Whatever’s In the Fridge Pasta

So we had a lot of food leftover from the wedding luncheon and reception too so I boiled up a box of pasta and then just started adding whatever was in the fridge to it and it came out pretty good!  I only got one bowl as Bob and Zach ate all the rest so … Continue reading

Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake

My daughter Courtney is getting married this Tuesday and family members are starting to arrive for the wedding.  My mom and dad arrived yesterday so I made them some food knowing that it might be the only time I have to do that while they are here.  I made them “Slow Cooker Italian Spaghetti Sauce”, … Continue reading

Leprechaun Crunch

And the other treat from our St Patrick’s Day party, Leprechaun Crunch or Leprechaun Bark, whichever you prefer.  Found this recipe on a website called “Business 2 Community”.  I only had a small taste of this but it was delicious.  I took the recipe from the website as a starting point but then changed it … Continue reading

Copycat Shamrock Shake

Had a fun activity night last night with my girls from church.  We got a jump on St Patrick’s Day by decorating some wood blocks (see picture) and by eating some St Pat’s themed treats.  First up, this knockoff of a McDonald’s Shamrock Shake.  The recipe comes from a blog called “No. 2 Pencil”.  It … Continue reading

Homemade Oreos

Made these beauties with my beautiful girls from church tonight!  So much fun and so yummy!  The recipe comes from a blog called “pen n’ paperflowers studio and design”. cookie ingredients: 1 Devil’s Food cake mix 2 eggs 1/2 cup oil vanilla cream filling: 1/4 cup room temperature, unsalted butter 1/4 cup vegetable shortening 2 … Continue reading

Paula Deen’s Mountain Dew Cake

I have a friend at work who is a huge Mountain Dew Throwback fan so when I saw this recipe on Pinterest, I knew just who to make it for!  It comes from a blog called “The Big Red Pot”.  Can’t tell you how it tastes obviously but it smelled pretty good while baking, won’t … Continue reading

Cafe Rio Chicken

So here’s what’s left of the 2 pounds of Cafe Rio chicken that I made for lunch/dinner today.  Cafe Rio is one of my husband’s favorite restaurants so I thought I’d give this recipe a try and I was not disappointed!  It was really easy to make and tasted awesome!  The recipe comes from a … Continue reading

Outrageous Chocolate Cookies

What better way to spend a day off work than making cookies?  These are a Martha Stewart recipe and will please the chocolate lover at your house, actually please may not be a big enough word, they will send the chocolate lover at your house into a blissful state of joy!  🙂  (If such a … Continue reading

Puddin’head

How fast can 2 able bodied reasonably talented in the kitchen young ladies (ok, 1 youngish lady and 1 younger lady) put together a birthday cake?  Turns out the answer is pretty darn fast!  Yesterday was Jaren’s (my daughter’s fiance) dad’s birthday and Courtney wanted to make him a cake but it was like 7:30 … Continue reading