In My Bag » recipes http://www.in-my-bag.com Reviewing the stuff I buy Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:03:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 What’s for dinner? http://www.in-my-bag.com/2010/03/02/whats-for-dinner/ http://www.in-my-bag.com/2010/03/02/whats-for-dinner/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:44:45 +0000 Jenn http://www.in-my-bag.com/?p=2460 DSC_3007 “What’s for dinner?” is a question I deal with once a day (more if my husband or kids ask!), and sometimes it can be a challenge. I don’t mind cooking, hell, I don’t even mind taking the time to prep a totally awesome meal. I just hate having to think up ideas for meals, because I suck at it. When I go to the grocery store, I’ll generally purchase several different types and cuts of meats, a bunch of sides (potatoes, rice, a few instant sides, the occasional bag of French fries, etc.), loads of veggies, and whatever our pantry/condiments rack/seasonings cabinet could use. But then I don’t know what to do with it all!

So lately I’ve been turning to the internet for suggestions and meat-specific or preparation-specific (slow cooker, for example) meals. The other night I was watching TV, and while I ignored the commercials about insurance quotes, I sort-of listened to ones about Pillsbury. And… I’m happy to report that Pillsbury and their awesome bread bowl beef stew was more than able to help me out. The meal was cheap, fun and easy to prepare, and the results were superbly delicious!

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Prep: 15 minutes (cutting meat up, dicing potatoes, preparing the gravy & water mix, measuring out spices, etc.)
Cooking time: 15ish minutes in the pan, 30ish minutes in the oven
Total meal time: 1 hour

]]> http://www.in-my-bag.com/2010/03/02/whats-for-dinner/feed/ 0 Recipe: low fat chocolate chip cookies http://www.in-my-bag.com/2009/08/15/recipe-low-fat-chocolate-chip-cookies/ http://www.in-my-bag.com/2009/08/15/recipe-low-fat-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:41:08 +0000 Jenn http://www.in-my-bag.com/?p=1716 I’m normally pretty wary of “low fat” recipes, because nine times out of ten, the resulting product is bland and tasteless. But occasionally I’ll stumble across a low fat recipe that is worth sharing, and About.com’s low fat chocolate chip cookies is definitely worth writing home about! The ingredients are as follows:

  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/3 cup miniature chocolate chips

However, I make a few changes. First, I use Kelly’s low-fat butter instead of regular butter. I also replace 1/2 cup sugar with 1/4 cup sugar & 1/4 cup of instant French vanilla pudding mix. Finally, I use both milk chocolate and semi-sweet chocolate chips.

Hands down, the resulting cookies are amazing, so now when there’s a desire or need for chocolate chip cookies, this is the recipe that I use!

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

]]> http://www.in-my-bag.com/2009/08/15/recipe-low-fat-chocolate-chip-cookies/feed/ 1 Recipe: Mom’s Christmas Shortbread Recipe http://www.in-my-bag.com/2008/12/28/recipe-moms-christmas-shortbread-recipe/ http://www.in-my-bag.com/2008/12/28/recipe-moms-christmas-shortbread-recipe/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:42:18 +0000 Jenn http://www.in-my-bag.com/?p=956 Last week I hit up the internet in search for a shortbread cookie recipe that did not require a lot of ingredients or prep time, but would also taste good and remain moist after baking and cooling. My prayers were answered with Mom’s Christmas Shortbread Recipe. The ingredients and prep couldn’t get any easier! Two sticks of softened butter, one egg yolk, one teaspoon of vanilla extract, 1/2 cup of icing/powered sugar and 2 cups of flour; combine wet ingredients, then sift in dry ones, mix together, bake at 325 for 10-15 minutes.

And… enjoy the beautiful, fragrant, moist, melt-in-your-mouth crumbly cookies!

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These have been a HUGE hit with family and friends, and I will definitely be making them again!

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

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