Cake Auction Cakes....

Just thought I would share some photos of the cakes we made for the annual Cub Scout Cake Auction, which it tomorrow night! ... If you are interested in coming out tomorrow night~to support Pack 105~the auction is at West Willow UMC, Willow Street!! Happy Eating!

French Onion Casserole

Busy night=casserole! This casserole is family favorite and is so easy to put together, hope that you all enjoy it!

This is what you need to make it (+ground beef)~

French Onion Casserole

1 lb. Ground Beef

1 Can Cream of Mushroom

1 Can French Onion

1/2 C. Water

1 C. Uncooked Rice

1 C. Mozzarella Cheese

Durkee French Fried Onions

DIRECTIONS: Brown your ground beef. In a 2 quart casserole dish, mix beef, soups, rice & water. Mix well. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Uncover, top with onions and cheese and return to oven. Bake 10 minutes more or until cheese is melted!

Happy Eating!

Lemon Bars!!!

These bars scream springtime! I found this recipe years ago in a magazine and knew that it was a keeper the first time I made them! Hope you enjoy them too!

Always good to start with lemons~

Whisking up the eggs~

Adding sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice~

Lemony goodness on a shortbread crust~

Yummmmm....

Lemon Bars

2 1/4 Cup Flour

1/2 C. Powdered Sugar

1 Cup Butter, softened

4 Large Eggs

2 Cups Sugar

1/3 C. Fresh Lemon Juice

1 tsp. Lemon Zest

1/2 tsp. baking powder

DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 350. Line a 9x13 pan with tin foil and grease lightly. Combine 2 CUPS flour and powdered sugar. Using a pastry blender or fork, add butter and mix until the flour/sugar mixture looks crumbly. Firmly press into a 9x13 pan and bake for 20-25 minutes; until lightly browned. Whisk eggs in a large bowl until frothy. Add sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest. Whisk again. Combine the remaining 1/4 C. flour and baking powder. Whisk into the egg mixture. Pour over crust and return to oven for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into bars and sprinkle with additional powdered sugar if desired.

Happy Eating!

Peanut Butter Snicker Brownies.....

Yes, I did it....I made these....why, I ask myself, do I like to torture myself with these sinfully rich, decadent treats! I did have a taste and OH MY! These need to be packaged up and immediately sent with Jimmy to work tomorrow or I will nibble on them and then before I know it I will have nibbled them all up....and well, that would not be good for me!

I so wish that I could own a little shop to peddle all my little tasty things. It would be a dream of mine! You know the kind of shop....part antique, part food, 100% comfy~some place that people like to come and hang out....a place that you know everyone by name, just a little neighborhood shop.....maybe someday.
This recipe was adapted from the "Cookies and Cups" blog:
This is what you will need:

Yes, you make them in regular size muffin tins because somehow the "fun size" does not fit in the mini-muffin tins~

Cooling.....

After icing them....you need a 1/2 gallon of milk to go with them...

Peanut Butter Snickers Brownies

1 Family Size Package Brownie Mix + ingred. to make them

1 Bag "fun size" Peanut Butter Snickers

DIRECTIONS: Prepare brownie mix and place in muffin tins (makes approx. 10). Unwrap snickers and place in brownie mix. Cover up snickers with brownie batter. Bake for 17 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack, in pan, for 30 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely. If you icing the brownies, recipe is as follows:

PB Icing

1/2 C. Peanut Butter

1/2 Stick (4 Tbsp.) Butter

2 1/2 C. Confections Sugar

3 Tbsp. Milk

DIRECTIONS: Combine all ingred. with electric mixer and blend until smooth.

Chocolate Icing

4 Tbsp. Butter

2 1/2 C. Confectioners Sugar

1/4 C. Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

1 tsp. Vanilla

1/4 C. Milk

DIRECTIONS: Combine all ingred. with electric mixer until smooth.

Place PB icing in 1/2 of a pastry bag and Chocolate Icing in 1/2 of the pastry bag....pipe onto brownies!

Happy Eating!

Crockpot Chicken n' Stuffing

Here is a great crock pot recipe for those busy nights~
In addition to 4 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts you will also need:

Place chicken in crockpot, spoon soup over the chicken:

Thinly slice potatoes and place over the top of the chicken. Mix water and stuffing mix and place over the potatoes:

During last hour of cooking~top with green beans (I mixed peas in because I didn't have a ton of green beans):

Crockpot Chicken n' Stuffing

4 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts

1 Can Cream of Mushroom or Chicken Soup

4-6 Potatoes, sliced

1 Pkg. Chicken Flavored Stuffing Mix

1 Pkg. Frozen Green Beans, thawed

DIRECTIONS: Place chicken in the bottom of your crockpot. Spoon soup over the top of chicken. Place sliced potatoes and stuffing mix over the top of chicken. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours. Uncover and place green beans on top and cover and cook for another hour.

Happy Eating!

Pancakes for Dinner?

Yup, that's right, we ate breakfast for supper......what is better than that? I love breakfast for supper. Sometimes I make pancakes from scratch but the mix makes things so much easier on school mornings and let's just be honest, who has time for things from scratch when everyone oversleeps and the bus seems like it is going to round the corner at any minute.......I know this was for supper and I had the time to make them from scratch but as mentioned before, I am more of a semi-homemade kind of gal....

I usually toss in a teaspoon of cinnamon:

baking up nicely...

Yummo!

Enjoy your pancakes~no matter what time of day you eat them!!

Happy Eating!

Garlic, Tomato, Basil Grilled Chicken

Can I just say that today was a good day, I got floors mopped and vacuumed, dusting done, baseboards washed, laundry done~you know, it was one of those days that just seemed to go smoothly and then just as I sat down to type up this post JD runs inside and says, "I need the peroxide!" Hmmm...this can never end up good! Turns out Jimmy cut his finger....ended up getting two stitches. Never a dull moment!

Now back to dinner~I love everything chicken (almost) and this is no exception! This marinade is so simple and with grilling season knocking on our doors, this is a great go-to, quick, grilling dish!

This is ALL you need (I actually used a balsamic vinegar and it was fantastic)!):

Marinate your chicken for the recommended 15 minutes, or do like I did and marinate all day....I think it gives you a TON more flavor if you marinate it all day.

I sliced about a 1/2 of one of the chicken breasts and put it on top of salad~it was delicious.

For the rest of the family (who like plain, old salad...JD's words not mine), I served a plain salad and some baked potato salad, which they scarfed down!

Happy Eating!