Strawberry Shortcake Cake

June 29, 2014 Posted in Cake, Dessert, Fruit

Very easy, refreshing, light, and delicious cake for all occasions! 
 
Ingredients:
 
1 box of Butter Cake + Ingredients needed on box (I used Betty Crocker Super moist Butter Recipe Yellow = 1/3 cup butter, 1 cup of water, and 3 eggs)
 
2 cups Sour Cream
 
2 cups sugar
 
8 oz. Cool Whip
 
2 baskets of strawberries (roughly 4 cups of strawberries)
 
Optional: Sweetened coconut flakes 
 
Dire...
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Spicy Cucumber Garlic Gazpacho

June 23, 2014 Posted in Soups & Salads, Vegetables

Here’s a light, refreshing, cold summer soup that will put a smile on everyone’s face.
 
Makes 2 quarts; serves 6
 
Ingredients:
 
2 English cucumbers, peeled and chopped (4 cups chopped) reserving 1/4 cup for garnish
 
1 green bell pepper, cored, seeded, and chopped, reserve 1/4 cup for garnish
 
3 green onions, trimmed and cut 
 
2 jalapeno chiles, stemmed, halved lengthwise, seeded and ch...
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Copycat Auntie Anne’s Soft Pretzels

June 23, 2014 Posted in Appetizers, Bread, Entertaining

When I was in high school one of my friends worked at Auntie Anne’s, she would always bring pretzels to school and we would devour them. I think they make the best mall pretzel around. I’ve never attempted my own until tonight. My husband was craving a hot pretzel so I luckily had all the ingredients at home. This is very simple, takes a little time, but well worth it...
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BLT Bacon Lettuce Tomato Sandwich

June 22, 2014 Posted in Bacon, Vegetarian

A BLT (Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato) is a type of bacon sandwich. The standard BLT is made up of five ingredients: bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, and bread. The BLT evolved from the tea sandwiches served before 1900 at a similar time to the club sandwich, although it is unclear when the name BLT became the norm. As a little girl, my mom would make an entire package of bacon...
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Medicine Prescription Reminder

June 21, 2014 Posted in Uncategorized

It is not often that our pets need a prescription or our children. But when they do, it seems like it comes with directions on when to take them and if it needs to be taken with food and so on. The thing my husband and I have found to be the easiest so that we know we won’t double up on giving them their pills is to automatically create a cheat sheet grid...
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Black Forest Cake

June 17, 2014 Posted in Cake, Dessert

When shopping at Albertson’s I alternate between purchasing the COOL WHIP brand of whipped topping and the Essential Everyday generic brand that Albertson’s carries. It depends on price because they pretty much taste the same. On the Essential Everyday container, I always find a recipe for Black Forest Cake. When you visit the website you can’t find the recipe...
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Cucumber Watermelon Salad

June 13, 2014 Posted in Fruit, Side Dishes, Soups & Salads, Vegetables

I poured wine this year at the Great Wine Festival in Irvine, CA. Snuck away for a quick bite of local Orange County restaurant samples throughout the festival. One sample I had that met all my requirements was a salad that included watermelon, cucumber, red onion, feta cheese, basil, croutons, and a sherry vinaigrette. It was colorful, flavorful, light, and refreshing on that 90 degree day...
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Edamame Quinoa Salad

May 28, 2014 Posted in Side Dishes, Soups & Salads, Vegetables, Vegetarian

While skimming through my mom’s Recipe.com magazine while she was on the phone yesterday, I ran across this quinoa salad. When I left her house I immediately headed to Vitamin City Health food store in San Dimas for the items I knew I didn’t have at home, edamame and grape tomatoes. I love that store. If you are ever near there, pop in! There’s something for everyone...
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Donut Holes “Doughnuts & Topgolf”

May 27, 2014 Posted in Breakfast, Dessert, Entertaining

In early April I went to the VIP Grand Opening for the TopGolf in Houston, Texas. They had food set-up throughout the entire event. While guests were golfing in the bays, the servers were bringing over hot out of the fryer donut holes. Their donut hole belief: “Imagine if your own donut creation...

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Chimichurri

May 25, 2014 Posted in BBQ & Grilling, Sauces & Dressing, Vegetarian

We have close family friends that are Argentine and make their Chimichurri from scratch. Every time we go to their home, there is always fresh chimichurri, bread and grilled sausages. My husband loves chimichurri but he’s not a veggie person. I wanted to find a recipe that didn’t call for so much parsley but still had the same consistency and similar flavors as an authentic chimichurri...
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