Chocolate Chip Waffle Cookies

Courtney and Jaren were over for dinner last night so I thought I’d whip up a little treat.  There was a bit of a learning curve with this one so I’ll pass on my mistakes so that if you make these, they’ll turn out better than mine.  First of all, don’t use a Belgian Waffle … Continue reading

Lemon Tea Cup Cupcakes

OK, how cute are these?  The daughter’s of a neighbor of mine are throwing her a surprise birthday tea party today and when I heard that, I remembered that I had these adorable silicone tea cups that you can actually bake a cupcake in so I called and asked if I could bring them to … Continue reading

Caprese Flatbread

Here is my new favorite go to lunch or dinner, it is delicious!  You could mix it up into any combination you like.  You could use up the leftovers in the fridge.  The possibilities are endless!  I’ll calm down now. mini Naan flatbread (I get mine at Costco) olive oil shredded Mozzarella cheese tomato fresh … Continue reading

Strawberry Lemonade Cake

Here is Bob’s birthday cake which was the perfect summery cake.  Just a warning that the flavored whipping cream is really tart so if you don’t like tart then I would suggest cutting down on the flavoring.  The recipe comes from “Lolly Jane”. 1 lemon cake mix 1 small box lemon pudding mix 4 eggs … Continue reading

Baked Lemon Salmon

Yesterday was Bob’s birthday so last night we had a little family Minion birthday party.  What you’re looking at here is his birthday dinner – Baked Lemon Salmon, Lemon Rice, sauteed veggies and fougasse!  It was all delicious!  The salmon recipe came from “Cooking Classy”. Baked Lemon Salmon 4 (6 oz each) salmon fillets 2 … Continue reading

Chewy Toffee Bars

Look at those gooey squares of goodness, just look at them!  YUM!  Butter, brown sugar, toffee bits – what more could a person want?  These little bites of heaven are courtesy of the Food Network. 1 1/2 sticks (12 tablespoons) butter 2 1/4 cups packed brown sugar 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder pinch … Continue reading

Slow Cooker Easy French Dip Sandwiches

Made this for dinner last night, one of the freezer meals that I put together.  It was delicious!  It comes from “Six Sisters’ Stuff”. 2 – 3 pounds roast, either pork or beef (I used pork this time) 2 (14 1/2 oz each) cans beef consomme (located in soup aisle) 6 – 8 buns of … Continue reading

Chocolate Sugar Cookie Bars

YUM!  Cort and Jaren were over for dinner last night and Cort always wants a chocolatey treat so I decided to give these a whirl and they hit the spot for sure, more like a brownie than a sugar cookie but that is definitely not a complaint!  It’s a Six Sisters’ Stuff recipe. cookies 1/2 … Continue reading

Sand Pudding

The teenagers from church were coming over for a pool party last night and I volunteered to make them a treat so when I saw this, I knew it was perfect!  And apparently it was delicious too because the buckets were scraped clean!  The recipe comes from “Ma Nouvelle Mode”.  I found the buckets at … Continue reading

Lemon Cookie Truffles

Don’t these look yummy and summery?  Last night we had an activity in my backyard for the ladies at church and I asked if I could make some sweets since I haven’t had much work lately and I need some projects so I made these truffles.  They are taken from the Oreo Truffle recipe on … Continue reading