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Semi-Homemade Pepperoni Pizza
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. I love knowing that when I make this recipe, there will be none of the “I don’t want this!” arguments regarding what we are going to eat! Another fun idea is to serve this pizza with a mini salad bad. You can give…
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Banana Whoopie Pie Cake
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? Well… I thought, how good would a banana whoopie pie cake be? So I rearranged a few ingredients, and to my surprise the recipe turned out perfectly on the very first try! That doesn’t happen often, but when it does I celebrate! This time with lots of Banana Whoopie pie cake! This banana whoopie pie cake is everything I dreamed…
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Italian Salad
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. Also, the fact that this Italian Salad is seasoned to perfection so there really is no need for a fatty dressing is another one of my justifications. Of course, if you feel the need…
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Chocolate Whoopie Pie Cake
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. This Chocolate Whoopie Pie Cake is so easy to make and only bakes for about 15 minutes. The hardest part about making one of these cakes is flipping the one cake on top of the other. You have to wait until both cakes are cooled then spread the icing on one cake and flip the other…
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Make ahead Breakfast Burritos
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, a cutting board, a bowl, and of course, a few utensils. See, easy peasy, not even enough to fully load the dishwasher 😉 Paper plates also help to keep the mess minimal. Now, I know I said these are Make ahead Breakfast Burritos, and they are, but my mom also had another great idea. She suggested…
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Easy Bacon Ranch Pasta
// 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. I mean seriously how could you go wrong with a recipe that has bacon and ranch as the main ingredient??!!? So if you have a busy week coming up be sure to add my Easy Bacon Ranch Pasta to the menu. =) The only complaint I would have about making this dish is the way the bacon…
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Orange Chiffon Cake ~ Recipe from 1948
// 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. In fact, I bet she is up in heaven horseback riding this very moment… she loved horses. Cancer may have taken her flesh but it couldn’t take her soul. No. that belonged to Jesus. I fully believe that she took her last breath here on earth and her very next…
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Spiced Zucchini Bread
// 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. * Please note this recipe makes 2 loaf pans of Zucchini Bread Spiced Zucchini Bread Ingredients: 3 Cups Flour 2 Cups sugar 2 tsp. Baking Soda 1 tsp. cloves 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. nutmeg 1 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. Baking powder 2/3 Cup oil 3 eggs 2 Cups Zucchini (shredded, DO NOT DRAIN) * 2…
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Orange Cake Box Cookies
// 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. I use the one orange for the juice and the zest that goes into the cake mix and I use…
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Buffalo Ranch Chicken Loaf
// 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. Now, normally I don’t share big long stories before I share a recipe, it’s just not my style, I like to get straight to the point. But today I am going to share a short, funny story with you. While I was at the grocery store picking up the ingredients to make this, along with some other things I needed, I…
