20 uses for coffee

love coffee, especially a very dark, bold roast…. but my husband doesn’t touch the stuff so I sometimes end up with extra in the pot that just gets thrown out… I found this blog that talks about 20 uses for left over coffee… thought it might be something others would be interested in so I’ll [...]

Chocolate Cherry Muffins

I had some cherries that I wanted to use up in muffins but I wanted something a little chocolaty too…. so I came up with these muffins… they were really moist and very yummy.
INGREDEINTS

2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 to 1 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 to 3 tbsp [...]

Baked Spaghetti

Baked spaghetti is basically just spaghetti in a casserole form with lots of gooey cheese on top…it’s quick, easy, and tasty. My version of this classic is below.
INGREDIENTS

1/2 green pepper, chopped
1/2 red or white onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 lb lean hamburger meat
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1 jar of your favorite red sauce (I really [...]

Perfect Perogy Casserole

My husband loves perogies and I’ve found that they are a quick and tasty side dish or snack, plus they are somewhat lowfat. They come in a variety of flavor combinations which are all pretty good (pizza flavor would be an exception…not good). I thought they might taste good in a casserole and luckily the [...]

Creamy YoChee Brownies

I’ve been wanting to try some of the Yochee recipes found on the healthyhighways.com website and so tonight I finally decided to give the brownie recipe a try.
The ingredients were easy to assemble and the batter was easy to handle; the brownies smelled wonderful in the oven and the batter rose quite a bit more [...]