Author: Jenny

Have I mentioned that I looooove being a part of the ReadySetEat Shared Tastes Panel?

Well, one of the reasons I love it is because it is forcing me to try new recipes that I probably never would have attempted previously.  And they are turning out awesome.  Like for instance, this little meal right here:

The Ham and Cheese Potato Tart (of DREAMS!!).  This is not only the best “Breakfast-for-Dinner” meal I’ve ever cooked but it’s one of the tastiest meals I’ve made ever.  And it was SOSOSOSO easy!  Bobby and I both l-o-v-e-d it and I now know what I’m taking to every Christmas brunch at my mother’s for the rest of all time.   I urge, nay, EXHORT you to go out and get what you need to make this baby ASAP!  Don’t delay!  You can find the recipe on ReadySetEat.com and save it to your recipe box, print it, and find out where the ingredients for it are on sale!  Woot!

Another recipe I made this month that was SO yummy and easy was the Black Bean Pasta Bowl.  I loves me anything that has pasta, cheese, and a southwest flair.  Plus, I’m a sucker for Cumin, I love the flavor!  The sweetness of the corn with the mild spice of Ro-Tel plus Cumin and black beans and the aforementioned cheese = paradise in my mouth.  This is the kind of meal I make mass quantities of so I can eat the leftovers for lunch the next day! SO. YUMMY.

If you haven’t checked out ReadySeatEat.com yet, you MUST!  I am loving the ease of finding new recipes, and how simple and fast they all are to make.  Not to mention TASTY!  And with the recipe box, I always know where to find my favorite recipes.  As a matter of fact, I’ve recently scandalized UP by giving away all my cookbooks – I’m a digital recipe girl now!

What recipes have you tried from ReadySetEat? If the answer is “none” -head on over there and add some of these goodies to your recipe box!

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I am being compensated for my work on the Shared Tastes Panel of ReadySetEat.com.  My recipe reviews and my opinions on the site are all my own.

My kids were on spring break last week, and the day before we were to leave to spend Easter with my folks in Virginia, Joshua became, for some reason, obsessed with the idea of making his own popsicles.  Why? I don’t know.  It was rainy and yucky so it’s not like a heat wave inspired him.  And he cannot tell me why when I ask. It just occurred to him to try.  He even wrote out some instructions of his own:

He reaallllly wanted to try and make some popsicles so I told him we would do it in Virginia (even though I was fairly sure his instructions weren’t fool-proof.) On the way to Virginia, I started thinking about these really amazing popsicles the wonderful ladies at the church I grew up at would make us every year at Vacation Bible School.  I knew they had Jell-o in them, but I didn’t know exactly how to make them.  However, since they are in my childhood memory, the PERFECT popsicle, I decided we should try our hand at them.

Luckily, when we got to my parent’s place, my mom had some Jell-O (Berry Blue, in fact).  My darling husband got out his Droid X and googled a recipe for Jell-O popsicles and VOILA!  He found one!  I have no idea where exactly he found it and he doesn’t remember so I am sorry I cannot give credit.  But just so ya know, I didn’t come up with this myself.  Here’s how to make the PERFECT popsicle!

One package Jell-O, any flavor

1 tbs sugar

water (however much the Jell-O package says)

Mix the Jell-O according to package directions.  Add in one tablespoon sugar and stir.  Pour evenly into Dixie cups, insert popsicle stick and freeze overnight.  To release from cups, thaw a few seconds in hot water, then ENJOY!

The smallest cups we could find at ye olde local dollar store were 9 0z., but a Dixie cup would be a good size.  However, you can make them as big or small as you want to.  My genius husband came up with this contraption for keeping the popsicle sticks in the liquid before putting them in the freezer:

We froze them overnight and they came out A-W-E-S-O-M-E! They are so perfect because they don’t DRIP everywhere and they taste yuuuuumy. We all really enjoyed them! They were exactly like the wonderful popsicles I had at Vacation Bible School so many years ago. SO, if you have any Jell-O in the pantry, and you want your kids to think you are super-awesome, go make ya some!

Joshua highly recommends it!