We almost always have a big tub of plain yogurt sitting in the fridge. I use it instead of sour cream, for smoothies and as a breakfast treat topped with fresh fruit and granola. Here’s one of our favorite breakfast smoothies.

Berry Banana Smoothie

1 ripe banana
1 cup of yogurt
1 cup of frozen berries
ice
splash of milk or juice if needed

Blend everything and serve. If the banana isn’t very ripe yet, I add a bit of sugar or honey to sweeten it up.

How about you? What do you make with plain yogurt?

I’ve had a box of lasagna noodles sitting in my pantry … I bought it on impulse and haven’t done anything with it since. We’re not really big lasagna fans around here (so don’t ask me why I bought it), so I’ve been wondering if there is anything else I can make with these. Or maybe I just need a really good lasagna recipe?

I think mostly we’re just not too fond of the ricotta cheese. I’ve tried making it with cottage cheese before and we didn’t care for it either. Can you make a lasagna without any type of white sauce?

One of my daughter’s favorite cereal is fruit loops, so I usually have at least one box of this colorful cereal sitting in the pantry. After looking at it every day, I’ve been wondering if there are any recipes out there to make things with fruit loops. We’ve used it for crafts (fruit loops make cute necklaces), and as colorful and sweet decorations on iced cupcakes.

I’ve been thinking about crushing some up and making a pie crust (similar to a graham cracker crust) out of them, but haven’t tried it it. With some pudding filling and a few more fruit loops sprinkled on top, that might make a fun kiddie dessert.

I needed some fresh lemon for a recipe the other day. I ended up buying a pretty big bag of these citrus fruits, figuring that I would use them for “something”. Of course now that I have them sitting on my counter, I have no idea what to do with them. We could make homemade lemonade, but I’m sure there are all kinds of other yummy recipes that use lemons. Please take a moment to share some of your favorite lemon recipes as a comment below.

One thing I like to do is just slice up the lemon, then wrap some fish, the lemon slices and a bit of fresh dill in foil and grill everything. Turns out great every single time.

So, I’ve heard there are quite a few dishes from cakes to chicken recipes that you can make with diet coke. I enjoy a can of the stuff every now and then, and usually have a few of them sitting in the fridge. Might as well put them to good use and cook some new dishes for my family.

So far there’s only one recipe I’ve ever made with diet coke and that was a brownie like cake. You basically just mix a box of chocolate cake mix with a can of diet coke and bake it according to the box instructions. It turned out really good… like a gooey brownie.

How about you? Do you cook with diet coke (or any soda for that matter). If so, please leave your favorite recipe as a comment below.