Crab Macaroni and Cheese (GLUTEN-FREE)

My girls (and hubby) were lovin' this recipe! ME, I do NOT eat seafood, NO WHERE, NO HOW, NEVER! I eat NOTHING from the sea. (sorry everyone!) My girls and hubby however LOVE it all. And crab is there new favorite favorite thing. I usually just whip them up a stir fry and call it a day. It's not too often that I can create my own recipe from scratch but tonight I felt inspired to try and use some things up in my refrigerator. And it was a HIT, a HUGE HIT! Crab Macaroni and Cheese (I really wish I liked Crab it looked so good! Believe me, I tried, I got it all the way to my mouth and then I just want to gag from the smell of "fish") But, for all those folks out there who LOVE seafood, my family says you must try this!

Crab Macaroni and Cheese (GLUTEN-FREE)

by Tina Hudgens

1 pkg Macaroni Noodles (Gluten-Free)
1 pkg of Crab Meat (or use fresh if you'd like)
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp of flour (Gluten-Free)
1 tbsp of Cornstarch
1 cup of fat-free milk
1/2 cup of (fresh) Mozzarella, chunks or grated
1/4 cup of Cheddar Cheese, chunks or grated
1 to 2 tbsp of Parsley

Cook macaroni noodles according to package directions. Then melt butter in a sauce pan until bubbly; add in flour and cornstarch. Stir for a few minutes and then add in milk. Bring to a soft boil and then add in cheese; stir until melted. Stir together the macaroni, cheese sauce and parsley spread into an 8x8 baking dish. Bake at 350 for 35 to 45 minutes until bubbly. Serve & Enjoy!

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Family Meal Planning 4-11-11

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Livin' out of the freezer; again! Don't worry, there is no shortage of food in there, since I always do stock-piling and buy extra meat and do freezer meals. But, believe me we are down to bare-bones. It's time to do some freezer cooking and SOON! I really wish I had a huge assortment of meals right NOW, the next few weeks are busy, busy! And it looks like it will be May before I have another freezer cooking day. So, what I will be doing over the next 2 weeks, is doubling up each meal I make and eat one and freeze one. At least that will buy me a little more time to stock up my freezer again.

I have my son's 12th birthday coming up, Happy Birthday Justin!!! And I am taking a trip to Florida with my twins and their amazing dance team. We are going to compete at Dance Worlds. (kinda of like the Olympics of the competitive Dance & Cheer world). Last year my girls team took 2nd place and this year we hope to do that or even better! It's an amazing experience for my girls and there are over 28 countries represented & competing. Awesome Life Experiences for them.

This week I've got some favorites on the menu and a few new recipes too! I missed the Farmer's Market last week because we were camping for my hubby's 50th birthday. The fruits and veggie tray at our house is almost bare. We will make due, lots of freezer fruits to use in smoothies and such. Now let's get to this....

Our Family Meal Plan for this week. I'd love to hear if you have any short cuts, tricks or tips.

Check back and we will link the actual recipe!

(not all recipes will become reality so if there is not a link, we haven't made it yet)

Crab Macaroni & Cheese (GLUTEN-FREE)
Logan County Burgers
Eggs & Sausage
Grandma's French Toast (GLUTEN-FREE)
Magic Sweet Potato Muffins

Homemade Lasagna

Fresh Mozzarella BLT w/ Pesto Sandwiches

click for the recipe: Grandma's French Toast (make it GLUTEN-FREE or NOT!!!)

Also don't forget our weekly linky party

this week is "Egg Dishes/Recipes"

"THIS WEEK'S CRAVINGS"

I LOVE Linky Parties, what a great way to mix and mingle with lots of bloggers! Today, I am sharing my Menu Planning & My BUDGET Grocery Shopping with: Just Another Meatless Monday, Midnight Maniac Meatless Mondays, My Meatless Mondays, Tip Junkie's Tip Me Tuesday, I'm and Organizing Junkie: Meal Plan Monday Frugal Friday, Frugal Free Friday, and GCC Shopping Round Up,

THIS WEEK'S CRAVINGS LINKY PARTY #24 (Egg Recipes) and Bacon & Cheese Deviled Eggs

THIS WEEK'S CRAVINGS Linky Party #24

The Theme is: Incredible Edible Egg Recipes 
(Bring out your best Egg Dish!)

Not another Deviled Egg recipe? Yep, but this one is oohh so different and very unique. I have to admit (I do NOT eat these, not today, not in the past and there is no plan in the future either!) I HATE Hard Boil Eggs, I HATE Over-Easy Eggs and I HATE Egg Salad! But, my family LOVES them all! I don't know how that happened, but it just did. So, let me just say I make a lot of egg recipes, I just don't eat a lot of egg recipes. I do like eggs but only 2 ways; scrambled or over hard!

When I saw this recipe over at Sparkle Pants Girl, I just knew that my husband and kids would LOVE these, and I was soooo right! I really don't think they will ever let me make another Deviled Egg recipe besides this new one. They said the bacon and the cheese inside was just out of this world. My one daughter Kayley was like "MOM. wow these are so good. Can I have another one, and another and can't I just have one more?" and she did NOT want to share them with her dad. She told him "no, these aren't that good, you don't need to try them". Well, he did try them and then guess what. He asked if he boiled a few more eggs, could I make some more. (and yes, I did)!

Can I just tell you, I only came across the recipe like 4 days ago and I've already had to make 2 batches, okay now 3 times (made it again last night for Egg Salad Sandwiches). I would say that makes this is a winner recipe! What have you made lately with EGGS? I am excited to see all the Egg Dishes linked-up this week. I need a new Egg Casserole for Church on Easter Sunday we are having a Breakfast Potluck and I am gonna be lookin' here for a scrumptious recipe!

Here it is the easiest Deviled Egg recipe in town and it's so delicious too (according to my family)!! And they are really good judges, believe me they judge ALL my food! This will for sure be on my Easter menu this year. What is your very special, one of a kind, out of this world EGG recipe? LINK IT UP!

Bacon & Cheese Deviled Eggs (or Egg Salad Sandwiches)

original recipe from Sparkle Pants Girl

6 hard boiled eggs
1/3 cup of mayonnaise (or maybe a little more if needed)
1-1/2 tsp mustard
3 or 4 strips bacon, finely chopped
¼ cup cheddar cheese, finely shredded
a few sprinkles of green onions, finely chopped
paprika
freshly ground pepper

Hard Boil Eggs first, and let cool. Cut eggs in half lengthwise. Mix together egg yolks, mayonnaise, mustard, cheese, bacon and green onion into a bowl. We use a potato masher and mash the ingredients together to get the right consistency. If you need too add a little more mayonnaise, go for it. Sprinkle the eggs with a little paprika and freshly ground pepper and you got yourself a tasty appetizer!

My girls saved the leftover yolk mix and made an egg salad sandwich and said "this is how we should always make our egg salad with bacon and a little bit of cheese". I think I will go boil some more eggs for Egg Salad Sandwiches this week, using this NEW recipe.

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Best BBQ Burgers (on a bed of lettuce) (GLUTEN-FREE)

Ya, can't beat a nice juicy hamburger patty. I would eat one of these any day of the week. We like to pre-make these hamburger patties and store them in the freezer, this way we can have fresh hamburgers patties at any time. We are trying to eat GLUTEN-FREE and a little healthier so we skipped the bun, but for my son he enjoyed a hamburger bun. It's great that we can make these burgers and everyone is happy! Enjoy this simple yet delicious recipe!

Click here to see all the GLUTEN-FREE recipes we've been making!

Best BBQ Burgers

2 eggs, beaten
1 tbsp mustard
1 tbsp chili sauce
2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 tsp seasoned salt
1 garlic clove, minced
1 lb ground beef (we use half ground beef & half turkey)
6 hamburger buns or a bed of lettuce

In a large bowl combine the first seven ingredients. Crumble beef of mixture and mix well. Shape into six patties and grill.

Homemade Sauce
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tbsp ketchup
1 tbsp relish

Mix all together and serve ontop of hamburger patty/salad (no need for salad dressing either).

I LOVE Linky Parties, (CLICK TO SEE ALL PARTIES), and it's Thursday, almost time for the weekend. Today, we will link to these wonderful linky parties, check them out and join in! Full Plate Thursday, Prairie Story Recipe Swap,  Strut Your Stuff, Thrilling Thursday, Try New Adventures Thursdays, What's Cooking Thursday, Pennywise Platter Thursday, Transformation Thursday, Slightly Indulgent Tuesday, Gluten-Free Wednesdays, Real-Food Wednesday, Food & Health Carnival and Ultimate Recipe Swap

Family Meal Planning 4-3-11

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This week is a quick week at our home, so not much to report! The grocery budget is still going, my farmer's market trip went well (spent a little over my $20 bucks); but we are going Gluten-Free for the most part and I am buying alot more fruits and veggies now! We are also camping for my husband's birthday so there were a little extra groceries for that too, but it was ALL in the budget and we are on track with our Financial Peace University and happy to report TWO more credit cards were paid off last week! WHAT AN AWESOME FEELING!

I've got a Lasagna I will be pulling out of the freezer and I'll be making my husband's favorite Catalina Cranberry Chicken for his birthday dinner. Also, my kids are raising money for their Worlds Dance team with a garage sale/bake sale and you can bet we will be baking all week

We've already made Our Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies, Red Velvet Cake Balls and now tonight we are making a batch of White Chocolate Lemon Cookies and a new recipe for Snickers Cupcakes (I can't wait to share this recipe with all of you)!

Our Family Meal Plan for this week. I'd love to hear if you have any short cuts, tricks or tips.

Check back and we will link the actual recipe!
(not all recipes will become reality so if there is not a link, we haven't made it yet)

G'ma Simple Spaghetti (we use Corn Pasta, GLUTEN-FREE)

Homemade Lasagna

Fresh Mozzarella BLT w/ Pesto Sandwiches

Catalina Cranberry Chicken

click for the recipe: Fresh Mozzarella BLT w/ Pesto Sandwiches

Also don't forget our weekly linky party

this week is "HUBBY COOKS"
(What has your husband cooked for you lately?)

"THIS WEEK'S CRAVINGS"

I LOVE Linky Parties, what a great way to mix and mingle with lots of bloggers! Today, I am sharing my Menu Planning & My BUDGET Grocery Shopping with: I'm and Organizing Junkie: Meal Plan Monday, GCC Shopping Round Up, and the recipe today will be shared with: It's a Blog Party Delicious Dishes,  Get Your Craft On, Made from Scratch Tuesday, Tuesday's Tasty Tidbits, 33 Shades of Green Tasty Tuesday, Dr. Laura's Tasty Tuesday, Tasty Tuesday Parade of Foods, Tempt My Tummy Tuesday, Titus 2sday Linkup, Tuesday Night Supper Club, Tuesdays at the Table, A Little Birdie Told Me, Tip Junkie's Tip Me Tuesday,  Delectable Tuesday, Totally Tasty Tuesdays, and Hearth n' Soul Blog Hop