Category: Recipes


  • cooking??? what is that….Penne Rosa (like at Noodles & Co)

    I actually cooked tonight!  We can’t remember the last time I did, I mean from a Recipe…not just Chicken breasts or something like that…I love to cook, but lately there has not been enough hours in the day…but the goal is to make more time for me, Nick and my family…I actually miss not cooking…so…

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  • Summer Block of the Week… Flower Penny Garden….and the best double chocolate chip cookie recipe ever…

    I have been home a few days now from Salt Lake City…it was fun to hang out in Moda row…all the designers are a great bunch of girls…it was hard learning the ropes and being the “new” kid on the block…but now I know what is expected…Nick and I are packing up the boat to…

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  • Molasses missing in the Ginger cookie recipe…

    Ok…now I know i could have done it but I am hoping Stacies girl who did the fancy recipe cards forgot the 1/4 cup of molasses in the recipe when she typed it… my recipe for the blog hop is missing 1/4 molasses… sorry…i hope i didn’t do it..it hope not, but it is very…

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  • HAPPY TURKEY DAY!

    Our family had it’s get together…the food was again very good…I made my favorite green bean casserole recipe you must make this one…try it,  it is not the one with the nasty Fake tasting onions from the can….It is a knock off of one of the best old time banquet halls here in WI…VanAbel’s of…

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  • Home for the Holidays-Blog Hop post…

    Welcome to our Home for the Holidays Blog Hop!  I am lucky number seven in the hop and I can’t wait to show you what I have come up with for you, the previous girls are a tough act to follow…  Christmas has become my most favorite part of the year.  I think mostly because…

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  • Woopie!

    The girls are coming to sew, and show and tell tomorrow… that also means I have to cook..what to make…I spotted this dessert recipe on my desk! Woopie Pies from Red Thread.  Deb gave them out at Quilt Market…decision made…well they are AWESOME! They are moist spongy little chocolate cake/like cookies with this wonderful filling…

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  • Busy Week and Weekend…

    Happy Mother’s Day Everyone…I hope you all had a good time… It was Nick’s Birthday on Saturday….he’s says he is 24…we all know he is a little dyslexic….I actually made him his favorite cake…carrot cake…I found a recipe in Taste of Home…that has to be good right? Well it sure was….it had peanut butter chips…

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  • Canning tomatoes

    About every other year  I make my mother come over for a day of canning tomatoes.  I love to be able to make chili, lasagna or almost anything with our canned tomatoes.  I am trying to eat healthier and this will help with fresh tomatoes that we know what all is in the jar!  I…

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  • Honey Mustard Layer Salad

    Here is the recipe as promised. I found a recipe for a layered salad made in a beautiful glass bowl.  I don’t like ham and salami on my lettuce so I changed a few of the ingredients and made my own dressing for it…so here is my version.  Jeanine liked it so much she packaged…

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