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  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Taco Crescent Bake

    Another recipe I found on the Menus4Moms website.  It is easy to put together, especially if you use taco-seasoned ground beef that you have already cooked and then frozen. My picky hubby was surprised with how delicious this recipe was and how it didn’t taste too taco.  He does not like some spices used in…

  • Homemade Taco Seasoning Mix

    I like to make my own taco seasoning because I can adjust the number of spices.  I also feel better about knowing what exactly is in the taco seasoning.  Plus, I use very little taco seasoning when I make tacos because I have a picky hubby, especially with Mexican food.  A few years ago, I…

  • Sloppy Joe Pizza

    Sloppy Joes on a pizza?!?!  Sounds weird, huh?!?!  Guess what, the taste is out of this world.  Hubby and I both enjoyed the pizza. Last week, I made sloppy Joe’s for dinner one night and then froze the leftovers with a plan to use the sloppy Joe on a pizza.  I used store-bought pizza dough…

  • Orange Chicken

    Thursday was the Chinese New Year. We are currently in the year of the rabbit. Anyway, I decided it would be appropriate to have a Chinese-type meal for supper to “celebrate” the new year. Since it had been on the menu for the previous week but had not been made, I decided to make it.…