Cranberry Orange Bread

We had a get together to go today so I made a couple quick breads early this morning. The first was a moist cranberry orange bread. I was very happy how it turned out – it went over well and I brought no left overs home
Cranberry Orange Bread
Ingredients:
2 1/3 cups Bisquick Heart Smart® [...]

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Cornmeal Sage Biscuits and Gravy

Cornmeal Sage Biscuits and Gravy
Ingredients:

Biscuits:
1 3/4 cups biscuit mix
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
2/3 cup milk
1 tsp dried rubbed sage
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
Gravy:
Drizzle of olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
6 breakfast sausage patties, thawed and chopped
1/4 cup biscuit mix
2 1/4 cups milk
1 tsp dried diced garlic or 4 cloves fresh
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1/4 tsp red pepper [...]

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Sweet Orange Biscuits

These quick to make biscuits are awesome right out of the oven for breakfast or for dessert. I used for the baking mix Bisquick© Heart Smart – it has less fat, calories and sodium than regular. Use what you prefer/have on hand though. With the jam, I used more of my good friend Cat’s homemade [...]

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Simple Vanilla Syrup

My friend Catzia sent me a neat link to Craftzine’s Simple Vanilla Syrup recipe.
It is just as easy as making a simple syrup, with the bennie of vanilla flavor added in. Do you love vanilla lattes? Well here you go!
Simple syrup is easy to make and very inexpensive so get crafting in the kitchen [...]

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Frugal Corner: Jamba Juice’s Oatmeal Coupon

Back in January I got a coupon to try Jamba Juice’s new oatmeal for $1. On the way to hiking the next weekend I picked some up (it helped that Jamba Juice was next to Starbuck’s. Oatmeal in one hand, skinny latte in the other!) Flavor wise I was impressed – it was good.I tried [...]

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Alton Brown’s Instant Pancake Mix

We tried out Alton Brown’s Instant Pancake Mix recipe this morning. Easy to mix up and very tasty overall. Made a mess with the ones topped with blueberries though – ugly but still very tasty!
~Sarah

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Lentil Biscuits And Gravy

While it seems a bit daunting this is actually quite easy to make. It tastes fantastic and you don’t a “lentil” flavor either – since the lentils go in right at the end.
I used instant lentils in the meal as that is what I had on hand. You can use regular ones, just cook for [...]

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Biscuits And Gravy – A Bit Healthier

I had an absolute craving for biscuits and gravy this morning. The kitchen though was a bit sad – I had used up all my butter over the weekend baking. Oops!So I started looking for options I could sub in.
I also was hoping I could make a bit healthier version – not so high in [...]

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