Hello Dolly Squares

I think there are many different names that this recipe goes by but in my family we call them Hello Dolly squares and they are SO good, and very easy.

Ingredients:

• 1&1/2 cup Graham Cracker Crumbs
• 1/2 cup Melted Butter
• 1&1/2 cups Chopped Pecans
• 1 Package of Chocolate Chips (I used mint accidentally.)
• 1&1/2 cup Mini Marshmallows
• 1 Can Condensed Milk
• 3 Squares Bakers Chocolate

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. First, line your 13x9 pan with aluminium foil. Next add your graham crackers crumbs, and pack them in well, and evenly on the bottom, then spread out the pecan halves.

 Then layer your marshmallows, and chocolate chips.

Finally spread on the condensed milk, and bake for 25-30 minutes at 350 degress.

Finally, once your squares are done in the oven, drizzle 3 squares of melted chocolate over top.

Let cool before cutting the squares and enjoy!

Yummy Breakfast Sandwiches!

The hardest part of eating healthy for me is that fact that I am completely addicted to Tim Horton's breakfast sandwiches. If I could only eat that everyday, all day, I would be perfectly fine with that. The problem is that they are 380 calories each, and 20 grams of fat. Plus the fact that if I go to Tim's I have to get an Ice Cap, and my boyfriend has to get an Ice Lemonade and a Raisin Bran Muffin.

I have tried alternatives. They do sell frozen breakfast sandwiches in store and I have tried two different brands and didn't like either, and of course I can always cook them up myself... The problem with that is I am lazy. I don't mind running/exercising for an hour or more a day but I hate cooking for myself. Finally my mother suggested I make a batch of breakfast sandwiches myself and freeze them, then microwave them one at a time when I want them. Home made food is always better then store bought, right?

I made a small batch of only 4 sandwiches the first time, here is what I used;

• 4 Large Eggs
• 4 English Muffins
• 4 Slices of light cheese
• a little bit of butter for the frying pan
• 4 pieces of paper towel

I beat up the eggs in a bowl with a bit of butter and basically made a big flat omelette. I cooked it thoroughly and cut it in four slices. While the omelette was cooking I toasted the four english muffins. I then placed a quarter of the omelette on an english muffins, and then a slice of cheese. Wrap each muffin separately with a piece of paper towel. Make sure the cheese is cooled so it doesn't stick to the paper! 

Now the paper towel was my mom's idea. When I had tried the store bought egg sandwiches they were a bit soggy after I had taken them out of the microwave! The paper towel helps prevent soggyness! 

They were good, however the next time I made them I used poached eggs instead and I liked them waaay more, I'm not a big omelette fan! I plan on trying fried eggs next! The best part is they took only 2minutes in the microwave AND they are only 260 calories! Yum!

Lots of free coupons!

Every one is a couponer these days and I have often wondered HOW people find all these great coupons! Clipping coupon after coupon out of a stack of papers just seems like so much work! By clicking the banner above or below you can get tons of FREE coupons for food, restaurant, and more sent right to your home!

 

Affordable, Easy, Healthy Crockpot meals!

I LOVE my crockpot, I use it at least 4 nights a week.  Before I started using the crockpot we had the same meals every night... chicken, steak, or fish made in the oven and veggies. With the crockpot I am able to do a lot more and everything turns out delicious. I find it makes supper time MUCH easier and there are so many possibilities. Plus, if you get your meat on sale you have a healthy, inexpensive meal!

We only buy chicken when it is on sale. Regular price chicken around here is about $15-$17 for 4-5 pieces of skinless, boneless chicken breast. Recently when it was on sale I bought 2 packages for around $7 each and ended up with enough chicken for 5 meals for our family or four. If you buy bone-in chicken it is much cheaper.

As for roast, which I think might be my favorite meal, we only buy it when it is on sale for around $7. Again, we don't need a huge roast since there is only 4 of us, when we buy a roast we usually eat it all for supper, so if you want left overs you might want something a little bigger! Also keep in mind that the cheaper you go with roast there is more fat you are going to have to east around.

Finally steaks, probably the easiest/cheapest thing we find, because you don't always have to wait for a sale to find a good price. I bought two decent size steaks for $2.50 each and the fed the four of us for one meal. We also buy the 'club packs' for $7-$10 there are 3 bigger sized steaks that do almost two meals.

Now that that's out of the way, I want to share some of my favorite/easiest ways to use the crockpot! Seriously these are ridiculously easy and the meat turns out good!

Chicken and Barbecue Sauce - Serves 4 people, half a breast each.

• 2 Chicken Breast
• 1/4-1/2 bottle barbecue sauce... Any kind you want! I use the 'calorie wise' stuff.
• Water - enough to almost cover the chicken.
• Tabasco Sauce if you want it a little spicier!
• Spices: Oregano, Onion Salt, Garlic Salt

That's it... There's no order really, I just put the chicken in the crockpot, add barbecue sauce and water, Tabasco sauce and spices. I usually put it in for 4-5 hours on high but if you are doing it in the morning you'll want to put it on low. 

Steak and Mushroom Soup - Serves 4 people, half a steak each.

• 2 Steaks
• Can of low fat Cream of Mushroom soup
• Oregano - if desired! I put oregano on everything.

Again, super easy, just put the steak in and add the soup and oregano. If you are doing it in the morning cook on low, or I do 4-5 hours on high. The steaks come out so tender you can cut them with your fork!

Cheesy Chicken - Serves 4 people, half a breast each.

• 2 Chicken Breast
• Can of low fat Cream of Chicken soup
• 1/2 Cup of Chicken Broth
• 4oz of low Fat cream cheese
• Salt and Pepper and oregano if you wish.

This one is DELICIOUS. The recipe actually calls for 8oz of cream cheese, but I find it's too much if I use that, plus it's less calories and I can save the rest of another night. You may want to melt the cream cheese before putting it in the crockpot because I find it doesn't melt very well otherwise. Add your chicken, soup, broth, cream cheese and then sprinkle your salt and pepper to taste, and oregano if you wish!

I have also made chicken with cans of cream of chicken or mushroom soup, or you can also buy pre-made mixes in little packets that you throw in with your meat and add water. There are also recipes for lasagna, and you don't need to cook the noodles before hand! Not to mention desserts!! Can you tell I'm a crockpot fanatic?! 

Do you have a crockpot? Please share your favorite recipe!