One week from today, Monday, March 21, will mark the 1 year anniversary of my food blog. I’ve been thinking about a giveaway to mark the occasion but was having trouble deciding what that giveaway should be. Finally I decided that rather than trying to give something big away, I would do multiple giveaways instead … Continue reading
This is a Barefoot Contessa (who is Ina Garten) recipe from the January/February 2010 issue of the Food Network Magazine. She made these easier to make than other scone recipes that I’ve tried, by making it so that you mix the dough entirely in a mixer. They are yummy! scones: 3 1/2 cups flour 1 … Continue reading
While googling Mardi Gras dinner ideas yesterday, I actually found 2 that I wanted to try on the Taste of Home’s website so even though Mardi Gras is over, I thought I’d make this for dinner tonight. Bob said he likes it better than last night’s and even Courtney ate this one because it had … Continue reading
You can’t be making Mardi Gras food and not make a King Cake! Here’s my attempt, it is delicious! (It looks like kind of a mess but I googled pictures of King Cakes and this is pretty much how they all look although some are a little nicer mess than mine.) The recipe came in … Continue reading
Happy Mardi Gras, food blog friends! Today being Mardi Gras and all, I thought I’d make the fam a Mardi Gras dinner tonight. This is a Taste of Home recipe that I found on their website after googling “Mardi Gras dinners”. It was really good, Bob and Zach in particular really liked it but Courtney … Continue reading
Knowing that Zach and Courtney love Dairy Queen Frozen Hot Chocolates, my mom sent this recipe to me that she found in a magazine so we could try them at home. They were pretty good! 1/2 cup chocolate syrup 1 cup fat free evaporated milk 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 3 cups ice cubes garnish: reduced fat … Continue reading
These were my contribution to the silent auction for the youth fundraiser. I made 2 trays of corn on the cob cupcakes. They were not difficult to make but the assembly took a little time. Both the cupcake recipe and the decorating instructions come from the “Hello, Cupcake!” cookbook by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson. … Continue reading
This post will be more story than recipe about these mini chocolate cupcakes, just so ya know! 🙂 Last night we had a huge fundraiser activity at our church to raise money for a big youth activity this summer. We had a big dinner and an even bigger silent auction with all kinds of donated … Continue reading
Another Betty Crocker recipe using a sugar cookie mix (which were on sale last week at Smiths and with a coupon, they were about $1, bargain!). If you like almonds, you’ll love these bars. The almond paste is a bit pricey but there are recipes on the internet for making your own which I will … Continue reading
This recipe came out of the Food Network magazine from October 2009. It is their version of Red Lobster’s famous “Cheddar Bay Biscuits”. Bob and Courtney said they were better than Red Lobster’s, can’t think of a better compliment than that! biscuits: cooking spray 1 3/4 cups flour 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons baking powder … Continue reading
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