Chocolate Walnut Muffins

This recipe comes from “The Cookie and Biscuit Bible”.  So good, almost brownie like. 3/4 cup unsalted (sweet) butter, diced 5 oz plain (semisweet) chocolate, chopped (I used about 2/3 cup chocolate chips) 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup soft dark brown sugar 4 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 teaspoon almond extract 1 2/3 cup flour … Continue reading →

Breakfast Bake

This was surprisingly good!  (Of course, I changed it a bit which added more taste but calories too!)  It’s a Taste of Home recipe from the Comfort Food Diet Cookbook. 1 1/2 cups egg substitute (I used 4 eggs) 1/2 cup fat free milk 3 1/2 cups frozen O’Brien hash brown potatoes, thawed 1 1/3 … Continue reading →

Peppermint Fudge Cookie Sandwiches

I love December!  It’s Christmas time and I get to bake all month long if I feel like it, and I feel like it!  (So get ready for lots of baking posts!)  Woo Hoo!  These are so easy and so fast to make.  The center is a peppermint patty so they go together so quickly.  … Continue reading →

Five Minute Chocolate Mug Cake

My mom gave me this recipe and called it the most dangerous cake recipe in the world because now you can have chocolate cake anytime you want it, in just 5 minutes! 4 tablespoons flour 4 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons cocoa 1 egg 3 tablespoons milk 3 tablespoons oil 3 tablespoons chocolate chips small splash … Continue reading →

Texas Ranch Style Stew

I always wonder what to do when I make something that doesn’t turn out or that some of us or all of us don’t like, should I still put it on the blog?  So far, I’ve put everything on the blog even if it doesn’t turn out all that great or if we don’t like … Continue reading →

Dove Chocolate Discoveries Giveaway!

Above is a picture of a shelf in my office loaded with Dove Chocolate Discoveries products and I’m going to give away something or maybe a couple of somethings from that shelf to one lucky subscriber of my blog.  This is a subscribers only giveaway to say thank you for subscribing to my blog.  If … Continue reading →

Easy Double Chocolate Chip Brownies

These brownies are for Bob’s friend Shaun at work.  He braved the Black Friday early morning crowds at Walmart while Bob and I slept in and bought us a blu ray player.  Thanks Shaun!  (The recipe comes from “The Cookie Bible”.) 2 cups (12 oz package) semisweet chocolate chips, divided 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, … Continue reading →

Tomato Beef Stew

What could be better on a cold and snowy day than a bowl of hearty beef stew and homemade rolls? 1 – 2 pounds chuck beef or round steak, cubed (I used a 1 1/2 pound package of stew meat) 6 – 7 medium red potatoes, peeled and cubed (I used about 4 large russet … Continue reading →