Hi everyone! Here is the Monthly Meal Plan for June 2o11! I apologize for the last minute, but apparently my brain is on summer break. I didn’t realize I hadn’t posted until I went to see what was for dinner tonight! Then I did the “Ack, it’s 5pm and I…
Hi, and welcome to the fried foods portion of this weeks Nigeria activities! Today we’ll be making Nigerian Banana Fritters. They’re fairly easy to make and went over fairly well with the folks here at Confessions of a Homeschooler. So first off we’ll gather our ingredients, you probably have most…
If you missed the Nigerian quicksand experiment, go back and read it first, then come back here for a yummy West African Benne Cake recipe! These cookies are really easy to make and surprisingly tasty! I even had everything on hand which makes it much easier. The only odd-ball ingredients…
Ingredients: 1/4 Cup Lemon Juice 1 Cup Sugar 3/4 Cup Flour 4 Cups Apples, peeled, cored, and sliced 1/2 tsp. Cinnamon 1/4 tsp. Nutmeg dash salt 1/2 Cup Butter, softened 1 1/2 Cups grated cheddar cheese (I would skip this part if I make it again!) Directions: 1. Pre-heat oven…
Oh my, can you believe it’s already May? I really don’t know where the year has gone, but I do know that we’re almost out for summer! Yipee! I’m totally ready for a break! Yes, I take summer’s off to relax, re-group and get things ready for next year. Also,…
One of our favorite meals are homemade Calzones! I wanted to share this easy recipe with you too since I am asked for it weekly. I think my son would eat it every day if he could! These are so easy, you probably have the ingredients already! So go ahead,…
For our Expedition Earth week on Venezuela, we tried a sweet treat from the Another Trip Around the World book called Quesillo (Little Cheesecake). It’s really more like a flan than a cheesecake, and it might help to know that before you start so you’re not surprised by the result.…
Hi everyone, its that time again, where are the months going? I was bad about following my meal plan for last month, so I’m vowing to try to stick to it this month to get back on track! I’m also working on some new recipes as the weather will be…
Lasagna, mmmm, who doesn’t love lasagna? I mean except lactose intolerant people that is. Well, I have an old standby recipe that my family loves! It’s not lasagna. But it is like “faux” lasagna! I call it Campanelle with Meat Sauce! It’s basically all the ingredients of lasagna but without…
Okay, this was literally the best Brisket I’ve ever had! It was so moist and tender, I could barely contain myself! And true to my take on cooking it was super easy too! Ingredients: 1 beef brisket (Mine was about 3lbs) Garlic Salt Black Pepper 2 T Beef Bullion Granules…
