Sugar Cookie Chex Party Mix

It was out last camp activity before heading off to camp at the end of the month so I made the girls a couple of different kinds of Chex mix for a treat.  They were both delicious but I think this was my favorite.  You can find the original recipe on the Chex website. 6 … Continue reading

Chocolate Strawberry Shortcakes

Because really, what is the one thing that Strawberry Shortcakes are missing?  Chocolate!  We went to a dear friend’s baby blessing yesterday with a luncheon before and so I of course volunteered to make treats.  These were perfect, summery and light and yummy, just the right amount of chocolate.  The recipe comes from “My Recipes”.  … Continue reading

Grilled Corn on the Cob

I think this might be the way that we eat corn on the cob from now on.  I decided to experiment on the 4th by grilling the corn.  I brushed them with butter and lightly salted and peppered them and then wrapped them in foil.  Bob put them on the grill on low to medium … Continue reading

Oreo Truffle Flag

Happy day after the 4th of July!  Yesterday I made this Oreo Truffle Flag for the fam in celebration of Independence Day, I think it came out so cute!  And it tasted even better.  The inspiration came from Betty Crocker, but I decided to go with Oreo Truffles instead of cake balls, recipe for the … Continue reading

No Bake Eclair Cake

The Young Women were over for a swim party this week and I got to make some treats for them so I decided to try another no bake dessert and this one is amazing!  It’s so easy that when I was making it, I was pretty sure that it wasn’t going to be that good … Continue reading

BLT Grilled Pizza

For Father’s Day we got the hubs this pizza oven that you put on top of your barbeque.  It sounded like a great idea since he loves to grill and we all love pizza.  Sounded like a great idea but didn’t turn out quite so well, at least not the first time around.  We’re hoping … Continue reading

Lemon Cookie Frozen Yogurt

Bob and I strolled into William Sonoma the other day because, as you might imagine, it’s a store that I like to browse through on occasion.  We were looking at a display of ice cream and frozen yogurt starters, when the lady behind the counter asked us if we’d like to sample the Lemon Cookie … Continue reading

Caramel Mud Pie Cups

It’s not a picnic (or any meal really) around here without dessert so here is our dessert from the Young Women picnic and it was so tasty!  It comes from a blog called “Inside BruCrew Life”; it was easy to put together so if you need a quick, no bake treat this summer, you might … Continue reading

Cucumber Ranch Turkey Wraps

And some more food from our picnic, these were yummy and also cute!  The recipe comes from a blog called “Taste and Tell”.  I mixed them up a bit using both turkey and ham and I also added cheese to some.  And I wrapped them in parchment paper strips and tied them with some baker’s … Continue reading

Individual 7 Layer Dips and Chips

More food from our Young Women picnic.  I’ve seen this idea over and over on Pinterest so decided that this picnic was the perfect time to try them both out.  For the individual chip bags, I took some brown paper lunch sacks and chopped the tops off with my craft scissors so that they had … Continue reading