My 14 year old daughter loves to cook.  When she babysits, she loves to have the ingredients on hand for the littler ones to make their own pizzas.

Here is the recipe she put together about a year ago:

Mikki’s Personal Pizzas

• 1 can Grands buttermilk biscuits
• 1 package pepperoni
• 1 bag pre-grated mozzarella cheese
• small jar of pizza sauce

Set oven to 350, open can of biscuits. Take one at a time and flatten them out, putting them on a cookie sheet once they are flat. Put as much sauce as desired on each pizza with a spoon. Sprinkle with cheese and add pepperoni pieces.

Bake in oven 13 to 17 minutes, depending on oven. Let cool a bit and enjoy!

Ever since my sons grew up and moved out, I’ve had a hard time not cooking for an army. Last night I made a simple noodle meal and cooked the whole bag of noodles. Why I did that, I have no idea. So I refrigerated the left overs and determined I would use them this evening.

I made a stir fry with zucchini, yellow squash, mushrooms, celery, onion and plenty of garlic. Then I remembered my promise to myself – the noodles!

I put them in the pan and let them warm through with the veggies. Then I sprinkled the whole lot with a generous helping of parmesan cheese. Yum!

The best part was it took under 30 minutes to make the one skillet meal.

Prepare this early on your Sunday and don’t think about it again until you start to smell the delicious aromas float through the home.

You will need:

• 1 3-4 pound roast
• 1 can of cream of mushroom soup
• 2-3 cans of water
• 1 package of Beef/Onion seasoning (Lipton is a great option)
• 3 medium sized potatoes – quartered
• 3 cups of carrots, sliced
• 1/2 an onion sliced

Place roast and vegetables in crock pot. Combine all remaining ingredients in a bowl and pour over roast and vegetables.

Cook 7-8 hours on low.

Enjoy!

A super-duper, simple Shrimp Appetizer!

You will need:

• 2 cans of shrimp (4oz each)
• 1 can of Cream of Mushroom Soup
• 1 package of cream cheese (8oz)
• 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
• 1/4 cup mayo
• 1/2 cup water chestnuts
• 1/2 cup green onions
• 1/2 cup minced celery

In a large saucepan, heat soup to boiling. Reduce heat to medium and add cream cheese. Combine until smooth. Cool.

Stir in remaining ingredients.

Serve in a bowl with butter flavored crackers or inside a bread bowl with pieces of bread.

Dip can be served hot or cold – your preference!

This week, I had a blast surfing and searching for interesting articles and recipes.

This recipe for brownies sounds so good. I can’t wait to try them. I think the bar of chocolate vs cocoa would make a big difference.

Want to wow your family with this recipe for home made crackers? I love the idea because I know just what is in the crackers.

For those of us who are trying to eat more healthfully here is excellent advice.

From my favorite website, Neighbor Nancy helps us make elegantly flavored Ramen noodles.

On the saving money subject, I thought HoustonMom had the right ideas.

This recipe is simple and will satisfy us garlic lovers.

I saved the most unique recipe for last – Homemade Poptarts!

This week was certainly a delicious week in the blogosphere! Don’t forget to surf by for next week’s link love!