Perfectly crisp without being fried and deliciously marinated to perfection. This homemade chicken nuggets recipe is going to be leaving your family asking for seconds all while saving you time and money!
I first made these a few years ago when my little lady was about 2 years old. We both love the taste of chicken nuggets and I especially love the convenience of the finger food. But the nutritional value of the store bought frozen ones just wasn’t up to par with what we hoped for.
Does your family love to go to your local or county state fair? What is your favorite thing to do once you get there? I have to admit that my very favorite thing about going is eating all of the delicious fair food!
It’s like a sensory overload for your nose as soon as you get close the entrance. Between all of the brats grilling and everything else being deep fried it is hard to keep my appetite under control!
Have you ever been to a really awesome Mexican restaurant where they are making fresh tortillas right there in front of everyone? Living in San Diego there are more than a few of these tasty places and I cannot get enough of them!
There are a couple in Old Town San Diego where they are actually set up making them right off the side of the sidewalk. You can walk up and buy a stack of 4 fresh tortillas for about $1-$2. I can’t quite remember. But it is a fun treat to buy.
Well the last couple weeks I have been dreaming about fresh tortillas. I bought one of those big packs at Costco and maybe it’s my pregnant taste buds but they just didn’t taste that spectacular. So I set off to make my own for the first time.
Does your family love waffles for breakfast? I think my kids would eat them every morning if I would let them. It has kind of become a tradition in our home that once a week or so when dad is home in the mornings that he will make the family waffles for breakfast.
In the past few weeks, the hubby has actually stepped up his game quite a bit! It all started when one Saturday morning we all woke up to find that our waffle mix had been depleted. It was all gone!
Once the moment of panic was gone, my hubby decided he was going to make waffles from scratch. I had done it before, my parents love to make waffles from scratch, and so I was excited to see what he could do! He did an amazing job!
I am happy to report that we no longer buy waffle mix and every time that dad makes “his” breakfast for us he creates waffles from scratch!
I was first introduced to this method of how to cook hot dogs from my father-in-law. I have never been a huge hot dog fan but I was so curious once I saw these beautifully filleted hot dogs I couldn’t say no to trying them out.
Let me tell you, spiral cut hot dogs can make even your most inexpensive hot dog taste gourmet! With this unique cut it allows each bite of your dog to become caramelized and flawlessly cooked to perfection.
Vacations, traveling, playing outside, trips to the beach, play dates at the park. These are all what I think of when I think of summer. What is your favorite thing to do in the summer? I am betting that hanging out in the kitchen getting dinner ready isn’t one of them.
You know me, I truly love to cook but in the summer I want to be outside as much as possible! One of my favorite ways to get around the dinner prep is to have dinner cooking when I am out and ready to eat when I get home. How do I do it? With my crockpot!
The one thing all of us mom’s look for in our day is convenience! What is going to help our day go more smoothly and with minimal chaos?
It doesn’t matter what it is, we all would probably be willing to pay $10,000 if it could promise to meet the expectations!
Now this recipe for keeping sliced apples from browning is not going to remove all turmoil from your life, it’s a step in the right direction! Plus, it’s going to save you money in the process!
You have seen those individually wrapped portions of apple slices at the grocery store, right?
Have you ever looked at the ingredients? Well it’s not just apples and it’s not just natural ingredients!
Have you ever paid attention to how much those babies cost? Way more than you would pay for a single apple!
Those apples always taste so good though and they are super convenient! It takes way less time to whip out a bag of pre-sliced apples when your little one is asking for a snack then to actually get out an apple and slice it right then.
Well I am here today to show you how super easy it is to make your own pre-sliced apples and how to keep apple slices from browning. This is going to cost you a fraction of what you would pay for the prepackaged things and it is crazy easy.
5 apples, cored and sliced (red or green whichever your family prefers)
½ orange juice concentrate
8 cups cold water
4 Tbs lemon juice
**you will also need some snack bags or reusable snack packs
Start by mixing your orange juice concentrate, water and lemon juice together in a large bowl.
Once you have your apples all prepped by coring and slicing you can add them to your juice.
Let the apples soak in the fridge for a minimum of 30 minutes up to 1 hour. It is best if you can stir occasionally but is not necessary.
Once the little guys have finished soaking, strain out the liquid and place your apple slices in ziplock bags. Make sure to keep them stored in the fridge until you are ready to eat.
The juice not only keeps the apples fresh but it also adds some delicious flavor to the crisp apples.
What do you think?
Have you ever tried something like this before? How did it work for you? This recipe has always been successful so I hope you try it out! Let me know any questions or suggestions in the comments. I would love to chat!
Thanks for stopping in and I will talk to you soon! xoxo
Cooking on the grill has to be one of my very favorite ways to cook! I love that it doesn’t heat up our house. I love that it is (in most cases) less of a mess to clean up. And I really love the extra level of flavor that it adds to any dish that is cooked up out on the BBQ!
Whenever I go to a street festival it is always the grilled corn on the cob booths that lure me in. First it starts when I smell that aromatic grilled scent followed by the beautiful yellow and golden brown with speckles of seasoning all over. Y-u-m! How can you resist?
Is your mouth watering yet? Mine is! I think it is necessary for me to make this again for dinner tonight…
It is almost that time of year where the weather is perfect for sitting outside and enjoying a simple packed meal. What is it about eating outside that makes it feel so much more fun? I’m not sure but it is way more fun then sitting at the dinner table! That is for sure!
Does your family like to have picnics? Any chance we get we try to make it a picnic! Breakfast, lunch, or dinner, it doesn’t matter, we love to make it a picnic. The location doesn’t need to be anything special. Most of the time we end up on our back patio or at a local park. Not super fancy but super fun!
Sometimes a simple sandwich will do but most of the time our favorite picnic food is a bagel with cream cheese. Simple and easy to pack and transport are the qualifying factors when packing our picnic food.
Other times we like to dress it up a bit but still keep it simple. I have pulled together some really great ideas to pack into your next picnic.
