Easy Baked Beans

We had hamburgers and hot dogs for dinner one night so I adapted this recipe a bit for camping and made it to go along with the burgers and dogs, not sure where the original recipe came from. 2 (16 oz) cans baked beans, drained and rinsed well and carefully 1/4 cup chopped green bell … Continue reading

Campfire Cupcakes

Every night up at camp we had a bedtime treat and one night we made these, they are awesome!  Found this idea online in a couple of different ways so I just modified it to make it easy. 6 oranges box of muffin mix (I used Betty Crocker chocolate chip) plus ingredients needed to make … Continue reading

Chicken Salad with Walnuts and Grapes

We had this for lunch one day on croissants.  I made one batch with the nuts and grapes and one batch without to accommodate everyone’s taste buds!  Found this recipe online somewhere. 2 cups diced chicken (I used a can of Costco chicken) 1/3 – 1/2 cup mayonnaise 2 tablespoons sour cream 1 cup seedless … Continue reading

Pizza in a Pot

So I’ve been at Girls Camp all week as the cook so I thought I’d blog about what I made for them.  We made this up at camp but it would make a great, fun one pot meal at home too.  I found the recipe somewhere online while searching for camping food. 1 pound hamburger … Continue reading

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins

I’m getting ready to go to Girls Camp on Tuesday where I will be the cook.  I just made 3 batches of these muffins for the girls for their Saturday morning sack breakfast for the bus ride home.  I’m going to put them in the freezer and have my friend Teresa bring them up on … Continue reading

Broccoli Salad

This is a combination of two different but similar broccoli salad recipes that I got from two friends, Kathleen and Gina.  I just combined them into one recipe and then choose the ingredients I want to use.  You can buy a big bag of precut broccoli at Costco for like $4 which makes this recipe … Continue reading

Corn and Black Bean Pasta Salad

Pillsbury Pasta salad especially for Bob for the week (or a couple of days anyway) while I am at work. 8 oz (2 1/2 cups) uncooked tiny bow tie pasta (tripolini) (I used wagon wheel, it seemed more manly than tiny bow ties and I used a 17.6 oz package) 2 cups frozen corn (I … Continue reading

Barbie Doll Cake/Basic Buttercream Icing

    And so here is Kate’s Barbie Doll cake.  I baked the cake and Courtney decorated it.  I think it’s pretty good for a first shot at a doll cake.  Here’s how we did it (the cake recipe is from Pampered Chef as well as the Batter Bowl that it is cooked in): Barbie … Continue reading

Better Than Almost Anything Cake

  My sister in law Anna (Bob’s youngest sister) and her family are coming to dinner tonight.  They live in California and we don’t get to see them very often but they are in Utah for a family reunion with her husband Nathan’s family and are coming over tonight for a visit with us.  Today … Continue reading