When I was 20 years old, I participated in the Walt Disney World College Program. I was a quick service hostess at the Disney-MGM Studios’ Sunset Ranch Market. While I was there I met a lot of people. Molly and I were co-workers who spent a lot of time together during the four months we were down there.
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Some of my previous recipes either don’t have pictures or the pictures need to be updated. This recipe needed an updated photograph. I used an Iphone to take the picture for the blog back in March 2012. The Iphone was new so I thought I needed to use it for all my photographs for this blog. (I no longer have an Iphone.)
Continue reading “Cheddar Bay Biscuits Redone”
The Imaginative One is now in Boy Scouts and goes on hikes. One of the hiking trips requires him to carry all of his supplies and food for the weekend. Trail mix is one of the easiest items to carry. We make our own so we can customize it to his likes.
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Almost every Sunday, we have a family dinner with my mother-in-law. Sunday night dinners were a tradition even before I was part of the family.
Continue reading “Vegan Mexican Ranch Dressing”
I originally posted this recipe back in July 2010. I decided to repost the recipe with a couple slight changes to the recipe. Pizza Sauce Stars of the recipe: 1 (6 oz.) can of tomato paste 1 Tbsp. extra virgin … Continue reading Pizza Sauce
This barbecue sauce would be good on a pulled pork sandwich, a Monterrey chicken quesadilla, or a BBQ chicken sandwiches.
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We love our ice tea and lemonade at our house. When we go out to eat at a restaurant called Bob Evans, I almost order a flavored ice tea. Yum! I decided I needed to recreate the flavored ice tea at my house. Especially since summer is going to be here before we know it. My iced tea is made in my coffee maker. Last July, I got rid of my Keurig. I loved it for a long time but had been using my own grounds in little reusable coffee filters the majority of the time so I decided I … Continue reading Raspberry Simple Syrup
As I said, I’m trying to post more salad dressing recipes on my blog. I went to Pinterest to see if I could find any ideas of salad dressings. This one is yum! Simple and delicious. I could have licked … Continue reading Maple Dijon Vinaigrette
While I was looking through my Evernote account this afternoon, I found this recipe and picture. Since I posted I was going to share more salad dressing recipes, I was delighted to find this recipe. It’s a simple recipe to … Continue reading Blueberry Vinaigrette
On Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, I decided to make biscuits to go along with our supper of split pea soup. The problem was I did not have any fresh self rising flour. I decided to make my own self … Continue reading DIY – Self Rising Flour
When I was perusing my blog, I noticed there was an absence of homemade salad dressings. I make my own on occasion but hadn’t shared any recipes. During winter, citrus fruits are the stars of the fruit world. They are … Continue reading Grapefruit Vinaigrette
This is my last installment of reviewing my Do It Yourself blog posts. This DIY post features the spreads, sauces, and breads on my blog. Sauces and Spreads Breads All Star Muffin mix I’ve created a page with all … Continue reading Do It Yourself – Spreads, Sauces, and Breads
The other day I went an event. They served frozen lasagna. It made me crave homemade lasagna so I decided make some. I asked Hubby to get me the ingredients for my lasagna. Rather then using store bought sauce, … Continue reading Pressure Cooker Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
Making your own spice blends is so easy. You can customize the amount of the spices. Hubby doesn’t really like cumin so I put on a trace amount in my taco seasoning. He enjoys when I make tacos because he … Continue reading Do It Yourself – Spices and Other Random Kitchen Tips
I’ve been revisiting my Do It Yourself posts from the past 5.5 years of this blog. I’ve already revisited my DIY Drinks and Coffee Creamers and Breakfasts.
Today I’m going to revisit my Do It Yourself snacks and desserts. Continue reading “Do It Yourself -Snacks and Desserts”
Today I’m featuring my Do It Yourself Breakfast version. For my DIY Drinks and Coffee Creamers, click on this link. Granola Mixes Instant Oatmeal Mix All Star Muffin Mix Happy Eating, Traci Continue reading Do It Yourself – Breakfast Version
I’ve only got 3 responses to my Poll so far. I asked what recipes you would look like to be posted on this blog. One of the responses asked for more Do It Yourself Convenience Foods. I already have a … Continue reading Do It Yourself Drinks and Creamers
I’ve been loving making homemade creamers. They are easy to make and delicious. This one tastes like a cinnamon bun. Yum! Cinnamon Bun Coffee Creamer Stars of the recipe: 1/2 c. milk, half & half, or heavy whipping cream 1/2 … Continue reading Cinnamon Bun Coffee Creamer
I’m enjoying making new creamers now that I got the ratio of milk/ half & half/ or heavy whipping cream to condensed milk.
This creamer needs to be warmed up so that the cocoa is dissolved. I ended up having to strain the non dissolved cocoa so there isn’t any lumps left in it.
As you can see from my pictures, some of the cocoa did not dissolve.
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If I could describe this creamer, I would say yum!
I made a batch of this on Monday evening. The next morning, my coffee maker decided not to work. 😦 Finally my husband was able to get it to work on Wednesday afternoon. We don’t know why it stopped working and why it began to work once again. Crazy.
Wednesday evening, I was able to have a cup of coffee with this creamer. It was even better then on Monday.
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