Want to know how? Read ahead!

How to Make A Recipe Card Using PicMonkey

1. Head on over to PicMonkey and click on Design. 2. Now choose the size you want your recipe card to be. I chose a 5×7 layout (or 2100 x 1500 pixels)

3. By using the Canvas Color option under Basic Edits, choose the color you want your background to be.

4. If you want your recipe card to be Landscape, under Basic Edits click on Rotate and rotate your canvas.

5. Add your recipe photo (if you have one) by going to Overlays (butterfly icon) and clicking on Your Own. Then choose the photo you wish to choose on your computer or other image source. Position it to the location and size you want it to be on the card.

6. Add the title of the recipe and the ingredients and instructions by adding Text to the card. If you’re a Royale Member of PicMonkey check out the awesome new Santa Script options. They’re some of my new favorites and what I’ve used on my card! Feel free to use the same color by grabbing and copying the color number (6 digits) and pasting it into the color box of your new text box.

7. Now add some flourish and design to your card. To create a divider in between your ingredients and directions, use a Geometric overlay by re-sizing a rectangle.

8. Add a border to one side or both by adding more Overlays. You can also add a frame around the recipe card under Overlays. I really like the look of the drop down option for these cards.

9. Now it’s time to Save the recipe card to your computer so you can upload and print from your favorite photo site or print from home.

10. Grab your printed recipe card, your plate of goodies, and start spreading some holiday cheer!

Have any questions about this tutorial? Please feel free to ask in the comments below. I’ll try my best to help you out if you have any questions! And for the full recipe post for the recipe above, visit my Gingerbread Cake Recipe post here.

What’s your favorite homemade gift to give?

Looking to play more with PicMonkey? Here are some fun projects to try out:

DIY First Day Of School Sign

How To Make Subway Art With PicMonkey

How to Make Valentine’s with PicMonkey

Disclaimer: This post is contains affiliate links

Filed Under: Christmas, Crafts/DIY, gift ideas, Holidays, In the Kitchen, Uncategorized Tagged With: gift ideas, gifts, homemade gifts, how-to, PicMonkey, recipe cards, Recipes

Holiday Baking with Land o’ Lakes Butter {Gingerbread Cake Recipe}

November 15, 2013 by Danielle

I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This Land o’ Lakes butter shop and gingerbread recipe have been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and its client.

The holidays are here and my kitchen is in full gear for all of the holiday baking that’s going to be done over the next two months. Luckily I stocked up on butter and the rest of my needed pantry staples so that I can whip up whatever I need when the time comes.

Since I’ve been hosting quite a few playdates I wanted to test out a great cake recipe that wasn’t too sweet. My husband and I love baking and the number one rule in our home (and a little inside joke with the husband) is that our fridge can never be without butter.

While we were at Walmart picking up a few crafting items for my daughter’s upcoming birthday I jokingly asked my husband if he was sure we had butter in the house. He sighed, rolled his eyes, and ran to go grab a 4-pack. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Christmas, Desserts, Holidays, In the Kitchen, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged With: Baking, butter, Cake, Christmas, cooking, gingerbread, holiday baking, Holidays, Land O' Lakes

Grilled Teriyaki Salmon

November 13, 2013 by Danielle

With the hubub of the holidays around us, I’ve found myself indulging a bit too much lately. So I’ve decided to try and get back on track and watch my eating habits over the next few weeks. Sure I’ll save a few moments of indulgence for Christmas when it arrives but there’s no excuse for treating every day in December like a holiday! This grilled teriyaki salmon is one step in my plan of eating healthier than I have been.

In order to get this beautiful char on the salmon, and not have my salmon stick to the grill pan I used, I sprayed a little Pompeian Grapeseed Oil that I received for review onto the grill pan first before using it. And what do you know?! The salmon came off the pan easily and effortlessly! Plus the oil didn’t interfere with the awesome taste of the marinade I used on the salmon.

To keep things simple I served this salmon to the family with my kids favorites: brown rice and broccoli. They’re broccoli fanatics so I knew they’d gobble up their plates. And they did! They even tried the salmon. My daughter still isn’t a fan but my son asked for another fillet! The next day I stir fried the left over broccoli, rice, and a few other ingredients in my fridge using the grapeseed oil again and made a delicious healthier “fried” rice for breakfast. Yum!
[Read more…]

Filed Under: Dinner, In the Kitchen, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged With: fish, marinades, Pompeian Grapeseed Oil, salmon, teriyaki

Enjoying a Mom’s Night In with Mrs T’s Pierogies

November 12, 2013 by Danielle

I participated in a campaign on behalf of Millennial Central Consulting for Mrs. T’s Pierogies. I received a product sample to facilitate my review and a promotional item as a thank you for participating.

About once a month or so my friends and I make a point to get together and enjoy a little adult company sans kids. And about every other time we choose to have a mom’s night in as opposed to a mom’s night out.

When it’s my turn to host I always want to serve a dish that just about anyone can eat and that’s simple and versatile. So when I was asked to try Mrs T’s pierogies with my friends I was excited to try it out! Surprisingly I had never tried pierogies but am always looking for new foods.

Not only did Mrs. T’s pierogies turn out to be super easy to make but they’re also very tasty. The perfect comfort food for a mom’s night in. And great with a glass of wine. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Dinner, In the Kitchen, Life, Mom's Night Out, Recipes, Uncategorized

Bombay Chai Shortbread Cookie Recipe

November 11, 2013 by Danielle

Before my love of coffee came my love of tea. Growing up my nanny and dad would always start their day off with a hot cup of tea and if I was lucky I could usually get them to make me one too. More cream and sugar than tea but still…

So when one of my favorite tea companies asked if I was interested in featuring two of their gift products in my holiday gift guide I couldn’t help but jump for joy and immediately say yes.

Mighty Leaf is a company I’m very familiar with. My husband loves the Mighty Leaf iced black tea that they serve at Nordstrom Cafe so much that he tried to hunt it down in the individual packs only to find out that it was sold in bulk. So what did he do? He chatted with the manager at the cafe and was able to purchase some for home right from Nordstrom.

Now I’m easy, I stick to the varieties of Mighty Leaf that I can find on store shelves. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Desserts, In the Kitchen, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged With: Baking, chai, Cookies, Mighty Leaf, shortbread, tea

Easy Chicken Sausage Gumbo Recipe

November 5, 2013 by Danielle

This easy chicken sausage gumbo recipe is sponsored by Farmer John.

I have a confession to make. I’m totally a teenaged girl when it comes to tv shows. And lately I’ve been obsessed with Vampire Diaries. Yes, I know. I’m horrible.

But I love the fake drama of it all. And sometimes it inspires me.

Take this chicken sausage gumbo. I’ve been dying to make it ever since the storyline of the show headed to New Orleans for a while (I’m at the end of Season 4). Because who doesn’t think of gumbo when they hear New Orleans or Louisiana? Or am I the only one?

So when Farmer John sent me their new hot Louisiana style chicken sausage I knew exactly what I was going to do with it. Make gumbo! And oh my word. The sausage gave this dish an out of this world flavor with just a hint of spice. Yum. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Dinner, In the Kitchen, Recipes, Soups & Salads, Uncategorized Tagged With: chicken, Chicken Sausage, creole, Farmer John, gumbo, Hot Louisiana Style Chicken Sausage, sausage

Vanilla Chex Cranberry Pecan Bars

November 1, 2013 by Danielle

I love cereal. Like LURVE cereal. I could eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Too bad the husband doesn’t do breakfast for dinner. But that’s another story…

So when I received a few boxes of Vanilla Chex to try out in the mail I didn’t hesitate to jump in and indulge in a bowl (or two). And when my daughter saw what I was doing she demanded that I share. I almost didn’t.

I told her I was going to make something for our playgroup’s halloween party with them and her eyes got big. She was so excited to see what I was going to make. And I’m pretty sure I made her day when I showed her these Vanilla Chex Cranberry Pecan bars I threw together.

They were pretty darn good!

Caprese Salad Pasta with Chicken Sauté {Quick Dinner Recipes}

October 28, 2013 by Danielle

I’ve always been a huge fan of quick dinner recipes. Ones that don’t take a lot of time to prepare and just fall together easily. No worrying about if I remembered the vegetables or started the rice. My favorite quick fix meals are easy chicken recipes that my kids will eat.

Since the weekends are usually my time to kick back, relax, and enjoy some family time, I make sure I have some quick dinner recipes up my sleeve to make mealtimes easier. And luckily now I have Land O’Lakes Sauté Express® Sauté Starter to help me out.

The caprese salad pasta I made took less than 15 minutes to prepare and all I chopped up were the tomatoes and cheese. Nothing hard or time consuming about that. I didn’t even add salt and pepper before putting the chicken in the pan.

Quick Dinner Recipes

As a busy mom with two little ones I have a few 30 minute meals up my sleeve that take little to no thinking on my part. Except for the fact that I need to have all of the ingredients on hand.

But now my life has been made easier… finding these Sauté Express® Sauté Starter packages from Land O’Lakes has allowed me to keep making delicious and tasty meals for the family but has cut the cooking time in half.

Another lifesaver? Chicken tenders! They take like a third of the time chicken breasts take to cook and are just as good. Plus the kids love the size.

Caprese Salad Pasta with Chicken Sauté

2 servings spinach linguini pasta
1 cup cherry tomatoes
1/2 cup mozzarella, diced
1/2 cup basil pesto
1 Land O’Lakes Sauté Express® Sauté Starter in garlic & herb
1/2 pound chicken tenders

Fill a pot with water and bring to a boil. Add spinach linguini and cook until al dente as per the instructions on the packaging.

While water is coming to a boil, cut the cherry tomatoes and toss with the diced mozzarella and pesto in a small bowl. Set aside.

When pasta is cooking, grab a saute pan and add Sauté Express® Sauté Starter. Cook on medium low heat until bubbling. Add chicken to the pan and cook until browned on each side, about 7-10 minutes. Place cooked chicken on a plate and remove from heat.

Once the pasta is done cooking, add the noodles to the caprese salad mixture (tomatoes, mozzarella, and pesto) and toss well. Serve pasta on a plate and top with sauteed garlic & herb chicken.

What’s your favorite quick fix meal?

Filed Under: Dinner, In the Kitchen, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged With: 30 Minute Meals, Dinner, dinner recipe, quick dinner recipes

Lemon Tartlets

October 26, 2013 by Danielle

Every month I host a playdate at my house for my playgroup. It’s a great way for moms to get together and enjoy each other’s company while the kids play with each other. It also gives newcomers to the group a chance to feel welcomed in without having to search a park or other location for a group they aren’t familiar with.

So when two new friends arrived at my door for our latest playdate and one’s hands were filled with these amazingly delicious lemon tartlets I knew they’d fit right in! And they did.

Of course after polishing off a few of these bad boys I had to ask for the recipe and luckily my friend had no problems sharing it with me. This dessert is so simple to prepare and great for parties and get togethers. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Desserts, In the Kitchen, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged With: Baking, desserts, lemon, lemon tartlets, tartlets

Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes

How to Make A Recipe Card Using PicMonkey

How to Make A Recipe Card Using PicMonkey

What’s your favorite homemade gift to give?

Holiday Baking with Land o’ Lakes Butter {Gingerbread Cake Recipe}

Grilled Teriyaki Salmon

Enjoying a Mom’s Night In with Mrs T’s Pierogies

Bombay Chai Shortbread Cookie Recipe

Easy Chicken Sausage Gumbo Recipe

Vanilla Chex Cranberry Pecan Bars

Caprese Salad Pasta with Chicken Sauté {Quick Dinner Recipes}

Quick Dinner Recipes

Caprese Salad Pasta with Chicken Sauté

What’s your favorite quick fix meal?

Lemon Tartlets

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