June 2008

Kitchen Tool

June 30, 2008

I really enjoy having an ice cream maker. We don’t live close to a grocery store or ice cream store. If we are in the mood for ice cream and we are out of it, too bad. It is not worth the trip to town to get some. But with an ice cream maker you [...]

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Ground Beef Stroganoff

June 30, 2008

This is a great simple recipe. It contains ingredients that I usually have on hand. This recipe comes from the cookbook “Country Ground Beef”. This cookbook was published by Reiman Publications in the early to mid 1990′s. This book is no longer published. The newer version is not as good. If you ever see this [...]

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Garden Update

June 29, 2008

I thought I would post some garden pictures. We are currently picking lots of zucchini and cucumbers. We have also picked a few tomatoes and carrots. We are also now getting green peppers and jalapeno peppers. Our lettuce is gone because it does not like all the hot weather. It became very bitter and tough [...]

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Meal Planning

June 29, 2008

The last few weeks my menus have not quite gone as planned. This week will have a few things on it that never got made the last few weeks. I have a lot to do this week so I planned pretty easy meals. It seems like my summer is quickly filling itself up. For more [...]

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The Best Chocolate Frosting

June 28, 2008

I am taking Chocolate Zucchini Cake to a church dinner tomorrow. I don’t usually frost this cake, but since I am taking it somewhere I decided to splurge and frost it. Like most things, I have several frosting recipes that I use. It depends on what cake it is, which frosting I use. The frosting [...]

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Quick and Easy Chocolate Dessert

June 27, 2008

I found a new favorite, quick, and easy chocolate dessert. This is one of the best quick desserts I have ever made. I enjoy making fancy desserts. I like to try new recipes and enjoy taking the time to make them, but in reality, most days I don’t have the time it takes to make [...]

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The View From My Window

June 27, 2008

This Spring we have had rabbits living under our deck. We see them coming and going but they always hurry away when the see us. This afternoon my daughter noticed this out the window. The rabbit had come right up next to the house. It was looking right at us. I ran to get the [...]

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No Bake Chocolate Cookies

June 26, 2008

This time of year when the weather is hot, I try to avoid turning on the oven. We still enjoy having desserts and cookies though. This recipe works great for times like that. I know there are many versions of no bake cookies out there. These are my favorite. We made it often when I [...]

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Grilled Black Bean Quesadillas

June 26, 2008

We enjoy quesadillas at our house. We like to change it up a little so a few years ago we tried grilling them. We really enjoyed the results. They do get crispier with a slightly different texture but it also gives them a smokey taste. I made a black bean version last night for dinner. [...]