Mama's Easy Recipes

02/22/2026

02/17/2026

True or False: Does hot food need to be cooled before putting in fridge? My mom never waits for it to cool down.

02/06/2026

Turkey Ham features lean, lightly seasoned turkey with a mild, savory flavor. Tender and satisfying, it’s a healthier alternative—perfect for sandwiches, breakfasts, and easy meals.

Deviled Eggs feature hard-boiled eggs filled with a creamy, seasoned yolk mixture. Smooth, savory, and lightly tangy, they’re a classic appetizer—perfect for parties, picnics, and gatherings.

Meatballs feature tender, seasoned balls of meat cooked until juicy and flavorful. Savory, comforting, and satisfying, they’re perfect with pasta, sauces, or enjoyed as a hearty snack.

BBQ Chicken features tender, juicy chicken grilled and glazed with smoky barbecue sauce. Rich, savory, and slightly sweet, it’s a cookout classic—perfect for hearty meals and bold cravings.

01/29/2026

Jelly is not available. peanut butter and what?

07/21/2025

WATERMELON CUCUMBER FETA SALAD 🍉🥒🌿🧀

📋 Ingredients:

6 cups watermelon, cubed

1 English cucumber, sliced into thin rounds or half-moons

6 oz feta cheese, crumbled

1 handful fresh mint leaves, chopped

1 lime, zest and juice

Sea salt flakes and fresh ground black pepper to taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions:

1️⃣ Prepare Ingredients:

Cut watermelon into bite-sized cubes.

Slice cucumber into thin rounds or half-moons.

Chop mint leaves.

2️⃣ Assemble Salad:

In a large bowl, combine watermelon, cucumber, and mint.

Crumble feta cheese over the top.

3️⃣ Dress & Season:

Drizzle with fresh lime juice and zest.

Sprinkle with sea salt flakes and black pepper to taste.

4️⃣ Serve:

Toss gently and serve immediately for a refreshing summer salad.

⏱ Preparation time: 10 minutes

⏱ Cooking time: None

⏱ Total time: 10 minutes

🔥 Calories: Approximate per serving

🍽 Servings: 4

07/21/2025

🍓🥭 Fresh Tropical Fruit Cups
Ingredients:

1 cup strawberries, hulled & sliced
1 cup kiwi, peeled & chopped
1 cup pineapple chunks
1 cup mango, diced
1 tbsp honey or agave syrup (optional)
1 tsp fresh lime juice
Fresh mint leaves for garnish (optional)

Instructions:

1. Prepare the Fruit:
Wash, peel, and chop all fruits into bite-sized pieces.

2. Toss with Dressing:
In a bowl, gently mix fruit with honey and lime juice for extra flavor and shine.

3. Assemble:
Divide evenly into clear cups or bowls. Garnish with a mint leaf if you like.

4. Serve Chilled:
Enjoy immediately or keep refrigerated for up to 1 day.

07/14/2025

Craving old-school dessert? This is a delicious 70s Hershey’s Chocolate Cake!!

Ingredients

Chocolate Cake
• 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
• ⅔ cup unsweetened Hershey’s cocoa powder
• 1½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1½ teaspoons baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 cup boiling water

Chocolate Frosting
• 1 cup salted sweet cream butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• ⅔ cup unsweetened Hershey’s cocoa powder
• ¼ cup whole milk
• 2 tablespoons whole milk (extra, as needed)
• 3 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

1. Prepare the Cake Batter
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Add sugar, buttermilk, vanilla, ½ cup oil, and eggs. Mix until smooth.
Slowly pour in the boiling water, mixing continuously. The batter will be thin—this is normal.

2. Bake the Cake
Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool in pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

3. Make the Chocolate Frosting
In a mixing bowl, cream the softened butter and vanilla.
Add cocoa powder and blend until combined.
Gradually beat in the powdered sugar, alternating with the milk, until smooth and spreadable.
If needed, add the extra milk one tablespoon at a time to adjust consistency.

4. Assemble the Cake
Place one cake layer on a serving plate. Spread a generous amount of frosting on top.
Add the second layer and frost the top and sides.
Decorate as desired or keep it classic.

This old-fashioned Hershey’s Chocolate Cake is nostalgic, moist, and absolutely rich in chocolate flavor—straight from the 70s baking magic!

07/13/2025

Lazy Day Lemon Cream Pie Bars
Bright, creamy, and refreshingly simple
Ingredients:
For the Crust:
1. 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
2. 1/4 cup sugar
3. 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
For the Cream Cheese Layer:
4. 8 oz cream cheese, softened
5. 1/2 cup powdered sugar
6. 1 cup whipped topping
For the Lemon Layer:
7. 2 cups lemon pie filling (store-bought or homemade)
For Topping:
8. Whipped cream
9. Lemon slices (for garnish)
10. Powdered sugar (for dusting)
Directions:
Preheat Oven:
1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease a 9x9-inch baking dish.
Prepare the Crust:
2. In a bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter until well combined.
3. Press the mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish to form an even crust.
Make the Cream Cheese Layer:
4. In a separate bowl, beat the cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth.
5. Fold in the whipped topping until fully incorporated.
6. Spread this mixture over the graham cracker crust evenly.
Add the Lemon Layer:
7. Pour the lemon pie filling over the cream cheese layer and spread it out evenly.
Bake:
8. Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until the edges are set and the center is slightly jiggly.
9. Remove from the oven and let it cool to room temperature.
Chill and Serve:
10. Refrigerate the lemon cream pie bars for at least 2 hours to set.
11. Cut into squares, top with whipped cream, lemon slices, and a dusting of powdered sugar.
12. Enjoy these bright and creamy lemon pie bars on a lazy day!
Preparation Time: 15 minutes | Cooking Time: 30 minutes | Total Time: 2 hours 45 minutes | Servings: 9 bars

07/13/2025

I'LL SHOW YOU 5 DELICIOUS COOKIE RECIPES

1. Cornstarch Cookies
Ingredients:

200 g cornstarch
100 g butter
100 g powdered sugar
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions:

Mix the butter and powdered sugar until creamy.
Add the egg yolk and vanilla, mix well.
Add the cornstarch little by little until you have a soft dough.
Shape into balls, flatten slightly, and place on a baking sheet.
Bake at 180°C for 10-12 minutes.

2. Delicious and Easy Milk Cookies

Ingredients
250g all-purpose flour
7g baking powder
80ml milk
1 egg yolk
60g butter
35-45g sugar
1 sachet of vanilla sugar
1 pinch of salt
Step-by-Step Preparation
We'll need 60g softened butter.
Add the sugar (I used 35g).
Add a sachet of vanilla sugar; if you don't have any, you can use vanilla essence.
Add a pinch of salt and mix.
Add one egg yolk and mix.
Add the milk (I used 80ml).
Add 250g of all-purpose flour and baking powder.
Sift the flour. If you don't have a sieve, sift it through a colander.
And mix.
Finish the dough by hand. It's a very soft, non-sticky dough that's very pleasant to the touch.
Refrigerate the dough for about 15 or 20 minutes.
Divide the dough into two pieces.
Shape it into a compact, round ball.
Roll it out, forming a sausage-like shape about one centimeter thick.
Now cut it into 4 or 5 cm long pieces.
Place the pieces on a baking sheet without letting them touch each other.
At this time, preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) with top and bottom heat for at least 20 minutes.
Place it in the oven (if your oven only has bottom heat, bake it on the middle shelf).
In total, it took me about 25 minutes to bake the cookies.
Sprinkle them with powdered sugar.
Now our cookies are ready.

3. QUEEN COOKIES
INGREDIENTS
250 g flour
200 g sugar
150 g butter
2 Egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
200 g fruit jelly
Food coloring (red was used in this case)
PREPARATION
To begin, mix the butter with the flour and sugar; this mixture should be heterogeneous and take on a sandy appearance.
Next, add the egg yolks and to this mixture, add the vanilla essence or orange zest, whichever you prefer. Then, begin kneading.
When the dough is ready, let it rest for 30 minutes and then roll it out until you have a dough up to 1/2 thick.
Once rolled out, cut some circles with a crimp cutter to create the shape of the Queenitas.
You will need a rim made from the same dough to create a bowl-shaped crust.
Once this is ready, bake them in the oven for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and once cool, fill them with the fruit jelly tinted with red food coloring.

4. Oatmeal Cookies 🍪

Ingredients: 📋
- 150 g oatmeal
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- A pinch of salt
- Cinnamon to taste
- 50 g chopped pecans
- 40 g raisins
- 30 ml olive oil
- 1 egg

Preparation: 👩🏻‍🍳
Prepare the dough: In a bowl, mix the oatmeal, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, chopped pecans, and raisins. Add the vegetable oil and egg. Stir well until you get a smooth dough.

Shape and bake: Shape the cookies into the size you prefer and place them on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) for about 15 minutes, or until the cookies are golden brown.

Cool: Let the cookies cool. They will initially be soft, but will crisp up on the outside once cooled.

5. CORNSTARCH AND CONDENSED MILK COOKIES filled with DULCE DE LECHE

Ingredients: (50 cookie shells / 25 alfajorcitos)
100 g butter
1 egg yolk
1 lemon zest
30 g powdered sugar
150 g condensed milk
250 g cornstarch
80 g all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
400 g dulce de leche
Preparation
In a bowl, combine the butter, powdered sugar, egg yolk, and condensed milk until pale in color.
Flavor with lemon zest. Sift and add the cornstarch, flour, and baking powder in two batches.
The mixture will be somewhat sticky. Let it rest in the refrigerator for 1 hour on plastic wrap.
Weigh out a 10g portion and shape it into a sphere.
Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper/silicone/nonstick sheet. Press lightly with a fork.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes at 350°F (170°C) or until the bottom is firm and lightly golden.
Cool completely. Fill with dulce de leche to taste.
Enjoy!

07/10/2025

🥣 Healing Vegetable Soup Recipe (Continued)

✅ Ingredients (continued):
• 1 onion, chopped
• Olive oil (1–2 tbsp)
• 2 leeks, chopped
• 2 stalks of celery, chopped
• 1 carrot, diced
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 1 zucchini, diced
• 2 potatoes, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 chili pepper, minced (optional)
• 1/2 cup green peas (fresh or frozen)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 tsp turmeric (for anti-inflammatory properties)
• 1.5 L vegetable broth or water
• Fresh parsley or cilantro, chopped (for garnish)

👩‍🍳 Instructions:
1. Sauté the aromatics
In a large pot, heat olive oil over medium heat.
Add chopped onion, garlic, and leeks. Sauté for 3–4 minutes until softened.
2. Add the vegetables
Stir in the celery, carrot, red pepper, potatoes, zucchini, and chili pepper if using. Cook for 5–7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Season
Add salt, pepper, and turmeric. Mix well to coat the veggies.
4. Add liquid
Pour in the vegetable broth or water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and let simmer for about 20 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.
5. Add peas
Add green peas in the last 5 minutes of cooking so they stay bright and sweet.
6. Final touch
Taste and adjust seasoning. Garnish with fresh parsley or cilantro before serving.

🥄 Tips:
• For extra nutrition: add spinach or kale at the end.
• For creaminess: blend half the soup and mix it back in.
• Keeps well for 3–4 days in the fridge and freezes beautifully!

07/08/2025

Dog Ice Cream
Ingredients:
2 ripe bananas
1 cup plain Greek yogurt
1/2 cup peanut butter (unsweetened and xylitol-free)
1/4 cup water
Directions:

Blend the Ingredients:

In a blender or food processor, combine the bananas, Greek yogurt, peanut butter, and water.
Blend until smooth and creamy.
Pour and Freeze:

Pour the mixture into ice cube trays or silicone molds.
Freeze for at least 2 hours or until solid.
Serve:

Pop out the ice cream cubes and serve to your dog as a treat.
Notes:
Ensure the peanut butter is free of xylitol, as it is toxic to dogs.
You can substitute Greek yogurt with a dairy-free yogurt if your dog is lactose intolerant.