Food Suggestions


I always have crackers at home,especially when my stomach is upset. You can put anything on crackers from cheese, to orange marmalade to peanut butter.





Instead of a grilled cheese with bread, I have made quesadillas with flour tortillas with dipping in tomato soup.





I also added salsa, sour cream, and black olives in my tomato soup.





You can make your own fancy ramen. . . chicken tenders, veggies, even hard boiled eggs.




Use left over chili and put it on your mac N cheese. I’ve even seen people put chili on spaghetti.




I’ve also made bakes with pasta and rices. It makes food go further.




Easy mousse. . . puddling packs folded into cool whip.



Want to spurge your kids or your inner-kid on a Sunday morning have a French toast or pancake bar, where you have fruits, chocolate chips, hot fudge, caramel, fruit syrups, and whipped cream even have sausage and bacon. . . they can layer their own plate.

Soup Base

I have a decent priced grocery store call Aldi’s.

When I shop, I have a list, and I usually try my best to stay on the list. There are few times I may veer off the list for extra dessert or chips or something. . .

Aldi had these soup bases, in which all you do is add meat and veggies if you wished to. . . plus so many cups of water and then let it boil. . .

The first time I got creamy potato, and I redid my budget just to get the base and try it. It turn out thick and really tasty. I got the chicken soup based next, and it had carrots. It was really good, good flavor and low salt.

The creamy potato and chicken were awesome. I used pre-made biscuit dough for dumpling when I made chicken and dumpling.

Cooking does not have to complicate when you find shortcuts like the soup bases.

I’ve even made a simple beef and veggie soup and put it over mashed potatoes or rice.  

Homemade sushi

We got a sushi kit.

I read several recipes, and we watch many cooking shows.

My brother, mom, and I missed the local Asian buffets that served sushi.

I love Alaska roll. Salmon is one of my favorite fish. I also enjoy crab.

So we got a kit, I found Nori (seaweed), and we got crab, avacodo, and cream cheese.

We made a few rolls, it was messy and it really is an art. It gave me a new respect for those would make sushi.

Salads

Today with dinner, I had a salad. . . It was simple ice burg lettuce, cherry tomatoes, and mozzarrella cheese and a poppyseed dressing. It was light and comforting.

I also love my loaded salads. Croutons, bacon pieces, lots of cheeses, even sun flowers or pecans. . The combinations are endless. . .each salad is its own piece of edible art. It is a fun, mostly healthy enjoyable piece of meal.

I grew up with having side salad at meals with extended family. I have always enjoyed them, sometimes they are my favourite part of the meal.

Comfort food: grilled cheese and tomato soup

I made grilled cheese and tomato soup the other day. It was always a comfort food and something I remember as a kid.

I love the many combinations with grilled cheese.

There are so many combination s

  • Munster
  • Honey mustard
  • Grilled chicken
  • Grilled onions

Or

  • Swiss or Mozzarella
  • Roast beef
  • Mushrooms

The combo we had

  • American cheese
  • Bread n butter pickles
  • Bacon

I added rice and bacon and golden fish crackers to my tomato soup.

Its just yummy comfort I had from my childhood.

One of my favorites: Tacos

For my brother’s birthday (turtle), I made him homemade tacos.I love a good taco bar.

  • Soft tortillas
  • Crunch corn tortillas
  • Season ground beef
  • Salsa
  • Chopped tomatoes
  • Chopped black olives
  • Shredded cheese
  • Lettuce
  • Turtle had his sliced pickle jalapeños

Sometimes I add rice, sometimes beans.

This was turtle’s taco.

Its fun to make you’re own.

I sometimes cut the tortillas and make mini tacos.

It was a really good taco. I think everyone enjoyed it.