One way to reduce your grocery bill is to use fruits that are currently in season. Of course fall brings all the apples! Right now some of my favorite apples are marked to 99 cents in the grocery store, so this is the time for me to cook with apples, and also store some away for the winter.
Today I’m sharing some of my favorite apple recipes with you so you can reduce your grocery bill, and also enjoy this delicious fruit while it’s plentiful and in season!
I love taco salad! This is a delicious meal! But wow! The calories packed into those fried taco bowls are unbelievable! In just the shell there are 310 calories and 18 g of fat! A while back I discovered that these tortilla shells could be microwaved instead of deep fried. They’re still flavorful and crispy without the guilt!
I have recipe today that is FAST, DELICIOUS and incredibly EASY! How about 2-ingredients for the cake? Yep, two. T-W-O! Cake mix and crushed pineapple is all it takes for the cake portion of this recipe. The icing has more – it has THREE ingredients! Another good thing about this yummy, moist cake is that it is a light dessert. It’s not calorie-free, of course, but compared to most cakes, this one is reduced in sugar and fat.
We had a sandwich fellowship at church recently and I brought this Stromboli. It’s such a great “lunch-y” type food that is special, but super easy! I’m sharing this recipe again because it deserves to be highlighted!! If you have made this yet, I hope you’ll put it on your menu this week!
If you don’t own a Gooseberry Cookbook, I’m telling you, you’re missing some great recipes! I have one that’s for entertaining that is full of promises of happy things! There’s not a recipe in there that’s not been really good!! I recently pulled it out looking for a quick and inexpensive lunch-type food I could serve for after church Sunday night. I came across this recipe for Easy Stromboli and was sure I’d found a winner…I was right!
This is appropriately named Easy, becuase it was a cinch to make. Frozen bread dough also makes the prep fast and inexpensive. I bought a package of 5 loaves for a little over $4 at Kroger. I also made it and baked it before we went to church. Then when we got home, I just warmed it in the microwave. It was a quick light meal to use to entertain friends!
Here’s a picture of the easy steps:
Easy Stromboli
1 loaf frozen bread dough, thawed 2 eggs, separated 2 T. oil 1 t. dried oregano 1 t. dried parsley 1/2 t. garlic powder 1/4 t. pepper 4-oz. pkg. sliced pepperoni – I used Turkey Pepperoni 8-oz. pkg. shredded mozzarella cheese 1 T. grated Parmesan cheese
Roll out bread dough into a 12×15-inch rectangle; set aside. Combine egg yolks, oil, oregano, parsley, garlic powder and pepper together; spread over dough. Arrange pepperoni and mozzarella cheese on top; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Roll up; place seam-side down on a baking sheet. Brush with egg whites; bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes. Makes 8 servings.
I served it with some pizza sauce alongside for dipping. Yum!
Have you ever had Stromboli? I’m not sure I’d had it before I made this, but it will definitely be on repeat from now on!
There’s just something so cute about a single serving size dessert. Maybe it’s knowing you don’t have to share it, I don’t know, but I have a new single serving size that’s pretty remarkable.
One cookie.
One GIANT cookie that serves one (okay, you might want to share this if you’re feeling generous, but divide it before you take a bite or you may change your mind!
There are times when you don’t need/want to make up a whole batch of cookies, am I right? This recipe makes one large cookie in a matter of minutes! I saw this on Southern Living’s You Tube Channel and knew I had to try it. Here’s all there is to it:
Single Serving Chocolate Chip Cookie
1 Tbl softened butter
1 T brown sugar
1 tsp granulated sugar
2 Tbl flour
1/8 tsp Vanilla
1 1/2 Tbl Chocolate Chips
Mix all ingredients together. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet or line with parchment paper. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes for soft cookie; 15 for crispy. Sprinkle with coarse salt.
Hot from the oven with a glass of cold milk, this makes an incredible treat! This might be a sweet dessert for your Valentine!
I always under-bake my cookies because I am Team Soft Cookie! Which are you; Team crispy or Team soft?
If you need another single serving dessert, check out this fruit cobbler.
