February 2013 ~ Colie's Kitchen

Feb 28, 2013

Creamy Sesame Balsamic Salad Dressing

This salad dressing is very impressive! It’s actually my first try at using balsamic vinegar. I hear so many people talk about it all the time, but I didn’t really know what all the hype was all about. Although I don’t get the hype it definitely makes this dressing delicious. It’s easy to make which always gives a recipe high marks in my book and it’s not expensive...

HEB Fabric Softener Deals!

I found some very sweet deals tonight at my favorite store HEB! If you have an HEB Grocery Store in your neighborhood you might want to check out their laundry isle. Right now they are clearancing out some drying sheets and liquid softener. I found these great deal!! $1.44 for 105 count after in-store coupon!! 70 Count box Pair this with...

Please forgive the finger prints on the netbook Recently my laptop caught on fire. Yep on fire! It wasn’t funny, yet it was hilarious, I suppose you had to be there! I was sitting on the floor talking to my husband when all the sudden I realized that the keyboard on my laptop was glowing orange!! Needless to say that was the end of my laptop. It burnt the inside...

Mushroom and Rice Casserole

This is a really great recipe that is simple and delicious! It’s very mild flavored so you won’t want to serve anything with it that has too much pep or it will make this recipe look bland. It’s easy and would be great made on a week night when time is already short, at least it is in our house. We never have enough time during the week so I am always looking...

Tiny Garlic Potatoes

I found these cute little potatoes at Trader Joe’s called Teeny Tiny Potatoes. I thought they were so cute that I had to buy them, but then I couldn’t decide how to make them. I did a search online and found a Trader Joe’s own recipe for Teeny Tiny Potatoes. These potatoes are delicious and the recipe is fantastic. I am in love with these little beauties! They are...

Strawberry Green Tea

I have been working hard to incorporate as many fruits, vegetables, and green tea in our diets as possible. Green tea as so many wonderful benefits that it’s hard to ignore it. I have been on a major smoothie kick and read someplace that you could use green tea in place of milk, yogurt and so on in a smoothie. I was getting a little hungry a few days ago in between lunch...

5 Can Mexican Soup

This soup has so many wonderful things going for it. It’s delicious! It’s easy, it’s inexpensive, and it takes about five minutes to put together. Oh yeah I must mention that it’s also very low in calories and Vegan if you are looking of a vegan recipe. I placed everything in a pot, turned on the heat, mixed everything together and brought it to a boil then let it...

These are delicious! The flavor is incredible, they are inexpensive to make, and talk about easy. I stuck everything in the mixer and let it go. In under a half hour we had super delicious muffins! The best part of these muffins is the fact that they are under 100 calories each! Holy Cow! You feel like you are getting away with something naughty eating these! Nope...

Berry Blast Smoothie (Low Calorie)

This smoothie takes the cake if you ask me! It’s heavenly! Creamy and full of flavor oh yeah and did I mention about 120 calories OH YEAH! That’s the good stuff. I have gotten to where I have smoothies daily. At one time I was buying them from the Smoothie King, but why buy something from them that you can make at home for a percentage of the price, and a percentage...

Avocado Orange Salad Dressing

I was looking for a salad dressing that involved fresh ingredients and no oils or vinegars. This salad dressing hit the spot. It’s actually not too sweet but has a nice orange and avocado flavor. It’s smooth and silk and it’s super easy to make. I really like this salad dressing. It’s great on just about any kind of salad and low in calories too you can’t beat that!! Ingredients: 6...

Stir Fry Sauce

I purchased a bag of stir fry veggies that claimed to already have the sauce in the bag of course just my luck as I start to make dinner I realized the packs of sauce are missing from the bag! Ugh! A meal that was purchased to be quick and easy didn’t turn out to be so quick and easy. At the last minute I was scrambling for a stir fry sauce recipe. I came across...

Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup

This is really an exceptional recipe. I love how easy it is to make, and better yet it’s bursting with flavor. It’s one of those bowls of soup that you can keep eating until you pop. The carrots take a nice role in this soup not only visually for the color affect but they seem to meld well with everything else in the bowl. I noticed they gave the soup a nice earthy...