February Recipes

Cheesy Wild Rice Soup
My mother gave me a recipe for a cheesy rice soup and this is the closest thing I could find online.  There are only 5 ingredients so it is super simple!  When I made it, I used milk instead of the half and half and brown rice instead of the wild rice. The next time I make it, I may try it using this version of the recipe to see what one I like better.

Taco Cups
This recipe has been on one of my Pinterest boards for a long time.  I finally made them to snack on as we watch the Super Bowl.  They were very simple and very good.  They are the perfect finger snack.  (To see the recipe, you will need to hover your mouse over the picture.)

Creamy Peanut Butter Dip
This is a very healthy dip for any type of fruit.  It is also a good source of protein because of the Greek yogurt.  I love honey, so instead of using maple syrup to sweeten it, I used honey.  I have been taking this in my lunch just about everyday since I have made it :)

Streusel-Topped Banana Bread
I have a ton of frozen bananas.  Instead of using the all for smoothies, I thawed some and made some banana bread.  I found this recipe and the streusel top intrigued me.  It was delicious!  My husband would have eaten the entire loaf in one sitting if I would have let him :)

I try very hard to not cook the same things over and over.  Of course we have our family favorites, but I also enjoy cooking new things.  I try to cook something new each week.  In the past, I have subscribed to many cooking magazines to get new ideas.  I would tear out recipes that interested me.  Just recently I create a new organized way to store and save these recipes.  You can read about that here - Recipe Binder.  Now I have Pinterest :) The nice thing about Pinterest is I don't have to print off the recipes.  I can pin them to my boards and quickly access them on my iPad when I am meal planning and cooking.  Here are my recipe boards if you want to take a look:
Yummy Snacks                       
Slow Cooker
Delicious Desserts                     
Soups
Drinks                                       
Daily Dinners

Good Morning Breakfast             
Lunches