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Everyday Cooking

Everyday Cooking

These are the basics, the simple meals, the make ahead recipes. Everyday cooking for every one.

These are the recipes you sometimes forget even are available. Like, making homemade cleansers and beauty products. Or, convenience items like croutons or coffee creamer. While so easy to buy, they are also easy to make.

Also check out our "make ahead" section for recipe-saving ingredient substitutes.



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recipe for kitty's moist morsels (cat treats)

Kitty's Moist Morsels (Cat Treats)

Made with tomato paste, egg, ground beef or turkey, carrot, cheese, brewer's yeast, dried catnip, bread crumbs

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for impossible zucchini-tomato pie

Impossible Zucchini-Tomato Pie

Made with black pepper, salt, zucchini, tomato, onion, Parmesan cheese, milk, baking mix, eggs

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for hill country sausage

Hill Country Sausage

Made with hog casings, cayenne pepper, red chiles, black pepper, pork butt, beef chuck or round, onion, garlic, fresh sage, salt

Method:   smoker
Time:   over 5 hours


recipe for vegetable casserole

Vegetable Casserole

Made with white shoe peg corn, French cut green beans, butter or margarine, water chestnuts, onion, cream of celery soup, sour cream, cheddar cheese, crackers

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for ambrosia jam

Ambrosia Jam

Made with sugar, crushed pineapple, peaches, oranges, cantaloupe, lemon

Method:   stovetop
Time:   over 5 hours

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recipe for crescent meatloaf

Crescent Meatloaf

Made with refrigerated crescent roll dough, salt, beef gravy, bread crumb cubes, onions, ground beef, egg

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for eggless semolina pasta dough

Eggless Semolina Pasta Dough

Made with semolina flour, salt, water

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for cinnamon whipped cream

Cinnamon Whipped Cream

Made with ground cinnamon, heavy whipping cream, sugar, vanilla extract


Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for 7-up baked apples

7-Up Baked Apples

Turn your plain apples into something special. With just raisins, brown sugar, and a bit of diet 7-Up, you'll have a mouthwatering dessert that's easy and fun to make.

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for easy bisquick corn pie

Easy Bisquick Corn Pie

Made with vegetable oil, corn kernels, salt, cream of mushroom soup, milk, egg, baking mix

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for ginger orange marmalade

Ginger Orange Marmalade

Made with sugar, ground ginger, Seville oranges, lemons, water, crystallized ginger

Method:   stovetop
Time:   over 5 hours


recipe for bisquick brownies

Bisquick Brownies

Made with vanilla extract, chocolate chips, butter, biscuit baking mix, sweetened condensed milk, eggs

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for barbie's pretty pink easy-bake oven cake

Barbie's Pretty Pink Easy-Bake Oven Cake

Made with baking powder, salt, red sugar crystals, vegetable oil, milk, shortening, powdered sugar, vanilla extract


Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for old fashioned homemade cough syrup

Old Fashioned Homemade Cough Syrup

Made with honey, vinegar, butter, black pepper, alum

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for slow cooker orange pop chicken

Slow Cooker Orange Pop Chicken

Made with soy sauce, boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, orange soda

Method:   crock pot
Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for 10 minute rice mix

10 Minute Rice Mix

Made with salt, garlic salt, dried minced onion, dried parsley, long-grain rice, onion soup mix


Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for chocolate coke cake with chocolate cream cheese frosting

Chocolate Coke Cake With Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

Made with butter, cream cheese, cocoa powder, chocolate cake mix, coca-cola, oil, water, eggs, powdered sugar

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for jalapeno summer sausage

Jalapeno Summer Sausage

Made with onion salt, mustard seed, ground beef, jalapeno peppers, black peppercorns, curing salt, garlic salt, liquid smoke

Method:   oven
Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for special whipped topping

Special Whipped Topping

Made with sour cream, heavy whipping cream, sugar


Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for canning grape jelly

Canning Grape Jelly

Made with sugar, grape juice, sure-jell

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for dandelion jelly

Dandelion Jelly

Made with pectin, lemon juice, dandelion blossoms, water, sugar

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for drunken stew

Drunken Stew

Made with dry vermouth, stew beef, golden mushroom soup, dry onion soup mix

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for cafe swiss mocha flavored coffee

Cafe Swiss Mocha Flavored Coffee

Made with baking cocoa, coffee creamer, sugar, instant coffee


Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for apple-cream cheese coffee cake

Apple-Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

Made with cream cheese, butter or margarine, biscuit baking mix, milk, sugar, ground cinnamon, apple pie filling, walnuts

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for cranberry-orange jam

Cranberry-Orange Jam

Made with cranberries, water, orange juice, lemon juice, sugar, liquid pectin

Method:   stovetop
Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for easy drop danish

Easy Drop Danish

Made with vanilla extract, water, butter or margarine, sugar, baking mix, milk, preserves, powdered sugar

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for chili crescent cheese dogs

Chili Crescent Cheese Dogs

Made with prepared chili, refrigerated crescent roll dough, hot dogs, cheddar cheese

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for easy cream cheese danish

Easy Cream Cheese Danish

Made with sliced almonds, cream cheese, egg, vanilla extract, sugar, raspberry or apricot jam, refrigerated crescent roll dough

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for gerbil bites

Gerbil Bites

Made with salt, butter, water, cornmeal, flour, honey, sunflower butter or peanut butter

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for mexican snack squares

Mexican Snack Squares

Made with salsa, black olives, refrigerated crescent rolls, refried beans, sour cream, taco seasoning mix, cheddar cheese, green onions, green bell pepper, tomatoes

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for impossible italian pie

Impossible Italian Pie

Made with salt and pepper, eggs, bulk Italian sausage, green onions, mozzarella cheese, milk, biscuit baking mix, sour cream

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for eggplant jam (moroccan)

Eggplant Jam (Moroccan)

Made with water, salt, whole cloves, eggplants, lemons, sugar, cinnamon, ground ginger

Method:   stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for homemade sour cream from starter

Homemade Sour Cream From Starter

Made with heavy sweet cream, starter

Method:   stovetop
Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for slow cooker cola beef roast

Slow Cooker Cola Beef Roast

Made with Tabasco sauce, Worcestershire sauce, beef bottom round or rump roast, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, vegetable oil, cola, chili sauce

Method:   stovetop, crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for a and w boston baked beans

A And W Boston Baked Beans

Made with ground cloves, chili powder, apple cider vinegar, root beer, bacon, onion, garlic, pinto beans, ketchup, brown sugar

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for pear pineapple no-cook freezer jam

Pear Pineapple No-Cook Freezer Jam

Made with powdered fruit pectin, water, corn syrup, pears, crushed pineapple, lemon juice, ascorbic acid crystals, sugar

Method:   stovetop
Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for hungarian sausage

Hungarian Sausage

Made with ground allspice, ground pork, salt, black pepper, Hungarian paprika, garlic


Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for mushroom logs

Mushroom Logs

Made with poppy seeds, refrigerated crescent dinner rolls, egg, mushrooms, butter, cream cheese, seasoned salt

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for self hardening clay

Self Hardening Clay

Made with flour, alum, salt, water


Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for tomato marmalade

Tomato Marmalade

Made with cinnamon stick, whole cloves, tomatoes, oranges, lemons, sugar

Method:   stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for kool-aid clay

Kool-Aid Clay

Kool-Aid clay is a fun and easy way to make homemade clay. This recipe is perfect for a quick craft project, as it only requires a few ingredients and is very forgiving.


Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for fat-free cream soup mix

Fat-free Cream Soup Mix

Made with nonfat dry powdered milk, dried onion flakes, cornstarch, chicken bouillon granules, dried basil, dried thyme, dried bell peppers


Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for slow cooker parmesan potatoes

Slow Cooker Parmesan Potatoes

Get ready for comfort food heaven with layers of potatoes, bacon, and Parmesan cheese, all cooked in a creamy mushroom soup sauce.

Method:   crock pot
Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for boursin

Boursin

Made with black pepper, dried thyme, dried marjoram, garlic, cream cheese, butter, dried basil, dried oregano, dried dill weed


Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for original sand art bars

Original Sand Art Bars

Made with flour, brown sugar, cocoa powder, chocolate chips, salt, sugar, coconut, nuts


Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for chicken breasts eden isle

Chicken Breasts Eden Isle

Made with cream cheese, sour cream, skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, black pepper, bacon, dried beef, cream of chicken soup

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for impossible tuna pie

Impossible Tuna Pie

Made with nutmeg, salt, eggs, biscuit baking mix, tuna, American cheese, cream cheese, green onions, pimiento, milk

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for 3-day marmalade

3-Day Marmalade

Made with sour oranges, grapefruit, sugar

Method:   stovetop
Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for stuffed crescent rolls

Stuffed Crescent Rolls

Made with black pepper, sausage meat, ground beef, onion, bread, egg, water, prepared mustard, parsley, salt

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for apricot-red pepper jelly

Apricot-Red Pepper Jelly

Made with sugar, dry pectin, water, dried apricots, red bell pepper, fresh red Fresno chilies, jalapeno peppers, cider vinegar

Method:   stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for yellow tomato preserves

Yellow Tomato Preserves

Made with ginger, cinnamon, lemon rind, fruit pectin, sugar, lemon juice, yellow tomatoes

Method:   stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for cream soda cake

Cream Soda Cake

Made with Cool Whip, yellow cake mix, water, strawberry gelatin, cream soda, milk, instant vanilla pudding mix

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for impossible beef enchilada pie

Impossible Beef Enchilada Pie

Made with cheddar cheese, ground beef, onion, garlic, chili powder, dried oregano, salt, black pepper, enchilada sauce, tortilla chips

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for impossible salmon pie

Impossible Salmon Pie

Made with nutmeg, salt and pepper, Bisquick, green onions, salmon, cheddar cheese, cream cheese, pimiento, milk, eggs

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for impossible buttermilk pie

Impossible Buttermilk Pie

The beauty of this pie is that the baking mix creates its own crust. Easiest buttermilk pie, ever!

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for cafe vienna beverage mix

Cafe Vienna Beverage Mix

Made with cinnamon, nonfat dry milk, sugar, instant coffee


Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for french market soup mix

French Market Soup Mix

Made with dried soybeans, dried navy beans, dried pinto beans, dried great northern beans, split peas, yellow split peas, dried black eyed peas, dried baby lima beans, lentils...


Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for easy spinach quiche

Easy Spinach Quiche

Made with black pepper, salt, eggs, baking mix, milk, frozen spinach, onion, bell pepper, cheese

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes




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