Semi-Homemade Pepperoni Pizza
Pizza has always been one of my favorites. It’s true what they say! “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” This is very true because my son loves pizza as well! I got the kiddos to help me with this recipe because they love pizza, and pizza is such a fun thing to make if you are teaching your kids how to cook. Read more »
Banana Whoopie Pie Cake
While grocery shopping this past week I discovered that bananas were on sale for .19 cents a pound. I knew this would be a great time to stock up for recipe testing. Do you remember that delicious chocolate whoopie pie cake I posted a while back?
Italian Salad
Once in a blue moon, when I decide to torture myself, by cutting carbs out of my diet for a week or two this salad is a life saver. It gives me all the flavors I enjoy in a big meaty hoagie without all the carbs. I know the cheese and salami are fattening but I somehow justify it to myself since I am not layering it all in a carb infested hoagie roll.
Chocolate Whoopie Pie Cake
(This is a recipe my mother found in an old church cookbook when I was a child and she has been using it ever since)
If you are a fan of whoopie pies, like me, but not a fan of making them, then you are going to love this recipe.
Make ahead Breakfast Burritos
Keeping some of these easy Make ahead Breakfast Burritos on hand will make your mornings extra enjoyable. I love knowing that I only have one mess to clean up from breakfast, for the ENTIRE week! And the mess is really not that bad. Usually, it consists of 1 electric skillet,
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Easy Bacon Ranch Pasta
This Easy Bacon Ranch Pasta is the perfect meal for all you busy mommas out there. This meal can be cooked and on the table in 20 minutes or less…less if you pre-cook your bacon! Not to mention that it is delicious and your family will love it.
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Orange Chiffon Cake ~ Recipe from 1948
I lost my Nana 3 weeks ago. After a 4 year battle with cancer, cancer finally won. When you know where you are going, death doesn’t have to be a sad or scary thing but rather a celebration. I use the word celebration because I know my Nana is no longer suffering.
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My mom has made this spiced zucchini bread for years. We know that this recipe came from a neighbor who found it in an old church cookbook. Other than that we really have no idea who’s recipe this is. Regardless who came up with the recipe it is delicious and deserves some attention.
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A simple cookie made from a cake mix, topped with an easy glaze and sprinkled with orange zest. These cookies taste like summer, they are light and refreshing… Perfect for summer time gatherings.
Ingredients:
1 Box yellow cake mix (about 15.25 oz box)
1/2 Cup Flour
1 (8 oz ) block cream cheese ( room temp.)
2 eggs
1/2 Cup oil ( I used vegetable oil)
Juice from one orange ( or about 1/4 cup)
Zest from half an orange
* When I make these I buy 2 oranges.
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This was good and so easy to make! It would be a great make a head meal too! by that I mean the day before you could cook the chicken and the bacon and the day of all you would have to do is assemble the loaf.