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Someday when you are not in the mood to cook or are pressed for time, make this dip and serve it with baked potatoes with a bit of lettuce on the side with salsa and sour cream or with some cut up veggies of your choice. Today I'm not really in the mood to cook anything difficult...or clean for that matter...or do the leaves...or clean our part of school tonight. Sigh, all I really want to do is go outside and walk till I'm tired then come inside and sip something hot and maybe take a nap or read. Do I sound lazy to you at all? :)  But you all know that with a family coming home from school and work with growling bellies, not having supper prepared is not an option. And with company coming Sunday evening, not cleaning isn't an option either. So I thought I would make this easy, and very yummy, dip for supper. I think I will serve it with tortilla chips and cut up veggies for a simple, quick meal. Maybe throw in some hot chocolate or tea since it's a little chillier

 Love these things!! Fresh and warm with a glass of cold milk. Aahhh, irresistible! About thirteen years ago we traveled to Indiana and took a friend and one of her young children along. She brought some of these cookies along and I've never looked at Monster Cookies quite like I used to. I always thought the were kind of dry and the M & M's were definately their most redeeming feature. Well I was hooked as soon as I tasted these wonderfully chewey treats. They are chock full of goodies, too. And no flour to boot!                                                              Here's what you'll need:                                                              6 eggs                                                              1 cup butter                                                              2 cups brown sugar                                                              2 cups white sugar                                                              2

Here are the dumplings you will need for the soup in my last post.                                                                                2 lb. Russet Potatoes                                              2 egg yolks, beaten                                              1 cup flour                                              1 tsp. salt                                              Boiling salt water                                              Potato Ricer                                              Slotted spoon Bake potatoes uncovered on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet @ 350 until fork tender. A little more than an hour. Let cool a little then peel them or scoop out the pulp and discard skins. Press through potato ricer. Add beaten egg yolks, flour, and salt. Mix lightly with your hands. Overmixing will make them heavy. Roll dough by hand on a floured surface into 3 quarter inch rolls. Treat dough lightly with fingertips and without compressing the

A couple of months ago my MIL and both SIL's that live in the area went to Olive Gardens and I was introduced to Chicken and Gnocci Soup. There was one of us along that knew how to pronounce the word but we had great fun imagining what it COULD say in several different languages. Haha, good times, it was a day meant for laughing! :) I had some leftover roasted chicken hangin' around in the refrigerator and I was trying to figure out how I could creatively disguise the fact that it is left over when I thought again about the soup that made us act like teenagers at the restaurant. So I went on a hunt and found what I thought sounded about right. With a little bit of adding and subtracting I made it for our supper tonight. Three of us liked it a lot and three did not. So I count that a score, wouldn't you?! :) So here goes:                                                          1-1/2 cups chicken breast,                                                          cooked

Somehow with the onset of Fall weather I usually start thinking about these with their delicate crust and delicious apple flavor. The sauce is divine and when served warm with ice cream and coffee or tea they are truly hard to resist.  For the crust:                 2 cups flour                      1/4 tsp salt                        1/4 cup butter, softened   2/3 cup sour cream                   6 medium apples                               For the stuffing:                     1/2 cup sugar                   1-1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 2 Tablespoons butter,        softened 2 Tablespoons pecans or walnuts, optional milk and egg, for brushing white sugar, for dusting     Sauce:                             1/2 cup brown sugar        2 Tablespoons butter       1/2 cup whipping cream  1 Tablespoon vanilla       In a medium bowl, stir together flour and salt. Cut in butter until mixture forms course crumbs. Add sour cream and stir

    Read on for some rich and creamy deliciousness! A simple dessert that goes together without much bother and always yummy! Part 1: 3/4 cup cold butter            1 chocolate cake mix         1 egg, slightly beaten          Preheat oven to 350°. Cut cold butter into cake mix with a pastry cutter or a fork until you have reasonably fine crumbs.  Add the egg and mix well. Press gently into a greased 9 x 13 baking pan.  Bake 15- 18 minutes.       Cool completely on a wire rack. Part 2:                                                              1/3 cup peanut butter                                                              8 ounces cream cheese, softened                                                              1 cup powdered sugar                                                              4 cups cool whip, divided Place the first three in a mixer bowl and blend well. Add cool whip and mix gently. If you whip cool w

Discovered this delicious dip a few months ago! So easy! So delightful! Only three ingredients! Perfect for a lot of occasions. And I found the perfect little fondue pot to serve it in at the Reuzit Shop! Don't let the scale fool ya, I was doubling the recipe so I could share with a friends from church that I was preparing dinner for. Here goes:  8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate,  broken into squares, (I use choc  chips,it's easier)                          1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter 1/4 cup heavy cream                                                                             Assorted fruit of your choice  Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl (aka. double boiler) with butter and cream. Set on top of a saucepan of barely simmering water and stir until melted. (Do not let the base of the bowl touch the water.) Keep stirred until melted and make sure the water doesn't boil. Enjoy! Linking to: Crazy Cravings Cupcake Apothecary Home Sweet Home Be Ble

I saw this bread sometime ago when I was looking around for new things to try and thought it looked yummy so I decided to try it and was favorably impressed. The original recipe does not call for the topping, I just added it because I thought it would be good. It is pretty crusty and crumbles easily when it comes out of the oven but if you bag it for a day or two the crumbs turn moist and all the flavors have blended for a scrumptious pumpkin treat! You will need the following:                                                                                                             For the Filling:                                                      1 cup sour cream                                                      1/4 cup sugar                                                      4 ounces cream cheese,softened                                                      1 egg                                                                                                   For th

I love these simple croutons.They are easy to make and go well with a variety of soups and salads.They make a pretty good little snack on their own too if you care to eat them plain.I used to try and figure out what kind of seasonings to put on until my sister Karen told me she keeps it simple and gave me this recipe.All you need is three ingredients:                                                      1 loaf Italian wheat bread                                                      1 stick butter,melted                                                      Garlic Salt Cut bread in cubes,pour some of the melted butter over them and sprinkle generously with garlic salt,stir.Then add the rest of the butter and another generous application of garlic salt.Stir again.I add salt until I'm satisfied that they will have plenty of flavor. Then put them on a large baking sheet in a single layer and bake @ 350 for 35-40 minutes or till browned and crisp. mmm,yummy!I think we'll h

It has only been a several years since I fell completely in love with cheesecakes.We never had them at home when I was a little girl and I didn't think I really cared for cream cheese.(my older sisters would eat it plain and I would roll my eyes and think they had lost their marbles) One day I was looking through a magazine,'Cuisine at Home',that had somehow found it's way into our house.One of those free previews where they hope you will subscribe to yet another mag you don't have time to read.Anyway I came across this cheesecake recipe and was impressed and decided I'm going to try my hand at making it.Prior to this I had minimal experience with making these delights.So I went out and bought some Springform pans and set to work.The result was pure love from the beginning.Linford loves this one too and a few of the children have learned to appreciate it as well.I have made many of these since for special occasions or as gifts or Thank You's for someone