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Make Your Own Chips! Easier than You Think

BusyMOM — Sun, 24 May 2009 15:52:47 +0000

I really, really love chips. Potato chips, corn chips, tortilla chips, you name it. Recently at a party, my hostess large warm potato chips. They were the best chips I had ever eaten. So, I asked her who made them and where did she get them. She told me she made them herself. Well. I had to try her recipe.

And that led me to making all kinds of different chips. The flavors or so good and serving them fresh from baking or frying them is the best! Below are some of my favorite chip recipes… Enjoy making them and eating them up!

Homemade Potato Chips – Are you the creative type? How about making your chips of the mixed variety? Make them not just with Russet potatoes – even though they are available all year. But, try making some of your chips from Finnish yellow or Peruvian purple potatoes.

Italian Bagel Chips – takes plain bagels and making them into something special. Add some wonderful seasoning and what seemed old and boring before has a whole new lift to it. Use these chips with a variety of dips and you’ll please even the pickiest of eaters.

Lemon Thyme Pita Chips – are a wonderful change from the same old chips everyone usually serves. This easy appetizer recipe will be the hit of the party. Your friends and guests will beg you for this chip dip recipe!

Corn Tortilla Chips – Fresh. Crunchy. And the flavor! You can’t eat just one. Plus, you’ll enjoy making these wonderfully flavored tortilla chips yourself.

Parmesan Cheese Crisps – This is one of my favorite easy appetizer recipes because of it’s crispy lightness and they way they melt in your mouth.

Enjoy with some wonderfully creative dips. Perfect for Memorial Day, Labor Day, or any fun party you are planning.

Top 10 BEST Recipes for Memorial Day

BusyMOM — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:29:40 +0000

Summer holidays are special. Not only are they a celebration of our country, but they are a celebration of the wonderful foods at their best during the warm summer months. Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, and Labor Day all demand delicious and easy foods you can serve anywhere, from the backyard barbecue to a boat.

Here are the top 10 best recipes for Memorial Day and really, any time this summer will work!

#1. Grilled Steak with Herb Butter
A grilled steak is the perfect splurge for a holiday entertaining menu. Even if it’s just you, your spouse, and kids, grill at least one steak this summer to make some great memories. The Herb Butter is filled with pistachios for even more flavor and texture.

#2. Brownie Flag
This gorgeous dessert has the best texture. Combining two small brownie mixes to make a large pan makes the brownies super chewy and moist. And the two different kinds of frosting add wonderful flavor. Let the kids decorate it for the most fun!

#3. Dilled Coleslaw
Coleslaw is a fabulous side salad for everything from grilled steak to burgers to chicken. And you can use the coleslaw leftovers in such fabulous ways! Oh, and don’t worry about the mayonnaise in the salad. Yes, you should keep it cool, but mayo is an acidic food, so it’s less likely to be a problem with food safety than other salad ingredients.

To get the rest of the top 10 great recipes, simple click here.

Have a wonderful, SAFE Memorial Day!

Perfect Potato Salad Tips

BusyMOM — Sun, 17 May 2009 22:13:52 +0000

Warm weather brings picnics, barbecues, and potlucks, and none of these important eating occasions would be complete without a big bowl of potato salad! Your mother and your grandmother may have their famous recipes for this summertime staple, but what makes a perfect potato salad is different for everybody.

Once you understand some of the basics regarding the composition of this beloved side dish, you’ll be ready to invent your own soon-to-be-famous recipe!

Though there are as many different kinds of potato salad as there are people who make them, most of these spud concoctions fit into one of two categories: creamy, or vinegar-based.

Keep reading for more potato salad tips…