It’s been so cold here. Weather that we are not used to and only appreciate for a short time, to be sure! Yesterday Mr. Picky Eater requested chicken noodle soup for dinner tonight. I didn’t mind because it’s pretty easy and doesn’t take very long at all. I grabbed some chicken breasts from the freezer…
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Three Cheese Sausage Balls
These are great for football and tailgating as well as parties! Easy to make and so moist and tender… My husband and I always stay home on New Year’s Eve. When we were younger, we always went out but I’m not interested in freezing to death in a dress or dodging drunk drivers so we…
Bourbon Balls
First thing this morning, I made the Mint Chocolate Gooey Butter Cake. It looks a little flat but it is so delicious! Ingredients 1 box dark chocolate fudge cake mix 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Topping: 1 regular sized bag fun sized York Peppermint Patties, unwrapped and each…
Orange Cake w/ Dark Chocolate Ganache
Mother Kalamity called this evening to visit. When I was young, she used to get upset with my Nana who would call to visit seemingly not knowing that an entire hour of time on the phone was too much for a working mother with a husband and a farm! Now, my own mother calls to…
I’m so Lonesome I Could Cry
Although I didn’t know any of the families affected and Connecticut is a “fer piece” from Oklahoma, the only words I find fitting, expressing how I feel are the words of the Hank Williams, Sr. song “I’m so Lonesome I Could Cry”. I suppose the reason I equate these words to the news is because…
Candy Plates and Wreaths
Friday I was watching The Chew – a show on ABC at noon weekdays. I saw the tail-end of a segment showing peppermint candy made into plates used as serving dishes at Christmas. Although I didn’t catch how to do it, I made a mental note to look it up on their website. Later that…
Mr. Picky Eater Decorated Today
When I got home from work today, my husband had decorated the house for me – what you don’t see is that behind that camera it looks like The Grapes of Wrath! Bless his heart, he got very messy while decorating. The only thing is that he could not find out stockings! So, we are…
Evil Skeevers (Aebleskivers)
My dad was Danish. For many years we drove to Janesville, Wisconsin at Christmastime to spend it with dad’s only living relatives, his cousins who had kids about my age. That was always fun for me because until I visited them, I had never seen a truck drive across a pond or lake, ridden on…
Homemade Little Debbie Swiss Roll Cake
Mr. Picky Eater loves Little Debbie Swiss Cake Rolls. LOVES them. For those of you who don’t live in the U.S. or have access to this kind of sweet, this is what they look like: I decided to make a REALLY BIG version of one – and hopefully I could enjoy it as well…
Candy Christmas Lights
I saw this on Hungry Happenings and not only was it easy – it was cool, so I just HAD to make them! Go over and look at all the fabulous creations at Hungry Happenings because I will just spend time admiring all her very creative work. This is all you will need: Use the…