What's for dinner...

Tonight the boys have scouts, so we are haivng. Tatertot casserole, salad and rolls. Recipes already posted for you guys to enjoy...

Thought of the day...

Remember to count your blessings everyday..

What's for dinner..

I want more Mexican food. :) Nacho taco salad. Recipes already posted for you guys to enjoy.

Whats for dinner..

I can't  take any more Holiday foods. I want some Mexican food..  

Taco soup will be for dinner.... 

Recipe already posted for you to enjoy..

Coming Soon...

I am working hard to get my ebook ready for you guys..   Budget friendly Meal Solutions for working moms.

Chocolate Cake..

With all there pumpkin pies and sweet potato pies we all wanted something chocolate. So I found this recipe and it was yummy and easy..

2 cups white sugar

1 3/4 cup all purpose flour

3/4 cup unsweeetened  cocoa

1 1/2 teas. baking powder

1 1/2 teas. baking soda

1 teas. salt

2 eggs

1 cup milk

1/2 cup veg. oil

2 teas. vanilla

1 cup boiling water

Mix all ingredients into one large bowl.  Mix well for two minutes. Pour into greased baking dish 9x13 and bake for 30 to 35 minutes at 350.  

Icing 

4 table butter

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 table. milk

1 1/2 cup confectionary sugar

1 table. cocoa

1 teas. vanilla

In sauce pan melt butter and brown sugar together until dissolved. Stir in cocoa and confectionary  sugar mix all together and add vanilla. Stir until thick enough to pour well and pour over cake..  It it gets to thick add a little more milk..

Pictures of our Friday Spread...

Coming today..

My sister in law, brother in law, niece and nephew are coming over today for Thanksgiving. Since we have all eaten the traditional foods already, I have decided to just make some other yummy foods.

Broccoli cheese soup

Ham and cheese hawaiian rolls

Veggie tray

Fruit cheese ball

Chocolate cake

All recipes are already posted for you guys except the Chocolate cake and I will post it for you guys this evening along with pictures of our spread..  

 

Coming soon..

Coming soon my ebook Budget friendly meal solutions for working moms.... This weekend...

Pictures of our Thanksgiving spread..

Happy Thanksgiving...

Coming today pictures of our Thanksgiving spread....

My make ahead dishes..

Pumpkin pie, sweet potato pie, deviled eggs and sweet potato casserole. I have already posted these recipes for you guys..

Candy and caramel apples..

I also like to make this for  a snack to in the fall.. I think they are just perfect for the holidays.. I have already posted these recipes for you guys..

Moms Yummy Cheese ball..

This is a must at our house at the holidays. My mom make these and everyone loves them.

1 8 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped bell pepper
1/2 cup purple onion
1 package of budding ham chopped
2 cups cheddar cheese

Mix all ingredients together and form into a ball. I love woven wheat baked crackers with these, but you can use your favorite crackers...

Things to snack on before the Turkey is ready...

I don't know about you guys but at my house someone is always hungry. So I like to make a few things for everyone to snack on before the meal is ready.  Here are a few of my holidays ideas..


Fruit Cheese Ball

1 8 oz cream cheese softened
1 8 oz can crushed pineapple drained
1 lg. box  instant vanilla pudding
1 jar of maraschino cherries drained and sliced
1/2 cup chopped pecans


Mix the cream cheese, pineapple, vanilla pudding, cherries together well. Form into a ball and roll in the crushed pecans and refrigerate until ready to serve.  I like to use graham crackers or teddy grahams with this...

Coming today..

My cheese ball recipes and pictures.  Pictures of my dressing, pies, sweet potato casserole. My list of times for cooking my dishes tomorrow.

My Ebook...

It's finally coming this week guys....

Thought of the day...

Make your list and time lines for your things to do today.

Getting ready for turkey day...

Tomorrow at our house we have a very busy day ahead of us.. I will be making everything that I can ahead of time for Thursday..  I will will making our dressing, cheese balls, sweet potato casserole, pumpkin pies, sweet potato pie and defrosting my frozen cranberry salad and turkey.  I will be posting pictures of these and recipes of the cheese balls that I haven't  posted. I will also be cleaning my house and getting all my platters out and ready.

Whats for dinner..

Chicken casserole and rolls. recipes already posted for you to enjoy.

This is a very quick and easy budget friendly recipe.

1chicken breast boiled and shredded
2 cans mixed vegetables drained
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 box stuffing mix
1/2 stick butter
1 1/2 cup water


Shred chicken and mix with vegetables and soup. Pour into a 9x13 baking dish. Place the stuffing in a microwave safe bowl with butter and water and cook for 5 minutes.  Fluff stuffing and place on top of mixture and bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Grab some rolls and dig in guys..

Coming tomorrow...

Making and posting cheese ball recipes, candy and carmel apples for the holidays..I like to make ahead a few things a day so that Im not so overwhelmed on Turkey day....

Whats for dinner...

Chili, cole slaw and rolls..   This is perfect for  this cold winter evening.

Thought of the day..

Time to start  thawing your turkeys guys..

Easy Pumpkin Cake...

 This is the easiest cake you will ever make and it is awesome..

Easy Pumpkin Cake

1 18.25 oz box spice cake mix

1 15 oz can pumpkin

Mix together and bake at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes. You can bake in 9x13 or bundt pan.  You can put cream cheese icing on it too if you like icing on your cake.  I actually greesed a bundt pan and sprinkled sugar and cinnamon in bottom.. 

cream cheese icing

1 stick softened butter

1 8 oz cream cheese

4 cups confectioner sugar

1 teas. vanilla

Mix all together with blender until smooth.

Chicken for those of you who don't like turkey...

Lemon Lime Soda can Chicken

1 whole chicken

 Butter

Creole season butter injector  

Weber beer can chicken season

1 can lemon lime soda

Wash and clean out inside of chicken. Inject the amount you would like into chicken with creole butter injector. Rub butter all over chicken and pat beer can chicken season all over. Open lemon lime soda and place chicken on it so that it stands up.  Bake at 400 degrees for 2 hours or grill for 2 hours.

Whats for dinner...

Baked Spag.,salad and cheesey garlic bread.. recipes already posted for you guys.

Smile.. you don't own all the problems in the world..

Peanut Butter Pie..

Peanut Butter Pie

1 c. creamy peanut butter

1 8 oz. cream cheese

1/2 c. sugar

1 12 oz. cool whip thawed and stirred

1 chocolate piecrust

1 11.75 oz. jar of hot fudge sauce

Mix together first three ingredients on medium with mixer. Mix in 3 cups cool whip then spoon mixture into piecrust. Spread hot fudge sauce over pie saving 2 tablespoons to put on top. Refrigerate over night and spread rest of cool whip over top. Place 2 tablespoons hot fudge sauce in a plastic storage bag cutting a whole in end and drizzle over pie and some peanut butter in another plastic storage bag and do the same and go in different directions.

Peanut Butter Brownie Cups..

Peanut Butter Brownie Cups

1 19 oz. box brownie mix

18 mini peanut butter cups

1 10 oz. bag of butterscotch morsels or peanut butter morsels

3 tbs. heavy whipping cream

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make brownie mix according to package instructions. Place cupcake holders in the cupcake pan and spoon brownie mix into the holders. Add peanut butter cups and put more brownie mix on top to cover it up. Bake 20 to 25 minutes and let cool. Combine morsels and cream over medium to low heat stirring often. Spread over brownie cupcakes and enjoy.

Butterfinger Cake..

Butter Finger Cake

1 box 16.5 oz. devils food cake mix

1 can eagle bran milk

1 jar caramel ice cream toping

1 12 pack of mini butter fingers, crushed

Make cake mix as package directions.  Stir in 6 of the crushed butter fingers into the batter and bake.  When done take out and with a wooden spoon poke wholes in cake all over. Pour eagle bran all over cake filing the holes. Add the caramel ice cream topping. Then add the other 6 butter fingers all over the top.   You can use cool whip as another layer if you like.  Bake on 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes 

Winter Wonderland Bars...

Winter Wonderland Bars

1 stick of butter

1 c. graham cracker crumbs

1 c. milk chocolate chips

1 c. butterscotch chips

1 c. coconut

1 c. chopped pecans

1 can eagle bran

Spray a 9x13-baking dish with cooking spray. Melt a stick of butter and place in bottom of pan. Start the layering process graham crackers, chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, coconut, pecans and spread the eagle bran milk over top. Bake 25 minutes at 350 degrees.

Mounds Bars..

 Here are some of my favorite chocolate desserts for the Holidays...

Mounds Bars

2 c. graham cracker crumbs

1/4 c. white sugar

1/2 c. melted butter

1 can eagle bran milk

2 c. coconut 

1 - 12 oz. package semisweet chocolate chips melted

Combine crumbs, sugar and butter. Mix and pat in pan and bake 15 minutes. Mix milk, coconut and spread over crumbs bake 15 minutes. Spread melted chocolate on top and cool.  

Coming this evening.

Chocolate recipes for Those Chocolate lovers for Thanksgiving..

Whats for dinner...

Homeade sloppy joes.. Recipes already posted for you guys.

Thought of the day..

"Look at everything as though you are seeing it for the first or last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with glory..

Monkey Bread..

 My kids wanted a snack this evening. It is a perfect night to heat up the house with the oven and the smell from this is yummy...

Monkey Bread

3/4 c. white sugar

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

3 cans of biscuits

1 c. brown sugar

1 stick butter melted

Mix white sugar, cinnamon together and put in a bowl. Take 15 biscuits and tear them into half. Coat them completely in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Place in a bunt pan. Then mix the brown sugar, butter sprinkle over the biscuits in the pan already. Then get the other 15 biscuits and coat in the cinnamon sugar mixture like before place in pan too. Then repeat the brown sugar and butter mixture over them too. Add all extra ingredients to biscuits and bake 375 for 20 to 25 minutes.  

Grocery List for Banana Pudding, orchard punch and deviled eggs..

eggs
mayo
mustard or dijon mustard
salt
white vinegar
2 can sweetened condensed milk
2 boxes vanilla wafers
8 to 10 bananas
1 can cream
2  2 litter ginger al
1 32 oz cranberry juice
1 32 oz apple juice
2 frozen orange juice concentrate
apple
orange

Banana Pudding...

This is the best banana pudding you will ever taste. This recipe came from my mom Yvonne and she got it from her grandma. 

Grandmas Banana Pudding

4 whole eggs (room temperature)

2 lg. cans Evaporated milk

2 cans eagle bran milk

2 boxes of vanilla wafers

8 or 10 bananas (ripe)

Place all the above into a double boiler on medium heat. Mix each ingredient as added.

Stir every little bit until the mixture thickens. Be sure to scrape the sides of the double boiler. It takes a good while for this to thicken. While the above is cooking layer a 9x13 pan with a layer of vanilla wafers. Then a layer of bananas till the pan is full ending with vanilla wafers. 

The recipe is a double batch. But only make 1 batch at a time. If you want a smaller pudding cut ingredients in half. 

Deviled Eggs..

Deviled Eggs are a must at Holidays and family get gatherings. I think everyone loves them.

Deviled Eggs

6 eggs boiled 

2 tbs. mayonnaise

1 tsp. white vinegar

1 teas. Dijon mustard

1/2 tsp. salt

Paprika opt.

Peel eggs and cut in half. Take centers out and place in a bowl. Add mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar and salt and mix together. Spoon the mixture back into the egg halves and sprinkle with paprika. 

Orchard Punch..

This is a punch that my daughter Makayla found. It is a great punch for Thanksgiving...

Orchard Punch

1 32 oz. apple juice

1 32 oz. cranberry juice

1 12 oz. can of frozen concentrated orange juice

1 2-liter Ginger ale 

1 med apple

1 med orange

Mix all ingredients together in a punch bowl or a beverage dispenser. I prefer a beverage dispenser for this punch. Cut the apple and the orange into slices and place in punch. It makes a pretty punch

Coming this evening more Thanksgivng recipes and grocery list.

This evening I will be posting recipes and grocery list for orchard punch, banana pudding and deviled eggs..

What's for dinner..

Nacho Taco Salad. Recipe already posted for you to enjoy..

Thought of the day..

The family is a haven in a heartless world...

Coming Soon...

My Ebook.... Budget Friendly Meal Solutions for working moms..

Coming the week of Thanksgiving...

Grocery list for Dressing, Mac-n-cheese and Mash potatoes...

5 lb bag potatoes
2 can chicken broth
butter
1 8 oz cream cheese
2 cups cheddar cheese
2 cups sharp cheese
garlic powder
onion powder
salt and pepper
milk
8 oz box macaroni noodles
1 lg. can cream
eggs
cornmeal
1 can biscuits
green onions
1 can cream celery soup
1 can cream chicken soup
poultry season
1 chicken breast
flour

Crock Pot Mash Potatoes

These are awesome!!  I made these for Thanksgiving this year to try on everyone. Everyone loved them. There was not even a speck to eat with leftovers. I will be making these from now on at holidays. 

Crock Pot Cheesy Mash Potatoes

5 lbs. potatoes peeled and quartered

1 1/2 c. chicken broth

1/4 c. butter cut into chunks

1 - 8 oz. cream cheese softened

1 c. shredded cheddar cheese

1 tsp. garlic powder

1 tsp. onion powder

2 tsp. salt 

1/2 tsp. pepper

1/2 to 1 cup warmed milk

Add potatoes to crock pot with broth and butter. Cook 4 to 4 1/2 hours.

Then add all remaining ingredients and mash. Put crock-pot on keep warm until ready to serve. For weekdays you can boil potatoes on stove and add ingredients and mash. These are just as good.

Crock Pot Macaroni and Cheese

Crock Pot Macaroni And Cheese

8 oz. cooked and drained macaroni noodles

1 lg. can evaporated milk

1 1/2 c. milk

2 c. sharp cheddar cheese

2 c. cheddar cheese

1/4 c. butter

2 eggs

salt and pepper to taste

Cook and drain noodles. Grease sides of crock-pot with butter add all ingredients and stir. I like to save a little of the cheese for on top.  Cook on high for 2 hours or low for 3 to 4 hours.  

Aunt Pauline's dressing..

A good many years ago my mother-in-law asked me to make the dressing for our Thanksgiving dinner. I had never made dressing before in my life.  So I started looking at recipes and this is what I came up with. And needless to say per my family this is a must every Thanksgiving now.

Paulines  Dressing and gravy

1 cake of cornbread crumbled

1 can biscuits cooked and crumbled

1 tbs. butter

1 c. green onions chopped

1 can cream of celery soup

poultry season to taste

salt and pepper to taste

1 can cream chicken soup

1 chicken breast cooked and shredded 

1 can chicken broth

Saute chopped onions in butter until tender.

Mix cornbread,biscuits,soups, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper, shredded chicken together and if not moist enough you can add a little milk. 

Bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

gravy

2 boiled eggs chopped

broth from chicken breast 

1/4 cup flour

salt and pepper to taste

Mix the broth, flour, salt and pepper and whisk until thickness is desired. add eggs and chicken last and stir.  

Coming this evening more Thanksgiving recipes and grocery list..

This evening I will be posting dressing and gravy, crockpot mac-n-cheese and mash potatoes.

Whats for dinner...

Pepperoncini meat sandwiches..
 1 roast ( I used a Sirloin) I found on sale
1 jar pepperoncini peppers
 italian seasonings
 garlic salt
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
 water or beef broth

 Season both sides of the roast with italian seasonings and garlic salt. Pour enough water to cover the roast half way. Add worcestershire to water. Pour the jar of pepperoncini peppers with liquid into slow cooker and let cook until roast falls apart. Usually around 5 hours.