Savvy with Abbie

My plan was to make banana bread a few nights ago but I didn't have my bread pan washed so I made it last night instead. I am so glad I did. I didn't have eggs or buttermilk like you typically need for banana bread so I used some replacements - vegetable oil, baking powder, milk and lemon juice. The full recipe is below. I hope you love this just as much as I do!  Ingredients: 1/2 cup milk 2 tsp lemon juice 3/4 cup butter 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 large bananas, mashed 3 tbsp vegetable oil 3 tbsp water 2 tsp baking powder 2 cups flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt Directions: In a small bowl, combine milk and lemon juice and let sit for a few minutes. Preheat oven to 325. Mix together the 3/4 cup butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar until combined. In another bowl, combine the vegetable oil, water and baking powder and mix to combine. Add in the two bananas and the bowl of vegetable oil (egg replacement). In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the flour mixture and

Kevin hasn't been feeling well the past two days so I didn't really feel like cooking much last night. We had pizza dough in the refrigerator so Jace and I decided to make a homemade/handmade pepperoni pizza. We used pizza dough, pepperoni slices, mozzarella cheese, pizza sauce and Italian Seasoning. We took out the dough and spread it out using a rolling pin. Cook in the oven, 400 degrees, for 8 minutes. Top with pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni slices, and Italian Seasoning. Bake for 10-13 minutes or until dough is fully cooked. Enjoy!! There were plenty of leftovers for us to have today for lunch! Super easy! 

Last night we had tacos in our house and I unfortunately did not have a packet of taco seasoning like I typically do. I decided to Google a homemade taco seasoning and it was really good! I used a recipe by AllRecipes and the only change was using half of the salt and adding water to the taco meat to make sure the taco seasoning absorbs as it should. The full recipe is below!  Ingredients: 1 tbsp chili powder 1/4 tsp garlic powder 1/4 tsp onion powder 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes 1/4 tsp dried oregano 1/2 tsp paprika powder 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp cracked pepper Directions: Combine all ingredients in a mason jar. If you are going to use it for tacos and ground beef, cook the ground beef until no longer pink. Add 1/2 cup water and the taco seasoning. Simmer for 4 minutes. Enjoy! 

Making lasagna by hand/scratch can be a lot of work. I have made my fair share of lasagna's and even though they take awhile to make, they are so worth it and taste so much better than the frozen lasagna! Especially this one - a Ground Turkey Lasagna. Kevin and I are working on making better/healthier choices, and in this case it was using ground turkey instead of ground beef. This recipe took me about an hour total and usually that ends up being the case with lasagna so it wasn't anything that I didn't expect. The original recipe can be found HERE and we changed a few things including removing the yellow onion, used Italian Style cheese instead of Parmesan cheese and used That's Amore seasonings instead of Parsley.  Ingredients: 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp minced garlic 1/2 cup milk 1 tube ground turkey 1 tsp salt 1 2/3 cup shredded Italian Style cheese 10oz mozzarella cheese shredded 15oz package ricotta cheese 1 tsp dried oregano 1 tsp That's Amore seasoning 1 t

If you are looking for a one-pot dinner with a nice little kick to it, this pasta is it. I'll be honest and say that I don't think I've ever had a Cajun meal before and did not even know what to look for when the original recipe showed Cajun Seasoning. I was at Walmart looking at seasonings and it was right there. So much easier than I thought and the meal itself took less than an hour to make. Everything is in one pot too which makes cleaning so much easier. If you make this, please let me know in the comments below. If you want it a little less spicy, just add less Cajun seasoning.  Ingredients: 2 tbsp butter 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp onion powder 2 tbsp garlic powder 1 large boneless, skinless chicken breast cut into 1 inch pieces 1 tsp basil 1 1/4 cups low-sodium chicken broth 1 cup half and half 2 cups water 2 tbsp Cajun Seasoning 3 cups dry rotini pasta 1/2 cup shredded cheese, Italian style Directions: Add butter and olive oil to a pot over medium heat.  Once the butt

I've made several sausage and vegetable skillet dinners before in the past including THIS ONE HERE but they always end up being so different from each other. I love sausage and vegetable skillets for a few reasons. The first is that it's SUPER easy to make. The second is it tastes amazing and the third is it's fairly healthy for you! This one actually has a soy sauce marinade which was pretty salty but not enough to not eat the entire plate ;)  The original recipe was in an email I had received but I did not save it so I don't know who to give credit to :/ Their full version is below and if you recognize this, please let me know so I can give credit!  Ingredients: 1/4 cup soy sauce 1 tbsp sesame oil 1 tsp fresh ginger minced 3 cloves garlic salt and pepper to taste 4 brats 2 assorted bell peppers 1 red onion 1 zucchini 1 yellow square Directions: Cut vegetables into 1 inch pieces. Add all marinade ingredients and cut vegetables to zip lock bag. Marinade at least 1 hour

I LOVE cooking and, even though I used to have a cupcake business, I am not really into baking or making treats or desserts as much. Awhile back I saw this recipe for Cake Batter Muddy Buddies and figured Jace would like them and they would be fun and easy to make so I gave it a try. The original recipe can be found HERE and the only thing I changed was the measurements for the yellow cake. I misread the directions and used all the yellow cake mix which was WAY too much. I just literally noticed that it said 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp cake mix so that is definitely something I'll do next time. Don't do what I did! Anyways, I have these all in sandwich bags now and ready to go as a snack or dessert. They are SO good!! What are you waiting for? Only 4 ingredients! Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips 6 cups chex cereal 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp yellow cake mix (dry) - don't do the whole box! 1/4 cup powdered sugar Directions: Put white chocolate chips in a small microwavable bowl. Mel