We had some friends coming over for treats last night so I thought about this recipe that I’ve been wanting to try and it seemed right since summer is here (or is here and gone, here and gone, due to the unpredictable weather!) It’s a Pampered Chef recipe and usually those are a guaranteed success, … Continue reading
So this post could also be called “Fun at the Dollar Store” since I bought all of the items for this project at the Dollar store. Some of my cute little neighbor girls just graduated from high school and I wanted to give them a little something to celebrate so I hit the dollar store … Continue reading
I found this recipe on Pinterest the other day and followed it to it’s origination point which is a blog called http://www.extremepersonalmeasures.com. They looked great and easy to make and they were very easy to make and they are so delicious. The melted butter in the bottom of the pan gives them a crispy bottom … Continue reading
I’m always on the lookout for lower calorie muffin recipes as I love to have a muffin for breakfast but don’t want too many calories. This recipe comes from http://www.tasteofhome.com. The muffins are about 134 calories each, which isn’t too bad. I’m eating one as I type this and I don’t think anyone would be … Continue reading
Found this recipe on http://www.foodnetwork.com, wanted to use the spinach that we got in the Bountiful Basket. It was really good, hearty and filling. dressing: 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 2 tablespoons honey 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar 1/2 cup olive oil 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper salad: 2 tablespoons canola oil 1 medium … Continue reading
I got a new cookbook called “The Cupcake Bible” which is full of awesome cupcakes recipes but I thought I’d try this one first since we got some blackberries in our Bountiful Basket. The original recipe is called “Tangy Raspberry Minis” but I had blackberries and wanted to make full size cupcakes instead of mini … Continue reading
I believe I have expressed my love for both brownies and brown sugar before on this blog so how could I pass up a recipe with both? They are really good, slightly different texture and taste than regular brownies, due to the brown sugar, but I really liked it. I did a little bit of … Continue reading
We got a little over 3 pounds of red potatoes in our Bountiful Basket yesterday and Bob loves potato salad so I went online and surfed around a bit for a red potato salad recipe and found this one on http://www.allrecipes.com. I used it as a starting point and modified it a bit to lower … Continue reading
Another one from my big blue file of “recipes to try someday”, this one from the April and May 2008 edition of the “Taste of Home” magazine. These are for my friend Jill’s wedding shower tomorrow morning. They are topped with both streusel and glaze so I can’t imagine that they would be anything other … Continue reading
Surfed around on the internet today looking for a different way to do broccoli and found this on http://www.food.com. It was easy and delicious! 1 (14 oz) bag frozen broccoli florets or 2 heads fresh broccoli, cleaned and cut into florets 1/4 cup water 2 tablespoons olive oil (I cut it down to 1) 1 … Continue reading
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