Crunchy Peanut Butter Mix

Oh my gosh, is this stuff ever addicting!  I made it this afternoon and set the bowl on the counter, which was a huge mistake because every time we walk by it, we grab a little more so much more in fact that neither of us even wanted dinner!  So consider yourself warned!  It is … Continue reading

Parmesan Chicken with Bow Ties

This recipe comes from the April 27, 2012 issue of “All You” magazine and it was dinner tonight and it was terrific! 12 oz bow tie pasta salt and pepper 2 cups small broccoli florets 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts, skin and bone removed, cut into 1/2″ pieces 1 small onion, … Continue reading

Savannah Tailgater Chili

This recipe comes from the October 2011 issue of the Food Network magazine and is a Deen Brothers recipe (Paula Deen’s sons).  It was really good last night and I’m sure that it will be even better today as soups, stews and chilis are almost always better the second day. 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 … Continue reading

Boston Market Cornbread

Usually I make chili and cornbread on Halloween but Courtney and her fiance Jaren might have to work on Halloween so she asked if I would make it early so we had it for dinner last night.  Decided to try both a new cornbread recipe and a new chili recipe (see next post) and they … Continue reading

Melted Witches

Here is my last treat from yesterday – Melted Witches!  This idea came from a blog called “Party Frosting” but she got the idea from a blog called “Confessions of a Cookbook Queen” so I’ve given you both links, your choice!  I made these for the Young Women at church.  One of the other ladies bought … Continue reading

Chocolate Mustaches

Courtney and I were at Michaels one day and she saw this candy mold and got all excited about it so we bought it and then when we got home I just put it away and we forgot all about it but then yesterday when I was in party mode I remembered it for some … Continue reading

Reeses Peanut Butter Cookie Cups

Here is a super simple and super delicious Halloween treat idea that everyone will love.  I don’t want to say that I invented these but I just took the idea and simplified it. 1 bag Betty Crocker Peanut Butter Cookie mix plus ingredients to make cookies 1 bag mini Reeses Peanut Butter Cups 1 bag … Continue reading

Halloween Pretzel Treats

  Yesterday was a great day!  I spent almost the whole day in the kitchen getting creative making Halloween treats and then last night we had a family party with my husband Bob, my son Zach, my daughter Courtney and her fiance Jaren where we ordered pizza, ate treats and carved pumpkins!  So here is … Continue reading

Canned Biscuit Dough Donuts and Holes

Made these for breakfast this morning and they truly could not be any easier or tastier!  YUMMY!  (And for those of you who live near a WinCo grocery store, they couldn’t be any cheaper either with the biscuits on sale for .98 a tube!)  The recipe comes from the Food Network website from Paula Deen.  … Continue reading

Halloween Ghost Cupcakes

Here’s a cute and pretty easy Halloween cupcake idea from the Ladies Home Journal website.  These are for the Neighborhood Halloween party tomorrow night. 18 standard size cupcakes (I ended up with about 34 cupcakes, I used the “White Almond Sour Cream” cake recipe using a white cake mix and vanilla flavoring and then I … Continue reading