On Tuesday I went to the “Taste of Home Cooking School” at Thanksgiving Point in the Barn with my friend Diane. They make a bunch of recipes and give you cooking tips and they have lots of prize giveaways from their sponsors and at the end of the night they give away all the food … Continue reading
A Pampered Chef salad recipe, they have such good ones. Don’t let the dressing recipe scare you, it’s really very easy. dressing: 2 oranges 1/3 cup mayonnaise 2 tablespoons mustard 2 teaspoons sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 small clove garlic, pressed salad: 1 (6 oz) package fresh baby spinach leaves 2 cups … Continue reading
I’ve always wanted to make a frittata so when I saw this recipe in “All You” magazine, I knew it was finally time to try one. It was so good! We’ll be making this again for sure, trying different combinations of fillings. 1 tablespoon butter 1/2 onion, finely diced 2 cups chopped broccoli florets salt … Continue reading
With Fall on the way, we’re trying to get in as much barbequing as possible before the weather changes too much. This is a perfect Summer barbeque dinner from Martha Stewart, light and tasty and easy! 1/4 cup white wine vinegar, plus more to taste 1/4 cup water 1 teaspoon sugar 2 garlic cloves, smashed … Continue reading
I’ve made these once before but they came out so much better this time, not sure why. This recipe is from Wendy Paul’s “101 Gourmet Cupcakes in 10 Minutes” which I’ve already professed my love for on this blog. (I’m thinking about getting a copy or two of it and giving it away on the … Continue reading
Neighborhood party tonight and I signed up to make cookies or brownies. Perfect time to try out a new recipe such as this one from Betty Crocker. Courtney and I nibbled at the pieces that fell off in the pan while I was cutting them up and they were so good! Gooey and yummy! Easy … Continue reading
Bar cookie recipe #3 for today, this is another one that I’ve had for so long that I can’t remember where it originally came from. Courtney ate one and said “tastes like Christmas” me “Christmas? does that mean they’re good?” Courtney “of course! Christmas is always good!” 🙂 3/4 cup butter, softened 2 eggs, slightly beaten … Continue reading
Bar cookie recipe #2 for today, this is one of those recipes that I’ve had for so long that I can’t remember where it came from. 1 cup butter, softened 2 eggs, slightly beaten 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 cup creamy peanut butter 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar 2 cups flour (I ended up … Continue reading
Lots of nice neighbors fed my kids while Bob and I were in Alaska so I wanted to thank them (thank you Teresa, LaRobyn, Mary Linda, Merrilee and Tom!) for doing something that they did not have to do (my kids are 18 and 21 so capable but not always willing to make food for themselves!) … Continue reading
This recipe comes from “The Cookie and Biscuit Bible” by Catherine Atkinson which my friend Julie gave me for my birthday this year. These are thick and yummy, make sure you have a glass of milk ready to guzzle! 1 1/2 cups soft light brown sugar 2 cups butter (the recipe doesn’t specify that it … Continue reading
