Slow Cooker Guinness Beer Stew

Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Here is a Slow Cooker Guinness Beer Stew we make around St. Patrick's Day or during the colder months when you need a hearty dish to warm you up.

While the best way to may any stew is by slow cooking it, this can be done with many cooking methods including the stovetop or even baking in the oven.

Stew is one of those meals that anything can go into the pot and with a rich brown Guinness gravy this stew will be a favorite in your home the meat is fork-tender and delicious.

We just make a basic recipe and this one can be adapted with whatever your family prefers with vegetables so this isn't an Irish Stew, it's our version of a slow cooker beer stew easy one-pan meal.

If you're not fond of beer, use apple juice, it's a great substitute as long as it's unsweetened, and the stew will still be melded with wonderful flavors.

The best part is buying those inexpensive roasts of already cut-up stew meats that makes this a very economical meal to feed a large family.

I have used boneless pork, rump roast, and even chicken with this recipe so adapt away, the slow cooker will do all the magic.

The printable recipe card is at the bottom of the post so if you don't want to read through the tips below, scroll to the bottom of this page.


beer beef stew made with Guinness


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Easy Mango Pineapple Dump Cake

Sunday, July 23, 2017
This Mango Pineapple Dump Cake will be the easiest summer dessert you'll ever make and so tropical tasting.


Fresh mango in season and pineapple is a great combination to get that burst of warm summer flavors and it all starts out with a cake mix!


This dessert is very much like a cobbler with summer fruits and the best part is you can make this all year long and substitute other fruits if you're not a fan of these types or have allergies to them.


During the summer it's too hot to cook long periods of time and this dump cake can be done in an air fryer also, directions in this post.

Scroll through the options of fruit and print off the recipe, don't lose this one it's perfect for unexpected guests or bringing to a gathering quick, easy and so delicious!



this is a dump cake made with cake mix and mango


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Freeze Your Mango For Later Video

Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Now you can have mango all year long, take a look at my tips for keeping this delicious tropical fruit all year long fresh and ready to use.


I love making muffins, cakes and so much more uses.


Salsa
are perfect for Salmon and a deliciously sweet topping.


Don't let that great deal on mango get away from you, stock up, freeze it and bring a little bit of the tropics in your home all year long.


Check out the video, this is so easy!





a tutorial on how to freeze and store an abundance of fresh mango and ideas for later uses



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Fresh Tomato Paste, Sauces and More

Tuesday, July 18, 2017
This is the easiest way to peel fresh plum tomatoes or any kind of tomatoes.

You can blanch, freeze, sundried, make a traditional sunday sauce, and even make homemade tomato paste with summer fresh tomatoes.

I love them in stews, sauce for pasta, on top of pizzas, and even in breakfast quiche.

When they are on sale, I buy several pounds and varieties, mostly plum tomatoes are used.

Grandma and Dad made the best quick sauce and had so many great uses and recipes for fresh tomatoes.

There are options and easy ways to remove most of the seeds and all the skins below in my instructions.

But you can just puree the whole tomato with skins on if you like.

Peeled tomatoes can be frozen whole, pureed of course used in many recipes all winter long.

My dad always did these methods every year and had a fabulous vegetable garden, so I grew up learning from watching him.

I will always remember his technique and his mom's, my Grandma Victoria, everything they cooked was so fresh tasting!

Scroll down to the recipe card and print off the instructions for all of these options on how to make sauce, tomato, paste and more.
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this is a basked of red plum tomatoes for several options to cook, freeze and blanch recipe instructions

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Nutter Butter Vanilla Ice Cream

If you're a fan of nutter butter filled peanut butter cookies, this vanilla bean ice cream will be a hit in your home like mine.


My kids raved on the creamy texture than the delicious crunch of their favorite cookies.


Cookies and cream is always a fun treat and the best basic recipe like this one can have any cookies you love in it!


If you have a peanut allergy or love Oreo cookies instead just change the recipe, it's a simple vanilla bean ice cream with cookies!


Simple to make and always puts a smile on the young at heart, and of course all the kids that eat this!


I just love simple easy recipes like this one.


There is a bonus recipe for all of my readers who don't own an ice cream maker for no-churn, just scroll down.


Packed with flavor and so much better than any supermarket brand!




this is a bowl of vanilla ice cream that has the famous nutter butter cookies crumbled inside it



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Corn on the Cob Recipes


One of my favorite ways to eat fresh or frozen corn on the cob is made this way.


Of course, you can char it on the grill also but I can eat this all year long any day of the week.


It's a fabulous side dish! Steamed, boiled, grilled, or even in the slow cooker!


Below you will find many cooking methods to make corn, grilled, steamed, boiled, Mexican Street corn, Italian style, herb kinds of butter, and more!



These toppings make the corn unique with all the different kinds of flavored butter.


The Mexican Street Corn is a totally different kind of corn on the cob side dish with cheese, sour cream, and herbs!


At the end you can also print off all the recipes and save them for your next cookout or picnic gathering, this corn on the cob is perfect in a slow cooker for all your barbeque events!




these are stalks of corn still in the husks on the hot coals


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Roasted Red White and Blue Potatoes Vegetables Medley

Sunday, July 16, 2017
If you love vegetables as much as I do you are going to love these!

I can eat these at any meal as a side dish and they go great with any meats!

You can roast all vegetables on a cookie sheet or a with or without potatoes for all you healthy low carb watchers as an option!

You decide which vegetables you and your family love.

If you are a potato lover then you can do all roasted potatoes.

Check out both recipes.

The red, white and blue potatoes are perfect for any Patriotic themed holiday or backyard picnic.

The vegetables are also perfect and vegetables lovers are going to love the roasted flavors.





this is a recipe for any and all vegetables roasted in the oven on this dish is zucchini, peppers, carrots, potatoes


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Best Bing Cherry Muffin

Saturday, July 15, 2017
One of my all-time favorite recipes. These are the best Bing Cherry Muffins you will ever eat!

Summer is always full of fresh fruits.

Cherries aren't around long and we love Cherry Fresh Pie also.

Usually, fresh bing cherries don't last a day in our home.

I have to buy twice the amount just to make these! They sure are worth waking up to.

Breakfast muffins chock full of chopped fresh cherries all in a sweet muffin with or without butter are fantastic!

If you rather have Cherry Quick Bread instead, try this recipe or try some other muffins' best quick breadvariety muffins here.


These are muffins baked with fresh cut up sweet bing summer cherries. They are sweet, moist muffins with chopped cherries inside baked on a fruit designed plate


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Preserving Fresh Herbs Methods

Friday, July 14, 2017
Preserving fresh herbs is very easy to do whether you freeze or dry them we have tips and tricks to use fresh summer herbs all year long.

Well, this year I was able to get a great crop on many.

I have a short clip below to show you my herb garden.

Drying these are fun and easy.

Washed, dry and by choosing a simple method you can have the best-tasting additions to any meal all year long!

Hope you get to have some fresh herbs growing in your kitchens or garden this year they make the best in flavors in all your soups and stews!

All the methods are a little different and it depends on what you are using it for.

I tend to like the frozen herbs for topping pizza or adding to stews, soups, salads and so much more for all your cooking needs.

Dried are great too, it's a matter of preference.

Try them a few different ways and you can decide what you like best.

To save these instructions, scroll down to the end for a printable recipe card at the end, just hit print to avoid the ads.


fresh herbs and how to save them



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Raspberry Oatmeal Bars

Thursday, July 13, 2017
These easy Raspberry Oatmeal Bars, are one of those easy-peasy recipes that's perfect when unexpected guests come for coffee.

One of the first cookie bar I ever made on my own as a child.

My dad and I would hardly leave a crumb for anyone else, they were just so delicious.

Raspberry was one of our all-time favorite flavors and these were quick to make in no time.

Here over 30 years later of making them, they're now a favorite of my grandkids.

It really is such an easy recipe and you can change the flavor jam to whatever you love.

I have done these with fig jam, blueberry, and cherry, and the favorite always comes back to raspberry.

You can't go wrong with these raspberry oatmeal bars. Come to take a look I promise you will love these and make them time and time again!


An old fashioned cookie bar filled with raspberry jam and has an oatmeal crust


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Best Zucchini Fritters

Wednesday, July 12, 2017
A zucchini fritter is a new favorite in our house for the best way to put that summer zucchini overabundance to good use in the height of the zucchini season!
Best of all, you only need five ingredients done in less than 30 minutes, and can be made baked, fried, or air fried!

I make these often just to snack on they are so flavorful and dunked into homemade Blue Cheese, Ranch Dressing, or our homemade Garlic Aioli these are a winner!

If you are looking for a great little fritter appetizer for zucchini this is a must-try recipe using zucchini.

I have also baked and air fried them, of course, everything tastes better fried, but with a little cooking spray, you can adapt these to a low-calorie fritter.

My kids and husband's favorite way to eat these is sprinkled with loads of Parmesan cheese and then dipped into some warm marinara sauce so if you love zucchini casserole make sure after you fry them you add them to a casserole dish with shredded cheese and sauce for a nice side dish with leftovers!

These are super easy to make and again leftovers are perfect for snacking on with all our dipping suggestions plus another great addition to Game Day appetizers when hosting a party or holiday appetizers.

You can just scroll down to the recipe card and print this off easily, hope you love these as much as we do.



fried zucchini on a plate made into fritters


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Mandarin Orange Pineapple Coleslaw

Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Mandarin Orange Pineapple Coleslaw is a sweet delicious side dish that goes great with barbecue or fish.


I was never a big fan of coleslaw until I had it with mandarin oranges and pineapple but then I also have a bonus recipe for you to try called Boozy Coleslaw.


Both are pretty unique in flavor, one is crunchy with a hint of sweetness and a little fruity,  the other has a bolder taste with a kick, yes (just add one of your favorite spirits in this salad with a hint of  Bourbon, Tequila, or Vodka).


These cabbage slaws are one of the best-tasting coleslaw I have ever eaten and it's hard to pick one better than the other.


The fruit and creamy dressing are just perfect with seafood or meats of any kind and a great warmer weather side dish and just shouts summer.


Our boozy slaw is great for an all adult party and perfect with that grilled t-bone!


We love cabbage in all kinds of ways, like in soups, cabbage stuffed, and this side dish salad.


Take a look at the ingredients of both recipes and scroll down to print this easy fruity slaw out (or boozy slaw) below.



this is creamy coleslaw with homemade dressing and two kinds of fruits in the salad



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Italian Lemon Ice

Sunday, July 9, 2017
If you have ever wondered how to make Italian lemon ice, look no further, this is a perfect smooth refreshing ice that comes out exactly like those Italian pastry bakeries that sell in in Upstate New York.


Delicious smooth ice that is bursting with lemon peel and not shaved like those icy ones you get in the supermarket.


This ice can be made in your freezer or by purchasing an ice cream maker to whip this so it turns into a soft sorbet almost like snow!


If you are looking to cool off on a hot summers day, this will do the trick for sure.


During the hot summers in Upstate Utica, New York, we couldn't wait until May when all the Italian pastry shops started to put this back on their menu after a long hard cold winter.


My hometown Utica is famous for so many Italian specialties like this one and so much more Tomato PieItalian GreensPizza FrittaChicken RiggiesManny's CheesecakeOscugnizzo PizzaPusties and Rosato Chocolate Cookies.


This Italian Lemon Ice was always something we had to look forward to when growing up.


My dad would always have this in our freezer when it first hit the stores, then when I couldn't find it here in Florida, it was time to learn the tricks on how to make it.


I promised you this recipe will not disappoint you.


Just scroll down to the recipe card and follow this step by step instructions and you will never have to buy it again.





utica new york Italian lemon ice is a frozen Italian lemon confection that freezes into a creamy lemon almost sherbet style ice cream. The ice is very popular in Italian. this lemon ice is in a white ice cream dish



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Elegant Meringue Cups

Saturday, July 8, 2017
I just love these easy elegant meringue cups for dessert.


They really bring that wow factor to any dessert table.


Light, a little sweet and they complement any dinner party with an elegant ending to a great meal and not too filling.


We love healthy light dessert homemade and that looks fabulous like this one.


I often make Sugar Free Cheesecake Pie, Low Carb Angel Food Cake, and a favorite Sugar Free Keto Peanut Butter Cookie with 3 ingredients!


Just scroll down to the bottom and print off this easy fun to serve and elegant dessert that will wow your friends and family anytime, and so simple to make!




Meringue Cups that are filled with raspberry, blueberries, fresh pureed fruit and lemon curd. These meringue cups are an elegant dessert cup filled with delicious fresh fruits and an elegant dessert love in calories to serve guests.




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Jello Popsicles

Thursday, July 6, 2017
Jello popsicles are fun frozen treats that kids and the young at heart just love.

Store-bought ones can be pricey, icy being frozen too long and not really your favorite flavor right?

This Jello popsicle recipe will save you money, taste better and can be personalized to fit your family's favorite flavors, and they're super easy to make!.

Plus these brought me back to my childhood days when mom would them on a hot summer days and we thought these were the best ever,and memories still are.

The great thing about this super easy recipe is they can be made into layers for bomb pops, adult versions with wine and we have other suggestions at the end for you to read including sugar-free!

Oh, the great memories to be made again with the grand kids! Let's get started with this printable jello popsicle recipe below just scroll to the bottom.


amd easy jello popsicles frozen treat on a stick



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Low Carb Flag Cheese Pie

Tuesday, July 4, 2017
It's always hard to accept the fact that you have to change your lifestyle.


When my youngest son found out he had diabetes, that was life-changing.


Making foods without sugar delicious was a whole new journey of recipe creation.


This lower carb flag cheese pie became one of his favorites and the family loves it too!


The basic recipe can be made to be festive and any theme just by changing it into a colorful pattern of fruits.


Scroll down to get this delicious flag pie Patriotic recipe for your next party or holiday event.




this is a baked pie crust that is sugar free and diabetic friendly recipe. The filling is made with cream cheese and no bake. The filling is pour into a flag shaped pie decorated with blueberries and strawberries for a festive Patriotic look.




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Strawberry Cream Filled Cupcakes

Monday, July 3, 2017
Grandma loved cream-filled cupcakes and vanilla-flavored cupcakes were her specialty.

She always filled them with either chocolate pudding, vanilla pudding, or just about anything that was in the pantry.

However, in the summertime, her favorite was to dice strawberries and add them to whipped cream and filled her famous vanilla cupcakes with the cream, frost them and just add a few more berries on top.

These were a treat for sure during strawberry season and we always looked forward to that smell coming from the kitchen of vanilla that hit you in the face when you opened the door after school.

Now over the years, we still make these in Grandma's memory with fondness and look forward to carrying on that seasonal tradition.

One other filling grandma used in a pinch was jam, we loved them with a jam filling so these basic vanilla cupcakes will be the perfect addition to your recipe collection, it's so versatile!

They really are easy to make and don't take much time and so worth the extra steps making these from scratch.

Just scroll down to the recipe card at the bottom to print this off.


strawberry cream filled cupcakes


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Best Grilling Recipes

Saturday, July 1, 2017
Whether it's the beginning of summer and you're getting ready for graduation backyard parties, 4th of July, family grilling outdoor picnics are fun and can be spectacular with the right foods!

You can make all your events super special with this roundup of fabulous grilling ideas from sweet to savory recipes!


There is something for everyone here for any event, party, picnic or Holiday when it comes to grilling, you hit the jackpot of 16 recipes right here!


Plus there are bonus links at the end for a rainy day when grilling isn't possible with oven smoked pork or brisket!


Juicy steaks, burgers, and even some delicious grilling sweet treats.


These are all mouth-watering and sure to leave a lasting impression on your friends and family.


Take a quick stroll through these grilling ideas and make some great memories for your next summer event!


The photo is Filet Mignon topped with shrimps and crab, recipe link at the bottom of this page.










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