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  • Butterscotch Bars

    This is a gem from Gooseberry Patch’s Fall Family and Friends book. 18-1/4 oz. spice or carrot cake mix 2 T. brown sugar, packed 1/2 c. oil 2 eggs 2 T. water 1/2 c. chopped walnuts or pecans (we don’t “do” nuts so I left those out) 1 c. butterscotch chips Stir together cake mix…

  • Chicken Carbonara

    This last week was such a whirlwind!  I hope ya’ll had a nice Christmas!  We had a crazy week!  The week before we had plumbing (a-hem) issues and had to have our septic tank pumped.  Then last week Sunday night our furnace bit the dust so it was replaced on Thursday.  Eek!  So glad for…

  • Sour Cream Pie Crust

    This pie crust recipe is heavenly!  The crust is so moist and flaky that I think it has replaced my old pie crust recipe.  I found it in a magazine and couldn’t find the recipe when I went back to look for it, so I did a Google search and I found something similar at…

  • How to Roast Your Turkey

    The family watched “How to Train Your Dragon” this past weekend so I thought it was an appropriate title. Do ya’ll ever do something silly (like name a turkey roasting post after a movie?) and you just laugh and laugh at yourself?  Me?  Guilty. A. Lot.  So the day before Thanksgiving I found a recipe…

  • Cinnamon Rolls

    I usually make the bang-on-the-counter kind of cinnamon rolls.  Kendra at Preschoolers and Peace shared this from scratch recipe with me.  I made it for Thanksgiving morning.  How good was it?  Well let’s just say my family won’t let me make the bang-against-the-counter kind of rolls again.  Yes, they’re that good! Cinnamon Rolls Dough: 1…

  • Seven Layer Salad

    Image from simplyxmas.wordpress.com I am making this for a Christmas party so I thought I would share it with ya’ll!  Don’t worry, it doesn’t have a single calorie in it.  They’re all married…with lots and lots of babies!  *wink* Seven Layer Salad Prepare the following ingredients and layer in a large dish. (I use a…

  • Peanut Butter Balls

    Some people around here call these “Buckeyes”.  Not in this home.  You see, to us a Buckeye is an Ohio State fan and since hubby is a University of Michigan grad the word “buckeye” can not be uttered in this home.  (FYI, OSU and U of M are totally not BFF’s. *wink*)  So in this…

  • Snow Ice Cream

    This is a tasty treat from the Duggar’s book. 1 1/2 to 2 cups sugar, to taste 1 tsp. imitation vanilla (1/2 tsp. if using real vanilla) 1 qrt. heavy whipping cream or half-and-half 6 qrts. clean, fresh snow (don’t pack it into the measuring cup: it should be fluffy) In a large bowl, mix…

  • Old House Pancake Mix

    I have this yummy morning staple for sale (made fresh to order) over at Old House Mercantile.  I thought I’d share the recipe.  I keep a large jar on the counter with a label for the mix recipe on the back side and a label for the actual pancakes on the front side. Mix: 2…

  • Cracker Cookies

    Photo from Tracyscreations.com This “recipe” is so easy and ooooh so yummy! Layer a greased cookie sheet with saltine crackers (about 40-ish).  In a small saucepan over low-medium heat melt 2 sticks of butter and 1  1/2 cups brown sugar.  Once the mixture is gooey (5 minutes or so) pour over crackers.  Bake at 375…