Meal Planning with Connie

"Scarecrow Teens"            "Student Scarecrows" "Hannah Montana Scarecrow" "Armor of God Scarecrow" - Fellowship of Christian Athletes "Scarecrow Dancer" - PHS Dance Team    "Groovy Girl Scarecrow" and "Scarecrow Photographer" All photos courtesy of Wayne Carter Well, day one of using my Christmas Planner went really well.  One of the first things for this week was to see what traditions the family wanted to keep and see if there were any new ones anyone wanted to start.  This was really a fun activity - and some of the answers were surprising.  Now that both of the kids are older, you just never know what appeals to them! As much as I miss a little one around the house, teens really are fun, too! This is a quick and easy little stew I created for our lunch. It was a big hit with the kids, and there was enough for our supper, too. Larry gave it a  big thumbs up!  There's just something about men f...

Low-fat Corn Muffins The corn makes these really moist for low-fat muffins.  These are wonderful made the "regular" way with the butter!! Low-fat (or Not!)*Corn Muffins 2 cups self-rising cornmeal 1 cup self-rising flour 1 tablespoon sugar, optional 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk ( I use White Lily Buttermilk Cornmeal mix, so I just fat-free 1/2-and-half. ) ¾ cup Egg Beaters (equals 3 eggs) ( I used 1 egg and 1/2 cup of Egg Beaters. ) 1 can (15 ounces) cream-style corn 2 tablespoon melted “light” butter ( I used fat-free squeeze butter. ) Preheat oven to 425°. Coat muffin pan liberally with cooking spray. (Use plenty of spray to help these brown and to help keep them from sticking.) Combine the cornmeal, flour and sugar in a large mixing bowl. In another bowl, whisk together the buttermilk and Egg Beaters; stir in the cream-style corn and melted butter. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients just until blended. Spoon into the prepared baking pan. Ba...