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DIY Rock Candy

Posted at 2:50 pm EST by Rebecca 2 Comments 16 Dec

DIY Rock Candy

When my oldest daughter was in elementary school a wonderful teacher taught the students how to make Rock Candy. We fell in love with making and eating it! It has been a Christmas tradition in our house to make Rock Candy ever since. We make different colors and flavors and give it to all of our neighbors. It is a fun activity for families to make together.

Materials:

Medium sauce pan
Candy thermometer
Cookie sheet
Foil
Butter to grease foil
1 cup water
3 3/4 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups Light Corn Syrup
1 tsp food coloring of your choice
1 tsp flavor oil (I found these sets of 10 for just $11 on Amazon!)
1/3 powdered sugar

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Copy Cat: Quiznos ® Mesquite Chicken Sub

Posted at 6:25 pm EST by Jessie @MoolaSavingMom Leave a Comment 5 May

Quiznos

I LOVE Quiznos® subs but sadly there are none in my area any more. So I had to come up with an at home version that would hit that craving!

Here is what I came up with and they sure hit the spot but it does take 24 hours for the chicken to really soak up the marinade so plan in advance!

Ingredients:

Chicken Breast
McCormick Mesquite Marinade Packets
Sub Roll (or french bread)
Fresh Bacon Bits
Cheese of choice
Lettuce
Any other toppings

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DIY Beef Lo Mein

Posted at 11:55 am EST by Jessie @MoolaSavingMom Leave a Comment 19 Mar

Beef Lo Mein

I had a craving for Chinese food the other day but didn’t want to shell out for take out when I had a huge stockpile so we whipped some up at home!

Ingredients:

2 pkgs Ramen Beef Noodles
1 bag frozen stirfry vegetables (you can use fresh broccoli, carrots, onions, etc)
2 lb. Beef Strips
3 tbs. Soy Sauce (I recommend lower sodium version)
2 cloves garlic, minced
Oil
Crispy Noodles

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Easy at Home Garlic Bread

Posted at 11:55 am EST by Jessie @MoolaSavingMom Leave a Comment 27 Feb

DIY garlic bread

I LOVE Garlic Bread. It’s one of my favorite breads. There are frozen varieties we can often pick up inexpensively but making it at home is easy and delicious!

Ingredients:

Loaf of French Bread
Butter, softened
Grated Parmesan Cheese
2 Cloves Garlic

Directions:

Preheat Oven to 350.
Mince Garlic as small as you can get it
Slice load in half so you have two open pieces.
Spread butter on the bread (allowing butter to soften first is key to not tearing the bread up)
Sprinkle 1/2 of the garlic on each piece. Don’t put too much in one spot or it will be overwhelming.
Sprinkle Parmesan over bread. Be as generous as you wish.

Bake until bread begins to brown and parmesan crisps.
Serve with pasta dish or marinara sauce.

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DIY Chocolate Covered Pretzel Sticks

Posted at 2:25 pm EST by Rebecca Leave a Comment 23 Dec

I love to make chocolate covered pretzel sticks anytime but especially at the holidays. This is a quick and easy way to make them and I am including an easy way to display them as well. You can change the candy in the jar and the sprinkles on the pretzel sticks for any occasion.

Materials:

Chocolate and/or white bark
Double boiler or 2 similar size pans
Sprinkles
Candy corn or other unwrapped candy
Pretzel sticks
Parchment paper
Cookie sheet
2 glass containers one being half the diameter of the other
Instructions:

Melt the bark in the double boiler

2. Cover half the pretzel with the chocolate (now is the time to add sprinkles if you want them) and lay on parchment paper on a cookie sheet and put in the freezer until set