Oreo Balls

By | December 10, 2014

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas {Treats}!A coworker of mine made these, Oreo Balls, way back before they were all the rage all over the internet. Now everyone makes them, but I still love them. Makes: 25 Prep Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time: 0 minutes Ingredients: 1 package Oreo cookies, crushed 8 ounces cream… Read More »

Praline Cookies

By | December 9, 2014

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas {Treats}! I love pralines, but often find them to be so sweet that one bite is plenty. When I found this recipe for Praline Cookies, I knew it had to jump to the top of my list. When I made them recently, I was not disappointed in the… Read More »

Butterfinger Dip

By | December 8, 2014

This Butterfinger Dip is so easy and so yummy. It will be gone before you know it. This is great served with graham cracker sticks or thick pretzels. I really like the Honey Wheat Braided Twist pretzels from Kroger with this dip. Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas {Treats}! Servings: 8 Prep Time: 5… Read More »

Chocolate Banana Bites

By | December 6, 2014

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas {Treats}!I decided to try something a little different for Day 6! These Chocolate Banana Bites are like a little bite of banana pudding covered in chocolate. So delicious! Servings: 30 Prep Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time: 0 minutes Ingredients: 2-3 bananas 1/2 package of almond chocolate bark 1/2… Read More »

Nutella Pumpkin Bites

By | December 5, 2014

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas {Treats}! Today is Day 5 of our 12 Days of Christmas treats and we’re sharing a simple recipe for Nutella Pumpkin Bites. These are not overly sweet and they are not overly pumpkin-flavored either. I’m not a huge fan of pumpkin spice, so I don’t include that in… Read More »

Chocolate Chip Cookies

By | December 4, 2014

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas {Treats}!This recipe calls for you to make these ahead of time to allow the dough to harden. This makes it so much easier to ball them out for perfectly shaped cookie. Servings: 24 Prep Time: 10 minutes + 12+ hours chill time Cooking Time: 15 minutes Ingredients: 2… Read More »

Snowballs {Made with Browned Butter}

By | December 3, 2014

Today on our 12 Days of Christmas Treats post we’re sharing a great standby. This traditional Snowball cookies are a Christmas favorite in my many households. I know they’re one of my husband’s favorite cookies. I used the traditional recipe, but improved it by using browned butter, which adds a bit of richness to the… Read More »

Browned Butter {A how to}

By | December 2, 2014

1. Put the butter in a sauce pan. 2. Heat the butter on medium high, and stir constantly. 3. When the butter turns to a light tan color, remove the pan from the heat. The butter will continue cook even when the pan is removed from the heat. 4. When the butter becomes a nutty… Read More »

Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Crackers

By | December 2, 2014

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas {Treats}! One of my favorite things about Christmas growing up was going to my Granny’s house. She always had tins full of the yummiest treats that she only made at Christmas. Chocolate fudge, peanut butter fudge, and these chocolate peanut butter cookies. Servings: 60 Prep Time: 30 minutes… Read More »

Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

By | December 1, 2014

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Treats! For the next 12 days, we’ll be sharing some awesome recipes that you can use for those upcoming Christmas parties and get togethers. For Day 1, we’ve got a new and different cookie called Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies. Servings: about 30 cookies Prep Time: 10… Read More »

4 Wheelin’

By | November 29, 2014

Family Friday {4-Wheeler Edition} Earlier this month, we enjoyed a nice time visiting with one of our good friends, Mr. Paul, at his place. We enjoyed lunch at the Broadway Diner. Afterwards, we had a great time hanging out with Mr. Paul. The kids along with Drew’s girlfriend enjoyed driving a 4-wheeler and golf cart.… Read More »

Chili Citrus Spice Marinade

By | November 28, 2014

This recipe is called Chili Citrus Spice Maridinade that would be great with pork or chicken. You could do like I did and cook it in the oven or even better yet you could cook it on the grill. Servings: 1/2 cup Prep Time: 10 minutes + marinade time Cooking Time: depends on the size… Read More »

Thanksgiving Recipes by An 8 Year Old

By | November 26, 2014

In my scrapbook from my childhood, I found a gem. My 2nd grade teacher, Mrs. Marshall, who was one of my all time favorite teachers had us write a recipe of how to prepare turkey and dressing. She typed all of our responses up just the way we wrote them. If you have young kids,… Read More »

Turkey Day Art & Letter

By | November 25, 2014

While going through all the stuff I got from my Grandmother’s house, I came across a book with a lot of my stuff from school. Seeing these Thanksgiving projects brought back many memorable memories and I just had to share them. My turkey from 2nd grade (I think) My Thanksgiving letter from 1st grade. Not… Read More »

Things I Love About Thanksgiving

By | November 24, 2014

It’s Thanksgiving we and I’m really glad. These days many people put up there Christmas trees after Halloween. Christmas music is being played on the radio and of course, you can’t go to a store with out being overwhelmed by Christmas decorations. My family still chooses to wait to decorate until the 1st week of… Read More »

Colonial Day

By | November 21, 2014

Family Friday {Colonial Day} Since Alex is in 5th grade, it was the year to have Colonial Day. I bought Drew a Colonial Outfit back when he was in 5th grade and for him it was almost too small. So needless to say, I was concerned that Alex was too big for it. A couple… Read More »

Taco Joes

By | November 10, 2014

The other night I was seriously craving tacos and when I looked in the pantry we didn’t have any tortillas or any taco shells. I always think back to the days when I used to go to Taco Bueno, when they had the yummiest Taco sandwiches. I looked to see if we had any buns,… Read More »

Southwest Casserole

By | November 2, 2014

Those of you who know me well, know I’m a big fan of Mexican food. This Southwest Casserole is a great spin on some of my favorite Tex-Mex recipes. Beef, black beans, corn, and tortilla chips…Yep, that’s all I needed to hear. This is another great recipes that can be made ahead of time or… Read More »

Memories of the Month {10.2014}

By | November 1, 2014

This month I was happy about: being done with Thunder pics for another year. This month I was sad because of: of things I’d rather not talk about here. Something I accomplished this month was: making some big decisions about this blog.