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Spinach and Mushrooms

Spinach and mushrooms, two of my favorite foods to eat, especially when they are together. This recipe calls for frozen spinach but fresh would be even better. You’ll need: 2 packages frozen spinach 8 ounce package of fresh mushrooms. I used mini bella mushrooms. My

Simple Rainbow Cupcakes made with Jello Recipe

Rainbow Cupcakes Made With Jello is simple to make, it’s a perfect recipe to make with the kids! Today is grand kids day, and my granddaughter Katie wanted to make cupcakes so we decided on Rainbow Cupcakes made with Jello. Katie thought the cupcakes matched her

Old Fashioned Iced Banana Cookies

Today I want to share a tasty little cookie recipe. I try to eat at least one banana a day, I love the flavor and texture of bananas. I encourage the grand kids to eat them but Ty starts to eat one and if it

Cheesy Cauliflower Fritters

My daughter shared this recipe with me (never thought I’d say that, but dreams do come true my daughter can actually cook), she said she found it on Pinterest. It’s always nice to find a different way to cook a vegeatble. Cauliflower is low in fat,

Sirloin Steak & Mushroom Chili

Today I want to share with you my Platinum chili recipe. I make this when I want to be a little fancy… Ha ha. Honestly the leaner the cut of meat you put in your chili only makes it a healthier dish. I like using

Applesauce Bread with Pecans

  Today I am going to share a nice bread that you can bake for breakfast Found a recipe here. I changed it up a little bit by using whole wheat flour, sucanat, and expeller pressed coconut oil. (Coconut oil without the coconut taste :))

Baked Spinach and Artichoke Dip

Today I want to share a super easy appetizer  you can make for your next party or gathering. Maybe this Sunday you are having or going to a Super Bowl party? This dip is so easy and tastes really good. It takes less than 30

Tortellini and Kale Soup

In the winter I make soup all the time. I crave it. I like to make up different soups by adding ingredients I have on hand and seeing how it turns out. Today I wanted a soup using some tortellini I had in the freezer.

Peanut Butter and Pecan No Bake Cookies

  Today I am sharing a Peanut Butter and Pecan No Bake Cookie. I bought this huge bag of pecans at Sam’s for my Christmas baking and I thought they would be great mixed in with oatmeal and peanut butter for a cookie. I shared

Cut-out Holiday Butter Cookies

Disclosure Policy When I started making these cookies last night with my daughter and grandkids, I hadn’t planned on sharing the recipe. But…I decided to because of these cute little spring cookie cutters. It was the first time I used them and I’m in love

Organic Matcha – Green Tea Powder Review

Disclosure: I got this product as part of an advertorial. I’ve heard so much about the benefits of green tea  so when I was given the opportunity to try this Organic Matcha – Green Tea Powder I was excited. I’m not a tea drinker but

Cinnamon Ornaments You Make at Home

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of McCormick. All opinions are 100% mine. Updated: I created this post Cinnaman Ornaments you make at home about four years ago. The grandkids loved making them. It’s a simple inexpensive way to get creative

Freddy’s Sticky Saucy Barbecued Ribs

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Netflix for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. With the holidays approching I will barely have time to keep up with my favorite shows. That’s why I love Netflix. Netflix lets me watch my favorite

Simple White Icing

Disclosure Policy I am more of a cook then I am a baker. But…I have been trying to do more baking, especially with Katie because she loves to bake and decorate the goodies. She loves eating the icing, obviously she’s my grand daughter 🙂 I

Chili in the Slow Cooker Quick & Easy

When I put together a recipe I am not big on measuring things. I just eyeball a tablespoon or teaspoon. After you have been cooking for so many years you can get very good at it. Since I have been trying to share my recipes

Crispy Bacon Deviled Eggs

Today I want to share a delicious variation on an old favorite, deviled eggs. My family loves it when I make deviled eggs, which for some reason isn’t very often. I found this recipe in a magazine and thought “wow adding bacon sounds like a

Chocolate Zucchini Bread

It’s that time of year again where I have plenty of zucchini. Last year I posted a recipe for zucchini bread so this time I thought I would try to make a chocolate zucchini bread. I found a recipe here and adapted to my liking.

Delicious Roasted Garlic

Making your own Delicious Roasted Garlic is so simple you’ll wonder why you haven’t made it before. Do you love garlic as much as I do? I use fresh garlic in many of my recipes. I love the flavor and it is good for you. In

Cauliflower Pizza Crust

On a Low Carb diet and dying for a nice big slice of pizza? Make your pizza crust using cauliflower with this Cauliflower Pizza crust recipe. My daughter found this recipe and  has been raving about how delicious it is. Since I love cauliflower I

Summer Salsa

One of my favorite things about summer is all the fresh produce I have on hand. Once the peppers and tomatoes start coming in I usually have plenty so I always make this simple summer salsa. We eat it every day as a snack with

Vitamin Water You Make at Home

A couple days ago Amazon was offering one of those fabulous free e-books that I love so much. This one was for Vitamin Water. ( As of this posting it is still free, if it’s not $.99 isn’t a bad price). It gave great combinations

Chocolate Honey Cupcakes

Chocolate Honey Cupcakes We’ve been having so many rainy days lately that the grandkids and I decided to do a little baking. I’m using these silicone cupcake forms,  I must say I was very skeptical that you could actually bake in something that seems like

Simple Summer Salad

One of my favorite parts of summer is when the cucumbers plants start producing all those delicious cucumbers. Once they start producing look out, you will have plenty. We eat them almost every day in the summer. Today I am sharing a recipe using cucumbers.