St. Patricks’s Day Poke Cake

This is a fun cake to make and it’s really moist and flavorful.  This recipe came from the Jello website.  You can use any flavor/color of jello, I used green for St. Patricks’s Day.  You can also use sugar-free jello to keep the calories down. You do need to plan a little bit of head …

Mexican Stromboli

I thought it would be fun for me and my son to get busy in the kitchen by making a meal together.  We’ve had a lot of “snow days” lately so it would give us something to do – plus, we would end up with a great meal right…….?  Well, we had a blast and …

Canning becomes family tradition

We are a canning family. As long as I can remember, I have snapped beans, washed tomatoes, peeled apples and heard the pop of the cans as they were sealing. My Great Aunt Betty still holds the family record as the fastest bean-snapper. This was part of my summer vacation. A part that I thought was crazy, but now I respect.

Quick and Fun Recipe: Festive Pretzels

One package of small pretzel circles One package of hershey kisses One package of red and green plain m&m’s Place the pretzels on a baking sheet.  Unwrap the kisses and place one in the center of each pretzel.  Bake at 200 degree’s for 4-6 minutes (or until the kisses start to soften).  Remove the baking …

Easy Holiday Treat: Holiday Windows

1 Twelve ounce bag of chocolate chips 1 stick of butter 1 10-12 ounce package of colored miniature marshmallows ½ package of coconut Wax Paper Before you start, tear two 18 inch pieces of wax paper.  Sprinkle generous with the coconut.  I lay mine sheets of wax paper on cookie sheets. Melt the stick of …