Granola Fudge Clusters

This is a delicious twist on the traditional no bake cookie recipe, only much tastier, from Taste of Home and they go together in a snap so if your sweet tooth is raging, like mine was, you don’t have to wait too long! 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 cup butterscotch chips 1 1/4 cups … Continue reading

Halloween Treat Ideas

Tomorrow night is our neighborhood Halloween party and I signed up to bring treats so I spent half the day today in the kitchen having fun and creating Halloween goodies.  These are all pretty easy to do so I thought I ‘d share them with you all in case you need some Halloween yummies for … Continue reading

Chuck Wagon Dinner

So here is another version of the Chuck Wagon dinner, this one comes from the “Taste of Home Comfort Food Diet Cookbook”, doesn’t taste like diet food at all though. 1/3 pound lean ground beef (I used a full pound) 1 small onion, chopped 1/4 cup chopped green pepper (left this out) 1 garlic clove, … Continue reading

Marvelous Mini Meatloaves

Patty requested meatloaf and I remembered this Kraft recipe that I used to make a lot when the kids were little because they liked having their own little meatloaf.  There are several different flavor combinations and they are all good! basic recipe: 1 pound hamburger 1 (6 oz) package Stove Top stuffing mix 1 cup … Continue reading

Corn, Ham and Potato Scallop

My friend Patty (who I’ve been cooking for today) requested Scalloped Potatoes with Ham and I remembered that I had this easy version that you can do in the crock pot (can’t remember where it came from, probably because I’ve had it for so long).  I like it because it uses real potatoes. 6 cups … Continue reading

Black Bean Taco Salad

This recipe comes from Betty Crocker.  The combo of black beans and lime juice is so good! 2 (15 oz each) cans black beans, drained and rinsed 1 (2.25 oz) can sliced ripe olives, drained (I left these out) 2 medium tomatoes, chopped (1 1/2 cups) 4 medium green onions, chopped (1/4 cup) 1/3 cup … Continue reading

Epcot Center’s Corn Muffins

This recipe comes from “Mickey’s Gourmet Cookbook The Most Popular Recipes from Walt Disney World and Disneyland”.  It’s kind of old (published in 1994) so perhaps these aren’t the most popular recipes anymore but there are still some good ones.  It says this recipe was served in the Farmer’s Market at Epcot Center.  I am … Continue reading

Pampered Chef Fall Colors Prize Pack Giveaway!

It’s time for another Pampered Chef giveaway!  Here’s what I’m giving away to one lucky winner: Microfiber Towel in Pumpkin Microfiber Towel in Eggplant Twizit! Clip Combo Pack in Pumpkin, Eggplant and Sage I-Slice in Eggplant Handy Scraper in Eggplant Quikut Paring Knives in Eggplant, Pumpkin and Sage I will also give the winner a … Continue reading