Easy Flavored Crispy Crackers

My husband likes saltines with butter, making “butter sandwiches” with them and refers to saltines as his guilty pleasure. I share that same box of saltines and call them “lo-cal treats”

This is a quick and flavorful recipe hat is a big and tasty part of my Wife 1500 program! I discovered Kernel Seasons through the Skinny and he City website, a place I recommend for their great ideas in fashion and food. This simple recipe uses Kernel seasons flavor shakers to make saltines a wonderful indulgence.

**note – I use regular cooking spray instead of the popcorn spray the Kernel Seasons sells, because regular cooking spray has no added salt. The first time I made crackers using this method, I made the Parmesan Garlic seasoning, but I’ve since used the caramel and the Kettle Corn seasonings for a sweet crispy treat too

Crispy Crackers

8 regular or unsalted Saltines
Butter flavor cooking spray
Kernel Seasons popcorn flavoring of your choice

Lay the 8 saltines out flat on a microwave safe plate. Spray each cracker with the cooking spray. Shake the popcorn seasoning over the crackers.

Microwave the crackers on high for one minute. The seasoning will be lightly brown.

Enjoy as a snack or with soup or salad, warm or cooled!

8 Crispy Crackers contain 100 calories.

Kernel Seasons is available at many retailers and online at http://www.kernelseasons.com

Cranberry-Orange Zucchini Bread

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This recipe is an adaptation of Jean Northrup’s contribution, on behalf of husband, Jim, to the 1974 Tiger’s Favorite Recipes book, put out by The Detroit Tigers. By the time I made the necessary alterations, it was a bit, ahem, in left field, from the original recipe for pumpkin Bread


Cranberry-Orange Zucchini Bread

Ingredients:
1-1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cop coking oil
2 eggs
1 cup grated zucchini
1/3/4 cups flour
1 tsp salt
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/3 cup water
1/2 cup dried cranberries
grated peel from a medium orange

preheat oven to 350º.

Mix by had first four ingredients in large mixing bowl. sift together the flour. salt and pumpkin pie spice and add to wet ingredients. Stir in water, cranberries and orange peel.

Pour batter into a greased and floured loaf pan. Bake at 350º for one hour or until the center springs back when pressed.

Allow to cool in pan for at least 15 minutes before removing.

Originally released as a Cook Book Page bonus in “Thank You” by Digitalegacies Designs, October 2008

Fireside Cinnamon Buns

Fireside Cinnamon Buns

This makes great breakfast rolls or a sweet treat curled up by the campfire!

1 box Jiffy biscuit mix
2/3 cup of water
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/4 sugar
2-3 TBS cinnamon
3 TBS each of raisins and chopped nuts if desired
heavy duty aluminum foil.

Add just enough water to biscuit mix to make a dough. On half an opened large sheet of aluminum foil place the dough spread out into a squarish shape. Spread the butter all over the dough. If desired, sprinkle the raisins and nut pieces onto the dough. Sprinkle the sugar and the cinnamon on top.

Fold over and loosely cover the dough and fold the seams shut. wrap the biscuit dough again in a second sheet of foil. Place directly onto burned down coals, or on a grill. turn the packet every 1 to 2 minutes. Cinnamon buns will be done in 8-15 minutes depending on the intensity of the heat.

Originally posted at Simply Davine July 2003

Mom's Sage Dressing

Mom's Sage Dressing

1 - 10 oz can condensed Cream of Celery soup
1 - 10 oz can of chicken broth
1 1/2 loaves of plain white bread
2 eggs
1/2 stick of butter
2 medium onions, chopped
Fresh sage to taste (we usually use 2 of those boxes of herbs you get sat the grocery store)
Salt, Pepper, Parsley and Garlic Powder to taste

Brown the onions in the butter. Tear the bread into medium sized pieces. Mix the bread, sage and other spices in a large bowl. Add the soup, eggs, broth and onions and knead until thoroughly mixed. Stuff your turkey and cook according to directions on turkey package for a stuffed bird.

Originally posted at Simply Davine November 2002