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Dark Chocolate with Peanut Butter Chips Cookies Chocolate and peanut butter are almost as popular as peanut butter and jelly. This is Tarrena’s favorite cookie. I have been chasing her out of the kitchen all morning long. You can make this with regular cocoa powder but we really enjoy them made with the dark chocolate […]
Fried Plantains I used to hang out with a Puerto Rican family when I was a teen. Mammy made the best food! I loved the rice she made at every meal. I used to help her in the kitchen so I could learn too! I never did learn the rice, but she did teach […]
Fast Fabulous White Lasagna Our family isn’t the biggest fans of red sauce. We love white pizza too! So you don’t know what white lasagna (or pizza) is? Instead of a tomato based red sauce, we use an alfredo sauce. One of my daughters recently had this for he birthday dinner. It is so fabulous! […]
Chocolate Lovers Collection October 28 is National Chocolate Day!!! YUMMY! I have put together some of our favorite recipes involving chocolate. Chocolate lovers will all agree that National Chocolate day should be every day. Try one of these amazing chocolate recipes! Shoot you could even try them all! First up is the Dark Chocolate Chocolate […]
EASY Crunchy Butterfinger Bars Yummy and Easy way to make candy! Easy Crunchy Butterfinger Bars are perfect to serve at a party. Specially this Halloween season! We love Easy crunchy butterfingers bars and hope you do too! Its an easy way to use up all that leftover candy corn that no one really cares for […]
Pizza Stuffed Meatloaf YUMMY, Yummy, yummy!!! I made up a huge meatloaf and it was GONE. There wasn’t anything to put away after dinner. This is like a traditional meatloaf only stuffed with pepperoni and mozzarella, topped with pizza sauce and more cheese! Ingredients: 2/3 cup oatmeal 1 cup pizza sauce 2 eggs 3 pounds […]
Mini Caramel Apple Pies in 20 Minutes Yesterday the girls wanted something sweet for a brunch type snack. I was wanting some apple pie but didn’t want to do all that work or wait almost 2 hours to eat a piece. These mini caramel apple pies are done in 20 minutes and they are yummy! […]
Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes These Pumpkin pie cupcakes are so scrumptious! I made them for Girl Scout troop and one got dropped. The girls actually argued over who got to eat it. I love pumpkin pie and the flavors of a pumpkin pie! This is even better! Top with Spiced Pumpkin Latte Frosting Recipe for Pumpkin […]
Pierogi: Potato filled Dumplings Pierogi are a special treat. They are some work to prepare from scratch but very worth it! The first pierogi I had were from a package bought in the freezer department. These are sooooo much better! Pierogi Recipe Ingredients: Dough 3 eggs 1 cup sour cream 3 cups flour ¼ teaspoon […]
Crockpot Stuffed Bell Peppers I love using my crockpot! It makes dinner so easy. These crockpot stuffed bell peppers come out tender and moist. As you see the cheese oozes from them! The insides taste as amazing as the outsides look! Toss a batch in your crockpot today and be eating them with ease tonight! […]
Pumpkin Bars Its pumpkin time again! I LOVE pumpkin! I live in Florida and Autumn is a long ways off from what the calendar says. I grew up in Michigan and I know what real Fall is! Fall with cool air, hoodies, leaves changing colors, pumpkins, and the smell in the air. There isn’t a […]
Dark Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies Ingredients: 2 sticks of butter ¾ cup sugar ¾ cup brown sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 2 ½ cups flour 2/3 cup dark cocoa powder 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt 1 bag of semisweet chocolate chips Preheat oven to 375. Mix together the butter and both sugars. […]
