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Sit, listen to the wind, birds and trees. Allow the beauty and chaos that is nature to enter and propel you through this time we call life. Breath in the smells of an open fire place and a camp fire. Know the difference they have on you and your surroundings. Give with an open heart and mind. Know that there are richer and poorer. But never measure those two thoughts by the amount of money one has. For richness is how you live and give of yourself, not what you have.

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Thursday, August 7, 2014

Oatmeal Chip Cookies.

A light and chewy oatmeal cookie with just the right amount of chips so as not to over power them

1 stick butter softened
1 large egg
2/3 c brown sugar, firmly packed
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 c oatmeal (i used rolled oats non instant)
1 1/4 c flour (more if needed to make a firm batter)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 c assorted chips (i used milk chocolate and peanut butter)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Mix egg, butter, baking powder, vanilla, salt, and sugar together until fluffy. Mix in the oatmeal and flour then fold in the chips.

Drop by spoon fulls onto an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes until edges start to brown. Do not over bake.

Thursday, July 31, 2014

Moist Strawberry Snackin Cake

This wonderfully moist cake can be ate alone, with ice cream, or with whip cream as frosting. Reminiscent of a jello poke cake but with real fruit and lots more flavor.

1 cake mix (I used Duncan Hines French vanilla)
3 eggs
1/3 cup oil
2 (10 oz) jars Polar Strawberry in light syrup (Glass jars on shelf at walmart)

Beat all together and put into a sprayed 9x11 baking dish. Bake in a pre-heated 350 degree oven for 28-30 minutes.

Cool and cut.

Saturday, July 19, 2014

Maple Harvest Bars

A great fiber enriched breakfast bar

1 1/4 sticks softened butter
3 tablespoons maple syrup
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 egg
3 tablespoons peanut butter
2 cups oatmeal
1 cup flour
1/2 cup diced walnuts
1/3 cup sunflower seeds
6 oz peanut butter and milk chocolate chips (combo)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all together, press into a sprayed 9x11 cake pan and bake for 20-25 minutes until edges start to lightly brown. Do not over cook.

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Dutch Apple Pie

Although I love baking, pie is my least favorite dessert and so I never make it. However I had some tart apples and figured I would give it a go. This is my first. It was strictly from memory of my mother making them when I was young.

6 tart apples, cored, skinned and cut in slices
3/4 cup sugar
2/3 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nut meg
1/3 cup raisins
1/2 cup warm water
2 pie shell rolls in the diary section. (I know my limits, can't do crusts)
1/2 tablespoon sugar

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a small bowl add the water and raisins to plump, set aside. Once you have chopped up the apples drain the raisins.

in a large bowl toss 3/4 cup sugar and spices together, then add apples and raisins to coat evenly with sugar mix.

Roll out pie shells and in a sprayed pie pan place the bottom crust. Top with all the apple mixture. spread out to evenly line pan. top with the other crust and crimp edges and cut a design to allow steam to escape. top with remaining 1/2 tablespoon sugar and bake for 50 minutes in a 375 degree oven.

Monday, July 7, 2014

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's Coca Cola Sheet Cake

1 cup Coca-Cola
1/2 cup oil
1 stick margarine
3 tablespoons cocoa
2 cup sugar
2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla

=== FROSTING ===
1/4 pound margarine
3 tablespoons cocoa
6 tablespoons cream or milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup pecans chopped - (to 1 cup)
1 pound confectioners' sugar

In a saucepan, bring Coca-Cola, oil, margarine, and cocoa to a boil, mix
the sugar, flour and salt. Pour into the boiling liquid and beat well.
Add the eggs, buttermilk, soda, and vanilla and beat well.

Pour into a greased and floured sheet cake pan, and bake at 350 degrees
for 20 to 25 minutes.

Frosting: In a saucepan, combine the butter, cocoa, and milk and heat
until the butter melts. Beat in the remaining ingredients, and spread on
the hot cake. Cool and cut.

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Chocolate Brownie Mix - gift in a jar

This Mix goes in a pint jar. Who doesn't like brownies?

1 Cup Sugar

1/3 Cup Cocoa,

1/2 Cup Flour mixed with this (1/4 tsp Salt and 1/2 tsp Baking Powder) or use self rising flour

tap down

(optional) fill to top with Nuts, toffee bits, or chips .

This can be mixed and then added or placed in order and create layers in the mix. An option would be to add dry vanilla powder and dried eggs powder.

TAG should say (Or use the one below)

Chocolate Brownies

Empty contents into bowl and add the following.

2 Eggs

1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil

1 teaspoon Vanilla.

Beat well and put into a sprayed 8x8 baking dish and

Bake @ 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Eric's Pineapple Upside-down Birthday Cake

3 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 of a (16.4 oz) can pineapple chunks or titbits (or a 8 1/2 oz can titbits)
1/3 cup butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup reserved juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
1 cup Flour

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and while warming add 3 tablespoons butter to a 8x8 pan and set in oven to melt. watch and take out as soon as it has melted and set aside.

Divide the the large can in half or take the small can and, drain the liquid into a measuring cup to make 1/3 cup add water if needed.

Once the butter is melted, put the 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1 tablespoon juice into the bottom of the pan with the titbits and shake to mix, flatten to cover the pan and set aside.

In a large bowl add the egg, 1/3 cup butter softened and the white sugar and beat until fluffy. Add the sour cream, vanilla, baking powder, and salt, then beat well to blend. Next add the reserved liquid and the flour and beat again folding in sides to mix well. Pour cake mix over pineapple mixture in pan and smooth out.

Bake 40 -45 minutes and take from oven. cool 5 minutes and turn upside- down on a plate. Serve warm with Cinnamon-Vanilla Ice Cream.

The Best Fluffiest Frosting Ever

Saturday, June 7, 2014

Strawberry Buckle

This was a redo from an old blueberry buckle recipe from my mother's days. I took out a few ingredients and added a a few more (plus one) I hope you like it.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an oblong baking dish.

In a large bowl beat together
1 egg
1/2 cup (1 stick) very soft butter
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup milk

Then add 1 cup flour and blend well. and put in the bottom of the sprayed baking dish and smooth out.

Top with these in the order given

2/3 pound of strawberries, stemmed and sliced.

2/3 cup strawberry jam or glaze (I used a combo of each)

Then Mix together until crumbly (in a smaller bowl)

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup melted butter

Sprinkle that over top of the strawberries and jam and bake for 45-50 minutes in the 350 degree oven. serve warm.

excellent with ice cream, warn as a dessert, as a teatime treat, or for a brunch dish.

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

My Mom's Old Fashioned Chocolate Covered Cherries

FOR CENTER

3 lbs powdered sugar

1 can eagle brand sweetened condensed milk

½ cup butter

ALSO NEED

3-5 jars of maraschino cherries

12 -18 oz chocolate chips MOM always added 1-2 tablespoon paraffin wax to create a sheen.

Mix the first 3 ingredients and cook 1-2 hours in fridge

Then drain the cherries of juice and set on a paper towel to dry. (use the juice else where)

Take some of the powdered sugar mix and flatten out in your fingers and put around the cherry and seal it all the way around. Put those on a cookie sheet and freeze over night.

Next day melt chocolate chips and paraffin wax on a double boiler and dip the cherries and set on some waxed paper to dry. Make sure all the white is covered. Then put into a old candy box like my mom or into tins on candy papers and let sit in a cool place. Mom did under her bed to hide them from us for 6-8 weeks. The longer you leave them the more liquid the center is.

Saturday, May 31, 2014

Southern Apple Dumplings

http://inspiredreamer.com/southern-apple-dumplings/

1 large apple (I used a Fuji- any apple will do, tart is better)
1 can Pillsbury Crescent dough
1/2 cup butter
2/3 cups sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup or 6 oz. 7-Up or equivalent (half the can)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8x8 baking dish.
Cut each apple into 8-10 wedges. Slice the apple skin off as well and set aside.
Separate the crescent roll dough into triangles. Roll each apple wedge in crescent roll dough starting at the wide end. Pinch to seal and cover apple and place in the baking dish.
Melt butter in a small saucepan and stir in the sugar and cinnamon. Heat, whisking to combine. The mixture will slowly combine and thicken. When it's thickened, remove from heat and add vanilla.
Pour cinnamon mixture over the apple dumplings. Pour soda over the dumplings
Bake for 40 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

Monday, May 26, 2014

Peanut Madness Bars

The recipe was adapted from a recipe I saw that used ingredients I never bought so I improvised and this is what I came up with.

Peanut Madness Bars

COOKIE DOUGH LOWER LAYER
1 egg
1 stick butter softened
2/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
Mix together and spread in a sprayed 12x9 cake pan. Bake in a preheated 350 degrees oven for 15 minutes. (It will not be done)

MIX TOGETHER
1 1/2 cups peanuts
1 (6 oz bag peanut butter chips
Spread them on the hot bottom layer.

LAST INGREDIENT
1 1/2 pint of any homemade Jam (I chose my own recipe Peach Schnapps Orange Marmalade) also on this site.
Slowly pour it evenly on the nuts and chips. And Return to the oven for another 15 minutes. Take from oven and allow to cool and then cut and store in a air proof container.

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Easy great tasting fudge

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Browine oreo cup cakes.

This was found on facebook without an author. Brownie cupcakes with peanut butter Oreo centers! Seriously!!! Share this recipe on your page, so you don't forget it!

Here's the recipe:
-Ingredients:
Oreos
Peanut Butter
Box of Brownie Mix
-Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
-Take two oreos and stack them with peanut butter (A layer in the middle and on top).
-Place the stack in a cupcake liner.
-Place liners in a muffin tin.
-Make brownie mix according to box
-Pour brownie mix over cookie stack
-Bake for 20 minutes or until cooked
-Pull out of the oven and let cool
-Enjoy!

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Baking a boxed cake tip

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Harvest breakfast bars

These are great bar for breakfast or as a mid day snack. Kids will love them. I usually use nuts like pine nuts or in the late fall I use acorns. Another favorite is sesame seeds and sunflower seeds. It is a wonderful way to use up bits and pieces of nuts by mixing your nuts and seeds.

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees

In a bowl mix together

3/4 stick softened butter (3/4 cup)
3 tablespoons real Maple syrup
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon allspice or pumpkin pie spice

Then add
3/4 cup flour
1 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup peanut butter flavored baking chips
1/2 cup any nuts or seeds

Mix well and put into a sprayed 8x8 baking dish.
Bake for 20 minutes.

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Chocolate Mayonnaise cake

My mother used to make this when I was young

http://ahensnest.com/2012/01/amish-chocolate-mayonnaise-cake-recipe.html

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Reeses peanut butter no-bake bars

1 cup salted butter (melted)
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 cup peanut butter
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 (11 oz) bag milk chocolate chips

1. Combine all ingredients, except chocolate chips in a medium sized bowl. Stir until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
2. Pour peanut butter mixture into a 9 x 13 pan.
3. Melt chocolate chips in the microwave (at 50% power) for 1-2 minutes. Stir chocolate and pour over the peanut butter mixture. Spread chocolate with a spatula. To even out chocolate, tap pan on the counter.
4. Refrigerate bars for one hour. Cut while bars are still cool. Enjoy!

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Cinnamon Sunflower Seed Coffee Cake

Was trying something different and it really turned out well. It is a spin on a cinnamon coffee cake.

Cook time: 35 Min Serves: 1 loaf pan

MIX THE FOLLOW TOGETHER UNTIL WELL BLENDED

1/2 c sour cream

1/4 c milk

1 large egg

3/4 c brown sugar, firmly packed

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 c oil

1 tsp vanilla

AFTER THAT IS MIXED WELL ADD THE FOLLOWING AND MIX WELL

1 1/2 c flour

TOPPING MIX TOGETHER IN A SMALL BOWL

1/4 c brown sugar

1 Tbsp flour

1 tsp cinnamon

1 Tbsp butter, melted

1/4 c sunflower seeds

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Mix according to directions above and put in a sprayed bread pan. Then top evenly with the topping and bake for 40-45 minutes until an inserted tooth pick comes out clean.

Monday, March 31, 2014

Planning an April Fools Day Party

April fools Day parties are such fun. You make everything to look like something else. Nothing is what it seems. A cake for dinner and a usual main dish for dessert. Here are a few of my favorites