It was my friend Belinda’s birthday yesterday and so I made her some brownies from scratch and gave her a jar of Pampered Chef’s new Chocolate Raspberry Sauce so that she could make brownie sundaes for her bday. I sampled the pieces that fell off while cutting them up and they were delicious! Another great … Continue reading
I got a new cookbook at Costco when I was there the other day called “Cooking Light Complete Meals in Minutes” and this is the first recipe I tried from it and it was delicious! The cookbook is divided into sections according to foods and then each section is broken into 3 additional sections according … Continue reading
This is a delicious twist on the traditional no bake cookie recipe, only much tastier, from Taste of Home and they go together in a snap so if your sweet tooth is raging, like mine was, you don’t have to wait too long! 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 cup butterscotch chips 1 1/4 cups … Continue reading
Tomorrow night is our neighborhood Halloween party and I signed up to bring treats so I spent half the day today in the kitchen having fun and creating Halloween goodies. These are all pretty easy to do so I thought I ‘d share them with you all in case you need some Halloween yummies for … Continue reading
So here is another version of the Chuck Wagon dinner, this one comes from the “Taste of Home Comfort Food Diet Cookbook”, doesn’t taste like diet food at all though. 1/3 pound lean ground beef (I used a full pound) 1 small onion, chopped 1/4 cup chopped green pepper (left this out) 1 garlic clove, … Continue reading
Patty requested meatloaf and I remembered this Kraft recipe that I used to make a lot when the kids were little because they liked having their own little meatloaf. There are several different flavor combinations and they are all good! basic recipe: 1 pound hamburger 1 (6 oz) package Stove Top stuffing mix 1 cup … Continue reading
My friend Patty (who I’ve been cooking for today) requested Scalloped Potatoes with Ham and I remembered that I had this easy version that you can do in the crock pot (can’t remember where it came from, probably because I’ve had it for so long). I like it because it uses real potatoes. 6 cups … Continue reading
This recipe comes from Betty Crocker. The combo of black beans and lime juice is so good! 2 (15 oz each) cans black beans, drained and rinsed 1 (2.25 oz) can sliced ripe olives, drained (I left these out) 2 medium tomatoes, chopped (1 1/2 cups) 4 medium green onions, chopped (1/4 cup) 1/3 cup … Continue reading
This recipe comes from “Mickey’s Gourmet Cookbook The Most Popular Recipes from Walt Disney World and Disneyland”. It’s kind of old (published in 1994) so perhaps these aren’t the most popular recipes anymore but there are still some good ones. It says this recipe was served in the Farmer’s Market at Epcot Center. I am … Continue reading
I love it when it’s soup weather! I don’t much care for the cold weather but I do love to make homemade soup. This is a good one but I can’t remember where the recipe came from. 4 ears corn, husks and silks removed (I cheated and used a can of corn, undrained) 2 tablespoons … Continue reading
