If you are a busy mom like me, you definitely need EmailsforYou in your life. This is an online service that helps you do customizable web based meal planning. They will help you with recipes, shopping lists, wine pairings (I seriously needed this), techniques, and just overall ideas to help you! You can get all of this for one year for $36! Now, if you use the code COOKIN-23, I can save you an additional $8! You will not find all of this elsewhere for this low of a price! Think of it this way — this is just the cost of a dinner at a restaurant. Cut that out, and you’ve got meal planning made easy for a whole year! My personal favorite part of this site is that it will scale the recipes down for you (you can go as low as 2 people). I personally hate having a recipe and standing there trying to figure out the math to cut it down (it has been a long time since I have had to divide fractions). Now, since I have such great readers, I am able to give away 3 ten year memberships to their site!
How to Enter: I need to know is your favorite recipe to make. The recipes should be:
- makeable in 30 -40 minutes,
- using products and ingredients that you would normally have around the house,
- something you have made (no downloads from websites).
Your recipe also needs to fit under one of the categories listed here.
Besides the free memberships, the winners will have their recipes published both on the Emailsforyou blog and their site. You will be given credit for the recipes on the sites too. I will also be mentioning the winners on a post on here with credit to you for a great recipe. The judges for this contest will be me, EmealsForYou, Elizabeth from MomCooks.net, and Val from Fun, Crafts, and Recipes.
I’ll be running this contest until Dec. 15th at 8:00pm CST, so good luck. I am looking forward to some new ideas to be making this holiday season!
The easy way to cook . . . 
Sounds like a great idea and a good time saver.
What a good idea. I need this badly. I’m constantly running out of ideas of what to cook. Thanks.
I agree my husband is constantly complaining about having the same thing…its a constant challenge to meke the same foods different
Well .. here’s my favourite recipe .. easy to prepare and very tasty.
Boil some water and chuck in some penne
While they are cooking, cut up some salmon trimmings into small pieces. Brown some onions, then throw in the salmon. Throw some vodka into the pan to give it some flavour and after the vodka has boiled off, pour in some cream. Cook for a couple of mins till the pasta is done.
Drain the pasta, mix in the salmon sauce and serve with a generous potion of caviar on top
Mmmmm
Spaghetti Carbonara
1 lb. cooked spaghetti
Pancetta or thick bacon cut into pieces (you can pre cook it or leave it raw)
2 eggs
Loads of freshly grated Parmesan cheese
freshly ground pepper
chopped 4 whole garlic cloves
chopped Italian parsley
heavy cream
1. In a pan over medium heat add your cooked spaghetti and ALL the ingredients to taste. You want to stir it and move it around a lot, so the eggs cook, but not too much to scramble them, and the cream creates a nice sauce.
Category: Easy Recipe I Can Cook – Don’t be put off by the name game!
Chicken Stir Fry
This is easy and so so yummy!
1/4 c extra virgin olive oil
2 c broccoli
2 c cauliflower
1 c sliced mushrooms
1/2 c shredded carrots
2 cups grilled chicken strips or left over chicken
Garlic & onion salt, black pepper
1) Heat oil in non-stick skillet
2) Add veggies & season to taste
3) Cover skillet and stir occasionally, cooking for about 10 minutes.
4) Add chicken and cover until done – about 10 minutes.
Serve over steamed rice.
Thanks for the chance to win.
Herbed Cheesy Potatoes
4-Potatoes
1 c Shredded cheddar
1 c Shredded Mozzarella
3 Tb butter
1/2 tsp garlic salt
2 pinches oregano
pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 425
Cut potatoes in thin slices
Spread onto greased cookie sheet
Add butter
Sprinkle oregano over potatoes
Sprinkle garlic salt over potatoes
Sprinkle cheese in alternating layers
Put into oven for 25-28 minutes
My favorite, simple-to-make recipe:
Easy Cottage Pie
1 lbs ground beef
Instant mashed potatoes
Shredded cheddar cheese
Frozen peas & carrots
Onion salt, black pepper, rosemary, steak seasoning
-Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a casserole pan.
-Brown the ground beef in a skillet. Drain the excess fat and return to medium heat.
-Add 1 cup water and use the onion salt, pepper, rosemary, etc to season to taste. Alternately you can use Dale’s to season.
-Stir in frozen vegetables and cook until most of the water is evaporated.
-Follow the directions to make the instant mashed potatoes.
-Pour meat into casserole dish. Cover with a layer of the mashed potatoes and some grated/shredded cheddar cheese.
-Bake 20-30 minutes until top starts to brown
Category: Easy Recipe I Can Cook