March of the Penguins Cupcakes

The penguins have been out fishing all day and now are on their way home in a line, moving past icebergs and more fish.  The last penguin in line has the bucket of fish that they’ve caught.  Happy Birthday Kindra!  This decorating idea comes from the “Hello, Cupcake!” cookbook; it’s not hard to do but … Continue reading

Vanilla Cupcakes

Here’s a sneak peek at how these vanilla cupcakes got decorated!  The decorating instructions can be found in the next post. Yesterday was Kindra’s birthday (who is a good friend of my daughter Courtney) and Courtney asked if I would make a birthday cake for her and then I asked if I could make cupcakes … Continue reading

Ham Bone Soup

The Christmas ham that we bought for Christmas dinner after the fact is almost gone so I googled “Ham Bone Soup” and this recipe came up from allrecipes.com and all the reviews were good so I thought I’d give it a try and it was good and easy! 1 ham bone with some meat 1 … Continue reading

New England Style Baked Beans

Over the years these have become a Christmas Eve tradition at our house but because we were leaving the day after Christmas, I didn’t make them on Christmas Eve so I decided to make them today.  Christmas Eve is really about the only time we have them.  This recipe came with a crock pot I … Continue reading

Delicious Ham and Potato Soup

Hello all, it’s good to be back!  I haven’t posted in awhile, for a variety of reasons.  I didn’t make a huge Christmas dinner this year because we had to leave the day after Christmas to attend my niece’s wedding in California and I didn’t want to make the big dinner and then have to … Continue reading

Debbi’s Deadly Chocolate Muffins

I LOVE CHRISTMAS TIME!  I get to bake and bake and bake!  These are some more baked goods for neighbor gifts.  The recipe comes from the “Mrs Fields I Love Chocolate! Cookbook”. 12 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped (I used chocolate chips) 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter 1/2 cup sour cream 1 cup sifted … Continue reading

Chocolate Chip Muffins

I love muffins!  I would eat them every single day for breakfast if I could.  🙂  This recipe comes from “The Cookie and Biscuit Bible”. 1/2 cup butter, softened 1/3 cup sugar 2 tablespoons soft dark brown sugar 2 eggs 1 1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 cup milk 1 cup chocolate chips … Continue reading

Red, White and Bean Minestrone

Woke up this morning to at least a foot of snow!  That means it’s time for soup and this is a good, hearty one!  Found this recipe on Food.com. 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 cup Italian turkey sausage, cut into small pieces (couldn’t find any Italian sausage so just got plain turkey sausage and I … Continue reading