Tuesday Time Saving Tip - be prepared for illness

One thing I learned this week? Be prepared for the next time your family is sick. What do you have on hand? What do you need? In my house it's things like a working thermometer, pain/fever medication, electrolite drinks, high starch foods, basic first aid items. Hopefully you never have to use them, but just in case you do, it's far better to have them at home than to worry about how to get them when you or your little ones are sick.

Vanishing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

I made these last night and they are already almost gone. I added a quarter cup of crushed walnuts for a bit of extra flavor. These are one of my families absolute favorites! This is the recipe from the Quaker box, but sometimes it's nice to have it on hand in case you buy a store brand.


1 cup margarine or butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups Quicker Quaker Oats or Old-Fashioned Quaker oats, uncooked
1 cup raisins

Directions
1Heat oven to 350°F.
2Beat together margarine and sugars until creamy.
3Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
4Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well.
5Stir in oats and raisins; mix well.
6Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
7Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
8Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to wire rack.
9Makes about 4 dozen.
10Bar Cookies: Bake 30 to 35 minutes in ungreased 13x9-inch metal baking pan.

Baklava Salmon

If you love salmon you will be in for a real treat, this is absolutely fantastic! Recipezaar recipe # 108775. It has 200 5 star reviews.
Baklava Salmon (with honey, butter, walnuts and mustard)

1/4 cup melted butter
3 tablespoons whole grain mustard or Dijon mustard (or your favorite)
1 1/2 tablespoons honey
1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
1/4 cup walnuts or pecans, finely chopped
4 teaspoons fresh parsley, chopped
4 (4 ounce) salmon fillets
fresh ground pepper
kosher salt
1 quartered lime or lemon (optional)

Directions
1Preheat oven to 400°; Line shallow roasting pan with non-stick aluminum foil, or spray with non-stick pan spray.
2In small bowl, blend butter, mustard, and honey, set aside; in another bowl, mix together bread crumbs, nuts, and parsley.
3Place salmon fillets on prepared pan, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and brush with honey-mustard mixture; sprinkle tops with crumb/nut mixture; if any remains, press into sides of salmon.
4Bake salmon 12-15 minutes in preheated oven, or until it flakes easily with a fork, serve with lime or lemon wedge.

Tuesday Time Saving Tip - Love Leftovers

Get creative with leftovers, they can make a super quick meal. Tonight we had nachos. The meat was leftover from tacos. Add cheese, tomato, sweet pepper, green onion, with salsa and low fat sour cream and yum! Left over chicken can be used a million ways, I luv tossing it into pasta or to make a super quick stirfry.