Recipes

4 Moms Share Vegetarian Recipes

May 16, 2013

Have you bought our ebook yet? The 4 Moms of 35+ Kids are sharing vegetarian recipes today, so this is the day you find out The Smockity Family is not vegetarian. As in, we like our meat. But I don’t want to let you down, so I have dug around and found some vegetarian recipes [...]

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Keep Strawberries Fresh Longer

May 12, 2013

Have you ever been frustrated by strawberries getting moldy only a day or two after you buy them? I hate it when I find a great price on strawberries, and buy several cartons, only to find they have started to turn moldy the next day. Here is a way to keep your strawberries fresh longer. [...]

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Chocolate Banana “Ice Cream”

May 6, 2013

This simple chocolate banana frozen treat has the texture and taste of ice cream without the hassle. You can make this with 3 ingredients in 2 minutes! Super simple! Chocolate Banana Frozen Treat Recipe (Serves 1) 2 frozen bananas 2 Tablespoons cocoa 2 Tablespoons milk (or enough to make texture smooth) 1. Place all ingredients [...]

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Simple Summer Veggie Cups

May 1, 2013

When I was hosting my good friend, Karla, who has 11 children, I knew I would want something easy for all our combined 19 kids to handle for lunch.  I decided to prepare these simple summer snacks ahead of time and set them out on the counter while I was dishing up the taco soup. [...]

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How to Brown and Freeze Ground Beef {Plus Recipes}

April 15, 2013

Since we are a family of 10, we buy our ground beef in 5 pound packages. I brown it up and divided it into 1 pound packages for the freezer so it’s recipe ready the next time I need it. Here’s how to brown and freeze large amounts of ground beef: Chop 1 large onion [...]

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Valentine Recipes {LINKY}

February 7, 2013

The 4 Moms of 35+ Kids are hosting a Valentine recipe linkup! Raising Olives The Common Room Life in a Shoe Here are my homemade funfetti Valentine cupcakes. Or you could go hog wild and make these rainbow cupcakes and put the same Valentine toppers on them. And in case you aren’t feeling foody, see [...]

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Gluten Free Recipes

January 22, 2013

I remember the first time I heard of gluten free recipes, I wondered about this new “fad diet”. I had never heard of anything being gluten free before a couple of years ago and suddenly it seemed I was seeing gluten free foods everywhere. I quickly learned that it wasn’t a fad diet, that many [...]

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What to do With Leftover Mashed Potatoes {Potato Pancakes Recipe}

January 2, 2013

Did anyone else make up 5 pounds of mashed potatoes for Christmas dinner? If you did, then you may have had some leftover mashed potatoes, like we did. Here’s a simple recipe to use up leftover mashed potatoes and give your family some variety in a savory side dish. Leftover Mashed Potato Pancake Recipe 2 [...]

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How to Quadruple Chex Party Mix {Gluten Free}

December 26, 2012

Our family loves Chex Party Mix, but the regular recipe doesn’t last long in our family of 10. That’s why we quadruple the recipe when we make it. If you are wondering how I make that much at one time, I use one of these, a 22-quart roaster oven . This sucker can roast a [...]

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Quick and Easy Holiday Recipes

December 13, 2012

The 4 Moms of 35+ Kids are sharing quick and easy holiday recipes. These are some of The Smockity Family’s favorite holiday recipes. 1. Chocolate cherry mice are fun to make and give away to neighbors and friends. They are simple enough for even small children to make and adorable enough to give as a [...]

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