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    Super Yummy Beef Enchiladas

    Go to recipes > This is one. As I have said before, I cook for picky eaters #MyKids. There are just a handful of meals that every member of my family will eat and one is Beef Enchiladas,  which for all intents and purposes, is really Cheesy Beef Green Chili Enchilada Stacks.  Too long right?  Beef Enchiladas encompass it all. These are different than most conventional enchilada recipes but honestly, I only like my Moms Red Chili and I have yet to learn how to make it. MOM!  She makes a delicious, savory, spicy red chili that cannot be duplicated.  So I make my enchiladas with our generations old family…

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    Giving Thanks

    So many wonderful things about the Fall but the one that causes us to pause, be reflective and spend time with loved ones is the best. Thanksgiving brings up so many warm and fuzzy feelings. I love it, it is so necessary to stop and reflect and be thankful to God for everything He has given us. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 tells: “In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”  For me, unfortunately thanks is not my natural reactions to most situations that I am not completely happy with. Thanksgiving makes me stop and truly ponder all He has done for me. This year we…

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    “Tie-Dye” Cupcakes

    Recently I made a Rainbow layer cake for my son’s birthday.   I had a box of cake mix leftover and thought I would try making a cupcake version of this cake. I made the White Cake Mix and then divided it into 4 bowls, I dyed each bowl and then scooped spoonfuls into muffins cups. I baked for 15 minutes at 350.  They kids loved them.  Looking back, I wish I would have swirled the colors around a little bit with a toothpick. I did not frost them, too messy and less sugar.  If you make these, share your link in the comments please, I would love to see them!

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    Delicious White Sandwich Bread Recipe

    Stop the presses! This bread is delicious…and it’s easy to make! I admit, we only buy whole wheat bread from the store but I don’t buy wheat flour. When I make homemade bread it’s always artisan bread, never a loaf. Well, the time came that I needed sandwich bread for lunch and realized we were out. So I went to my trusty friend Google and found this amazingly easy King Arthur recipe. I mixed up all the ingredients in my Kitchen-Aid and followed the easy directions.  A couple of hours later my boys were eating the most delicious grilled cheese sandwiches along with homemade tomato soup. You must make this! It…

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    Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Share Do you love chocolate chips the way I love chocolate chip cookies?  I love them so much that I have tried tons of recipes with variations on ingredients.  Let me tell you that this is the best recipe I have ever come across.  I got it years ago from my favorite recipe site allrecipes.com Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies submitted by Clarice Schweitzer 1 cup butter or margarine, softened 1 cup sugar 2/3 cup packed brown sugar 1 cup chunky peanut butter 2 egg 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup old-fashioned oats 2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips In…

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    Try This Orange Chicken Recipe

    Can you believe I grew up never, ever eating Chinese food?  In my twenties, a friend took me to a Chinese restaurant and I order sweet and sour chicken.  It was delicious, unlike anything I had ever eaten.  Paired with egg fried rice?  Hello, yummy, I was sold.  Over the following years I acquired a taste for Szechuan Beef, Sesame Chicken, Egg rolls, Dumplings, you name it, I loved it. After my husband and I got married we ordered it maybe 2 or 3 times not much but sometimes.  Recently, my husband started going with his co-workers to a Chinese restaurant by his work for lunch.  He brought home some Orange Chicken…

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    Chili Cheese Eggs

    Share YUM. I must start this post off by telling you how totally in love I am with green chiles, you know the kind, especially if you are from Colorado or New Mexico. These are special green chiles and come from New Mexico and Southern Colorado. They come in varieties like Pueblo, Dynamite, Hatch, Pueblo Mosco – those are the best ones. Usually in late Summer through the Fall you will see stands all over Denver, all equipped with these huge roasters. As soon you step out of your car the aroma is heavenly. All this to say, I want to share one of my favorite recipes. I make this…

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    Homemade Chocolate Sauce

    We love to use chocolate sauce in house, whether it is for chocolate milk or ice cream sundaes, we go through it way too quickly.  Pinterest is the source of my latest inspiration, of course.  The thought of making my own was appealing because there are like 4 ingredients  that go into it. No extra “junk”.  While looking for a list of ingredients in Hershey’s Chocolate Sauce (they do not list it on their website) I found this very informative post:  Ingredients in Hershey’s. Why buy chocolate syrup when you can easily make your own with just: 1 1/2 cups sugar 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (your favorite brand) 1 cup water dash…