Cesar Bacon Pasta Salad

My daughter, my mom and I love pasta salads. So this is one of creations.


1 8oz box of pasta  (you choice)
1 can black olives sliced and drained
1 cup chopped up carrots
1 cup parmesan cheese
1 cup kens cesar dressing


Cook and drain pasta. Add the olives, carrots, parmesan cheese and dressing and mix all together. We had this with pork chops and mash potatoes, which I have already for you guys..

Thought of the day..

Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it everyday...

Coming Sunday...

Cesar Bacon Pasta Salad
Thought of the day
Daddy's garden progress

Breakfast Casserole..

Because it is Saturday and school is finally out and we are all home together. I have decided to make us a breakfast casserole. This recipe is so good and really hits the spot...

3 eggs beaten
1 pinch pepper and salt
1 10.75 oz can cream chicken
16 oz sour cream
1 2lb bag frozen hashbrowns thawed
1 lb sausage
2 cups cheddar cheese
1/2 cup butter melted

Preheat oven to 350. Lightly greese a 9x 13 baking dish. Season eggs with pepper and salt, pour into baking dish. In a large bowl combine the soup, sour cream, hash browns, sausage and cheese. Mix thoroughly and pour over eggs. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes remove and drizzle butter over top of casserole and bake an additional 15 minutes until golden brown...

Cherry Brownies...

This is a recipe that I was not so sure about when my daughter wanted to make these. Cherry and brownies strange. lol  But actually when I tasted them I was surprisingly shocked. They were actually awesome and so easy.


1 box brownie mix
2 eggs
1/4 cup veg. oil
1 21 oz can cherry pie filling divided
2 tablespoon hot water

Preheat oven 350. Coat a 9x 13 baking dish with cooking spray. In a bowl combine the brownie mix, eggs, oil and 1 cup cherry pie filling; mix well with spoon. Pour batter into a baking dish.  In a small bowl, combine hot water and remaining pie filling, and spread evenly over batter. Bake 45 to 50 minute or until done. Let cool and cut into squares.  Enjoy...

Thought of the day..

Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a liitle flower...

Coming Saturday...

Breakfast Casserole
Cherry Brownies
Thought of the day

Yogurt Chocolate Chip Cookies....

My daughter found these and we just had to make them. They were YUMMY!


1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup margarine or butter
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375 and grease cookie sheets. In a medium bowl, cream together the brown sugar, white sugar, margarine and shortening until light and fluffy. Stir in the yogurt and the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt stir this into the creamed mixture until incorporated, then mix in the chocolate chips. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto the baking sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the oven or until the edges begin to brown. Cool for a minute on the baking sheet then take them off and cool on a wire rack.

Coming Friday...

Yogurt Chocolate Chip Cookies
Thought of the day

Grape Black Cherry Oatmeal Bars..

I actually got this recipe from the pioneer women's website, she uses strawberry preserves. I found this recipe and made it awhile back and we all loved them. So I decided to use my moms homemade jelly. I will post her jelly recipes later in the summer when she starts canning..

1 3/4 sticks cold butter
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups oats quick or rolled
1 cup brown sugar
1 teas. baking powder
1/4 teas. salt
1 pint jelly of your choice

Mix together the flour,oats, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in the butter and pour half of the mixture into a 9x13 baking dish. On top of the mixture spread the jelly. Cover with the other half of the oat mixture and bake for 30 to 40 minutes. These are yummy...

Thought of the day..

Gossip is like a balloon; it grows bigger with every puff..

Coming Thursday...

Grape Black Cherry Oatmeal Bars
Thought of the day

Stuffed Beef Burritos...

Ok time for some Mexican food. :)  These are so good and easy to make...


2 lbs. ground beef cooked and drained
1 can black beans drained, rinsed and heated  or refried beans
1 can rotel
mexican cheese
1 pk burrito season
pk burrito shells


Cook and drain meat. Add burrito seasoning to meat. Heat your shells and start layering. meat beans, rotel and cheese. Fold shells and enjoy... I like to have mexican rice with these. And I sometimes add my salsa, sour cream and jalapeños to mine....