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From everyday meals to special occasions, Andi's motto is: Keep it simple. Keep it fun. And, above all, keep it delicious.
I've cooked my way through life: as a toddler, a college student, a newlywed, a mom and, now, a grandma.
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Gluten-Free Pancakes
by AndiatBettyCrocker 11/20/2009 12:50:00 PM

If you haven’t heard about them yet, Betty Crocker has a new line of gluten-free dessert mixes. Someone shared her idea, on one of the BettyCrocker.com message boards, to use the yellow cake mix to make gluten-free pancakes. It seemed like such a great idea that Kristen went into the test kitchens to stir some up....


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Tags: gluten-free cake mix, gluten-free pancakes

You Can Win $1,000—Enter Our Celebrate the Season Recipe Contest
by AndiatBettyCrocker 11/19/2009 10:04:00 AM

I am so excited to offer you an opportunity to send us a recipe, you have created, that we may publish in one of three of our upcoming supermarket recipe magazines. If our food experts choose your recipe, you will have a chance to win $1,000.00 or other cash prizes. Be sure to enter recipes in one of the following catagories: ...


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Tags: recipe contest, 000.00, win $1

5 Easy Meals—#5: Cowboy Casserole
by AndiatBettyCrocker 11/18/2009 11:23:00 AM

Cowboy Casserole is the last recipe in a series of 5 Easy Meals for week-night dinners.  With only 7 ingredients (all of which you probably have on hand), this is sure to be a meal that your family will like. 1. Cook ground beef in a skillet; stir in baked beans and barbecue sauce. Spoon this mixture into a casserole.2. Make a dough using Bisquick, milk and butter. Drop dough by tablespoons onto beef mixture. Aren't Blake and Jack doing a good job of this in the photo below?...


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Tags: Easy Meals, kids can cook, recipe for ground beef, Cowboy Casserole, Bisquick mix

5 Easy Meals--#4: Gremolata-Topped Sea Bass
by AndiatBettyCrocker 11/16/2009 12:41:00 PM

   With only seven ingredients in this recipe, it was a perfect week-night meal for Jack and me. While the fish was baking,we had time to cook some veggies and make a salad. Our diner was ready in just 25 minutes. Lining the baking dish with foil makes the clean-up easier. Gremolata-Topped Sea Bass  ...


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Tags: Easy Meals, Gremolata, Betty Crocker Quick & Easy Cookbook, Sea Bass

5 Easy Meals—#3 Super-Easy Chicken Manicotti
by AndiatBettyCrocker 11/13/2009 1:54:00 PM

Would you believe that you can prepare this Super-Easy Chicken Manicotti casserole in just 15 minutes? That's because you don’t have to precook the manicotti or the filling. Even 2-year old Blake can fill the dry manicotti shells with the chicken—that’s how easy it is! Then put it in the oven and let if bake for 1 hour....


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5 Easy Meals--#2 Tangy Sesame Chicken
by AndiatBettyCrocker 11/11/2009 1:48:00 PM

On nights when I have a French class and get home late, Jack sometimes starts dinner for us. This recipe for Tangy Sesame Chicken tastes better than a frozen entrée and costs much less than picking up the same meal from our local Asian restaurant. Cutting the chicken breasts into strips takes only a minute or two.   It's easy to dip the chicken pieces into the batter and then fry them...


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5 Easy Meals—#1: Swiss Steak Casserole
by AndiatBettyCrocker 11/9/2009 2:40:00 PM

With the holidays quickly approaching, we all need help with planning week-night meals because it's such a busy time of year. So, I’ve decided to share five easy dinner recipes with you in my next five posts, as a way to help you though an entire week. This Swiss Steak can be prepared in just 20 minutes and then you put it in the oven and forget about it for about 1 1/2 hours. I sometimes double the recipe so that we will have leftovers. There are lots of vegetables (mushrooms, onions and carrots) baked with the steak and so, you just need to add a baked&nb...


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Christmas Cookies
by AndiatBettyCrocker 11/6/2009 2:03:00 PM

Is it too early to start baking Christmas cookies? Absolutely not! This new Betty Crocker supermarket magazine is full of great Christmas cookie, bar and candy recipes. Copies will be available at your supermarket by November 10th. Here is a sampling of the great recipes in this issue: Ginger-Lemon Delights (below) are one of my favorites. Ginger cookies are a nice addition to any Christmas cookie plat...


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Tags: Christmas cookies, Christmas bars, Christmas candies, Fudge recipes, Mexican Wedding Cakes, Russian Tea Cakes

Cheesecake Pancakes
by AndiatBettyCrocker 11/4/2009 10:33:00 AM

Cheesecake Pancakes—REALLY? Members of our staff read about them on the Bettycrocker.com message boards and from the comments on the boards, we learned that they are a new item on the menu at a popular pancake restaurant. They sounded so good to us, we decided to develop our own&nbs...


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Tags: Bisquick, Developing recipes in a test kitchen, Betty Crocker Kitchens, Cheesecake Pancakes, IHOP

Jeanie’s Favorite Recipe: Danish Puff
by AndiatBettyCrocker 11/2/2009 12:24:00 PM

After working in the Betty Crocker Kitchens for 30 years, Jeanie retired on Friday. In this photo, she is holding one of her favorite Betty Crocker recipes: Danish Puff. It is one of my favorite breakfast treats too. Jeanie told me that this recipe was published for the first time in the 1969 edition of the Betty Crocker big red cookbook. ...


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Tags: Scandinavian breakfasts, Danish Puff

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