For us this was white bean, sausage and broccoli soup since I didn’t have any spinach! The recipe comes from the November 18, 2011 issue of “All You” magazine. 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 (14 oz) turkey kielbasa or other smoked sausage, cut into 2″ pieces 1 onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped … Continue reading
These are for Bob’s Christmas work lunch today. The recipe is from Pampered Chef. Looked like a whole pan of gooey goodness! 2 cups quick or old fashioned oats 1 3/4 cups flour, divided 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup butter, melted 1 cup butterscotch or caramel ice cream topping … Continue reading
Bob requested lasagna for dinner tonight so this is my go to lasagna recipe which is pretty easy to put together, not too time consuming. It’s a Kraft recipe that I’ve had and made for a lot of years now so I’ve refined it a bit. I’ll give you the original recipe and then my … Continue reading
The last of the persimmons from the Bountiful Basket were finally ripe so I decided to make some muffins with them. I found this recipe on http://www.foodnetwork.com. They smelled really delicious and festive while baking. 2 – 3 very ripe persimmons (or 1 cup smooth applesauce plus 1/4 cup carrot baby food) 1 1/2 cups … Continue reading
This recipe comes from “Cooking Light”; another quick and easy neighbor gift and who doesn’t love fudge? 1 (14 oz) can fat free sweetened condensed milk, divided 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips 2 tablespoons unsweetened dark cocoa powder (I only had regular cocoa so used that) 1/4 teaspoon coffee granules (I left these out this … Continue reading
This recipe comes from http://www.kraftfoods.com and was super simple and quick to put together. It’s pictured here in one of those little take out containers that I got at Target. Yummy little neighbor gift! 1 cup chopped pretzels 1/3 cup chopped toasted pecans, peanuts or walnuts 1 1/2 packages (8 squares each) semisweet chocolate, melted … Continue reading
This recipe comes from the September 23, 2011 (my son Zach’s birthday!) issue of “All You” magazine. Quick, easy and tasty – what more could you ask for? 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 3 oz pepperoni, finely chopped (didn’t have any so left it out) 1 small onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped (or … Continue reading
So yesterday I was nominated for the Liebster Blog Award by my new blogging buddy, nocturnefirefay, who had nothing but nice things to say about my blog over on hers, thanks! Here is the link to her blog http://www.nocturnefirefay.wordpress.com And here is a little bit about the Liebster Blog Award: “The Liebster Blog Award is … Continue reading
We had our annual Christmas potluck at Book Group tonight and I was trying to figure out what to bring and my neighbor Karin asked if I was going to make these and at first I said no but then I thought why not? so this is what I took. I found this idea on … Continue reading
This recipe comes from http://www.bettycrocker.com, a 2nd variation on the cookie cup idea, also very tasty! garnish: 3 oz semisweet baking chocolate 1 tablespoon shortening or Christmas sprinkles cookie cups: 1 pouch Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix or chocolate chip cookie mix 1/4 cup butter, softened 1 egg filling: 2 cups dark chocolate chips 3/4 … Continue reading
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