So I was feeling rather industrious and had a ‘baking Wednesday’.
Well honestly, my sourdough starter needed to be used and it needs several hours to rise (6 hours +).
The weather in Idaho lately has been rather cold and while I totally enjoy the brisk air my bread dough does not.
By evening the dough had not proofed enough, and after all the baking I was tired so I put the bowls in the fridge overnight and pulled them out in the morning. It was taking what felt like ions for the dough to warm enough to rise and we were having another gloriously cool day.
Tonya (my Thrifty co-worker) read somewhere that one can use a heating pad.
I grabbed these little used units and placed them UNDER my bread bowls and then my pans.
Whoa Nelly! It worked!
I had set it on low and was able to bake my bread before the evening!!!
So next time you are enjoying the cool day while you prepare bread, you don’t have to have a HOT kitchen to get it done, just pull out the heating pad 
. Pin it for another day.
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Thanks to my Friend Donna for passing this info along.
Sometimes saving money means making it yourself. So here is how I make homemade Taco bowl’s . They are so inexpensive and my family loves them. Make tortilla recipe. Here is mine……. 2 cup’s flour, 2 tablespoons shortening,1 tablespoon baking powder,1/2 teaspoon salt., and water enough to make nice soft dough, knead 10 times .
Roll out enough dough to cover the can and go down the sides about an inch Take any clean empty can. I use large cans if I am doing a meal or tuna cans for smaller ones and the back of a cupcake tin works great for small ones.
Turn over on the flat( the bottom) side. Cover with foil and spray with cooking spray.
Place dough on can. This forms your bowl.
Spray again with cooking spray. Bake in pre heated 400* oven for 10 min.
Watch them because they brown fast.
Take out cool and fill with your favorite fillings I use beans ,taco meat, salad, and cheese. top with salsa. Happy cooking and happy saving to you.
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How to make JellO Cake – Recipe
Here is a blast from the past. TODAY is my daughters 8th birthday, yesterday she helped me make her JELLO CAKE for her birthday a tradition we started 3 years ago. Oh how time flies and I can not believe my sweet baby girl is already 8. This year she decided to change it up a bit and do one red cake and one green. Since her birthday is on St Patrick’s day everyone who eats the red one gets a good ole PINCH from the birthday girl. She thought this was a hilarious idea.
If you missed the recipe we posted 4 years ago, here you go…. a blast from the past.
Yesterday was Mckeelys birthday and she wanted me to make her a green Jello cake. My sister in law made Jello Cake for the first time a few years ago, and it has now become one of my kids favorites. Start off by baking a normal cake, we normally use a white cake. Bake it and let it cool. Then once it has cooled, take a wooden spoon and with the handle poke holes in the cake. The kids love this part!
You then need to make Jello. I use 2 small boxes, which would normally make 4 cups of Jello….but I leave one cup of water out. So it only makes 3 cups of Jello ( makes it a little more firm) You need to pour the 3 cups of liquid Jello over the top of the cake…. Pouring it into the holes.
You then need to cover and place in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
Once you are ready to eat, top with coolwhip…..Keep left over cake in refrigerator. Maleeya was happy to lick the bowl clean!
My family thinks it is a fun way to eat cake…..hopes yours will too! Makes for a nice cool summer time treat!
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Recipe and Photo Credit McCormick
Irish Cream Swirl Brownies
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
- 1 package (18 to 20 ounces) fudge brownie mix
- 1 teaspoon McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1/4 cup Irish cream liqueur
- 1 egg
- 1/4 teaspoon McCormick Green Food Color
1. Prepare brownie mix as directed on package, adding vanilla. Reserve 1 cup batter. Spread
remaining batter in greased 9-inch square baking pan.
2. Beat cream cheese, flour and sugar in medium bowl with electric mixer on medium speed
until smooth. Add Irish cream liqueur, egg and food color; beat until well blended. Pour over
brownie layer in pan. Drop reserved 1 cup batter by spoonfuls over cream cheese layer. Cut
through batter with knife several times for marble effect.
3. Bake as directed on package for 9-inch square baking pan. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into
squares. Serve with a small scoop of vanilla ice cream, if desired.
Makes 16 servings.
Test Kitchen Tips:
For easy clean-up, line pan with foil with ends of foil extending over sides of pan. Use foil
handles to remove brownie from pan. Place on cutting board and cut into squares.
If desired, 1 teaspoon McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract may be used in place of the Irish
cream liqueur. Omit flour.
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Are you looking for a thrifty dessert idea? This is a recipe I have been making for years and seems to always be a hit, so I thought I would share it with you. Plus most the items I already have in my “stockpile” which is an added bonus!
You will need:
- 1 bag of mini marshmallows
- 4-6 Hershey’s Full sized chocolate bars broken into bits
- 1/2 cup whipping cream or half and half (add more to thin if you would like)
- Crock Pot
- Fondue sticks
Treats to dip into it:
- Apples
- Grapes
- Bananas
- Pound cake or Angel Food Cake
- Brownie bites
- Rice Krispie treats
- Oranges
- Cookies
- pretzels
In a Crock pot add Marshmallows, Chocolate bits and Cream
Put the lid on, and turn on high
In about 20-30 mins it will start to melt, give it a stir
Stir again in 10 minutes
Stir every 10 minutes, till it is smooth and creamy. Depending on how hot your crock pot is and how even it heats it will take 40 minutes to an hour. Once it is mixed well, TURN DOWN to keep warm setting. Eat right away or it will keep for several hours so you can make it ahead of time if you like!
If you do not have a crock pot the same recipe can be made on a stove top over low heat, stirring continually as to not scald the cream.
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Ingard here, ever since I can remember my mother made fudge. This is the recipe she used EVERY year. Since I have been on my own Christmas just isn’t Christmas for me without this tradition.
Over the years I have found it VERY helpful to get ALL of the ingredients ready to just pour in.
Butter 13×9 baking dish with about 1Tablespoon of butter, set aside.
Take 3 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cup butter
2/3 cup evaporated milk
place in 6 quart sauce pan. Gently bring to a boil stirring as you go.
Once it starts to boil let it gently boil for 5 minutes.
Once it has boiled 5 minutes remove from heat and add
1 teaspoon vanilla
7 oz marshmallow creme
1 package semi-sweet chocolate chips (12 oz)
1 cup chopped nuts ~ optional (due to allergies in my home we leave these out)
Pour into buttered 13×9 buttered dish.
Chill over night in the refrigerator, then cut into bite size pieces.
In the past I have placed cut pieces in quart jars and either frozen or kept in the fridge.
I also add these to goodie plates that I deliver to people in my church.
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