my practical journal
I love spending time with my grandsons. They love experimenting in the kitchen. So I came up with this little project for us :) I just baked the cupcakes from a yellow cake mix. Other ingredients used: Wilton Cupcake Wraps (Easter Baskets to us) Malted Milk Easter Eggs Icing Edible Grass Peeps Assemble your … [Read more...]
Today instead of a furniture makeover, I decided on a recipe makeover. I substituted garlic salt for the garlic in the original recipe. Mainly, because that's all I had. I used 2 % milk and it called for whole milk and I used frozen onions that were already chopped. This was one of the quickest Potato Soup recipes that I've ever … [Read more...]
This year I'm making my resolutions as I go. Is that a resolution? Do you spend a lot time doing things and ask yourself why? I spend a lot of time on Pinterest. Therefore, my resolution is to make some of the things that I pin. Oh yes, it is a resolution after all :) This is really a twofer, little did I know that the smoothie was … [Read more...]
There are several sugar scrubs on Pinterest. Here's what I did with the following ingredients: Sugar Dawn with Olay Hand Renewal A cute Mason Jar 1. I filled the jar with sugar, to the first ridge. Leaving room to stir. 2. Then I poured in the Dawn. 3. Stir well. 4. Add more sugar and stir, if needed. I used the round … [Read more...]
You've probably had one, or after seeing this you'll want one. It's a version of the Pampered Chef recipe. ~Fruit Pizza~ 16 oz. package of sugar cookie dough 8 oz. cream cheese 1/3 C sugar 1 t vanilla flavoring 4 Cups assorted fruit Roll out the cookie dough, don't go all the way to the edge~it's going to expand :) Bake at 350 degrees … [Read more...]
Ingredients: 1 C Peanut Butter & Milk Chocolate Morsels 1 1/2 C Chow Mein Noodles Jelly Bean Eggs Double boiler Muffin Tin Non Stick Cooking Spray In a double boiler melt the morsels. Add chow mein noodles, mix until … [Read more...]
Today you'll find me at Saved By Love Creations! I hope you'll go over and check out my Chocolate & Peanut Butter Nest. … [Read more...]
I have a few regularly scheduled lunch dates. One of the restaurants we visit serves amazing turkey sandwiches on focaccia bread. We've asked several times about it, they act like they don't hear us. I think it must be like the Colonel's secret recipe. I was excited to find an easy recipe! So excited that I bought all the ingredients and made … [Read more...]
Sometimes when you're having friends over to eat. You want everything to be perfect and beautiful and you get all nervous because you have to cook the meal, sweep the floor, wash the dog...or whatever. You just don't have time to spend all day preparing the meal and the dessert. I'm sure you've had those kind of daysHere's an Idea for … [Read more...]
Southern style, my English friend Jan laughed at the name of this. But she loved the recipe :) English Toffee 2 sticks real butter 1 cup sugar 1 sleeve of saltine crackers 12 oz. milk chocolate chips Heat oven to 350° Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil. Place crackers on cookie sheet, flat, one layer. Melt butter, add sugar … [Read more...]
