January 2013 ~ Colie's Kitchen

Jan 31, 2013

Moist Roasted Turkey ..... Turkey Perfection!

After Christmas I found a great deal on turkey’s … .10 cents per pound. I got a 20 pound turkey for $2. I knew I couldn’t pass up that deal. I decided to look for a new turkey roasting recipe when I came upon this one. I must admit this was the best turkey we had ever had. I think the key is to start cooking the turkey with broth already in the roaster. It really helped...

(Not So) Wordless Wednesday: Freezer Pleaser

As you can see from the picture above we were having a major freezer crises! I can’t tell you how many times I have gotten so angry dealing with this freezer that I have thrown everything across the kitchen then just sat down on the floor and cried... yes it was that bad. My poor husband would come into the kitchen and scoop me up and pick up my pieces and...

Canned Verses Homemade... Which One Is Cheaper?

Over the last year I have been buying a lot of canned chicken from Sam’s Club. I buy the Members Mark brand which comes in a 5 pack. Each can is 13oz for a total price of $9.98 (We don’t pay sales tax on food in Texas). A few days ago our grocery store HEB had whole fryer chickens on sale for .67cent per pound. I decided to buy one and do an experience to see if it’s...

Herbed Roast Chicken

We were having some guests over a couple of nights ago and I wanted to serve them something that wouldn’t be too time consuming to make, because I was going to be short on time, and it had to be something I already had on hand because I didn’t have time to run to the grocery store and it had to go a long way and feed everyone. Ugh! That’s a test! I remembered I had two...

Tortillini and Cheese

Taken with my Smartphone... Not the best Pic! My husband and I came home from long day of looking for a freezer. Neither one of us were in the mood for anything from a drive through nor we both felt too tired to deal with going to a restaurant. We were both craving Italian food, but without having to go out. I remember that I had a bag of frozen tortellini in the freezer...

Works for Me Wednesday (Clogged Sink Miracle)

I made the biggest bone head move while making dinner a few nights ago. I was already late cooking dinner so I was trying to get dinner done as soon as possible. I suppose that was mistake number one. Here is where mistake number two comes in. I peeled 5lbs. of potatoes and put all the peels in the sink, ran water, and turned on the garbage disposal… BIG mistake! I...

Corn and Cheese Enchiladas

We loved this recipe! The corn in the enchiladas adds such a nice change to your “typical” enchilada recipe. One thing I will say is you are not expecting the corn yet the sweetness from the corn paired with the spiciness from the enchilada sauce is a nice combination. I have been dying to try this recipe for a long time, but for some reason I kept forgetting to...

Christmas Gift Card Savings Plan

A year or so ago my friend Krista gave me a great idea that she lives by. I thought it was such a great idea that I am going to give it a try this year. She calls it her Christmas Gift Card Savings Plan. Every payday she buys a gift card that does not have an expiration date like for instance a Wal-Mart Gift Card. She stores her gift cards in one place and then stores...

Molasses Cookies

My husband loves molasses cookies so this year for Christmas we decided instead of making both molasses cookies and gingerbread men we would make molasses men. We didn’t want to have all the extra cookies around the house. They actually turned out really cute and killed two birds with one stone. I really like this recipe because it has (to me) just the right amount of...

Swedish Rosettes

My husband grew up with a Scandinavian mother who always made rosettes for Christmas. He loves rosettes because of the wonderful memories that go with them. This is a really wonderful cookie that is light and delicate, and to be honest with you a real pain in the rear to make. These cookies are so delicate that any wrong move while removing them from the rosette...

Late Night Slim Down Check In... Day 2

You know losing weight could be easier than I thought considering I didn’t have time to eat much today. This is what happens when you are trying to accomplish a lot in a week because school starts back next week. The bad thing is life becomes a whirlwind again. In some weird and psychotic way I am looking forward to school starting again. I don’t know why I guess...

I have made these meatballs before …the recipe was called Tangy Asian Meatballs. I got a ton of emails asking me if I have ever made them with ground beef, it seems many people don’t care for ground pork. Other than it being inexpensive I have to agree with them. I am not a fan of pork for the most part. Bacon is pretty much it for me. I decided to reinvent this...

Orange Candy Cookies

If you like orange slice candy you will probably love these cookies. These are a staple in our family for the holidays. I don’t particularly like them, but then again I don’t like orange slice candy. I will tell you that I am in the minority in our family because everyone else loves this recipe. It’s a very old fashioned recipe that was my Papa’s favorite cookie...

Peanut Butter Fudge

I am not a fan of Peanut Butter fudge but my husband loves it and so does my Uncle Floyd. We thought it would be a fun addition to Uncle Floyd’s gift this year. It actually set nicely for once. Normally it’s too warm to set up well, but this year we got lucky and it turned out perfect. I highly advise that if you are going to make this recipe make sure that your kitchen...