Ice Box Apple Cookies

A fun cookie to make from a simple recipe of refrigerator cookie dough.  I making these for fall but you can really make them anytime.  You don’t need any special kitchen equipment except some parchment paper or wax paper and food coloring. The apple seeds are miniature chocolate chips.  The little chocolate chips are easy…

Dill Cottage Cheese Bread

An easy batter yeast bread that contains cottage cheese and dill weed.  Quick to make and doesn’t require kneading. It is a light and soft bread that tastes good on it’s own and makes great sandwiches.  You don’t need much bread baking experience to make batter bread, also you can bake this without special equipment. …

Refrigerator Maple Cookies

Refrigerator cookies become popular right after WWII using shortening, sugar, eggs and flour.  It was a very basic cookie recipe that could be made with very little equipment and skill. This is my mother’s recipe which she used artificial maple flavoring to make these, but there are many variations and flavors using this basic recipe. …

Sunflower Peeps Candy filled Cake

A new discount store opened up by the named Ollie’s and they had a large pallet of Easter Peeps for just 29 cents a box.  My grand daughter loves peeps.  So what do you do with Easter peeps in the fall of the years besides eating them.  I saw some pictures on line with cakes…

Peanut Butter Crunch Pumpkin Balls

This was something that was fun to do for the fall.  Peanut Butter Chocolate Crunch Ball Pumpkins.  Normally you see this recipe dipped in the chocolate. These are dipped in orange candy melts to make pumpkins.  Pretzels is the base that the pumpkin sits on. The stems are pretzels dipped in green candy melts. I…

Deviled Ham Eggs

Simple way to upgrade deviled eggs by adding a 3 ounce can of deviled ham in the egg yokes with the mayonnaise. The deviled ham will add enough spice and salt. Just mix the three ingredients until smooth.  Stuff the eggs and add some garnish and serve. My eggs were fresher then I thought so…

Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

This chocolate oatmeal cookie that is full of surprises from the peanut butter to the white chocolate chips.  Chocolate and peanut butter always goes together so it is a natural for a cookie, only this recipe mixes both into a batter instead one being chips.  The chocolate is melted semi sweet baking chocolate that is…

Three Bean Salad

A delicious side dish that can be brought to a picnic, pot luck dinner, party or family get together. It is easy to put together the night before and taste better the next day.  It just takes three different cans of different beans and chopped onion.  The dressing is just sugar, vinegar, oil and spices….

Strata Anytime Casserole

Inexpensive casserole that makes four servings that is quick and easy to make. The sausage strata is made from day old bread, milk, eggs, sausage, cheddar cheese and onion.  It is actually a savory bread pudding that doesn’t require to be refrigerated before baking.  This is a small casserole that can be quickly put together…

Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies

Chewy oatmeal cookie that is double peanut butter flavor from the addition of peanut butter chips, just perfect with a glass a milk.  Eat them warm from the oven or take along to share with friends and neighbors. I was looking for something a little different recipe for peanut butter cookie to try.  This recipe…