I’m not the world’s greatest gardener but this year my basil has exploded! Take a look: So as you might imagine, there has been a lot of pesto around here lately. I really like to eat it cold so the other night I threw together this pasta salad. Enjoy! 1 recipe Fresh Basil Pesto (found … Continue reading
YUM! I had some tomato pie once from a local restaurant called Molly’s and it was delicious and I have wondered since how to make it so imagine my delight in finding this recipe on Pinterest. It comes from a blog called “Tastes Better From Scratch” and it was pretty good, not quite the same as … Continue reading
This, this right here is cookie bliss! The Young Women were over last night for a back to school activity and this is the treat that I made for them. The recipe comes from a blog called “French Press” and they are delicious! I ate 3 of them yesterday! Pretty sure you’ll like them. cookies 2 … Continue reading
Here’s the other dessert that I made for the Laurel Tribute, gotta have a chocolate option for the girls (I just didn’t tell them there was zucchini in their chocolate!). The recipe comes from a blog called “Very Culinary”. These were also delic! 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted and cooled 1 cup sugar 1/2 … Continue reading
I’m right there with ya, anything with the word curd in the name just sounds icky but this stuff is amazing! I made it to go in the Creamy Lemon Raspberry Tarts and it was super delicious! The possibilities and citrus flavors are endless and it is so easy to make. The recipe comes from … Continue reading
Last night we had a little event called Laurel Tribute spotlighting our Young Women who have graduated and are moving on to college life and I got to make the treats, woo hoo! This one is a Pampered Chef recipe that came with the Pampered Chef Mini Tart Pans. They were delicious and easy to … Continue reading
I decided to give growing mint in my garden a try this year so I planted 1 mint plant and it is enormous already! I started looking for some ways to use the mint and found this recipe for mint sugar on a blog called “The Nerdy Farm Wife”. It was really easy to make … Continue reading
The two hungry boys who live at my house love shredded pork so I’m always on the lookout for new pork recipes and this one looked like one they would like, it’s from a blog called “Coleen’s Recipes”. I have to say that I didn’t ever try it because I made if for them right … Continue reading
The Young Women and Young Men from church came over last week for a pool party and I decided to make them nachos for a party treat. Found this recipe for homemade nacho cheese sauce and decided to give it a try. It comes from a blog called “Part Time House Wife” and the kids … Continue reading
And the other tasty Chex mix for the girls the other night, almost as yummy as the sugar cookie mix. The pink lemonade seasoning packet came with a box of Chex cereal I bought to make the Peanut Butter Brownie Puppy Chow for the girls a little while back. I bought the cereal at Target … Continue reading
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