We love the beach. We head out there often in the summer... because we do live close to the beach. This year our state decided to offer a pass for the state parks for a year for just $10 when you renew your license plate. So we did it. And it's already paid for itself.
Summer means the beach here. But it also means lemonade pie. I love it. Cool, refreshing, sweet, tart... all rolled into one easy pie.
Ingredients:
1 sleeve graham crackers
1/2 stick butter
2 TBSP sugar
1 3/4 c milk
2 (4 serving) pkgs instant vanilla pudding
1 can frozen lemonade
1 8 oz tub whipped topping
Instructions:
Melt the butter.
Crush the graham crackers.
Add the sugar to the graham crackers.
Add the butter and mix well.
Put it into an 8x8 pan and press well.
Bake at 350 for 8 minutes.
Mix the pudding mix with the milk.
Add lemonade.
Fold in whipped topping.
Spread over the crust and freeze.
Enjoy!!
It's picnic season. And we all get invited to them and have to bring a dish. Something easy, not too heavy, something everyone likes. Well, how about jello? My aunt is really the queen of jello, but I beat her to this recipe. (Although, I'm sure she'll have to try it at some point.)
I'm headed to a picnic tomorrow and don't have time to really make a whole lot tomorrow. So I'm bringing pina colada jello. Try it... maybe you'll bring it to your next picnic. If you do, will you invite me too?
Ingredients:
Pina colada flavored jello (it's a seasonal one I'm sure), prepared
1 can pineapple, drained really well
1 tub whipped cream
1/2 c toasted coconut
Instructions:
Make the jello according to package directions. Put it in a 10x7 pan or medium serving bowl. Let sit in the fridge for 1 hour.
Add the drained pineapple and let sit in the fridge until set.
Top with coolwhip and toasted pineapple.
enjoy!!!
I'm trying hard to get away from eating dessert every night, but it's hard. My boys love it. I like it.
But really, it's not the best option.
Unless...
Dessert is this. Because it's good, and good for you.
It's fruit, yogurt and ice. Really, I can get behind that for dessert.
Ingredients:
1 ripe peach
1 ripe banana
1/4 c plain yogurt
1/2 tsp vanilla
6 ice cubes
Instructions:
Throw it in the blender and blend until smooth.
Call it dessert and Enjoy!!
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Today I'm thankful. The sun is out. The house is clean. The weather is finally warming up enough to put the boys in shorts. The windows are open.
My family is healthy, happy and life is good.
Plus, the Red Wings could actually make a comeback tonight. We'll see. I made some snickerdoodles for the game earlier in the week. They were really good... addicting really. You can find the link here.
What are you thankful for?
This is what I'm making tonight. And I'm sure it will be amazing. everything I've tried from her has been.
I'll be back tomorrow to tell you how the chicken I made last night has become a double duty dinner. But for now, I'm looking forward to dessert.
We have potluck at our church today and I feel like making dessert. This is one of my favorite ways to spice up a box of brownie mix.
Ingredients:
Box of brownie mix
1 c butterscotch chips
salt
Instructions:
Mix the brownies according to the box. Add the butterscotch chips.
Pour into a pan.
Sprinkle some salt on to the top of the brownies. Just enough so you can kind of see it on the top of the brownie batter.
Bake according to the directions on the box.
Enjoy!!!
Grammies are wonderful people. They love us, they comfort us, they feed us.... and sometimes we feed them wonderful things in return. Like these cookies. The boys shared them with their Grammie. She loved them, so we're posting the recipe just for her.
1/3 c canola oil
1/3 c packed brown sugar
2 TBSP sugar
1 TBSP molassas
3 TBSP water
1 egg white
3/4 tsp vanilla extract
2/3 cup flour
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/3 tsp salt
2 c old fashioned oats
1/2 c raisins
In a large bowl combine oil, sugars, molassas, water, egg white and vanilla. Mix until all incorporated and happy.
In a different bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Add to sugar mixture and mix well.
Stir in oatmeal and raisins
Drop by 1/4 c on baking trays covered with cooking spray (the stuff with the flour in it is wonderful). Flatten slightly.
Bake at 350 for 10-12 minute or until golden brown.
Share with someone you love.... like Grammie!!
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I was going to make dinner tonight, and then we decided to do pizza. It's just one of those days. We're all snowed in and pizza sounds good.
But I want chocolate.
And I'm making a healthy lifestyle change, so I don't have many calories/points to give up, since we're having pizza and all.
So I went looking around and found a chocolate cookie recipe. I'll post that instead.
Chocolate/marshmallow cookies
Ingredients:
one box chocolate cake mix
1/2 cup applesauce (unsweetened)
1 TBSP canola oil
1 C marshmallow
2 eggs
Instructions:
Mix it all together, scoop into cookies. (I made 36.)
Bake at 350 for 12-14 minutes.
Let them sit a minute before trying to take them out of the pan. Put them on a cooling rack.
Enjoy!!
Sometimes we have a great meal plan, and then life happens. We're practicing tonight with some great friends and so we're eating dinner with them as well. Mexican, of course. So the peanut noodles will just move till next week. But they're worth waiting for, I promise!
So to make everyone happy, here's the awesome dessert I made last night for our After Christmas Christmas Party.
It's not mine, but it's amazing. And gone.
Chocolate Cobbler
