Pina Colada Zucchini Bread

Next up from the Saturday baking extravaganza is this bread which made 2 loaves, it smells so good!  Haven’t tried this one yet either.  Both these loaves are on their way to some neighbor’s houses after church today.  This recipe also comes from “Creations by Kara”, apparently she was on a zucchini kick just like … Continue reading

Oatmeal Cinnamon Zucchini Muffins

Yesterday was baking day for me, trying to put all that zucchini from our garden to good use so first up were these muffins which are going to be on their way to the Young Women at church today.  I haven’t tried one yet, trying to decide if I want to wait and eat one … Continue reading

30 Minute Dinner Rolls

And finally one last thing for Kristen’s dinner, homemade rolls.  Now I am a pretty decent cook and baker but I always seem to have trouble with recipes that call for yeast, I just haven’t quite got the hang of it yet but this recipe is the find of the week!  I know I will … Continue reading

Toffee Bars #2

Can’t take dinner to someone without taking treats too (at least I can’t!) so made these for Kristen and her fam too.  I must confess that I kept one for me so I could try it and they were so chocolatey and gooey, it was delightful!  The recipe comes from the Midwest Living website. 1/2 … Continue reading

Brown Sugar Pound Cake

This is one of my new favorite cakes!  It was so yummy!  My niece is starting her service today as a missionary for our church and so last night the family had a little get together to send her off and wish her well.  I made cakes!  I made the Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake which … Continue reading

German Chocolate Cake Bars

Courtney and Jaren came over last night for treats and games so I threw these together while we were visiting.  They were super easy and really delicious!  In fact, there aren’t many leftovers today.  The recipe comes from “Six Sisters” Stuff”, love them! crust 1 box Devil’s Food cake mix (not the kind with pudding … Continue reading

Pasta with Basil, Tomatoes and Garlic

Dinner last night, trying to take advantage of all the fresh tomatoes and basil from our garden.  The recipe comes from “My Recipes”, easy and yummy! 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 2 large garlic cloves, finely chopped 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1 1/4 pounds (1 quart) small cherry and teardrop tomatoes (I used a … Continue reading

Lunch Lady Brownies

I can’t even begin to describe to you how good these are, except to say that I am still trying to watch my weight and count calories and I ate 2 of them yesterday!  Even now I know that they are down there in the kitchen taunting me and I so badly want to go … Continue reading

Tomato Basil Pasta Salad

Next up for Sunday dinner, this delicious pasta salad, everyone really loved this.  The recipe comes from “Betty Crocker”, one of my favorite recipe sources.  And it was the first time this summer that there were enough tomatoes from our garden to make an entire salad! 2 pounds Roma tomatoes, chopped (8 – 10 medium) … Continue reading