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  • Honey Glazed Carrots in the Crockpot

    My husband doesn’t eat raw carrots but eats cooked carrots.  The Imaginative One doesn’t eat cooked carrots but eats raw carrots.  So it makes it interesting to decide what veggies to cook for dinner.  I saw this recipe and decided I needed to make it for Thanksgiving.  It fits the criteria of easy, quick, and cooks in…

  • Cranberry Relish – Crockpot Style

    Today is Thanksgiving, and I have much to be thankful for this year. Now onto the recipe. On Sunday, my father-in-law informed us he was cooking a chicken for Thanksgiving. There were going to be only 6 of us for dinner, and he didn’t want to deal with all the leftovers. The family convinced him…

  • Christmas Baking part 2

    In my previous post, I listed some of my favorite cookies to bake that is on my blog.  Here are some other favorite cookie recipes that are on other blogs.  My goal this Christmas season is to post them on this blog so that I have them readily available during next year’s baking season. Santa’s…

  • Christmas Baking

    When I was a teen, I lived with my mother and grandparents.  There are several Christmas memories that I treasure.  One is my grandma and her trees.  She loved teddy bears and would put up several trees with just her teddy bear ornaments on them.  Then there, we would put up the traditional tree.  I…

  • 2 Ingredient Pumpkin Cookies

    I’m about simplicity, especially when it comes to baking or recipes.  So when I saw this recipe in my inbox, I knew I needed to make these cookies.  Fortunately, I had both ingredients at my house. These cookies did not disappoint me.  They were delicious, moist, and easy to prepare. 2 Ingredient Pumpkin Cookiesvia cookies…

  • Creepy Crawly Sandwiches

    Last week, I watched the Crockpot Girls’ Crockpot Monday video.  They gave different recipes for Halloween recipes.  One particular recipe caught my eye, and that was the one for the Creepy Crawly Sandwiches.  It was then decided I would make that for our Halloween dinner. Stars of the recipe: Steps: Other Halloween treats, Sweet and…

  • Monthly Menu ~ April 2011

    Week of April 4, 2011 Week of April 11 Week of April 18 Week of April 25 (I’ve decided to do something different.  I’m going to follow one of the Eat at Home menu plans.  This is the year 2 week 23 menu.)

  • Mystery Cookies

    As I have stated before, I like reading Joanne Fluke’s Hannah Swensen mystery series.  The books are fun and easy to read.  The added bonus is the author provides recipes.  I found the recipe for watermelon cookies and pretzel chocolate chip cookies in her book.  This is another one of her recipes found in the…

  • Ranch Chicken Legs

    I found this recipe right after my hubby, and I got married.  It was in our regular main dish rotation for a few years.  The ranch chicken legs were also a go-to recipe for when I entertained family members.  During the past few years, I have made it infrequently.  So when I found chicken legs…

  • Chicken pot pie (Easy recipe)

    I had a coupon for the new Philadelphia cooking creme, and they were also on sale this week, so I decided to try them.  Since I had never made a pot pie, I decided to try it using the cooking creme.  It ended up being delicious.  My hubby gobbled it up, which is saying a…