Puppy Chow

Clark asked me to make Puppy Chow over the weekend. “Peeeeeaazzzz, Momma?!  It my favowit!!” How can I resist this face? And since my foot was feeling up to it…I was able to not only go to the store, but also make this yummy treat for my family. Puppy Chow 9 c chex cereal (rice [...]

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Texas Sheet Cake

I was informed by a friend & fellow pastor’s wife on Facebook that today is National Chocolate Day…what better way to celebrate this wonderful holiday than with a moist delicious chocolatey….easy…cake!  Topped off with a homemade warm frosting and you’ll be begging for a glass of cold milk to go with it! Texas Sheet Cake [...]

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Monster Cookies

Ooooh, these are yummy!  Full of peanut butter and oats and chocolate!  And kids love them because they have M&M’s in them  They just look fun!! Monster Cookies 1/2 c butter or margarine 1 1/2 c sugar 1 1/2 c brown sugar 4 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1 3/4 c peanut butter 1 1/2 tsp [...]

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Red Velvet Cake

This cake was specifically requested by Clark and Cade for each of their birthdays… …Clark because it’s red!!  (if you don’t know Clark, his favorite color is red). …Cade because it tastes so awesome!! I just so happen to love this cake and the icing is unique….but wonderful!  However, I know lots of people that [...]

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Cream Filled Cupcakes

Cream Filled Cupcakes 1 pkg of favorite cake mix ingredients listed on back of cake mix box (usually water, oil, and some eggs Filling 1/4 cup butter, softened 1/4 cup shortening 2 cups confectioners’ sugar 2 tablespoons 2% milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Pinch salt Favorite Frosting Make and bake cupcakes according to instructions on [...]

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Fudgey Brownies

I’m beginning to really enjoy Wednesdays… It tells me that my week is half over. I get to watch Lucy. Clark and Joel get to have playdates. I get to watch the toddlers at church. (who is that crazy kid in the red shirt?!  Someone needs to control him….) And lately, it’s been my fun [...]

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Scotcheroos

I can’t make these yummy Scotcheroos without thinking of my sister, Katrina.  She’s a girl who’s not afraid to thoroughly enjoy her food, especially chocolate. Yeah, she started young. She still likes to “play” in chocolate.  She actually went to school to get her degree in culinary arts These were her cakes she did for [...]

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

I love doing baking projects for our church.  One of them is making chocolate chip cookies for our First Time visitors.  It’s a project that was started up by someone else but our secretary, Maxine, gives me a call when they’re getting low on cookies.  I love it!  This is my favorite “go-to” recipe for [...]

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Oh Henry Bars

As I said yesterday….I love Tuesdays  Mike and I usually tag team:  I get them ready for school and he takes them to school.  But we also like to take turns giving each other a day of the week to “sleep-in”.  This just means that only one of us has to get up and get the [...]

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Chocolate Milk Syrup

How about a trip down memory lane?  Or maybe a daydream of someplace warm and sunny?  How about a big glass of icy cold frothy chocolate milk while you’re drifting away?  But wait!  You’re out of Hershey’s chocolate syrup?!  Oh no!!!!! Not to fret!  Give this recipe a go! Chocolate Milk Syrup 1/2 c cocoa [...]

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