We had our annual Christmas Bunco/Potluck dinner this week and of course I signed up to bring dessert so here is a quick, easy and delicious holiday dessert from “i heart nap time”. 1 box brownie mix plus ingredients to make brownies 1 bag milk chocolate chips 1 can sweetened condensed milk Holiday Mint M&Ms … Continue reading
It is so cold here! Yesterday it was like 16 degrees and I am not happy about it so dinner yesterday was this yummy soup and grilled cheese sandwiches, nothing like a little comfort food to pick you up. The recipe comes from a great little cookbook I have called “Betty Crocker Soups and Stews”. … Continue reading
Next up for Hunter, some homemade granola bars. This recipe comes from a blog called “Jo and Sue”. I didn’t try one of these either but I did munch on the crumbs left in the pan after cutting and they were surprisingly good, better than store bought that’s for sure! 2 1/2 cups quick rolled … Continue reading
My nephew Hunter has been here for the weekend visiting us and I wanted to send him back to the dorms with some food so first up are these muffins so he has a breakfast snack. The recipe comes from the “Food Network” website. I haven’t tried one as I’m sending them all home with … Continue reading
And the final dessert, #3, from the Johnson family Thanksgiving of 2013 and this, of course, was my favorite! It is another Martha Stewart recipe and despite how pretty it looks and how delicious it tasted, is still pretty easy to make. 3 tablespoons slivered blanched almonds 6 tablespoons sugar 1 1/4 cups flour 2 … Continue reading
Dessert #2, I liked this one a lot more than I thought I was going to, it was like eating a caramel apple in a bowl covered in cream, yum! It comes from the blog “Chef in Training”. 6 regular size Snickers candy Bars 4 medium apples (she used Red Delicious, I used Granny Smith) … Continue reading
Dessert #1 for the Johnson family feast! This one comes from Martha Stewart. It was really easy to make and Bob liked it a lot which is great because I pretty much made it for him! 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted plus more for pan 1 1/4 cups cranberries, partially thawed if frozen 3/4 cup … Continue reading
I think this was my new favorite recipe this year, everyone else loved it too. I think it will probably be the stuffing from now on for Thanksgiving and Christmas. It comes from a blog called “Our Best Bites”. 1 pound mushrooms, cleaned, ends trimmed and sliced or chopped (I hate mushrooms so I left … Continue reading
Finally finding a few minutes to sit down and blog about our Thanksgiving dinner. I usually do a mix of old and new for the holidays and this year was no exception, although I did all new desserts! So here is the first new recipe tried out at the Johnson family Thanksgiving feast of 2013 … Continue reading
Made these yesterday for the Young Women at church as their Thanksgiving treat. They are so cute and were super easy to put together. The idea comes from a blog called “Mom on Timeout”. large Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, for how ever many turkeys you want to make (I bought 2 snack size bags of … Continue reading
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