Recipe Index

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Sunday, April 25, 2010

Chocolate Eclairs

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My grandma used to make eclairs for special occasions. I begged her to make these for my wedding reception - which she willingly did. I sh...
Saturday, April 24, 2010

Pumpkin Spice Rolls

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This is a pumpkin spice twist on classic Cinnamon Rolls.   ¼ c. warm water 2 ½ t. yeast ¼ t. sugar ¼ c. melted butter 2 eggs 1 c. canned pu...
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Homemade noodles and chicken noodle soup

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  My friend made this for our family back just before I had surgery. While I've tried my hand at homemade noodles, my family raved ...

Favorite Raisin Oatmeal Cookies

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  I have been craving raisin oatmeal cookies for quite a while. Now that my oven is finally fixed, we decided to make some as a family last...
Friday, April 16, 2010

Grandma J's Congo Bars

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My grandmother used to make these in mass quantities and store them in #10 cans with a slice of bread for freshness. We knew that we would ...
Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Back Again Soon

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Two weeks ago my oven broke. Since then, I've been waiting for our local appliance repair company to get it together enough to make it ...
Thursday, April 1, 2010

April Fool's Day Dinner

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Here's our traditional April Fool's Day dinner. Much to my children's delight, our "spaghetti and meatballs" are the...

Strawberry Smoothies

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  I know that I've already posted some smoothie recipes , but when I made these this morning, my kids (the number one food critics) said...
Wednesday, March 31, 2010

April Fool's Day Link

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I ran across this blog posting for April Fool's Day foods last year and couldn't wait to try it out this year. It took me a while ...
Thursday, March 18, 2010

Fondant Cream Cheese Frosting

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  This recipe goes well with the Tomato Soup Spice Cake 6 oz cream cheese 1 egg yolk 3 c. powdered sugar 1/8 t. salt 1 t. vanilla Cream the ...

Tomato Soup Spice Cake or Husband Cake

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  Talk about firing me - I came across this photo and realized that I planned to post this recipe over a year ago! This recipe is known by...

Creamy green chile corn

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  I just realized that I seem to have lots of friends named Maria. One of my Maria friends taught me how to make this about 12 years ago. ...

Berry Morning Muffins

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  Last month a friend brought these delicious muffins over along with the recipe for my family. I came across the recipe while cleaning yes...
Monday, March 1, 2010

Broccoli, Grape, and Bacon Salad

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  I'm not a broccoli fan. YES - I know it is great for you healthwise, but I've just never loved it. Ironically though, I LOVE thi...
Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Fruit Pizza with Sugar Cookie Crust

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  My college roommate introduced me to this twist on a sugar cookie many years ago. My kids decided they wanted a pizza dinner last night s...

Sour Cream Sugar Cookies

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Thanks to my friend Lara who shared this recipe with me years ago. 1 c. shortening 1 3/4 c. sugar 1 c. sour cream 2 eggs 1 t. vanilla ...
Friday, February 19, 2010

Horchata - Guatemalan/Mexican Rice Milk Beverage

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Horchata (pronounced or - cha - tuh) is a traditional drink made from rice and found in many latin american countries. While some horchata...
Thursday, February 11, 2010

Valentine Pancakes

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I was trying to rush my kids out the door this morning and didn't have much time to take photos of the food before it disappeared. Plea...

Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

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  Looking for a simple yet elegant Valentines Day treat? These chocolate covered strawberries only take about 10 minutes to prepare and alw...
Saturday, February 6, 2010

Mexican Breakfast Eggs

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  I have an aunt who is originally from Mexico and she always made these eggs for her kids. Back in college, my cousins taught me how to mak...
Monday, February 1, 2010

Banana Berry Bread Pudding

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  This is such a quick, simple, and satisfying comfort food and chances are you already have everything on hand. I found my original recipe ...
Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Tammi's Chicken Pot Pie

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I know, it has been quite a while since my last post. Life just seems to happen and keep flying by. A month or so ago I had surgery and a...
Friday, January 1, 2010

Hot Chocolate Mix / Hot Cocoa Mix

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  I have a sneaking suspiscion that my kids don't REALLY like to go out and play in the snow. I've found that their TRUE love is th...
Thursday, December 24, 2009

Hot Pepper Jelly from Taste of Home

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We share this with our close friends and neighbors at Christmas each year, and it always gets rave reviews. We love the spicy contrast of th...

What's been cooking lately

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While December is traditionally a busy month, I was down at the beginning of the month due to an unexpected surgery. While I wasn't sur...
Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Yamples or Yams and Apples

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This recipe also came from my sister in law, but we re-named it from Yams and Apples to "Yamples". I grew up as a die hard candie...

Julie's Homemade Cranberry Sauce

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My sister in law made this for Thanksgiving several years ago and while I was skeptical at first (really - raisins and nuts?) my family LOVE...
Thursday, November 19, 2009

Canned Tomatoes

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Every time I set out to make tomatoes, I have to hunt down my recipe - which is ironic because the only thing I need the recipe for is to re...
Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Beth's Amazing Chocolate Chip Cookies (High Altitude)

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You'd never believe I found these at my daughter's Halloween class party. There they were, sitting in a large tupper-ware container...
Friday, November 6, 2009

Blueberry Breakfast Casserole

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This is a favorite casserole we sometimes make for Christmas morning. The best part is that it is all made the night before, and it cooks a...