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Easy Grilled Pineapple Its pineapple season here in Florida! We usually end up purchasing a few each week. We have found also that we LOVE grilled pineapple! Its amazing. The grill marks make it look great and they bring out the sugars and caramelize a little. If you haven’t tried it yet you […]
EASY Southern Style Potato Salad What would summer be without potato salad? How about a barbeque without potato salad? Summer would never be the same. I know we eat our share during the summer. This recipe is easy to make and last well covered in the refrigerator. It also makes A LOT. It’s […]
Microwave FRIED Potatoes My husband LOVES fried potatoes although his waistline doesn’t. My mom told me about these red skinned potatoes that she fries in the microwave. I was skeptical and heard her tell me about them many times before I forgot to cook the potatoes for dinner. I needed them in a hurry […]
Black Beans in the Crockpot We use a lot of black beans. I love to make my black beans in the crockpot. They are a great source of protein. I put them in our taco meat, over rice, and so many other meals. I can make them in the crockpot and separate them into bags […]
Gingerbread Men or House This is a tradition that is new to my family. I always wanted to make one as a kid but our family didn’t. I made sure to add this to our families Christmas. We make either gingerbread men or a house every year. This year we are making men. Gingerbread Men […]
Day 28: Anise Hard Candy Anise candy always reminds me of my mom. I remember her standing over the stove making it on Christmas Eve. She would put green food coloring in it and I would have to try my best to be patient as she made it. Anise Hard Candy Ingredients: 2 cups sugar […]
Supreme Rolled Sugar Cookies Crunchy outside and a soft inside; these sugar cookies are SUPREME to all other sugar cookies! We have a cookie decorating party almost every year since Zana was walking. Everyone always wants my sugar cookie recipe. I have always held back until now. Supreme Rolled Sugar Cookies Ingredients: 3 cups flour […]
Effortless Butter Cream Icing Effortless butter cream icing works great to frost a cake, decorate cookies, icing just about anything. You can change the flavor by using different extracts. This colors well too, I prefer to use the gel’s to color mine but the regular food coloring will work. this recipe for butter cream icing is […]
Day 24: Butter Crack Candy ’ Crack candies are easy and cook pretty fast. I remember my mom making different kinds when I was a kid. Butter Crack Candy Ingredients: ½ cup brown sugar ¼ cup butter ½ cup sugar 2 teaspoons vinegar ½ cup water 1 tsp vanilla Directions: Combine all the ingredients except […]
15 minute Easy Peanut Butter Fudge I seem to have a great deal of peanut butter this year. Usually I seem to have lots of mint. Any how, this is really easy fudge. You can have it done and cooling in less than 15 minutes.That is easy! Its also a perfect last minute gift for […]
Buckeyes and Peanut Butter Balls Peanut butter balls are the first candy I ever made. They are super easy. The recipe I started with was very sweet. I have adapted it and come up with this yummy recipe. You can’t go wrong with peanut butter and chocolate! Buckeyes and Peanut Butter Balls Recipe Ingredients: […]
Molasses Cookie Molasses cookies make me think of my Great Uncle Hubert. He used to make them up and they were delicious. He always bragged about his famous recipe. This is not that recipe, but it is a good one, just as worthy of bragging rights. Molasses Cookies Recipe: Ingredients: 1 cup butter softened 1 […]
