Taking Old Family Recipes to Healthy Modern Heights!
All while continuing to cherish the traditional roots from a self taught, home cook/baker/crafter.
Today the average person/family wants a simple, healthy to semi-healthy, non-pocket robbing lifestyle.
That includes our everyday living and the little extras! This site was designed to show you with a little planning and imagination, it is possible!
Tried and true with a personal opinion...
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NO professional photography or doctored pictures...
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NO super fancy expensive ingredients...
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NO paid advertising...
Just REAL food, craft projects, tips and opinions from a home just like yours!
My goal is to bring you easy and delicious, budget friendly recipes... Gift ideas and handmade craft tutorials... Tips, shortcuts and product reviews for the everyday life!
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Pizza Strips
Charmies
(Car Charms)
New York Style Cheesecake
Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew
Floral Bouquets
Handmade Gifts
Like crafting as a hobby, DIY'ing or giving handmade gifts? "I personally LOVE all three!"
I have been crafting and making handmade gifts since I was about 8 years old. It all started with my grandmother's best-friend. She would show me all the things she was in the middle of making, and seeing her supplies made me happy... Like a kid in a candy store! {I apparently have the same infatuation with office supplies... But that's another story for another section!🫣} But then anytime crafting came out during Girl Scouts... "Oh bring on the glitter... It was my time to shine!" - Pun intended! I have collected pictures of all my creations as I make them... and of course there is always more on the way... I haven't stopped! So check out my crafts & gifts sections from Jewelry making, sewing, pottery to diaper cakes and everything in between. Hopefully something will pique your interest for something for yourself or a gift for someone special!
Popular Dinners
Turn off the heat, open the windows and let that crisp SPRING air into your home. Get out those hand shovels, and gardening gloves cause it's time to clear out the weeds! Check out these delicious easy meals on whip one up for your family this week. Thrown in a Speedy Chicken Casserole, and start working on that Spring Wreath for your front door, or that cute Memory Wire Bracelet you would like to add to your spring collection!
MEET THE BLOGGER
Putting a modern twist on traditional things...
Hi! I’m so glad you’re here! I founded CWT 8 years ago. Over my lifetime and many years of experience {since I was 9 years old} with cooking, crafting, and learning to be frugal... I’ve come a long way since! My number one goal is to turn my families traditional and my self taught recipes into healthy, budget-friendly, easy cooking, and making crafting budget -friendly and simple as well as fun for you! I have compiled an overabundance of recipes, craft tutorials, meal-plans and gift ideas to share. So, join me on this journey as I bring good food & useful ideas from my life to yours.
Looking for ideas on what to make tonight? Or maybe for a gathering this weekend? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Grab a Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew Iced Coffee and a note book; I promise you’ll leave saying, “That was good – so... so good... and super easy!!”
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Share your favorite recipes, ideas, tips & tricks, handmade crafts and gifts with us all!
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French Toast Egg Loaf
*Keto/Low Carb/Sugar Free Option
“Craving french toast but don't want all the carbs? This is the best recipe ever! This recipe is very versatile, you can add any ingredients you'd like. Make it sweet or savory...
Pop-Tart Sugar Cookies
"I’m channeling in my childhood self for these Pop-Tart Cookies. Unfortunately, snacking on a pop tart is something I do much less frequently as an adult...
Spicy Cucumber Tuna Rolls
"These gluten-free cucumber sushi rolls are so easy to make and they are such a colorful and pretty appetizer, snack or healthy meal. Filled with a spicy tuna and fresh crisp vegetables...
Blueberry Yogurt Cake
*Keto/Low Carb/Sugar Free Option
This dessert recipe is super light, easy, and refreshing. A great alternative to cheesecake. Perfect for the summer...
Hello H🔥T Stuff! 🥛🍪
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Chewy Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies
There is nothing... I mean NOTHING... on this whole damn plant better than warm gooey chocolate chip cookies right from the oven with a tall glass of ice cold milk!
I have finally perfected the best chocolate chip cookie! This cookie is a cross between a Toll House (we all grew up with) and a lavish resort gourmet bakery cookie. It is truthfully the best cookie I have ever tasted and now you can have them too!
I leave you with these 7 words... Fantastical, Delectable, Soft, Chewy, Gooey, Chocolatey and Delicious! 🥛🍪
Breakfast & Brunch Dishes
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but it’s also an excuse to eat sweet rolls, muffins, donuts, and pastries in the morning! {Okay... OK, sometimes. But still.} Whether you’re planning a healthy wake-up meal with a delicious French toast egg loaf, banana bread oatmeal, or delicious chefs omelettes; or a special-occasion breakfast casserole or a huge stack of fluffy pancakes, you’re sure to find a new favorite breakfast recipe to start your day off right.
Cookie Addiction
Have a cookie addiction like me? "I have never met a cookie I didn't like!"
You will notice this is my largest recipe category yet, and it's still continues to grow! Warm gooey, soft & chewy cookies have always been my favorite since I was a kid.. and Pie.. Everyone loves pie! I have been compiling cookie recipes since I was 8 years old. From cutting them out of magazines, to asking the secretaries in waiting rooms of where ever I ended up waiting, to make a copy of a newspaper section or magazine from the lobby. Even concocting my own by using my Mother's base cookie recipe by doctoring it up when I was young. Here you will definitely find a recipe from what I call the 50/50 (Chewy/Crispy) category that you will love right here.
Meal Plans
Check out my meal plans to help you organize your dinners for the week. Each meal plan includes 5 dinner recipes along with a breakfast dish, a dessert recipe and a snack/beverage idea created for a family of 4 that can be customized to your liking to help you save time, save money and enjoy home cooked meals more often without the stress. All the meal plans are free and include a downloadable PDF with the meals, suggested pairings and a printable grocery/checklist to help you keep organized with the items needed. I hope you enjoy these free meal plans that I have created for you! A new plan will be added monthly. So come back and check them out.
March's Meal Plan of the Month: Italian Inspired Meals 🇮🇹
