Category Archives: Cooking

Sparkler Cookies!

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Jen P

We first tried out this cookie recipe last year and it has been a family favorite ever since.   I love that you can easily adapt it to whatever the current holiday colors are and have a quick festive treat.  It … Continue reading →

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4th of July Rice Krispies

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Jen P

3 Cheers for the Red, White and Blue! In our neck of the woods we are busy making plans for the 4th of July!  Family, fireworks, BBQ’s and FUN! Today I am sharing a quick dessert idea we made last … Continue reading →

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York Peppermint Mint Shakes

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Jen P

We tried out this new recipe from The Idea Room for our Crazy Cupid Cafe meal back in February and it was DELICIOUS!  I also happen to think it would be the perfect thing for a fun St. Patrick’s Day … Continue reading →

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Pink Ink Drink!

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Jen P

Yesterday was Dr. Seuss’ birthday.  We celebrated with our annual Dr. Seuss meal. This year we featured: Red fish J-ello jigglers and star biscuits (for the Sneetches) Cat in the hat kabobs.  This year we added marshmallow faces and learned … Continue reading →

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Fruit Dip

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Jen P

Today I am featuring one of the new recipes we tried out during our valentines dinner.  It was a winner with the adults the munchkins not so much 🙂 Fruit Dip Ingredients 1 – 8oz cream cheese (Full fat – … Continue reading →

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Peach Sherbet

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Jen P

Another peach  treat 🙂  I must warn you though we are low on photo’s today.  It was an off camera day and I wound up with 2 useable images.  (Whoops)  Rather than remake the recipe I am going to just … Continue reading →

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Fresh Peach Pie

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Jen P

Anyone still have peaches hanging around?  To be honest we went and picked up some more the munchkins were moaning that our fresh peach supply vanished too quickly!  Plus I had a few recipe I was still hoping to try … Continue reading →

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Dutch Oven Chocolate Cake

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Jen P

Today I am sharing a new recipe we tried out on our camping trip this summer.  It received a thumbs up all the way around. Since there is still possibly a weekend or two left of good camping weather I … Continue reading →

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Pears and Lemons

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Jen P

Exhaustion is setting in as I type this up.  We bottled 2 bushels of pears for a total of 51 quarts of pears.  We used just over a quarter of a bushel of pears to fill the dehydrator too! It … Continue reading →

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Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Jen P

Have a lot of extra Zucchini piling up?  We had several on the large size as of late and Purplicous decided to give a new recipe from Jamie Cooks it Up a try.  It was a BIG hit around here. … Continue reading →

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