Buttercream frosting is easy to make and delicious on cakes and cookies. I used it to frost the snowflake cake earlier this week and also frosted DH’s birthday cake with it today. The recipe I started with is here. In a nutshell, this is how I used that recipe. 6 tablespoons butter, softened 1/4 cup […]
This morning I was perusing my google reader feed and came across a recipe for apple bread on Kitchen Parade. I had the ingredients necessary so decided to try the recipe. The recipe called for Granny Smith apples. I didn’t have those on hand, but did have Galas, so I used them instead. I mixed […]
DD and I made poppy seed muffins this afternoon. Delicious! We had some warm from the oven, shared some with friends, and I’m thinkin’ the rest will go quickly. Mix the following ingredients until well blended. * 3 eggs * 2 1/2 cups white sugar [I used 1 3/4 c. sugar] * 1 1/8 cups […]
Crock Pot Turkey Tetrazzini 2 c. chicken broth 2 cans cream of chicken or cream of mushroom soup 1 T. Dijon mustard 2 c. diced cooked turkey 1 c. shredded Cheddar cheese 1/2 tsp. salt ground pepper to taste 1/2 tsp. celery seed 1 T. dry onion 1 tsp. dried basil 1 tsp. dried parsley […]
I planned the 40-minute hamburger buns (as rolls) for tonight, but DD wanted to make them yesterday, so we made them into bread sticks and had them with spaghetti last night. They were easy and delicious! Ingredients: * 2 tablespoons active dry yeast * 1 cup warm water, plus 2 tablespoons warm water (115*) * […]
I found this BBQ chicken and cornbread casserole recipe. Thought it sounded interesting, and decided to do something similar. I sprayed the crock pot with cooking spray and put raw boneless skinless chicken breasts and thighs in the bottom. The recipe called for cooking the chicken prior to putting it in the crock pot, but […]
These brownies are delicious served with fresh strawberries, vanilla ice cream, and chocolate syrup. I need a picture of that… Brownies 1 c. butter or margarine (2 sticks), softened 2 c. sugar 3 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 1/2 c. flour 1/2 c. cocoa 12 oz bag mini chocolate chips, divided Cream the butter […]
We eat a lot of corn on the cob. So good! We only need three ears for supper, so I wrap them in wet paper towels and cook them in the microwave rather than in a pot of boiling water. It’s easy, fast, and leaves no pot to clean. Before cooking, husk and clean the […]
DD has half an hour of piano practice and half an hour of guitar practice five days a week. She doesn’t practice on the day of lessons and she gets to pick one other day of the week as a “no music practice” day. She chose today this week, so I asked if she would […]
I made Crockpot Chicken Cordon Bleu several weeks ago and DH and DD both loved it. Easy to make and delicious. We had it again yesterday. The cast of characters: crockpot (sprayed with cooking spray) 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (flattened) ham slices Swiss cheese slices toothpicks (optional) 1 can cream of chicken or cream […]