These chocolate chow mein noodle cookies are the perfect crunchy, sweet, and salty treat. They are super simple to make with minimal ingredients, no baking, and just a couple of hours waiting for them to set in the fridge. Make them a couple hours before an event, and they will be ready by the time you’re ready to go. They are super fun to make and are perfect for the holiday season....
Goblin is thinking “Please someone help me…I’m not a reindeer.” And in this one Xanadu is plotting on how to push me off the bed tonight.. One of these days I’ll get them in a costume.. maybe while the’re sleeping! 🙂 I am a donut lover. As a kid my mom worked at the donut shop and she would always bring me home my favorite blueberry donut. At Halloween she’d bring me home little festive munchkins that were decorated like Frankenstein and pumpkins....
Easy sweet pepper soup It’s inevitable… peppers just seem to accumulate in my house and I always have way too many! It’s a great problem to have when I’m craving Stuffed Peppers or a Cheesy Green Pepper Bake, but for the lazier days, this Creamy Sweet Pepper Soup is always the perfect solution. Made with yummy sweet peppers, chicken broth, and white rice, every slurp of this easy soup is savory and comforting....
Easy Stuffed Shells Recipe We aren’t really a fancy dinner family. We like easy casseroles, soups, slow cooker meals and the occasional hot dog with french fries. We also LOVE cheesy pasta dishes like lasagna and stuffed shells, and I have to tell you this ricotta cheese filling in these shells is delicious and makes all my cheesy pasta dreams come true! Stuffed Shells have been one of my favorite dinners since I was a kid....
The Best Frozen Cream of Broccoli Soup Recipe The best part about this cream of broccoli soup is it’s so easy to make with frozen broccoli, no need to spend 5 minutes chopping up a head of fresh broccoli. It’s also delicious! This creamy soup makes for a great main course with a side of crusty bread or dinner rolls, needed for dipping of course! Hot cream soups like this are some of our favorites on chilly nights, but are also delicious year round!...
I’m back with another bread machine recipe for you! You guys have been loving my Bread Machine Italian Bread and Bread Machine Fluffy Rolls and Bread Machine Meatloaf, so I thought it was time to share one of my family’s favorites – homemade pizza dough! NYC Pizza Dough Recipe Look, I’m just going to be straight with you. NYC has the best pizza, so I know good pizza. And this is amazing homemade pizza!...
The best way to use leftover Thanksgiving pumpkin pie Sick of munching on leftover turkey, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie for days after Thanksgiving? Me too. Instead of eating the same meal over and over again, you’ve gotta get creative and turn the pounds of leftovers into new and delicious dishes that your family will love. Pumpkin pie is essential at most holiday celebrations but definitely always Thanksgiving....
Easy Pizza Casserole My family would eat pizza every day if I let them. Heck, I’d eat pizza everyday if I allowed myself. This casserole is a fun twist on a classic meal with nutritious cauliflower cooked in a zesty pizza sauce, plenty of cheese, and our favorite pizza toppings – pepperoni and basil. Pizza casserole has it all – it’s quick, doesn’t dirty up a ton of dishes, and has flavors that both kids and adults adore....
Do you know what I love? Ravioli! Do you know what I really love? Homemade ravioli! Do you know what I really really love? Crispy Baked Ravioli that is easy to make and filled with three types of cheese! Right now I don’t have the time to make homemade ravioli dough so I came up with a simple solution. Instead of spending hours making dough from scratch, use wonton wrappers!...
Do you forget what vegetables you have in the refrigerator? With this simple photo project you’ll never let your produce go bad again! One of the worst things is seeing food go to waste. Do you sometimes buy beautiful greens at the grocery store, use them for 2 days, and then somehow they get stuffed into the crisper drawer in the fridge to be forgotten about until you notice a funky smell?...
Lucky Charms Martini Lucky Charms is my childhood. Do you have a cereal that is like that? To get in the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day and to show some yummy green love, why not use Lucky Charms to make something not expected, like a Rainbow Martini? This is a adult Martini here, but why not be creative and make a juice martini for the kids? Little Sally can have a orange juice with marshmallows crushed on the cup lid while Mom boozes it up along side her on a Monday afternoon....
Do you remember my Single Serving Brownie Recipe? The goal was to create a small single brownie, so I didn’t eat a whole pan of them! Well I’m back again with single serving happiness, but this time I’m sharing cookies! Cookies are simply the best! And if there happens to be a dozen cookies in my kitchen, you better believe I’m going to gobble them all up. Now, let’s get to all of the delicious details!...
Earth and Garden Books for Kids I know you probably won’t be surprised by this, after all you’re visiting a blog called “Brooklyn Farm Girl”, but we love books that have green garden themes to them. If the book involves vegetables, forests, bugs, weeds or kids taking on corporate giants to make the world a greener place- it’s a book we read again and again. Btw, that’s my daughter’s bug garden house in the above picture next to the books....
The Best Pack and Play When we were looking for a “pack and play”, I found that none of them were fitting our needs. We wanted something light, easy to travel with, and honestly, I wanted something that matched our modern apartment aesthetic. What’s a girl got to do to get a travel crib that doesn’t have hideous prints on it? Then I found the Guava Family Lotus Travel Crib. It was everything I wanted....
The Best Vegetarian Black Bean Chili This is such an easy weeknight meal to add to your dinner menu rotation. Black beans, corn and tomatoes are simmered in a savory tomato sauce, making your kitchen smell delicious! From start to finish this vegetarian chili will take 30 minutes total. VIDEO Here’s a recipe video I made to show you how simple it is to make! What kind of beans are best for chili?...
Creamy chicken and noodles casserole When we’re low on time and craving comfort food, this noodle dish is always a hit! One of the reasons why Creamy Chicken and Noodles is always a success is because it’s a hybrid-type meal. Half casserole and half soup, each bite is super creamy and thick but is best eaten with a fork! My creamy chicken and egg noodles recipe is made with a handful of easy ingredients, like condensed creamy soup, pre-cooked chicken, chicken broth, herbs, and frozen corn....
You guys know I love sneaking garden vegetables into everything, so it might not surprise you that I turned a kids classic dinner food into something a little more nutritious with the help of eggplant! These taste just like regular “chicken nuggets” but are 100% vegetarian. Instead of meat, we use shredded eggplant. Not only does my daughter love them, but my meat-eating husband can’t keep his paws off them either....
Game of Thrones Recipe You guys, the season premiere of Game of Thrones is on this Sunday, are you excited as me? You either have 2 responses: YES! I don’t watch Game of Thrones If you say “YES!” then I slap you high 5, hug you and give you my love! If you say “I don’t watch Game of Thrones” I still hug you because you’re nice, but I need to know why you don’t watch it!...
Why You’ll Love These Soft Pretzel Rolls: Oh baby, baby, you’re going to looooove these pretzel rolls. They’re soft inside, they have a buttery salty top, and they are DELICIOUS. Good luck just eating one of these….. good luck! Sometimes homemade from scratch rolls like these can be intimidating to make, but let me just say they’re pretty easy to make, for both beginners and more experienced bread makers. You don’t need any fancy equipment or ingredients, in fact I can almost guarantee you already have all the ingredients in your kitchen (milk, butter, brown sugar, yeast, salt, flour, water and baking soda)....
We’ve been busy with work lately so when we get home we usually want a quick meal so we can gather in front of the television and watch NBA playoffs (best time of the year, go Cavs, go Nets). Pasta is a great quick meal but are you ever so hungry that you can’t even wait for the water to boil? Let me introduce you to Barilla’s Pronto pasta which is one pan, no boil, no drain pasta....
