Made with ground beef, tenderizer, mustard seed, black pepper, salt, garlic salt
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
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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Homemade Salami
Tomato And Green Apple Preserves
Made with sugar, green apples, tomatoes, lemon
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
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
Caramelized Onion Jam
Made with fresh rosemary, butter, onions, brown sugar, malt vinegar
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Bing Cherry Jello Mold With Coca-Cola
Made with pecans, cola, Bing cherries, crushed pineapple, black cherry gelatin powder
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
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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
Italian Dressing Bulk Mix
Made with sugar, dried oregano, black pepper, dried thyme, dried basil, parsley, dry mustard, celery seed, paprika, dill weed
Time: under 30 minutes
Watermelon Jam
Made with water, sugar, watermelon, powdered fruit pectin, lemon juice
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Cranberry Pepper Jelly
Made with red hot peppers, cranberry juice cocktail, vinegar, jalapeno peppers, sugar, liquid fruit pectin
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Ultimate Deluxe Meatloaf
Made with garlic powder, fresh parsley, Parmesan cheese, eggs, milk, bread crumbs, ground beef, mozzarella cheese, ham, refrigerated crescent roll dough
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Easy Spinach Quiche
Made with black pepper, salt, eggs, baking mix, milk, frozen spinach, onion, bell pepper, cheese
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Beef Casserole Supreme
Made with ground beef, garlic, mushrooms, black pepper, cream of celery soup, instant rice, dried minced onion, oregano, salt, frozen broccoli
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Impossible Green Bean Pie
Made with black pepper, salt, eggs, biscuit baking mix, green beans, mushrooms, onion, garlic, cheddar cheese, milk
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Impossible Chicken Pot Pie
Made with black pepper, salt, baking mix, milk, chicken, frozen peas and carrots, mushrooms, onion, eggs
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Easy-Bake Oven Kira Jeweled Tea Cakes
Made with all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, margarine, multi-colored cookie decorations, milk
Time: under 30 minutes
Baby Beef Stew
Make a hearty beef stew dinner for your baby by pureeing beef, carrots, peas, and potatoes until smooth.
Time: under 30 minutes
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
Ripe Tomato Jam
Made with whole allspice, vinegar, tomatoes, sugar, whole cloves, cinnamon
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Big Red Soda Pop Cake
Made with oil, strawberry flavored soda, white cake mix, egg whites, egg
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Basic Irish Sausages
Made with nutmeg, mace, ground ginger, lean pork, pork fat, ground allspice, salt, black pepper, dried sage or marjoram, white breadcrumbs
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Impossibly Easy Spinach Pie
Made with egg whites, green onions, garlic, butter or margarine, frozen chopped spinach, cottage cheese, milk, Bisquick, egg substitute
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Pear Relish
Made with vinegar, turmeric, dry mustard, pears, onions, bell peppers, sugar, salt
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Heavenly Jam
Made with sugar, apples, oranges, lemon, baking soda, pears, peaches
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Sausage & Apple Bites
Made with apples, garlic powder, biscuit baking mix, bulk breakfast sausage, sharp Cheddar cheese, celery, onion
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Slow Cooker Apple Pie
Made with baking mix, apples, ground cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, milk, butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract
Method: crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
Upside Down Chocolate Puddin Cake
Made with water, vanilla extract, milk, baking mix, sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Spice Bags
Made with orange slice, cinnamon sticks, cinnamon, whole nutmeg, whole cloves, dried orange peel, orange peel, allspice berries
Time: under 30 minutes
Snickerdoodle Instant Coffee
Relive the flavors of your favorite cookie in this snickerdoodle-flavored instant coffee mix. Just add the coffee mix to hot water and enjoy.
Time: under 30 minutes
Impossible Pecan Pie
Made with vanilla extract, butter, pecans, milk, baking mix, eggs, brown sugar, corn syrup
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Jalapeno Jelly
Made with liquid fruit pectin, green food coloring, jalapeno peppers, sugar, green peppers, cider vinegar
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Cheap Hamburger Sausage
Made with ground beef, curing salt, ground mustard seed, black pepper, crushed red pepper, garlic salt, hickory-smoked salt
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
The Best Homemade Bubble Stuff
Made with water, dish washing liquid, corn syrup
Time: under 30 minutes
Hot Buttered Rum From The Freezer
Made with rum or brandy, vanilla ice cream, butter, brown sugar, powdered sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon
Time: 1-2 hours
Lamb And Sweet Potato Mash Baby Food
Made with arrowroot, salt, olive oil, leg of lamb, nutmeg, onion, sweet potato, fresh green beans, chicken stock, rosemary
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Taco Quiche
Made with lettuce, sour cream, taco seasoning mix, ground beef, biscuit baking mix, cheese, onion, milk, eggs, tomatoes
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Green Tomato Relish
Made with salt, cinnamon, celery seed, green tomatoes, onions, green bell pepper, cider vinegar, honey
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Dr. Pepper Snow Balls
Made with vanilla extract, milk, vanilla wafer crumbs, pecans, Dr. Pepper, powdered sugar, butter or margarine
Time: under 30 minutes
Impossible Peaches and Cream Pie
Made with butter, peaches, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, whipping cream, eggs, sugar, Bisquick, whipped cream
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Basic Flower Jelly
Made with liquid pectin, flowers, water, lemon juice, sugar
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Blackberry Freezer Jam
Made with water, blackberries, sugar, fruit pectin
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Fels Naphtha Laundry Soap
Made with water, Borax, Fels Naphtha soap, washing soda
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Vegetable Rice Soup in a Cup
Made with onion powder, vegetable soup mix, instant white rice, chicken bouillon granules
Method: microwave
Time: under 30 minutes
Blueberry Jelly
Made with blueberries, water, sugar, liquid fruit pectin
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Green Tomato Molasses
Made with green tomatoes, dark brown sugar
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Slow Cooker 7-Up Stew
Made with beef bouillon, stew meat, 7-up soda, cream of mushroom soup
Method: crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
Berry Christmas Jam
Made with liquid fruit pectin, water, sugar, fresh cranberries, orange, frozen sliced strawberries, ground cloves, ground cinnamon
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Sweet Italian Chicken Sausage Patties
Made with olive oil, salt, black pepper, ground chicken breast, garlic, fresh parsley, Parmesan cheese, fennel seeds
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
All-Purpose Cake Mix
Made with shortening, salt, all-purpose flour, sugar, cornstarch, baking powder
Time: under 30 minutes
Freeze Ahead Cinnamon Rolls
Made with salt, butter or margarine, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, pecans, raisins, powdered sugar, milk, water
Method: microwave, oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Vegan Sausages to Die For
Made with nutritional yeast, besan or chickpea flour, vegan chiken seasoning, fennel seed, granulated onion, black pepper, paprika, smoked paprika, dried chili flakes, dried...
Method: rice cooker/steamer
Time: 1-2 hours
Homemade Andouille Sausage
Made with garlic, salt, garlic powder, boneless pork butt, chili powder, paprika, gumbo file powder, black pepper, cumin, crushed red pepper
Method: smoker
Time: over 5 hours
Make Ahead Chicken, Rice and Mushroom Casserole
Made with parsley, freeze-dried chives, rice, sliced baby portabella mushrooms, leeks, boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, black pepper, salt...
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Soonday (Korean Stuffed Sausage)
Made with beef or pork blood, scallions, sesame seeds, small beef intestine, rice, garlic, fresh ginger, salt, pepper, Korean sesame oil
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Love buffalo wings? Get that same hot, zippy flavor in everything from deviled eggs to enchiladas. And of course: wings.
It may look like a sad little package shoved in the back of your freezer, but frozen spinach actually has a lot of culinary uses (and some may surprise you).
Pumpkins aren't just for pies or Halloween decorations. These large, orange gourds - while naturally sweet - also work well in savory dishes. They pair well with poultry and pork (and especially bacon) and their creamy-when-cooked texture blends easily into soups.






































































