What’s Cookin’ in the Kitchen

Fruit Salad with SPOON PEELED Kiwi Fruit

August 9, 2012

Spoon peeling a kiwi is the best way to keep as much of that yummy little fruit in your fruit salad rather than attached to the skin. They peel so easy with a spoon-just cut the ends off and press the back of the spoon towards the skin, moving around the fruit until you have […]

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Banana Nut (bread) Cookies

August 8, 2012

A piece went out on our air conditioner this past Thursday. The piece had been ordered and was to be installed Monday so I went grocery shopping. We had been eating out or eating sandwiches (no cooking to heat up the house) and we were all ready for some homemade meals. I bought all my […]

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Gold Label Coconut Oil Buy 1 Get 1 FREE

July 26, 2012

I just bought more Gold Label Coconut Oil. We LOVE to cook with it. Right now they have a fabulous deal BUY 1 GET 1 FREE on their 32 oz bottles. Top off the B1G1 deal–they are on sale and they are offering the B1G1 at the sale price so I doubled up and bought […]

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Crock Pot Meals for a Month

July 15, 2012

Crock Pot Meals quick tips that really help with meal plans Does your crock pot sit on your counter or is it stuffed away deep in the back of a cabinet? I love quick and easy crock pot meals for several reasons. I am the mom to 4 busy kiddos. I have a husband in […]

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Summer Olympics PopCorn Treats

July 9, 2012

Summer Olympics PopCorn Treats Cherry, Plain and Blue Berry Popocorn Do you have your Olympic Party Food Lists ready? I made Patriotic Popcorn for the 4th of July and it was a hit so we will be making it for the Olympic Festivities as well. Cherry, Plain and Blue Berry Popocorn I made mine red […]

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Patriotic Foods

June 30, 2012

July 4th Foods USA Red White & Blue Cheesecake Red White & Blue Kids Drink Red White & Blue Pops

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Make Your Own Vanilla Update

June 29, 2012

I posted a week ago that I was making my own vanilla It has been brewing for 8 days and here is what it looks like now. This was after the vanilla had been “brewing” for just 1 day. It had changed from clear to a hint of yellow. After just a week it has […]

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Make Your Own Vanilla

June 22, 2012

This is after only one day. You can see it is already changing colors (it started off clear without the yellowish tint). Each day the vanilla will get darker and in 6-8 weeks it will be a beautiful amber color. You can purchase whatever brand of Vodka or Rum that you like. I didn’t want […]

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6 Layer Peanut ButterCream Cheese Dessert

June 13, 2012

1/2 Cup butter, cold 1 Cup flour 1 Cup of peanuts (divided 2/3 cup and 1/3 cup) 1- 8 oz. cream cheese brick 1/3 Cup peanut butter 1 Cup sifted powdered sugar 1- 4 oz container of Cool Whip 1 packages (4 oz serving) chocolate INSTANT pudding 1 packages (4 oz serving) vanilla INSTANT pudding […]

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Homemade Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

May 30, 2012

My vanilla beans from Beanilla arrived just before we left for Disney World. We got back just in time to celebrate Memorial Day and what better treat on Memorial Day than homemade ice cream. I made Homemade Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with the Tongan Vanilla Beansand some of my Strawberry Sorbet. Next I will […]

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Coconut Rice and Coconut Apples

May 18, 2012

The other night I fixed some pork tenderloin with some long grain wild rice. Rather than adding oil or butter to the rice I added in some of the Coconut Oil. It was so tasty. My kids want me to make it that way all the time. Cheri’s Famous Knock Off Cracker Barrel Fried Apples […]

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German Chocolate Chip Pancakes

April 26, 2012

German Chocolate Chip Pancakes My kiddos are always asking for “special orders”. Do you ever get that? The other day I was going to make pancakes. One child wanted PLAIN, another wanted Chocolate Chip and 2 wanted both Chocolate Chip and German-Chocolate Chip Pnacakes. I mixed up my batter: (I have a family […]

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