Time for the weekly treats for the weekly work meeting! I think this recipe comes from Betty Crocker but I’m not positive. 1 yellow cake mix 1 cup butter, softened 1 egg 2 cups quick cooking oats 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips 1 cup chopped walnuts 1 (12.5 oz) jar caramel ice cream topping (about … Continue reading
These tomatoes are not fresh from the garden (since I don’t have a garden yet) but they are fresh from Winco! This recipe from Kraft really tastes best though with tomatoes from your garden and you can serve it hot for dinner tonight and then cold for lunch tomorrow; tastes great either way! 3 cups … Continue reading
I doubled this and it still didn’t make a lot so if you are making this for a crowd, you might want to triple or more this Kraft recipe. 1 cup elbow macaroni, uncooked 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1/4 cup Italian dressing (by now you probably have noticed that I really like Kraft Zesty Italian but … Continue reading
Hurray for one pot dinners! They are quick, easy, tasty and have minimal clean up! What could be better? 1 tablespoon oil 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1″ pieces (I was in a hurry and so just used a can of Costco chicken and left out the oil) 1 (1 pound) bag … Continue reading
If you like shortbread, you’ll like these cookies. This must be the first time I’ve made shortbread for my family because they weren’t too crazy about these cookies. I think they bit into the cookies expecting regular cookie texture and instead got shortbread which threw them off. The cookies have a good flavor with a shortbread texture … Continue reading
These are probably my most requested treat and a favorite Pampered Chef recipe. I made them today for my friend Lacee. She is leaving on a mission soon and I made them for her open house tonight. 1 (19 – 21 oz) fudge brownie mix (plus ingredients to make mix) 2 (1 oz) squares white … Continue reading
One of the things I like best about cooking is that you don’t have to follow the recipe exactly, in fact I consider a recipe as a starting point only. The first time I make a dish, I usually try to follow the recipe fairly closely and then the second time I make it, I … Continue reading
Courtney and I really love chocolate chip muffins which I usually make from a box mix (yes, it’s true, sometimes I cheat!) but this morning I decided to try some from scratch so I found this recipe on http://www.bettycrocker.com. They are yummy, quick and easy. The recipe said it would make a dozen but I ended up with … Continue reading
I made the wonton cups last night and then filled them this morning for my friend Anne’s daughter’s bridal shower today. These are so easy (don’t let the wonton wrappers scare you) and so yummy and also low fat, low cholesterol and low calorie (2 wonton cups = 110 calories, 3 grams of fat and 5 mg … Continue reading
Sometimes I just feel like experimenting! The inspiration for this experiment came from my sis in law Mary who told me that she bought brownie bites at Costco and then topped them with peanut butter frosting and chopped up Snickers bars so I thought I’d try a homemade version of that with some flavors that I … Continue reading
