Tag: made from scratch
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Chicken Pasta Dinner
Okay I was having one of those nights when I just couldn’t figure out what to make for dinner… I hadn’t been to the store in a few days and the fridge was looking bare… I had no game plan! I ended up pulling this together with what I had… Kinda random and I wish…
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Twice Baked Potato
I don’t know about you??? But I can eat almost anything Potato! Twice Baked Potatoes are at the top of my Potato list!!! The thing I love that most about these isn’t that it’s about the cheapest side you can make… but that it never really needs to be the same… You just work with…
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Failed Scones
I’m meeting with my Seller this morning… Its closing/moving day for her today (for all you that don’t know… my “Real” job is a Real Estate Broker) Well I had some strawberries in the fridge saying “Use me… I need to be eaten!” So I figured I’d make up some Strawberry Scones to brighten her…
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20 Minute Homemade Biscuits
I call these the 20 Minute Homemade Biscuits… I’ve made these countless times over the years … They are by far one of the fastest bread sides I’ve come across… and they can darn near be added to any meal! I found these biscuits through allrecipes … and I’ve made them with both butter…
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Pretzel Wrapped Little Smokies
These were a big hit at my Son’s 7th birthday party… They really would be great for any get together or party… I started baking them about an hour before everyone showed up… I filled up 3 cookie sheets of them just off of one pretzel dough recipe! Made a lot of them at a…
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Chocolate Chocolate Cake
“Hey Bryce what kind of cake do you want me to make you for your birthday?” “Chocolate Mom, DUH!” He says! Oh My!! Do I dear ask what kind of frosting he wants??? I didn’t have to… about 10 seconds later he followed it up with “and chocolate frosting to!” Well at least I…
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Chocolate Frosting
This frosting is nice… Its not too chocolaty and the sour cream helps it stay light and fluffy! Here is what you’ll need: 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips 1/2 cup butter 1 cup sour cream 4 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar Frost a cake, or cupcakes… and if there is a little left over frost…
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Best Roll-Out Sugar Cookies
I found this recipe (on the back of a sugar bag) years ago in search of a good sugar cookie recipe… Mine use to always turn out flat and hard… Once the first batch came out I wrote the recipe down in my notebook… I haven’t tried any other recipe since! Once they have…
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Sugar Cookie Frosting
This is a good frosting for topping your sugar cookies… Especially if you forgot to take the butter out of the fridge earlier to soften… Good ole’ Crisco is here to save the day!!! Here’s what you’ll need: 4 cups “sifted” Powdered Sugar 1/2 cup shortening 5-7 TBLS. Milk 1 tsp. vanilla Food coloring of…
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Buttermilk Pancakes from Scratch
I have a milk man that delivers our milk every Friday (Smith Brothers for you Puget Sound residents)… every other week I have him add a quart of Buttermilk to my order… I know you can make your own buttermilk by adding vinegar to your milk (just like in me Easy Homemade Pancakes recipe) But…