Cooking with Ellen

I was recently asked to take dessert for dinner at a friend’s house. I had some cupcakes in the freezer that I decided to thaw and ice for dessert. When I pulled the cupcakes out of the freezer, however, I found that they had been smooshed by too much stuff crammed in! uh oh!
But, no [...]

1 chocolate cake mix, prepared (or about 18 cupcakes, 1 cake, etc)
1/2 cup whipped chocolate icing (Can use sugar-free, OR, your cake/cupcakes could be pre-iced)
2 candy bars, crumbled (I used Butterfinger – sugar-free Hersheys or Dark Chocolate would work great, too)
1 large box sugar-free instant vanilla pudding, prepared
12 ounces fat-free whipped topping
Break 1/3 of prepared [...]

This week, I would like to share yet another chicken strips recipe with you. These BBQ Chicken Strips are absolutely delicious, though they must be eaten with a fork, not your hands. Ryan and I made these for lunch the other day and totally enjoyed every bite! They are very simple with only 2 ingredients, [...]

Chicken Breast – cut into strips
BBQ Sauce – your favorite (we used a Root Beer flavored BBQ sauce I found a coupon for)
Sprinkle BBQ sauce around a medium-sized skillet. Place chicken strips on top of BBQ sauce in one layer. Cover with sauce. Simmer on stove (you may want to cover them, as the BBQ [...]

My latest quest/challenge has been to save money at the grocery store. Grocery shopping, especially for healthy foods, can be a huge challenge for most of us on a budget. Calculating price per ounce or price per pound leads me to open my cell phone calculator numerous times throughout the store and checkout time can [...]