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Krazy in the Kitchen: Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Splenda is free at Walgreens, so here is our favorite cookie recipe to try!
Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 cup butter (soften)
1 cup sugar (can substitute Splenda)
1 1/4 brown sugar (packed)
2 eggs
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. vanilla
3 to 3 1/2 cups flour
2 cups chocolate chips
Cream together butter, sugars, baking soda and eggs. Add vanilla and mix well. Add flour until its a thick cookie mixture. Roll into balls on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes. Let cool. Enjoy! Makes about 36 cookies
Krazy in the Kitchen: Foil Dinner
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Foil is cheap at Walgreens, so here is a easy recipe to try!
Foil Dinners
1 lb Hamburger
Potatoes (peel)
Carrots
Yellow Onions
Corn
Lipton Onion Soup Mix
Broccoli
Cut everything up into bite size pieces and throw into a bowl. Add raw hamburger and season with favorite seasoning, (I use Lipton onion soup mix) and mix together. Put about 2 cups of mixture into foil and add 1-2 small slices of butter on top (about 1/2-1 tsp or so), roll the top, then roll the sides so that it encloses the mixture.gt Repeat steps until all mixture is gone. Cook on a Barbecue on med high for about 20 minutes or until all vegetables are soft. Enjoy!!! The best part about this recipe is no clean-up!!!
Krazy in the Kitchen: Cheesy Broccoli
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Broccoli Crowns and Cream of Mushroom Soup is cheap at Albertson’s, so here is a great family recipe!
Cheesy Broccoli
2 heads of steamed broccoli
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup milk
1 cup mayonnaise
2 cups cheddar cheese
1 package of ritz crackers
Mix together the first 5 ingredients. Pour into a 9×13 pan and sprinkle crushed Ritz crackers on top. Bake 350 degrees uncovered for 30 minutes. Enjoy!!!
Krazy in the Kitchen: Strawberry Lemonade Bars
Posted in: Krazy in the Kitchen // Comments (14)Strawberries are cheap at Safeway, so here is a great recipe!
Crust
Lemon Curd Layer
Lemon Cream Layer
Strawberry Glaze
How to Handle a KRAZY Deal, Plus my Strawberry Jam Recipe!
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Were you lucky enough to get the KRAZY deal on strawberries at Safeway??? I hope so! Here’s what I did with 15 baskets of strawberries that I bought for a total of $4.95. (Don’t worry, my store had a TON of strawberries for this sale!) I made three batches of freezer jam with jars and lids I already had – 21 half pints. It’s a great way to use some of those cheap ziplock containers we get all the time too! I figured it cost me about $0.15 a jar for the strawberries. When you factor in the cost of the pectin and sugar it ends up being about $0.60 a jar. Krazy!! So grab some pectin (I used Ball’s pectin for freezer jam) and make your family happy! It took only a couple of hours to make the jam and it is delish-way better than store bought!
Strawberry Freezer Jam
4 cups crushed strawberries (I used 3 1 lb containers)
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 package Ball Freezer Jam Pectin
Jars, Lids and RingsMix sugar and pectin together. Add to crushed strawberries and stir for 3 minutes. Ladle into containers and let set for about 30 minutes then freeze and enjoy! Easy, peasy, huh??
I froze the rest of my strawberries whole. I just cut off the green stems, put them on a cookie sheet and froze them whole. Then I put them in freezer bags. The best thing is that they won’t stick all together now and I have them set for smoothies, jello, etc. Here’s a good source for different ways to freeze strawberries.
Here is how the deal was advertised in the Safeway ad:
Strawberries Buy 1, Get 2 Free
Buy 3 Strawberries $2.49 -$3.99 each
load $2.49 personalized price, Just 4 U
Final Price: $0.99 eachYou can see how we got them 3/$0.99 HERE
Just one dilemma – do I go get more? 
What are you doing with YOUR strawberries?
Krazy in the Kitchen: Homemade Oreos
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Betty Crocker Cake Mix is cheap at Safeway, so here is a great recipe for Homemade Oreos!
Homemade Oreos
2 boxes of Devil Food cake mix
1 1/2 cups Crisco
4 eggs
Combined all ingredients together and mix until well blended. Roll dough into little balls ( about the size of a quarter) and place on cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 7-8 minutes. Let cool.
Filling
3 cups powder sugar
4 oz soften cream cheese
2 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup butter (melted)
Combine all ingredients and beat well. It’s always fun to use a little food coloring in the filling to make these a festive treat!
After the cookies have cooled, put the filling into the middle of two cookies and squish together until you have a Oreo!!! Repeat and enjoy!
Krazy in the Kitchen: Strawberry Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing
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Organic Apples and Stawberries are cheap at Kroger! Here is a healthy and super yummy Strawberry Salad recipe.
Strawberry Salad
1 romaine lettuce head
6 strawberries (sliced)
1/2 apple ( cubed)
1/4 c feta cheese
1/4 c Craisins
1/2 c toasted almonds
Poppy Seed Salad Dressing
1/2 c sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/3 c white vinegar
1 c vegetable oil (I use olive oil)
1 Tbsp poppy seeds
In a large bowl add all salad ingredients. In a small bowl; whisk sugar, salt, vinegar, oil and poppy seeds until well combined. Toss into salad mixture and enjoy!
Krazy in the Kitchen: Wacky Krazy Cake
Posted in: Krazy in the Kitchen // Comments (10)With the newly released Heinz coupon; I recommend trying this fun, quick and easy clean up recipe. My 5 year old thinks I’m Krazy not using a mixing bowl! This cake is made directly in the pan! And, can you tell what else is missing? That’s right, the recipe doesn’t call for any eggs! 
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Wacky Krazy Cake
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
1 T white vinegar
1/3 cup vegetable, peanut or light olive oil
1 cup cold water, milk or chocolate milk
There are no mixing bowls to worry about, since the cake is mixed directly in the pan! Just make sure your 8 or 9 inch pan is greased well with Crisco or vegetable shortening.
Measure the flour, sugar, cocoa, salt and baking soda into the pan. Using a fork or mixing whisk, stir ingredients until no streaks remain and everything is well combined. Scoop out three holes or valleys in the flour mixture. Pour the vinegar into the first hole, the vanilla in the second, and oil in the third. Pour the water or milk over everything and stir with fork or whisk until everything is well blended. Don’t forget the corners of the pan and edges!
Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes. Cool 5 minutes and cut into squares. Serve while still warm with ice cream or cool whip. Enjoy!
Krazy in the Kitchen: Sweet Lime Enchiladas
Posted in: Krazy in the Kitchen // Comments (20)Chicken is cheap at Kroger’s, so here is a family favorite!
Sweet Lime Enchiladas
Krazy in the Kitchen: Cadbury Egg Cookies
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Cadbury Mini Eggs are still cheap, so here is another fun and easy recipe to try for Easter.
Cadbury Egg Cookies
2 cubes (1 c.) butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
2/3 cups cocoa
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. crushed Cadbury Mini-Eggs
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Beat butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla together until light and fluffy. Stir in the flour, cocoa and baking soda until the mixture has been combined. Drop by tablespoon onto ungreased cookie sheet. Top with whole Cadbury mini eggs. Bake 8-10 minutes and cool. Enjoy!!!
If you don’t like Cadbury Mini Eggs or it’s not Easter, you can try this recipe with white chocolate chips or Reese’s peanut butter chips.
Krazy in the Kitchen: Ranch Chicken
Posted in: Krazy in the Kitchen // Comments (14) Corn Flakes are cheap at CVS, so here is a great recipe to try!
Ranch Chicken
6-8 Chicken breasts
1 cup Corn Flakes
1 cup Shredded Parmesan
1 cube butter (melted)
1 packet of Ranch Dressing Mix
Preheat oven to 350. Mix together Corn Flakes, Parmesan and Ranch packet. Cut the chicken in half, dip the chicken in the melted butter then in the corn flake mixture and place into baking dish. Pour the remaining butter on top and bake for 45-50 minutes uncovered. Enjoy!!!
Krazy in the Kitchen: Coconut Cupcakes
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Mini Eggs are cheap at CVS, so here is a cute recipe for those upcoming Easter parties. And the kids will have fun helping!
Coconut Cupcakes
