Hot & Spicy

This delicious marinade works well when grilling steak, chicken or fish. You can easily adjust the hot meter by adjusting the number of chilies that you use.

Be sure to handle the chilies with disposable gloves, and keep hands away from your eyes and nose.

Perfect Grilled Corn

Summertime’s here, and so is sweet fresh corn in the grocery store. This method of grilling corn is especially good with sweet corn and is the absolute best taste and texture for corn on the cob that I’ve ever had. I’ll never boil corn again.

This grilling technique can be used for other vegetables too, like asparagus.  Just adjust the grilling time depending on the veggie.

Refreshing Iced Tea

I recently gave up sodas because of the sugar and artificial sweetners, and find myself drinking a lot more iced tea.  Here’s a quick way to brew iced tea in no time.

I make cold ice tea by brewing the tea with the least amount of water possible. I make a gallon of tea by bringing 8 tea bags to a boil in 3 cups of water with a lid on, then remove from heat and let it steep for 5 minutes. I remove the lid and let it cool another 5 minutes. Be sure to squeeze the tea bags with a spoon as you remove the bags. I pour the tea in a gallon glass container.  Add lemon, if desired, stir and fill the container with cold water that was chilled in the refrigerator. Cold brewed tea in 15 minutes!

Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

I quit buying bottled spaghetti sauce.  I’m eating foods with low sugar and healthy ingredients.  The less expensive sauce brands are loaded with sugar and unrecognizable ingredients.  The more organic, healthy ones are expensive.  So I make my own with this quick, inexpensive recipe.  It takes only minutes to make and saves money. And it has only healthy ingredients that I add myself.

To save even more money, I buy my cans of tomatoes in bulk at Costco, especially when they have a Buy-One-Get-One Free coupon.

Juicy Lemons

How can anyone resist a lemon muffin with a hot cup of tea?  This is a great recipe for a brunch or to serve at a wedding or baby shower.  If you are not crazy about lemon, try changing it up by using oranges.

Betty Crocker Gluten Free Cake Mix

Before I went Gluten-free, my husband and I enjoyed most any dessert that are on the market.  I can’t eat most anything made with regular flour, but there are times when I still want dessert, especially when we’re having a celebration that includes yummy treats for everyone else.  So I came up with a way to make single serving Gluten-free desserts that I can enjoy.

Homemade Spreadable Butter

We love spreadable butter in our house.  It’s easy to spread right from the refrigerator, melts quickly, and tastes wonderful.  But the price can be costly for the spreads made from real butter.  My favorite brand costs over $3.00 a tub! After looking at the ingredients, I realized just how easy it is to make your own homemade version. This is a good way to stretch your dollar in the dairy case.

Buy your real butter and oil when there’s a sale, and don’t forget to use your coupons for extra savings.