Layered Strawberry Shortcake!

Posted on May 11, 2013 / By: 9 Comments
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    Layered Strawberry Shortcake! Summer time means fresh berries! Oh how I love berries! Especially strawberries! Recently I was in need of a great dessert for a small get-together. As I walked the produce isle I seen the fresh strawberries and instantly knew what I was going to make! Layered Strawberry Shortcake is quick, easy and inexpensive to make!   Ingredients: 2 pre-made shortcakes torn into bite sized pieces2 lbs strawberries sliced16 oz whip topping32 oz strawberry pie filling  Directions:  1. Layer bottom of bowl with torn pieces of shortcake. 2.  Cover layer of shortcake with 1/4 of the strawberry pie filling. 3. Add whipped topping to layer of Strawberry pie filling. 4. Add 1/4 sliced strawberries to layer of whip topping. 5. Start the layers over again until the bowl is filled!!   I also have strawberry jam pictured in this photo. You can alternate the jam with the pie filling if you like. I did not … [Read more...]

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Apple Streusel Pancakes!

Posted on March 30, 2013 / By: 21 Comments
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Apple Streusel Pancakes I have been on the lookout for a great pancake recipe. I never really do anything fun with my pancakes except the occasional handful of fruit being thrown into the batter. This time around I really wanted something over the top! That is exactly what I with this amazing Apple Streusel Pancake recipe! I am also excited because I know these delicious pancakes will make the perfect Easter Breakfast! Ingredients: For the Streusel topping: 1 flour ½ cup brown sugar, packed ½ cup soft butter ½ tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 cup apple sauce 1/4 cup quick oats For the Pancakes: 1 ¼ cup flour 1/2 tsp salt 2 tsp baking powder 3 tbs brown sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1 egg 1 cup vanilla almond milk 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 granny smith apple, peeled and diced   Instructions: Add all streusel ingredients to a bowl and mix well. In a large bowl add all dry pancake ingredients and mix until well … [Read more...]

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Kiwi Avocado Smoothie!

Posted on March 15, 2013 / By: 13 Comments
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  Kiwi Avocado Smoothie! The days are warming up and that means summer time foods! I am so excited to have fresh product to make smoothie's with! There is nothing better to help you start your day then a fresh fruit smoothie. One like the Kiwi Avocado smoothie pictured above! This week I was lucky enough to have avocado's and kiwi's in the house. As I was trying to figure out something amazing to do with them I thought of this Kiwi Avocado Smoothie.....well kiwi's and avocado's are green....and St. Patrick's Day is this weekend so why not? I had never thought about adding avocado's to my smoothie's before but I must admit this was AMAZING! Ingredients: 1 ripe avacado 2 kiwi's peeled juice from 1-2 lime(s) - depending on how much you love lime ;) 1/8 C coconut water/milk 2 TBS honey 2-3 ice cubes 1. Place all ingredients into Magic Bullet and blend until well blended. I know that I will be making this amazing smoothie long after St. Patrick's Day. … [Read more...]

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Delicious Homemade Coconut Bread!

Posted on March 15, 2013 / By: 18 Comments
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Delicious Homemade Coconut Bread! Oh my I can't get enough of all the coconut lately. It is giving me a chance to cook all kinds of new foods. One of them being coconut bread which is something I have never heard if before let alone made. That is until now! When I was a child I hated coconut. It was one of my Mom's favorite things to cook with. She would purchase anything with coconut in it because she loves it so much. Now that I am getting older I realize that I am starting to like coconut more and more. Recently I have been able to experiment with lots of great coconut recipes. This amazing bread is one of my favorites that I have made. The whole family loved it and I even made some for my Mom. She was thrilled, after all these years of loving coconut she has never made it in bread before and could not wait to give it a try! Ingredients 
2 eggs 1 1/4 cups vanilla almond milk (can use regular milk as well but the vanilla almond milk makes it tasty!) 1 teaspoon vanilla … [Read more...]

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Open a Coconut the Safe and Easy Way!

Posted on March 5, 2013 / By: 11 Comments
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  Open a Coconut the Safe and Easy Way! One of the biggest reasons why I never purchased coconuts in the past was because of how hard they are to open. I mean I you could really hurt yourself trying to get that tasty white meat out of one of those thing. Well that was until I learned how to open a coconut the safe and easy way. Who would have thought that baking a coconut would pop it's shell off like that? Certainly not me, but that is exactly what happened! Now I have no excuse for not purchasing coconut's and I am so excited for the amazing recipes I will soon be posting! Yum! The first thing you will want to do when opening a coconut is find the soft eye at the top. Every coconut has three 'eyes'. Two of them are hard and one is soft. By taking a "clean" screwdriver and poking at the holes you will be able to find the soft one. The screwdriver will be able to go into the eye without much force. When you find the soft eye move the screw driver around to make that … [Read more...]

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Quick and Easy Chocolate Pie

Posted on February 3, 2013 / By: 4 Comments
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Quick and Easy Chocolate Pie If you’ve been anywhere near a pharmacy or department store lately, you’ve probably been overwhelmed by the massive amounts of red, pink, hearts and baby cupids that have been popping up in every store window since New Year’s Day. While the flowery decorations and cheesy cards can often become a bit much as Valentine’s Day approaches, there’s one aspect of Valentine’s Day that most people never get tired of, and that’s chocolate! Whether you’re partial to those giant heart boxes of chocolate from the drugstore or prefer to whip up something a little more gourmet in your own kitchen, Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse for people everywhere—whether they’re in a relationship or not!—to indulge in a little bit of extra sweetness. If you’re looking to treat yourself or your sweetie to Valentine’s Day Desserts, this quick and easy chocolate pie makes an indulgent and extremely yummy dessert option that only takes 15 short … [Read more...]

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Plum Muffins Recipe

Posted on August 16, 2012 / By: 1 Comment
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  Plum Muffins!  Ingredients 1 cup plums pitted and chopped 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1/2 cup margarine 1 cup white sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/3 cup vanilla yogurt Directions: First thing you will want to do is preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place chopped plums in bowl with 1 TBS flour and mix well. Set Aside In large bowl beat together margarine, sugar, vanilla extract and eggs. Beat until fluffy. In third bowl combine flour, salt and baking soda. Stir dry ingredients into yogurt and add to mixed dough. Mix until smooth batter is formed. Add plums and stir until well mixed. Place into cupcake pan and bake at 350 degree's for 30-45 minutes or until golden brown and tooth pick can be inserted and come out clean.  - Remove from oven and let cool! … [Read more...]

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Home Made Mango Bread Recipe

Posted on August 9, 2012 / By: Leave a Comment
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Recently I purchased the Mango Pack from Bountiful Baskets which gave me the chance to experiment with lots of great Mango Recipes! One recipe I knew I had to try was the Mango Bread Recipe! It just looked delicious and I must say...It was! Plus it is super quick and easy which is always a plus! Ingredients: 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/4 cups sugar 3/4 cup vegetable oil 1/2 teaspoon vanilla (I used my Home Made Vanilla) 3 eggs 2 cups diced mango 1/2 cup chopped pecans First off you will want to Place all ingredients into large mixing bowl and mix until well blended. Make sure to get down to the bottom of the bowl so that there is no clumps of flour. After all ingredients are well mixed you will need to pour ingredients into non-stick or greased and floured 9x5x3 bread pan for baking. (you could also use cupcake tin if you like but the baking time will decrees so watch to see when done) … [Read more...]

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Home Made Vanilla Extract Recipe!

Posted on August 9, 2012 / By: 4 Comments
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  Home Made Vanilla Extract Recipe! I love making my own Vanilla Extract and thanks to Bountiful Baskets I recently received lots of great vanilla beans to make enough Vanilla to last me at least a year!! Would you like to learn how to make your own home made vanilla extract? Well with this vanilla extract recipe it is simple and easy! Ingredients:Vanilla Beans (about 8)750 ml VodkaFirst you will want to slice your vanilla beans down the side so that the soft insides will be able to mix into the vodka. After you slit the sides of the vanilla beans you will need to place the vanilla beans inside the 750ml bottle of vodka. Once the vanilla beans are inside the bottle of Vodka you will need to shake the bottle around to help the vanilla mix with the vodka. After you give your bottle a good shake place it in a cupboard and only take out every few days to give it a good shake to break up the pulp. After about a week you will start to see some color changes in … [Read more...]

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Homemade Chewy Popcorn Bars

Posted on July 31, 2012 / By: 7 Comments
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Homemade Chewy Popcorn Bars Understandably, most people associate popcorn with the movies. Whether it’s buying a bag at the movie theater or popping some up for family movie night, popcorn typically only comes out when the movies do. But popcorn should not just be saved for sitting in front of a screen—popcorn is super easy to cook with and can be incorporated into dozens of healthy snacks and desserts. Popcorn recipes also tend to be high in fiber and antioxidants, so you don’t even have to feel guilty when you chow down. That’s why these Chewy Popcorn Bars are the perfect healthy, on-the-go snack you can eat at any time—movie or not! With their simple ingredients and great taste, these good-for-you bars are sure to become a household staple.   Chewy Popcorn Bars Ingredients 8 cups popped Orville Redenbacher’s Original Popping Corn 2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats 1 cup raisins or dried sweetened cranberries 1 cup dry roasted peanuts 1 cup firmly … [Read more...]

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How to make Fry Bread!

Posted on July 26, 2012 / By: 11 Comments
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  Fry Bread is a staple at my house. I know that it is not the healthiest of breads but I can't get enough of fry bread with honey or  fry bread covered with taco ingredients! It is versatile and can be used in many ways. Plus it is really easy to make! Ingredients: 1 Cup Unbleached Flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1/3 cup Hot Water   Crisco (or oil/lard) for frying   First you will need to place all dry ingredients into a mixing bowl. Next add hot water and mix until its a soft dough (do not knead it will make it into a heavy dough) After the dough is mixed you will want to cover the bowl with a clean towel and let sit 30-45 minutes. After the cover time is over uncover and divide dough into four even sections. Roll into a ball and then pat, pull, stretch or do anything you like to help get it into a flat rounded shape. Each piece should be around 5"-6" wide. Next you will want to heat enough Crisco (or oil/lard) to fill a cast iron skillet … [Read more...]

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Plum Fruit Leather Recipe (oven)

Posted on July 26, 2012 / By: 11 Comments
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Recently Thanks to Bountiful Baskets I was able to purchase a box of plums! The box contained a huge variety of plums and I was trying to figure out fun ways to use them up! As most of you know that my daughter just went back to school so making fruit leather that she could take in her lunches seemed like a perfect fit. Ingredients: Plums 4 Cups (about 12)Lemon JuiceSugarwaterCookie SheetMicrowave safe Plastic Wrap 1.  To start off you will want to select plums that are ripe and firm. You will need to peel the skin off and remove the seeds. Once the 4 cups of plums are skinned and seeded you will need to place them in a saucepan in 1/2c water. Bring to a simmer and cover. Let cook about 10-15 minutes or until the plums are cooked through. While they are cooking I pre-heat the oven as low as it will go...for me that is 170 degrees. After plums are cooked you will need o use a potato masher and mash up fruit until they are fully mashed. After you are done mashing the … [Read more...]

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The Flavors of Fourth of July

Posted on July 4, 2012 / By: 1 Comment

Celebrating our country’s independence, the Fourth of July traditionally honors American pride. From fireworks to feasts, this upbeat day highlights American pastimes across the country. In Maryland, locals serve up crab cakes  fresh from the Eastern shore, while Pacific Northwesterners  grill salmon and peas, a meal native to the area. In the Midwest, you’ll find Wisconsin Cheeseheads broiling trout and Indiana Hoosiers  grilling steak and sweet corn. From local meats to patriotic desserts, the Fourth is a time to honor local American cultures, but with growing appreciation for our melting pot make-up, many Fourth of July feasts are seeing some international flavors. I know what you’re thinking — crab meat and salmon are expensive! And that is generally true, but after all, the Fourth of July only comes once a year. There are plenty of delicacies to dive into but you don’t have to go broke doing it. If you’re cooking on a budget, check-out online coupon sites like … [Read more...]

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Lorax Sugar Cookie Bars

Posted on June 27, 2012 / By: 8 Comments
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So I am kind of the "den mother" at the boys daycare and that means I am bringing in goodies a couple of times a month for all the kiddos.  This week they are having a Lorax party and will be watching the movie.  I did a spin off of some cookies I saw floating around pinterest that looked way to complicated to make on a busy day and turned them into some wonderfully colored bars instead. Ingredients 1/2 cup softened butter 1 egg 2 cups flour 1 cup sugar 1/2 tsp salt 2 tsps baking powder 1/2 tsp vanilla Directions 1. Combine all ingredients and mix well. 2. Divide your dough into 5 small bowls and add five different liquid food colors. The colors will dull some after they bake so make them bright! 3. Pinch your colors out and roll into small balls the size of grapes and place onto a greased cookie sheet. Make sure your colors have a good pattern to them as you don't want all your pink in one place. (Note my picture is not very patterned and I re-arranged them before … [Read more...]

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5 Minutes to Home Made Ice Cream w/ everyday ingredients!

Posted on March 12, 2012 / By: 8 Comments
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Home made ice cream can be much easier to achieve then you think! I myself have grown up with home made ice cream and have spent many days cranking the handle on the ol'ice cream maker.  But, that is not possible for everyone and I don't like to drag out the whole machine all the time. Sometimes I want just enough for me or for a quick one after dinner dessert for my family!   Here's what you need: 1/2 c Milk (whole milk is best)1 tsp Vanilla Extract1 tbs White Sugar2 c Ice6 tbs Rock Salt1 quart zipper bag1gallon zipper bag  First take the 1/2 c. Milk, 1 tbs white sugar and 1 tsp vanilla Place those three ingredients (milk, sugar, vanilla) into quart zipper bag Seal the bag tightly Next take the 6 tbs rock salt and 2 cups ice and pour into gallon zipper bag Place the quart zipper bag inside of the gallon zipper bag and shake, shake, shake!! It takes about 5 minutes of shaking to get the texture of Ice Cream! -At times it can take a little more shaking or a … [Read more...]

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