Guess what day it is? Yep, Cookie of the Month Day! This month’s ingredient is Chocolate Chip because Friday, May 15 is National Chocolate Chip Day this year. I made a special recipe with both dark and white chocolate chips as well as graham cracker crumbs. They are very thin and crispy with melty…
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The Big Salad for Festivus
Today we’re taking a break from all the Christmas celebrations to discuss an odd group of friends, a strange pole and a ‘show about nothing.’ And by now, all you Seinfeld fans are smiling. It’s been 15 years since the TV series left the air but it’s still very much around in syndication, popular culture…
Strawberry Santa’s
A Facebook friend of mine from high school sent me a picture last week of little strawberry Santa’s and I just knew I had to make them. I searched the Internet for a tutorial or instructions and didn’t find too much. I honestly could only find 2 other posts with them and only one with…
Holiday Leftover Potato Pancakes
There are many “leftovers” recipes floating around the web right now and some of them look delicious. I haven’t posted in over a week so I wanted my first post back to be spectacular! I chose my Nana’s favorite recipe to use……….I guess the holidays make me think of her a lot because she and…
Sloppy Jacks for Sunday Supper
I hope everyone had a lovely weekend. We are preparing for yet another yard sale next Friday and Saturday so it has been a really busy day. I had planned to make beef ribs with a new BBQ sauce I got from a blogger friend of mine whose recipe I pinned. Then, when I got…
Super Easy Halloween Cupcakes
I made a bunch of cupcakes today and given that it is Halloween, I wanted to make them festive without spending all day in the kitchen. I used a cake mix and canned icing with a few extras and I think they came out pretty well! The first one – show at the top of…
How to smoke a duck (and render the fat for luscious duck fat fries)
Taken by Tim Wall when reviewing Mutt’s Amazing Hot Dogs for EatAroundOKC which you can see here: Mutt’s Amazing Hot Dogs is the very first place I ever had duck fat fries. $5 an order, no less. Then, I decided to buy some at the store: From Balitmore Sun Newspaper. This was $6 for a…
Halloween Monster Toes!
These are fun and kind of messy and kids of all ages will love ’em! Also, no cooking!! Here’s what you need: Halloween Monster Toes! 1 package of Nutter Butters 6 squares of almond bark (or green candy melts) 10 drops of green food coloring Black decorating gel Purple decorating gel Melt the almond bark…
Halloween Oreos
I’m here again tonight showing you yet another recipe you can make for a school party or bake sale or Halloween home party if you are not a baker, and like me, not a perfectionist. Nothing could be easier. 1. Go get one of these molds at Michael’s, although I’m sure they have them at…
Slow Cooker Lower Calorie Italian Beef Sandwiches
Before I tell you about the delectable sandwiches we had this weekend, I want to show you the projects Mr. Picky-eater and I completed for the upcoming 4-H Foundation Fundraiser on October 8, in Tulsa. Mr. Picky-eater and Lawyer Boy play in the Golf competition each year and they also generally purchase some of the…