Easy, Creamy Chicken Enchiladas

Easy Creamy Chicken Enchiladas

Every since I started meal planning, I have been coming up with really easy, budget friendly recipes like these creamy chicken enchiladas.  I have only been cooking one big meal a day, the 5 O’Clock meal, these days, the only meal that we are all together for. And remember, it’s proven that having a meal… [Continue Reading]

Quick & Easy Ham and Cheese Calzone

Ham and Cheese Calzones

Quick and easy; that seems to be our food motto these days.  With Church & school functions, work, and sports, making a ham and cheese calzone is just one of the easy recipes I’ve been cooking up lately.    It’s a meal that to grab and go which we frequently do with basketball season in full… [Continue Reading]

Asparagus Frittata

Asparagus Frittata

This recipe was submitted by Rachel S for May’s Food Challenge. If you have a recipe with eggs in it, you can enter too! Check it out ’cause there’s a great prize! Thanks Rachel for entering! INGREDIENTS: 8 Eggs Shredding Mozzarella Cheese Asparagus Onions Butter Salt/Pepper (I followed a recipe I found here: http://www.musingsofahousewife.com/2011/05/asparagus-frittata.html –… [Continue Reading]

Little Dipper Crock Pot

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How cute is this little dipper crock pot?!  Perfect for CHEESE DIP! It’s 16oz and is the perfect size for dips, which will be great for all our little parties! Perhaps you can use it with the NEW VELVEETA SPICY BUFFALO that’s coming to a store near you! *DROOL*  I know what I’ll be making… [Continue Reading]

Turning a Drab Salad into Fab!

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Most of the time, I despise salads. I don’t really like a lot of toppings that most people do so they don’t interest me too much but thanks to my personal trainer (from my local Anytime Fitness), I’m learning to tweak things a bit to allow my palette to enjoy them more. First, she recommend… [Continue Reading]

Cowboy Quesadillas

Cowboy Quesadillas

YEEHAW!  Cowboy Quesadillas are the ultimate football food, especially for this cowboy family!  As a Velveeta Kitchenista, it’s time again for me to bring you another round of delicious Velveeta recipes! It’s funny because of all the football food I’ve shared here on My Wooden Spoon, I don’t think I’ve ever made any quesadillas, which… [Continue Reading]

Cheesy Chicken Cups

Cheesy Chicken Cups

The kids are back to school and while you may or may not have to worry about lunch for them, you do have to figure out what to make for supper. My boys are older and don’t exactly love school like the little ones do and during football season they don’t even get home until… [Continue Reading]

Spring Brunch with Family and Velveeta Cheesy Chicken Rotini

Velveeta Cheesy Chicken Rotini

I don’t know about you but Spring and warm weather cannot get here fast enough.  It means cooking out, brunches, and kids playing outside!  I had a glorious Spring brun ch house party planned a couple of weeks ago and due to an unexpected snow storm, it did not happen but I did still make… [Continue Reading]

Get Your Munch On During the Game with VELVEETA Beer and Chorizo Dip!

VELVEETA Beer and Chorizo Dip!

Down, set, HUT HUT VELVEETA!  Yep, it’s that time again, time for the championship football game that all of us football fans anticipate the whole year!  And what comes along with football?? That’s right!!! DIP!  You can’t watch such an exciting football game without dip and chips, come on now.   Not only do we root… [Continue Reading]

Tomato, Bacon and Onion Gratin

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Tomatoes and onions create some wonderful dishes and this one is no exception.  Because it’s nearly impossible to find green tomatoes around here, I used firm red tomatoes instead.  This is part two of three of the dinner meal I planned for you guys.  You can see the creamed corn I made earlier and stay… [Continue Reading]

VELVEETA it Kitchenista – Wednesday’s Waste Not, Want Not

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Last year I had the honor of working with Kraft Velveeta creating the winning recipe, Shrimp Stroganoff Casserole and this year I’m honored to say I’m a VELVEETA it Kitchenista!  Me and 4 other bloggers were asked to take part in a campaign to bring you Velveeta recipes and tips & advice to help make… [Continue Reading]

Fiesta Biscuit Casserole

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It’s that time of the month where we are on rations.  The pantry is stocked with basics and very little of anything else.   I’ve learned over the years that you can turn anything into a casserole.  While I’m sure others have made this recipe in a similar fashion, I myself have no clue what to… [Continue Reading]

Meat and Potato Pie – Not Pretty but Good

Meat and Potato Pie Precooked

Nor is it healthy when topped with all that cheese but it’s very good to eat and GREAT to make when feeding a large crew.  I’ve always seen this cooked in this way but would love to hear your variations if you make something similar. INGREDIENTS 1 lb ground beef ½ small onion chopped 6… [Continue Reading]