I just got back from spending a couple of days with the Young Women and Young Men from church up in the mountains at our annual Youth Conference. I volunteered to make dessert for Monday night, the first night that we were up there, and I was looking for something fun to make for them … Continue reading
Another recipe from the Kneaders cupcake class, this time for Bunco at my house last night hence the sugar cube dice on 1 of the cupcakes. I was running short on time so couldn’t make their from scratch recipe of the Lemon Chiffon Cupcakes (I’m sure I’ll get to it at some point and when … Continue reading
“Cooking with Courtney” yesterday, we made this pasta and zucchini bread, both delicious! This pasta comes from the “All You” website, very easy to make and a really good flavor especially for a pasta without a sauce. 8 plum tomatoes, cored and quartered 1 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup … Continue reading
Courtney and I went to a cupcake class at one of our favorite local restaurants called “Kneaders” where we got to make 3 different kinds of cupcakes and this was one of them. Bob requested them for his birthday treat on Sunday. It was a little bit challenging and it was time consuming too! Their … Continue reading
Here’s a quick and easy recipe that you can throw together for a fast lunch or dinner. It comes from the “My Recipes” website. I changed it up a bit to make it a little less curry and a little more sweet. I ate mine on Dave’s Killer Bread while Bob made lettuce wraps with … Continue reading
Oh, Summer! The fruits, the veggies, the gardens! YUM! We don’t have a huge garden but we are growing zucchini and about 4 different kinds of tomatoes and basil and I think jalapenos. I found this recipe on a blog called “Budget Bytes” and it was extremely good. It was gone pretty quickly, that’s usually … Continue reading
It’s time for the next installment of “Cooking with Courtney” where I teach my newly married daughter how to cook! Yesterday it was this Pampered Chef recipe which I’ve been making since my kids were a lot smaller because they used to really like it. The picture above shows the basic recipe but you can … Continue reading
My sister in law and her kids arrived last night for a quick visit so of course there had to be treats waiting for them so I made this cake which is somewhere between a brownie and a cake and is super tasty and couldn’t be any easier to make. The recipe comes from a … Continue reading
Dinner after church yesterday, such a good combination of flavors! The recipe comes from the “Better Homes and Gardens” website. I will definitely be making it again. 1 (5 – 6 oz) bag fresh baby spinach 1 (15 oz) can Great Northern beans, rinsed and drained 4 ounces crumbled Feta cheese 1/4 cup dried tomatoes … Continue reading
Pretty sure this was my favorite of the bunch although the Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza is a close second. This one is a Pillsbury recipe. 1 (16.5 oz) roll refrigerated chocolate chip cookies (the chocolate chip cookie mix was cheaper so that’s what I used) 1 cup miniature marshmallows 1/2 cup salted peanuts (I used … Continue reading
