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Cinnamon Gnocchi

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I had my first baby in the early evening–and I was so excited that I stayed up all night looking at him–with the Food Channel muted.  I thought about all the wonderful homemade foods and after school treats that I would make for my little guy.  Little did I know he would nurse forever and be homeschooled . . . so my baby food exploration and after school snacks were put on hold for a very long time.  I love to cook creatively.  What I didn’t realize that night I turned into a Mom it would be several years before I would be appreciated (by my kids) for my creativity in the kitchen!

This however is one recipe that my kids love.  I always have butter, sugar, cinnamon and gnocchi (or in a pinch I’ll use pasta).

boil gnochhi

boil gnocchi

butter and cinnamon sugar

butter and cinnamon sugar

melt the butter

melt the butter

add cinnamon sugar

add cinnamon sugar

keep stirring so the sugar doesn't burn

keep stirring so the sugar doesn’t burn

add gnocchi

add gnocchi

 

mix it all up

mix it all up

this is so good!

this is so good!

 

 

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Cook gnocchi according to the package–I buy frozen or make my own–it only takes a few minutes in boiling water.

Melt 1/2 stick of butter, 1/8 cup sugar and cinnamon until the sugar is dissolved–but not too hot or the sugar will burn!

Toss cinnamon sauce with gnocchi.

I serve this with a fruit salad or a green salad that has oranges or cranberries.

 

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Be Blessed as you prepare meals for your family.

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Corn Casserole Free printable

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Every Thursday LifeasMom.com has a recipe swap–so I post one of my gazillion recipes.  In the process of finding the recipes I also take a few minutes to organize my recipe binder.  My mom was a great cook, yet her recipes are a mystery–strange because she was so organized in almost every other aspect of her life.

Aunt Laura’s Corn Pudding

I wrote about how I organize my recipes.  It helps me in my meal planning, keeping it real (because some of us like to keep recipes and the pretty pictures and dream of a beautiful table filled with beautiful food–where everyone clears their plates and sings praises).

FREE printable corn pudding

Be Blessed during this season of thanksgiving.

Meals under $10

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I’ve been trying very hard to cook food for my family that is not processed–let me just say–it’s hard and I often fail!  I just bought Kraft Blue Box Mac and Cheese for  33 cents a box–preparing for those days of failure . . .

My cheapest meal is pasta with red sauce with a salad.  I can get a lb of pasta for $1 and red sauce at B1G1 free is $1.25 a jar, then organic romaine lettuce–not on sale for $2.99–I use this salad dressing but only if it is on sale with a coupon–today it was 2 for $5 plus I had 2 $1 off coupons–making each jar $1.50 each.  I keep the salad on the plain side but sometimes I add nuts or cheese . . . tomatoes from the garden–I never make any promises that one meal will ever look like the next!

kids love this–I like vinegar and oil

Total: $6.75 for the basic meal–then you can toss in other stuff in your pantry.

my favorite pizza sauce

Pizza Dinner:  I make 4 pizzas at a time–sauce is 50% off and I buy a bunch!  I also bought the cheese for 50% off–then I add some herbs from the garden or tomatoes–again no promises.  I do like a nice salad with pizza

I buy this as a treat when it is 50% off–in the summer with basil, or on pizza, or just by itself!

Total:  Salad:  $4.50, Flour $2.oo, $1.30 for organic pizza sauce, and $2.66 for fresh mozzarella–this is over $10 but I do make 4 pizzas and I could use cheaper cheese.

Pizza Dough:

1 cup water

1/2 tsp instant yeast

2 1/3 cups of flour

1 tsp salt

Add water, yeast and 1/2 the flour and mix until smooth.

Add salt and remaining flour–mix with your hands until it sort of is falling apart and then knead it for 8 minutes.

Spray a bowl and let it rest for 2 hours.

After two hours split the dough into 2 rounds, shape into a ball and let rise again until you are ready to use it–if you want to put it in the fridge you can–just cover it up!

I make the recipe in 2 different  bowls.

I think most of my meals can be made for under $15 for 6 people–the tricky part is that often times you need to buy 5 of something or 10 lbs of meat to get the best price–or 1/2 a cow!

Be Blessed as you nurture your family.