Believe in the Magic Traci Diary

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  • Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip

    I love chocolate chip cookies.  Actually, I like most cookies.  You might say cookies are my weakness!  I mean dessert weakness.  This dip reminds me of a chocolate chip cookie. Best of all, you don’t have to bake cookies to… Continue reading

  • Easy Slow Cooker Pot Roast

    Mmm!  Comfort food makes you feel good inside.  Pot roast is one of those foods.  As I was coming up with this week’s menu, I decided pot roast should be one of our dinners.  The interesting thing was we had… Continue reading

  • Mom, What’s for dinner? – Week of October 14

    Here are my plans for dinner: Monday – pot roast, butter noodles, and veggies Tuesday – lemon chicken (if the recipe works, I’ll post it here) with rice Wednesday – homemade taco hamburger helper (if the recipe is good, I’ll… Continue reading

  • My Favorite Disney Picture

    So my family has decided we are going to Walt Disney World at the beginning of April.  Yesterday we hunted for the pictures we took during our last trip to Disney in 2009 when the boys were 3 and 5.… Continue reading

  • Foodie Pen Pal – September Edition

    This month we followed a different format.  Instead of being paired up with two people (one who bought and sent to me and the other I bought for and then sent the box), we were paired with one other person.… Continue reading

  • Homemade Applesauce

    I’m so proud of myself.  Today we were given a chance to go apple picking at one of our fellow church member’s houses.  We could take as much as we wanted, which is totally cool.  The Imaginative One is a… Continue reading

  • Chocolate Chip Zucchini Cake

    The Imaginative One hates zucchini so much that when I asked him to pick one up at the local farmer’s market, he refused to touch it.  He also refused to taste this cake because he felt I put zucchini in it.… Continue reading

  • Homemade Pumpkin Butter

    We love eating different jams, jellies, and fruit butter around here.  It’s usually just Hubby and me that do that.  Sometimes the Wee One will also try a new flavor of jelly.  The Imaginative One loves only grape jelly, and… Continue reading

  • Individual Five Spice Apple Crisp

    Last November, my foodie pen pal introduced me to Chinese five spice and suggested I use it in some of my fall time recipes instead of pumpkin pie spice blend. The five spice really does take it up a notch. If… Continue reading

  • Yogurt Parfait

    A few weeks ago, I posted about 6 easy breakfasts.  One of the breakfasts I talked about was fruit and yogurt parfaits.  It is so simple and quick to prepare.  Plus, it’s delicious to eat, and the flavors can be… Continue reading