Every month I get a great selection of General Mills products to test out as part of my participation as a LifeMadeDelicious Blogger. We were all thrilled to find the Betty Crocker Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix in the kit. They’re fast, easy and delicious. All you need is: The mix, Read more…
I’m finding out that there are so many great treats you can bake up using just a regular ‘ole cake mix. A current favorite in MommyKnows ville are these Double Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies, inspired by the wonderful Ms. Paula Deen. Ingredients 1 (8-ounce) brick cream cheese (softened) 1/2 cup Read more…
I made the mistake of showing Georgia Pinterest on my iPad. She has a list of projects a mile long for us to do together. It’s a good thing school starts next week. First up was making our own paint. She loves to paint. The recipe/instructions were so easy how Read more…
** Winner is: Meghan Finley! Congratulations Meghan, please email me with your address! ** I started canning last fall for the first time. I’m not sure why, but I had myself convinced it was DIFFICULT, very difficult! As usual I was wrong. It’s actually pretty easy. It’s also very satisfying! Read more…
This post is a day late and a dollar short … that’s me these days. I can’t seem to get anything done in advance! Who am I kidding? I never have … probably never will, especially with an attitude like this. Oh well … Most importantly though, I did manage Read more…
I made these Easy Oreo Truffles on Wednesday. I was going to put them in pretty silver paper cups and photograph them looking very lovely. It never happened. We ate them instead. The best part? It took me less than the 30 minutes quoted below. Kraft Foods has several cookie Read more…
A recent drive through the Okanagan, past apple orchard after apple orchard, found me the owner of 200 lbs (YES 200 LBS!) of just picked apples. OK, so I’m not known for my self control, but at less than 40 cents a LB, I couldn’t resist. I’ve also been told Read more…
I love this recipe and so do the kids. It’s very simple and super quick. I don’t even use a mixer, just a bowl and a fork. Prep time: 2-3 minutes Baking time: 30 minutes Preheat oven to 350 f. 2 cups sugar 1 cup vegetable oil 1 teaspoon vanilla Read more…
I made this recipe up to use the fresh and locally grown spinach and mushrooms in my Organic Box delivery. Damn it’s good! It shouldn’t take much more than 12-15 minutes to make (depends on how long it takes the water to boil). Ingredients: 1-2 chicken breasts (chopped into 1/2 Read more…
A friend recently sent me this recipe. DO NOT let the crackers throw you off – It’s so yummy! It’s easy, delicious and makes a great and inexpensive holiday gift so I thought I’d share. You’ll need: 1 sleeve of saltine crackers 3/4 cup butter 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 Read more…