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Recipes

Mr. T’s Favorite Lemon Square Bars

March 4, 2010

Mr. T. loves fruity deserts, and one day, he just had to have lemon squares.  This is the recipe he found when he went searching.  I believe he found it at all recipes. Ingredients 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 cup butter, melted 4 eggs 2 cups white sugar 1 teaspoon [...]

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Enchalada Bake – Easy, Cheesy, and Oh So Good!

February 25, 2010

The base of this recipe I got from a neighbor of a friend of ours.  He lived in Denver, CO at the time and we were visiting him when his friend and neighbor came over…and for a reason I can not remember,  she was bearing cook books! I love cook books and promptly sat down [...]

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Extremly Yummy Peanut Butter Frosting

February 17, 2010

If you’re a peanut butter lover like I am you will thoroughly enjoy this frosting recipe.   It goes perfectly on chocolate cake or a nice pan of brownies.  Just be sure to whip it as long as is directed.  It’s what makes it so so fluffy.  EnjoY! Ingredients 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 cup creamy [...]

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We Made Amish Friendship Bread!

February 10, 2010

Last week, Mr. T. brought home a bag of gloop, and a recipe.  He said his friend gave it to him, and that if we followed the recipe and instructions, this gloop would turn into Amish Friendship Bread! Not only that though, the recipe is such that we would also have to give 3 bags [...]

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The Best Buttermilk Pancakes….WithOUT Buttermilk

February 3, 2010

I love recipes that have buttermilk in them, especially pancakes.  But, invariably, I end up wasting a lot of the buttermilk I buy; sometimes almost half….and organic buttermilk is pricey! This recipe though uses soured milk; which is milk with a touch of white vinegar in it.  It’s amazing!  The absolute best pancake recipe we’ve [...]

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Easy Recipe for Yellow Cake From Scratch…..And Some Variations Too!

January 24, 2010

I prefer home made food to processed, pre-packaged stuff and, when I went looking for a good yellow cake recipe that baked up like the well known boxed mixes, this is what I found. The main recipe and it’s variations come from allrecipes.com.  I, of course, tweaked it a bit to make it my own.  [...]

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Amazingly Good (and Amazingly Easy) Crockpot BBQ

January 15, 2010

Last year, when  I was pregnant with O. I realized that meals needed to get a lot simpler.  When I started to ask around, many of my friends said that they swear by their crockpot (or slow cooker) as a wonderful time saver in the kitchen – so – I thought I’d try one. Once [...]

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A Tasty Beef Stew Recipe for a Cold Winter’s Evening

January 1, 2010

This recipe is great to help keep you warm on a cold winter’s evening.  Like many of my recipes, I got it from allrecipes.com.  I tweak it a bit though for my own variation that we’ve all come to really love – even the kids!  Serve it with some crusty bread, or better yet some [...]

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Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

December 20, 2009

These cookies are just fantastic.   They take a bit of time ( I usually only make them during Christmas), but with the tasty peanut butter icing between the two soft and chewy peanut butter cookies – it’s worth it…..especially if you’re a peanut butter fan like me. Ingredients 1 cup peanut butter 1 cup [...]

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The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies EVER!

December 12, 2009

A lot of people  bake during the Holidays; myself included.  My grandmother, and my mom always made tons of  different kinds of treats  during the Holidays – and it just doesn’t feel like Christmas to me until the kitchen is full of all those wonderful, special aromas of cookies, chocolates, cakes, pies…..YUM!!!! Personally, my big [...]

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