My friend Heather asked me to make a cat face cake for her daughter Riley’s 18th birthday so of course I said yes because I love cats more than I love making cakes! This is an 8″ vanilla cake (from the White Almond Sour Cream cake recipe) with buttercream icing and Wilton brand chocolate fondant … Continue reading
My son in law Jaren does not have as big a sweet tooth as the rest of us so instead of a traditional birthday cake I decided to make him this cake as I know he loves Samoa and it was a success, he liked it! It was really good and pretty easy to make. … Continue reading
I made this for Jaren’s birthday dinner and Jaren was really the only one who liked it so that worked out well. It is really yogurty so you gotta love yogurt to love this salad. 1 (5.1 oz) box vanilla instant pudding 32 oz vanilla yogurt 8 oz Cool Whip, thawed 1 bag frozen raspberries … Continue reading
Here’s a quick and easy side dish which kicks broccoli up a notch. Everyone here loves broccoli so it’s a win! 24 oz broccoli 3 tablespoons olive oil 3 cloves garlic, pressed or minced 1 pinch salt 1/4 – 1/3 cup shredded Parmesan 1 Preheat oven to 425. Brush baking sheet with olive oil. 2 … Continue reading
Yesterday we had a big late birthday dinner for my son in law Jaren. It was also kind of a Christmas dinner because we never did that either. We had ham and I decided to give a new funeral potatoes recipe a try. It made a 9 x 13″ pan and there was hardly anything … Continue reading
Here’s a dinner you can literally throw together in about 15 minutes and odds are that you have all the ingredients already in your pantry and you can serve it in a variety of ways such as straight from the skillet, in a taco shell, wrapped in a tortilla, over tortilla chips, however you like. … Continue reading
I threw this salad together one day and now it’s become my favorite. 1 bag baby spinach 1 can Mandarin oranges, drained 1/3 – 1/2 cup craisins 1/3 – 1/2 cup Feta 1/3 – 1/2 cup sliced almonds 1/3 – 1/2 cup bacon crumbles Toss all ingredients together and serve with poppy seed dressing for … Continue reading
Some treats to go along with the dinner for the neighbors with little kids, don’t most kids love s’mores? 1 pouch chocolate chip cookie mix plus ingredients to make cookies 2 1/2 cup mini marshmallows 1 cup mini pretzel twists, about 25 – 30 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 Heat oven to 350. Line … Continue reading
I made dinner last night for some friends with little kids so I went looking for kid friendly recipes and found this one which reminded me of one I used to make for my kids called Taco Joes as they never really liked Sloppy Joes so I thought I’d give it a try. She texted … Continue reading
So here’s the New Year’s Eve chili in the bread bowl, Bob was happy! I didn’t have a bread bowl but this chili was yum-o! (Click here for bread bowl recipe.) 2 pounds hamburger 1 large onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, pressed or minced 32 oz tomato sauce 1 (14.5 oz) can Italian diced tomatoes … Continue reading
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