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Cherries in a Cloud Cupcakes

cherries in a cloud cupcakes

I wanted to combine two of my favorite desserts into one, so a few weeks ago I experimented and came up with these easy to make cupcakes for Valentines Day and beyond! Ingredients 1 box Duncan Hines classic white cake mix 3 large egg whites 1 1/3 cups water 2 Tbsp vegetable oil 1 box [...]

Pineapple Pork Puffs

Pineapple Pork Puffs

Ingredients 1 lb pork sirloin tip roast 1 pkg Pillsbury Big & Flaky Crescent Rolls Ground cinnamon Ground cloves Salt Pepper Sm. can crushed pineapple, drained with moisture pressed out 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese Optional: BBQ sauce for dipping Directions 1. Lightly coat a 1-lb pork roast with a sprinkling of cinnamon, ground [...]

Chocolate Kissed Strawberry Muffins

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Muffins 2 cups flour 1/2 cup sugar 1 T baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 large egg 3/4 cup milk 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup chopped strawberries 1/3 cup chocolate chips 1. In a large bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. 2. In a separate bowl, beat together egg, milk and [...]

Pasta Fagioli

Pasta Fagioli

A perfect warm-up for these chilly winter months! It can be made with stew beef or ground beef, and either way is delicious! Ingredients 1 lb stew beef chopped into 1/2″ pieces (can substitute ground beef for a more traditional flavor) 1 cup onion, diced 1 large carrot, chopped 3 stalks celery, chopped 2 T [...]

Healthy Recipes with Frito-Lay Snacks + Giveaway

Frito-Lay holiday prize pack

For the last few years, my family’s Christmas get-together has been all about appetizers and snacks. We love us some snacks! This year, I brought along wings, meatballs, ravioli in vodka sauce, and two of my favorite Frito-Lay snacks – Tostitos and SunChips. This is just one counter of food. There were three more counters [...]

Old-Time Cinnamon Jumbles

old-time cinnamon jumbles

These old-time cinnamon jumbles have been one of my favorite drop cookies since childhood!   Ingredients 1/2 cup shortening (part butter or margarine) (use cold, not softened butter/margarine) 1 cup sugar 1 egg 3/4 cup buttermilk 1 tsp McCormick pure vanilla 2 cups flour 1/2 tsp soda 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 cup sugar 1 tsp [...]

Domino Sugar 1001 Cookie Starter Mix + $50 Visa Gift Card Giveaway

Cinnamon-Maple-Sugar-Cookies

When I bake cookies, I usually make several different kinds at once. I love doing it, but it takes a long time to mix up the dough for each individual recipe. What if there was a starter dough that could be used to make a bunch of different cookies? Maybe even….1001 different kinds? Introducing the [...]

Cranberry Scones with Vanilla Drizzled Glaze

Cranberry Scones

I’ve made cranberry scones many times before, but this time I wanted to make them using Ultragrain Flour which is an all-purpose flour with whole grain, and I was so pleased with how they came out – just delicious! Ingredients 2-1/4 cups flour (I used Ultragrain flour) 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp [...]