tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138843692012-02-16T21:56:15.366-06:00Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.comBlogger1461100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-52938364207852176092008-12-17T10:42:00.003-06:002008-12-17T11:20:02.240-06:00

Have you ever loved to do something but quit only because you have found that there are not enough hours to do what you love? That is what I have been thinking about for quite some time now. I love to cook and used to keep up with this blog faithfully until things felt like they got so complicated. Between ball games, work and home life I felt like I didn't have time to do anything I loved to.

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This year my dad didn't get to spend his birthday here at home with us since he was working out of town. I wanted to make him a cake for his birthday so we could celebrate a belated birthday with him. I came across this recipe and decided that it would be an excellent cake to try. I did make a few changes in it though. I used Splenda rather than sugar since my grandmother was here with us and she

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I have once again began my baking spree. Tonight I decided to try out a recipe from my Cooking Pleasures magazine. It was a very pretty cake but the top was a bit too mushy for me. I am not sure if it was supposed to be that way or not. I personally think that maybe I didn't let it cook long enough. I think the top was supposed to be like a cheesecake. I did happen to taste it while it was

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My first creation in my new found kitchen didn't turn out to be a Banana Cream Pie. It was totally opposite of a creamy, sweet pie. It was a fluffy, fruity cake. I get the FOODIE email from Central Market all the time. I love Central Market. We don't have one anywhere near us, but I sure do love to go when we go up to see my sis. I was browsing through their recipe index and came across this

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-52512712938193740132007-04-18T23:49:00.000-05:002008-12-11T06:33:27.648-06:00

I am so excited!! We are almost done with my kitchen! I now have a workable kitchen. I am so anxious to bake and cook. I don't know whether I want to make a cake or some cookies or a great dinner!!! I actually went to the store today to buy the ingredients to make a Banana Cream Pie. I figured since it was so hot today a nice light pie would do the trick.I love the look of my floor. It is

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It is me….I am still here, although I can’t say for how long. I am certainly hoping to have returned for good though. I have been struggling with myself on whether or not I want to return to my love of baking. When we started with the kitchen remodel I had realized that I wouldn’t be able to bake and cook like I used to. Time has passed and my kitchen still isn’t completely finished. I still

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I was asked to review a cookbook by John Scharffenberger and Robert Steinberg called The Essence of Chocolate>. This book rocks!!! I sat down to read it as soon as I got it. It is the kind of cookbook I love to have that not only has excellent recipes, but also has lots of information about chocolate like how it is made, where it comes from and different ways of cooking with it. This book is a

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Well, the kitchen is fully functional now and I am back in the baking mode again! It feels so good to just do what I love. We haven't finished the kitchen, but it is where I can now cook again. I am glad too because that eating out stuff is getting pretty old. Today I decided to start with one old and a couple of new recipes to bake to get this Christmas spirit revved up! I made some Popcorn

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Well, I thought I would give you all a little update on my kitchen. It is taking a little while to finish because we are doing the remodel ourselves with a LOT of help from my wonderful dad! (Thanks dad! We couldn't do it without you!) I love the way it is coming out, but I really can't wait until it is done. We currently have the lower half of my cabinets put in (please ignore the old white

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Hello everyone. Sorry for the lapse in posts. I thought I might let you know what has been going on. We are currently in the process of remodeling the kitchen. I no longer have the use of my oven or stove so I don’t really have anything good to post about. I do hope to be back in my NEW kitchen soon cooking and blogging! I am happy with the new look of my kitchen and everyday I see the new

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I thought I would take a break from my "pumpkin phase" and try something new. Everyone loves peanut butter and chocolate right? Well, I got this recipe from my new calendar from Cooking Club of America. I for one love a good Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, so I thought this would be an excellent recipe to try. I fell in love with the frosting, but the brownie was just a regular, plain ole brownie.

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With my love of pumpkin I searched my favorite sites for a new pumpkin recipe. I wanted to try something different. I found this recipe for Spice Pumpkin Cupcakes on the Williams Sonoma website. I love that site. Anyhoo….These cupcakes were really good. They are supposed to be topped with a white chocolate frosting, but I just couldn’t get myself to do it. I don’t really care for White

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This past weekend we attended the Floydada Punkin Days Festival. We had so much fun. The festival was in the middle of downtown and was full of food booths, craft booths, entertainment and of course...Pumpkins! There was a huge trailer full of different sizes of pumpkins that everyone could guess on how much they weighed. The winner would receive $100. It was overcast and sprinkled a little

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In sticking with the pumpkin theme I started for myself earlier this week, I once again searched the net for a new recipe I hadn't tried. I came across this one on the Allrecipes website. It was a fairly easy recipe and let me tell you...Aside from the fact that I accidentally burned the cookie crust, these were excellent! It was like eating a pumpkin pie! I ate around the burned crust and it

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I know it has been a long time since I last posted...a little over a month to be exact. I apologize for that. I have been so busy with Football and work and have had very little time to do any baking. I decided to make something with a sort of "fall" theme. I searched the internet to find a good recipe that included pumpkin. On the Epicurious website this little recipe popped up. It turned

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I have been wanting to make these cheesecake squares for some time now. I finally decided to do it and lo and behold...I lost the book the recipe was in. I went and visited my dear friend, the computer, and found it on-line. I gotta say, these were really good!! I wasn't really impressed early on because I wanted to let my cheesecake lovin' dad try them so I cut them up before they were

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MMMMM...Chocolate! I got this recipe from the Cooking Village website. Not only did these cookies sound good, but they also looked good. They took a little longer than normal cookies to make because you have to melt the chocolate and then let it cool. They were well worth the wait though. I really loved them. You get peanut butter with every bite of chocolate. It was kind of like eating a

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Yesterday’s mail had an exciting delivery! I received a package from France!! Myrtille was my FoodieSwap partner for July. The swap for July was “the way the cookie crumbles”. We were supposed to send our partner a package of cookies. She sent me a beautiful tin of these delicious cookies. I am not sure how to pronounce them though. I also like that the tin has my name on it! After the

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I was browsing through the Cooking Light website last night to see what I could find and came across this recipe. Now Pecan Pies are my favorite and there is always time for a good coffee cake, so when I saw this recipe I knew immediately I had to try it! This cake was really more of an actual snack cake than a coffee cake. The recipe says it is best eaten along with a cup of coffee. I guess

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Hello again! Sorry for the lack of posts lately, but I left on vacation and then started the back to school duties and haven't really had a chance to bake until today. In my back to school shopping spree I decided to stop in at Hasting's to check on the bargain book section. I love to go there because you can find so many books there at cheap prices. It is how I have EXPANDED my cookbook

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1153444943584922142006-07-20T20:12:00.000-05:002006-07-20T20:30:55.410-05:00

I was reminded by my sister of an old favorite that I used to have when I was growing up. Mom would make a barbecue Cup for us every now and then. Crys reminded me of them earlier and I thought it would be a nice change to my usual dinners. I changed it up some since the love of barbecue sauce doesn't exist in my house. I love it, but I am the only one. I decided to make Taco Cups instead.

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I wanted to make something a little different tonight so I decided to dig into my cookbooks and came across my old Betty Crocker cookbook. In it I found this recipe for a burger/pie combination. I substituted Black beans for the corn per a request from Kourtney and I added some shredded cheese. They were so flaky and good! A simple little dinner for simple little people. Well, we aren't

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I love to read and my most favorite thing to read is a cookbook with a background story. My beautiful baby sister has the most wonderful ways of finding these fabulous cookbooks. I can literally read a cookbook from beginning to end. The one that I love is called "The Neighborhood Bakeshop" It is a book that has recipes and stories of bakeries from around the US. It is great! I sometimes

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I tagged myself for this meme that my sister had on her site because I haven’t baked lately and will be out of town this weekend so I won’t get to bake then either. I didn’t want to just not post so I thought I would let you in on a little bit of information about myself. Nothing important, or fascinating just little quirky things. I am not going to tag anyone, but feel free to post this meme

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I love to eat Graham crackers so when I saw these in my Rachael Ray Magazine I went bezerk! I knew immediately I had to make these. The only thing I did different was add honey instead of the molasses. (I really don't like the taste of molasses) The recipe is for a s'more, but I just wanted to try the cookies. They were fabulous!! I think I probably made them a little on the thick side

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Tonight I wanted to try a different version of a brownie and remembered that there was a recipe for Blondies in my KitchenAid cookbook so I decided to try it. I didn't have any more chocolate chips since I had used them all up this past weekend to make cookies for the Ultimate Fighting Championship party we had. I did however have on hand some Snickers Bars. I thought chocolate...nuts...why

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I bought this book this weekend at Hastings on a whim. I have vowed that I will TRY to make almost every recipe in this book! I loved the different flavors that they have in it. I want to make the Corn, Chile & Pepper Muffins! Oh the different possibilities! I can't Wait!!These muffins are the Raspberry Cream Cheese Muffins with the exception of the Raspberries. I didn't have any but I did

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I am happy to say that my beautiful baby is home again! We have missed her so much. She went to stay with my sister for her annual summer getaway. She was only gone for about 2 weeks but it seemed like a year to me. We have become very close and I sure did miss her company. You can sure tell that everything is back to normal here though, with the "stop that!" and "MOM!" going on in the house

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Last night I wanted to make something a little different. These strawberry shortcakes really worked out. I mixed it up a little and added sliced bananas to the strawberries and I also used miniature chocolate chips in the shortcakes. The shortcakes were light and flaky and really soaked up the juice of the strawberry mixture well. They weren't hard to make and the whole snack came together in

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Tonight was a beautiful night and the perfect end to a VERY long day. I was tired and when I really want to relax....I bake. I made the most wonderful, delicious, moist and tender cake I have made to date!! I loved it! It had two different chocolate flavors. Milk chocolate & Bittersweet chocolate. Let's just say that the cake was so moist you really didn't need to have a glass of milk, but

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1150332071230738022006-06-14T19:33:00.000-05:002006-06-14T19:56:23.446-05:00

Tonight I grilled dinner again. This time I made Giada's Grilled Meats and Vegetables. This was really good. The chicken was so tender and juicy with lots of flavor. The shrimp was pretty good, but I preferred the chicken. The vegetables were really good too. I loved the corn. You could taste the lemon & garlic with every bite. I will definitely have to make this one again. It came

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1150246024256490772006-06-13T19:32:00.000-05:002006-06-13T20:57:35.020-05:00

Summer is one of my favorite times of the year. I love to grill and I could do it everyday during the summer. Right now I grill on a HUGE charcoal/wood grill that came with the house when we bought it. It works really good, but for some odd reason I enjoy grilling on a gas grill more. I don't care for the smell of charcoal. Every time I tell someone that they say "What? That is what makes

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I am back from my trip out of town and let me tell you it was a blast! I saw so many motorcycles and watched Bad Company in concert. I was supposed to watch Joan Jett, but we got there a little too late. There were so many things to see and do, but there just wasn't enough time. Every year I so look forward to returning for the motorcycle rally. I actually start counting the days as soon as

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When technology lets you down? My computer broke last night so I will not be able to post pictures with my entries for a little while until I can get my old one set up again. Good thing I kept it as a back up. I am posting this/checking in from a different computer and it is a bummer. I don't have any idea what happened. I re-started it and when it came back up there was nothing but a grey

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I was tagged by Purple Cupcake for a meme about life being good. I like memes since they bring insight to other people's feelings, likes, dislikes, etc. They are fun to do and fun to read. Here goes!Ten simple things that make me smile and say "Life is good!"1. Watching my kids grow up into their own person.2. Looking into my husband's beautiful eyes and handsome face thinking.."man, how did

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I got my first customer at "The Baker's Rack". There really isn't a "Baker's Rack" business, but I can dream! "The Baker's Rack" is the name I have set aside for my "Future Bakery" I have long dreamed of opening my own bakery and have vowed that I would no matter what it takes. It doesn't look like it is going to happen in the near future because I have a soon to be junior in high school who

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I would like to wish everyone a Happy Mother's Day! Here are a few pictures of my excellent presents. Gary & the kids gave me this beautiful Black Hills Gold Harley Davidson necklace (any ideas on what another one of my hobbies is?) and my mom gave me this awesome new vase for my fireplace. It is so cool! It has different shapes and patterns on it. It looks great! My day was perfect! I

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1147536692865610802006-05-13T11:08:00.000-05:002006-05-14T10:31:47.023-05:00

Tonight I made this spaghetti for dinner and I loved the way it had so much mushrooms (I am a mushroom fan) The flavor was simple. No heavy spices. Just a little dried basil and some oregano. I was supposed to put a few pieces of fresh basil on the dish for decoration....but I just couldn't cut my plant! I mean what good is a basil plant if you aren't going to use it? I know I am weird!

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I wasn't joking when I said that this jewelry making was addicting. I have really spent all my free time creating necklaces instead of baking! I feel really bad since this blog has been marked as a food blog, but I thought a few posts about hobbies wouldn't hurt. The only thing I have baked is the usual brownies that we love so much and I already posted about those. I made this necklace for

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1146699538377832982006-05-03T18:31:00.000-05:002006-05-03T18:38:58.456-05:00

Remember earlier I said I hadn't been feeling like baking much? Well, I have been passing the time by doing other things. I found myself a new hobby. I happened to walk around Hobby Lobby and came across the bead aisle. They have so many different kinds of beads that I spent a LONG time walking through those aisles. I bought a couple of instruction books and beads. I finished this last

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Let me start off by apologizing for my lack of posting. I have no excuses other than...I haven't really felt like baking lately. I don't know if it is spring fever or what, but I haven't been in the kitchen for some time. I did miss my mixer and my cookie sheets. I went searching for a recipe that might hit the spot. Boy did I find them! These Giant Oatmeal Drop Cookies were fabulous! Let

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1145413592577778032006-04-18T21:19:00.000-05:002006-04-18T21:26:32.710-05:00

Our Varsity Softball team won District Champs this year so I thought I would make them something special as a surprise. Kourtney helped me to come up with the decorating idea. We couldn't fit all of the girl's names on the cake so we used their numbers instead. The D & C on the sides of the softball are the initials of both coaches. Funny thing is that it is also the initials of the school's

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Today Gary bought me a "late" birthday present. I have wanted one of these for soooooooooo long. Today we happened to be passing by the houseware department at Mervyn's and I saw the Wonderful sign. "50% off"!!! They had this beauty on sale! The funny thing was the artisan series were more expensive. They were so much smaller, but I think it was because this version only came in black. The

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1144632216795246162006-04-09T20:07:00.000-05:002006-04-09T20:26:54.666-05:00

Well, I guess we were all wrong. Gary only took care of Mr. Hopper for 2 days, and then....He passed away!! We saw him in his cage and an hour later he was gone. We still don't know what happened to him. The gentleman from the store said that maybe he was stressed from leaving the whole shabang of bunnies at the store. May I now introduce....Hopper Jr. Little man said he wanted to name this

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1144473282331345852006-04-08T00:09:00.000-05:002006-04-09T20:06:31.600-05:00

I love Cheesecake! Well, some cheesecake! These bars came from my one of the new cookbooks I had purchased earlier. Gary liked these bar cookies, but I myself didn't. I think I would have, but I have never really been a fan of baked apples. There is just something about them that is just eh. I prefer my cheesecake New York style. They looked very good though. Everyone said they tasted

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1144294835685278402006-04-05T22:35:00.000-05:002006-04-06T12:42:57.916-05:00

Last weekend I went into Barnes & Noble to just look around. In the bargain bin I found myself 2 new cookbooks. While looking at them on the way home Gary saw a picture of these and said he used to eat them when he was growing up. I decided to make them for him tonight. I didn't really care for them myself, but he said they tasted just like the old days. Too much peanut butter for me. My

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1144207196363750702006-04-04T22:10:00.000-05:002006-04-04T22:22:03.026-05:00

Little man decided he "needed" a new pet to take care of. He said he needed to have something to play with since our Chihuahua, Maddie, wasn't fun anymore. We have gone through dogs, cats, goldfish, a green puffer fish, a hamster and now....A rabbit. May I introduce Hopper. He is actually chocolate in color. He is the cutest thing. His color reminds of a Hershey's bar. Little man thinks he

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1143606656722104972006-03-28T22:12:00.000-06:002006-03-28T22:30:56.760-06:00

I had never heard of "handpies" until now. I always considered these tasty treats to be just "little" pies. The recipe called for the use of Blackberry jam. I wanted to make them a little more filling so I used canned pie filling. I know, I know...it isn't homemade and it probably would have tasted better from scratch. I used Lemon Pie filling and Sweet Cherry Pie Filling. These little pies

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1143075431460456362006-03-22T18:56:00.000-06:002006-03-22T19:19:12.186-06:00

Today was a REALLY cold day. We even had some snow falling this afternoon. It didn't stick around long though. It sure did make a pretty scene on the neighbor's trees. I am not sure if you can really see it in the picture, but I tried. Tonight for dinner I decided to make something that would satisfy the "need for warmth" craving that I had. I also had to make something that would not cost

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1142909741240600352006-03-20T20:39:00.000-06:002006-03-20T20:55:41.266-06:00

I don't remember if it was my mom who made this for us or not, but I definitely remember eating it before. For some odd reason this cake came to mind and I made it for Gary. He said he had never even heard of it before. Jell-o Poke Cake is a really great cake. It isn't one of those fancy shmancy recipe cakes that I so love to make, but it sure did hit the spot. The kids didn't care for it

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1142560092154219862006-03-16T19:36:00.000-06:002006-03-16T19:48:12.186-06:00

Tonight I made some more of the Banana Biscotti for my Grandmother to take home with her. She had been staying with my mom for a while now and she decided it was time for her to go back home. We are sure going to miss her. She liked my Banana Biscotti, but doesn't like pecans. I tweaked the recipe some to make them without pecans and with Splenda instead of sugar. She is watching her sugar

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1142380959455213612006-03-14T17:58:00.000-06:002006-03-14T18:02:39.523-06:00

I was catching up on all my blog reading today and came across this little test that Lorahad posted on her site and I thought I would take the quiz to find out what kind of girl I was. Hmmm..Who would have thought that I would come up a Gourmet Girl?!? It was cute and I think pretty accurate, wouldn't you say?I am Gourmet GirlClick on the picture below to read more:Take the 'What Kind of Girl

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Tonight I made these brownies that turned out oh so good! The recipe originally included Toffee bits, but I couldn't find any here in our little store so I just made the brownies with out them. They came out really good! I loved the flavor of them. They were super moist and tasted oh so chocolatey. They took a little longer to make than regular brownies, but they were well worth the time. I

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1141954209296320592006-03-09T19:14:00.000-06:002006-03-09T19:35:51.570-06:00

OHMYGA!! I had a few leftover bananas that I wanted to use up, but I didn't feel like making the usual banana bread. I started looking up recipes for bananas and came up with this one. Banana Pecan Biscotti was a wonderful find. They tasted wonderful! I took one to work with me to have with my coffee and it was fantastic! I am really glad I have a couple more bananas to make another batch!

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1141362004187176342006-03-02T22:30:00.000-06:002006-03-02T23:00:04.213-06:00

I had bought a magazine last month that had so many different recipes in it that I couldn't pass it up. Not to mention that the recipes were all for baked goods. One recipe in particular had caught my eye. I have never really been one to drink any "flavored" teas. I am just a regular iced tea girl. I am pretty positive that I have never really tasted Chai tea. I had a tiny sip once at an

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1141099263668474972006-02-27T21:48:00.000-06:002006-02-27T22:03:27.356-06:00

Make a Lemonade Cake. I love lemons! I had found this recipe on Cooking Light website and fell in love. I am one of those people who loves lemon recipes. I don't care to eat lemons alone, but in recipes...That is a different story. I love lemon pies, lemon curd, lemonade, lemon cookies. If it has lemons you know I am gonna eat it! This cake turned out pretty good. I think I like the cake

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1140670271208639302006-02-22T22:23:00.000-06:002006-02-22T22:51:11.233-06:00

Today I am posting about 2 wonderful things that I made. Monday I made a wonderful Black and White Cakethat I found on the Cooking Light website. It was so simple and so good. It was moist and I loved how both layers had their own individual flavors. The white was a simple vanilla cake while the chocolate had a wonderful almond flavor. The recipe only makes a 8"square cake so that helped a

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1140095161040579872006-02-16T07:02:00.000-06:002006-02-16T10:31:09.646-06:00

Last night was one of those nights when you come home and say I am going to make something for dinner and end up making something completely different. I went home with Turkey tacos on my mind and even got the ingredients out to make them. Well, here is what I actually made. I used Giada’s Turkey Meatballs in Marinara sauce paired up with some Angel Hair Pasta. I was very happy with the

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1140094917301979902006-02-15T22:22:00.000-06:002006-02-16T10:36:24.663-06:00

In honor of Kourtney's first softball game of the season I made some “softball” cookies for the girls. I just used the recipe I used for my Christmas cookies which I got from Nic. I must say that this recipe is the best I have ever tried! I get so many compliments on these cookies, so Thanks Nic! Kourtney said the cookies went over well. I also included some little Reese’s Inside Out Peanut

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1139696784929316092006-02-11T16:13:00.000-06:002006-02-11T16:27:19.503-06:00

I saw these cookies on Martha Stewart's website and knew I had to try them! They are the coolest thing! The marshmallows just puff up and then sink into the cookie! I love them. They were a bit on the sweet side, but that could have been from the heavy hand that was frosting them. The cookie is crisp on the outside and (of course) soft on the inside thanks to the marshmallow. You know after

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1139453379892055782006-02-08T20:37:00.000-06:002006-02-08T20:49:39.930-06:00

Tonight the kids had their church classes so I decided to make something quick and simple. I made some Pork chops grilled on the George Foreman, smashed potatoes, and a simple side dish that I had made in an earlier post. I love the Black Bean & Corn mixture. It is so good!I am actually looking forward to lunch tomorrow just so I can have it again! You are supposed to eat it wrapped in a piece

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1139360658484350722006-02-07T18:45:00.000-06:002006-02-07T19:04:18.513-06:00

I made the chocolate version of Snickerdoodles tonight for everyone to munch on. I got the recipe from my How To Be A Domestic Goddess cookbook. It was a really simple and quick recipe. I liked how it made just enough cookies to snack on. I think it could be because I made them large enough to get 18 cookies. Her version makes 32! I figured I would make them larger so they would be more

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1139178590218110642006-02-05T16:28:00.000-06:002006-02-06T07:11:24.630-06:00

This afternoon I wanted to bake something that I have never done before. (With success that is!) I saw this recipe in this month's issue of Country Home magazine. I thought the picture looked beautiful and figured I would give the triple layer cake a go. I was so pleased with the outcome of the cake. For once it came out fluffy and perfectly even! No one side shorter than the other or holes

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1138904417320887422006-02-01T19:52:00.000-06:002006-02-02T12:25:41.710-06:00

In trying to continue the bet tonight I made myself some pasta with Crimini Mushrooms. I added some Spinach at the end. I usually like to add some zuchinni, but I tried spinach instead. I just sauteed some mushrooms and garlic then added it to the pasta. I made everyone else Chicken Tacos which looked and smelled delicious, but by golly I am going to win this bet!Tonight I made Strawberry

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1138673914866597662006-01-30T19:47:00.000-06:002006-01-30T20:18:34.886-06:00

Yesterday afternoon I bought this month's issue of Vegetarian Times. The picture of the quesadillas on the cover looked so delicious I just couldn't pass it up. My son saw me with this book and said "I bet you couldn't go without meat for a whole month!" I took him up on his bet except that we changed it from a month to a week. Baby steps you know. Little does he know that meat isn't my

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1138381538840513642006-01-27T11:04:00.000-06:002006-01-27T11:05:38.890-06:00

I ate tofu! I liked it too. I am not sure if it was because of the flavors or what, but it wasn’t bad. One of the girls I went to lunch with told me it was like eating scrambled eggs. I ate it in a dish called Siam Pad Thai. Hey, I think I can get used to eating Thai food. It was spicy. I bet it isn’t good for you everyday though….Maybe just once in a while. My daughter had told me that

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1138161029869482612006-01-24T21:46:00.000-06:002006-01-25T12:13:49.303-06:00

Last night I made an Herb Roasted Pork Tenderloin. I had the day off for some medical tests to be run on my son and decided I wanted to make a really nice dinner for my family where we could all eat together for once. Usually it is everyone eating at different times, which is why I usually make simple dishes that warm up well. Bummer about it was I had it all ready looking pretty for dinner

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1137983177962126522006-01-22T20:03:00.000-06:002007-05-13T21:54:10.306-05:00

Today I made my first creation from the How to Be A Domestic Goddess cookbook that my sister gave me for my birthday. I haven't been baking sweets too much since my vow to eat healthier, but today seemed like a dessert day. I made the Coca Cola Cake. I loved this cake! It was so moist and delicious. My son was a little disappointed that he couldn't taste the Coke in the cake. The cake

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1137895970657974852006-01-21T19:47:00.000-06:002006-01-21T20:12:50.813-06:00

Last night I decided to make a quick dinner for the kids and myself. Gary had to work late so I thought I would make something that we liked. I made a quick and easy Pasta with Mushrooms recipe that I found on the Food Network website. I have made this before and we really liked it. I paired it up with some chicken breasts that I cut into strips and covered in bread crumbs that I baked in the

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1137639388505129282006-01-18T20:43:00.000-06:002006-01-18T20:56:28.523-06:00

Last night I made some Chicken Enchiladas with Rice. It was a different kind of enchilada for me. For example, the corn tortillas were dunked in simmering water instead of frying. I liked that idea since it cut back on the fat. I had never used a tomatillo sauce before either and it actually tasted pretty good. It was spicy, but not too spicy. I can see how it was considered light compared

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1137465207113870182006-01-16T20:13:00.000-06:002006-01-16T20:33:27.136-06:00

Tonight for dinner we tried a recipe for fish tacos. I liked them. Everybody else...not so much! It will be a repeat for me since I have found a way to cook fish that I like. I don't really care for it fried and there is a recipe that my mom makes that is wonderful, but grilling it is really good! Little Gary wanted to try his hand at baking with me tonight so we made some Blueberry-Pecan

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1137088946295207922006-01-12T11:56:00.000-06:002006-01-12T12:03:37.586-06:00

My sister tagged me for a meme earlier this week and I am just now getting around to doing it. I have left some areas blank because I can't think of anything right now, but how much do you want to bet right after I post this....I will think of something. I am not going to tag anyone since I don't really know who hasn't been tagged yet. Well...Here goes!7 Things I'd like to do before I die.1.

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1136938079095989962006-01-10T17:56:00.000-06:002006-01-10T18:07:59.113-06:00

Last night I had a sweet craving hit pretty hard. I made these brownies that came from Cooking Light magazine. It was a really simple recipe and cooked up rather quickly. It was a really fudgy brownie. I liked the toffee bits on top. It was a change from the usual regular brownies I normally make. I thought they looked pretty too. You can really taste the coffee in them. At first I

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1136425394811222992006-01-04T19:25:00.000-06:002006-01-04T19:45:11.986-06:00

Tonight I made another Giada recipe. This one didn't come from my new cookbook though. I got it off of one of her shows. I really liked the flavor of these stuffed peppers & zucchini. Kourtney wasn't too fond of the bell pepper, but I really like it. I don't think this would qualify as one of my new "easier on the body" recipes, but man if you want something good this would fit the bill. I

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1136335710421914712006-01-03T18:22:00.000-06:002006-01-03T18:48:30.443-06:00

Like most people I started out the New Year telling myself I was going to be kinder to myself and enjoy life. I decided that one way to do that would be to try to cook healthier dinners. I have seen so many blogs with delicious looking dinners and I thought...'Hey, I can do that if I just tried!" I am one of those people who cook for convenience, meaning I cook what is fast no matter what it

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1136227890405209582006-01-02T12:43:00.000-06:002006-01-02T12:51:30.423-06:00

Yesterday my honey gave me an early Birthday present. I am so happy! I actually am on my way out of town to go buy some groceries so I can start making some of the dishes in them. We should (if all goes well) have a couple of new recipes this week. Between my Everyday Italian cookbook and my How to be a Domestic Goddess cookbook I am going to be one happy camper!

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1135996609413010132005-12-30T20:05:00.000-06:002005-12-30T20:53:55.836-06:00

I know it is a little late, but I am finally getting up the post about my cheesecake that I made for our family get together on Friday night. I also made some homemade Calzones for dinner, but I forgot to take a picture of them. I was really proud of them too! Anyhow, I had wanted a springform pan for the longest time so I could try to make a real homemade cheesecake. I got this recipe from

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1135737074467193382005-12-27T20:09:00.000-06:002005-12-27T20:31:14.486-06:00

For Christmas we had a get together at my house (yeah!) where we had hot chocolate by the fire and opened presents. I had a blast. It was so much fun and different at the same time. We tried something new for Christmas this year and I think it worked out really well. On Christmas Eve I made the Neiman Marcus Cookies. They went over well. I think they were a little too crisp for my taste

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1135220616835431832005-12-21T20:50:00.000-06:002005-12-21T21:03:36.853-06:00

Ok, so I mixed and matched a little. I made the cookies that Nic had posted and frosted them with the Royal Icing that Joe posted. I must say they were quite good. The cookies were sooooo soft. I have never made cookies like that before. They are definitely a repeat! I will have to make another batch before this weekend though because my family won't be arriving until Friday and these won't

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1135129233854424882005-12-20T19:25:00.000-06:002005-12-20T19:40:33.870-06:00

As promised, I made a batch of Mini Black & White Cookies from the December issue of Gourmet Magazine. I loved this month's issue. It was loaded with lots of cookie recipes, some of which will be finding their way into my kitchen within the next couple of weeks. The cover of the magazine itself looks so beautiful. When I saw it I had to buy it. I made the cookies, only they didn't exactly

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1135040026809407362005-12-19T18:10:00.000-06:002005-12-19T18:53:46.840-06:00

Last night I baked until I dropped, and I mean literally dropped! I was so tired when I finished. I made a goodie basket for my children's Godparents and one for Gary to take to work. I liked the look of Gary's basket better. Red backdrop doesn't photograph too well. They weren't fancy or filled with lots of goodies, just a few chocolatey sweets. I made my favorite brownie recipe, Unbaked

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1134353678234666662005-12-11T19:51:00.000-06:002005-12-12T15:40:10.630-06:00

I saw these in the December 6 issue of Woman's Day magazine. They looked so cool and I decided I wanted to try to make them. They were simple to make and tasted great. The chocolate had a little too much cocoa for my taste, but I loved the peppermint ones. I thought they had just the right kick to them. They left your mouth refreshed. I might make the cookies again as regular sized cookies

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1134352255799448142005-12-11T19:43:00.000-06:002005-12-11T20:15:20.670-06:00

I had such a craving today for some peanut butter cookies. I decided to make the Crisco irresistible Peanut Butter cookies. I decided it would be nice to add a little touch to them so I added some Hershey's Kisses on top. The came out really good and hit the spot for the peanut butter cravings. I bet these things won't make it until tomorrow night. Between my husband and myself I bet they

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1134014838818848192005-12-07T21:54:00.000-06:002005-12-07T22:07:18.843-06:00

Today was really, really cold. This morning it was 9 degrees outside! I think it finally made it up to 23 degrees. It sure did feel colder though since we had the North wind blowing too. For dinner we just had simple soup and sandwiches. I haven't had it in a long time so it was a really nice change. Tonight I made a recipe from this month's Cooking Pleasures magazine. I thought it would

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1133926629500517292005-12-06T21:19:00.000-06:002005-12-06T21:37:09.516-06:00

I made some Chocolate Mint Brownies, but Gary took them to work with him before I could take a picture. They turned out really good. The only thing I didn't like is that my recipe (which is my favorite!)is cooked over the stove and when it came time to add in my Andes Chocolate Mint Chips, they sort of melted. The mint flavor was throughout the entire brownie instead of in chunks. It still

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1133413199038208402005-11-30T22:43:00.000-06:002005-11-30T22:59:59.080-06:00

Today Gary & I took a day's vacation to go out shopping for the kids presents. I (as usual) waited until right before Christmas to do so. I had so much fun! I also decided that it was time to put up my tree. I am so into the Christmas spirit! I love Christmas. Not to mention that this is my first Christmas in our new (well 8 month old) house. Gary and Kourtney got me my little Chef Santa

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1133027799542554322005-11-26T11:42:00.000-06:002005-11-26T11:56:39.563-06:00

Last night I decided to try out my springform pan that I finally got around to buying. I don't know why it took me so long, just that every time I set out to buy one I would forget what I went for and would buy something else. I made this Flourless Chocolate Cake from my Moosewood Restaurant's Book of Desserts. It was a really moist cake. My family didn't care for it too much though because

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1132843714438118182005-11-24T08:05:00.000-06:002005-11-24T08:48:35.410-06:00

I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! Last night I made a quick Easy Chicken Bake that I had found in a magazine on a page that was for Stove Top Stuffing. I only had one good family review on it. I thought it was ok, but I didn't like the way the topping became so crunchy and I must have bought a bad bag of mixed veggies, because they tasted funny. I was thinking maybe it was

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1132679235640884222005-11-22T11:05:00.000-06:002005-11-22T11:07:15.660-06:00

Sorry it has been a while since I posted. I have been feeling a little down lately and decided to take a little break. I was so excited last night because I finally got back in the kitchen after my little hiatus, but my excitement soon became disappointment! I tried to make the “Cream Cheese-Poppy Seed Cake” from the Martha Stewart magazine. They looked so pretty in the picture and I was

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Per a request here is the recipe for the candied walnutsINGREDIENTS:1 pound walnut halves 1 cup white sugar 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt 6 tablespoons milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract --------------------------------------------------------------------------------DIRECTIONS:Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread nuts in a single layer over a baking sheet. Roast for

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Well I have sent my package to my blogging by mail partner. I wasn't exactly sure what to send because I was afraid that if I sent something homemade it would go bad or stale by the time it arrived in SINGAPORE!!! I decided to make and send some Candied Walnuts along with a few other goodies. The walnuts were great! I sure wish I could have shown you a picture of them, but alas....I forgot!

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1131850145730753172005-11-12T20:44:00.000-06:002005-11-12T20:49:05.750-06:00

Tonight I made a really delicious meal. (Or so I think it was!) I made roasted chicken with mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, stuffing & rolls. Unfortunately I don't have the proof to show you yet. I did take a picture of it, but I haven't been able to install the software for my camera on my new computer. The disk seems to be scratched. I tried to repair it, but evidently it is a

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I decided I wanted to "step away from the pumpkin" for a change. I have cooked with pumpkin so much that really, other than the little piece of pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving, I don't want to taste anymore for quite some time. I got this recipe from my Moosewood Restaurant's Book of Desserts cookbook. I LOVE pineapple and this cake hit the spot. I was a little skeptical at first because I wasn't

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I am a big fan of the Food Network and I have become addicted to Everyday Italian. I have seen the Halloween episode so many times already that I became intrigued by the Chocolate Crostatas. I decided to make them tonight just for kicks and let me tell you....Wow! They were really good. I think next time it would be a good idea to try a different jam. Maybe a raspberry. (I don't care much

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Hello All! Hope everyone had a good Halloween! We had Halloween on Saturday here. The town that we live in does not “celebrate” Halloween on Fridays (due to Football games), Sundays or on school nights so we always have trick or treating on Saturday. Would you believe I didn’t get 1 trick or treater! We moved out kind to the outskirts of town and they never really have trick or treaters

Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163868572153545714noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13884369.post-1130338220457901902005-10-26T09:37:00.000-05:002005-10-26T09:51:24.153-05:00

Just thought I would let you know what came of the whole identity theft thing. The company that withdrew the funds claims to have a recording of my hubby requesting that the withdrawals be made. The recording is bogus and I have actually listened to it myself. It isn't even my husbands voice and the person can't even say our name correctly. Hmmm..... They no longer will answer the phone. The

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Well, the unthinkable has happened to me! Someone has found out my personal bank account info and withdrawn my funds! We found out Friday that some "company" had withdrawn 2 amounts from my checking account. The sad thing is that the bank said there wasn't anything that could be done. They said that the withdrawals were made with an electronic fund transfer and that the "checks" had all the

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tonight I made another recipe from this month's Cooking Pleasures Magazine. I am telling you! I love this magazine! I don't know how they got my info asking me to subscribe, but I sure am glad they did! These cookies came out really, really good. They are crisp on the edge and chewy in the center. Oh my! With some milk...I was happy! I think those of you who are chocolate lovers (hint hint

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Lemon Sugar CookiesCookies1 Cup unsalted butter, melted, cooled1 Cup sugar1/2 Cup packed light brown sugar2 eggs 2 tsp vanilla1 Tbs grated lemon peel2 1/2 Cups flour1 tsp baking powder1/2 tsp saltGlaze1 Cup powdered sugar2 Tbs lemon juice1/4 tsp grated lemon peel1. Heat oven to 375. Line 2 - 3 baking sheets with parchment paper 2. In medium bowl, whisk together butter, sugar & brown sugar.

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I received my BBM 2 package in the mail yesterday and what a package it was! Joanne sent me a great package that included some Scharffen Cocoa Powder (which I will be putting to great use really quick!), some Pulparindo candy, a handy dandy citrus juicer (which my son already put to use to make himself some lemonade), a bottle of Blenheim Ginger Ale and a bottle of her homebrew Ale! My kids

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