So we’re here. In Wyoming. Cheyenne to be exact. Last time we were here it snowed. I don’t get around snow too often, so it was a bit like Disneyland. This will be our first Thanksgiving in Chey-town–Lil W’s first Turkey day with a house full of cousins. And while I always tease Ben about his small-town upbringing, and about how you can actually look out the window to see cows grazing while shopping at the mall, and how we can’t go anywhere without people recognizing THE {…Read More…}
Seriously, this is the best burger recipe ever–it’s a Ben favorite. I am kinda a stickler when it comes to homemade burgers. I can’t stand the dryness of pre-constructed or frozen patties, or when the patty turns into a giant dome that I can hardly bite into–and my burger muuust have cheese. So last year I set about creating the perfect burger, and you know what? I don’t even make it on the grill. Burger Ingredients: ground beef 85/15 sesame seed buns 1/2 cup of grated Monterrey {…Read More…}
M&M Sugar Cookie Recipe Soft, chewey, mouth-watering goodness By Little Miss Momma’s Momma When Ashley was a little girl two of her favorite things to do were to go shopping at the mall… and get a BIG cookie. She always picked the M&M sugar cookie. Then she would eat all the M&M’s off of it first. Her little face would be covered with all the colors of the candy melts. It is funny how history repeats it self. Now Lil W does almost the same thing…almost. As soon as {…Read More…}
These are my all-time favorite cookies–and that’s saying a lot. It’s possible that I am the first person in line at the market on the day that canned pumpkin hits the shelf for Fall. And what better way to usher in the new season than with an afternoon filled with baking yummy, soft, sweet pumpkin cookies with homemade icing while the little guy takes a siesta. This recipe will make about 36 really soft and fluffy cookies. Cookie Ingredients: 1 cup softened shortening {use butter-flavor {…Read More…}
Just do it. You won’t be sorry. As seen on page 17 of The Pioneer Woman Cooks. Or on her website here.
Click HERE for Part 1 of the Farmers Market Dinner Party One of us cooks. One of us crafts. These are the results. Brittney and I decided to have our dinner party on my back patio. I brought my kitchen table outside and put the leaves in so it could seat all ten of our guests {I purchased my table at Cost Plus World Market}. I still didn’t have enough seating, so I added my craft room chair and my front patio bench. Plates: Home Goods {…Read More…}
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Do you remember me telling you about that cooking club I joined with one of my favorite friends? You know, the dinner party I went to where said friend choked on a giblet of corn? You can read about our enchanting evening here. Well, this month it was our turn to host and prepare the meal. And Brittney and I were pretty “into” our theme: Farmers Market. Which means that nearly every item we used in our dishes, we actually hand picked at the local {…Read More…}
Easy Whoopie Pie Recipe (using cake mix) Whoopie Pies are like the new cupcakes, maybe even the new cake pops. They are easy to make, adorable and beyond yummy. You can make them from scratch, or…you can be like me, and doctor up a cake mix to create these treats. Let’s make these bad boys together: Whoopie Pie Ingredients: 2 packages of Devil’s Food Cake Mix 4 eggs 1 1/4 cup Crisco {shortening} Frosting Ingredients: 4 cups of powdered sugar 8 ounces of cream cheese {…Read More…}
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Trader Joe’s Five Minute Arugula Salad This is seriously one of my favorite salads to make and eat. It appears to be supper fancy, but really it takes about 5 minutes to whip up. The catch…you need to live near a Trader Joe’s. I’m a sucker for those little booths where they hand out samples. I get sucked in every time, and I always end up buying what they’re pushing. That’s how I learned about this gem. Ingredients: Champagne Pear Vinaigrette with Gorgonzola dressing Arugula {…Read More…}
Homemade Taquitos Recipe Never dry, always crunchy, with a touch of salt. Seriously better than any taquitos you’ll order at a restaurant. Mmmmm, Mmmmm good. Since as far back as I can remember, this has been one of my all-time favorite comfort meals. When my Momma makes her yummy taquitos, I turn into a teenage boy–as in I eat about a dozen. It’s not pretty, but it sure feels good. My grandma {Dad’s Mom} taught my Mom how to make these way back when my {…Read More…}
Dear Pioneer Woman’s Chocolate Sheet Cake, We cannot be friends. I do not trust myself alone with you. I knew you would be good, but I didn’t know you would be that good. But I suppose a recipe that calls for four sticks of butter and a pound of powdered sugar is bound to be life altering. I will never be able to enjoy a Costco chocolate cake again. Thanks a lot. Sincerely, LMM No worries, I washed my hands after I licked the bowl clean. {…Read More…}
Chocolate Pudding Desert {and it’s off the hook} This scrumdiddlyumptious desert is the perfect dish to bring to your next holiday party. It has four super yummy layers. A crushed walnut crust, sugary cream cheese whip layer, a chocolate pudding layer, and a cool whip layer. Topped with milk chocolate shavings. Mmmm, Mmmm good! Let’s make one together, Mm-kay. Ingredients Crust Ingredients: 1 cup white flour 1 cup finely chopped walnuts {or pecans} 1/2 stick of butter 1st Layer Ingredients: 8 ounce package of cream {…Read More…}
Pumpkin Cupcakes with Maple Frosting {by Momma Go Round}and the three Inner Hooker WINNERS! We have a visitor today, and she just so happens to be one of my favorite people in the whole wide world! Meet Nina, of Momma Go Round {aka Hotty McHotty Pants} And you may remember her adorable little guy, LJ, who happens to be Baby W’s best bud…even if that means hair pulling and pinching each other when no ones looking. Nina has a Momma blog jam packed with yummy recipes, tutorials {…Read More…}
Easy Cake Pop Recipe Perfect for any party or get together, these super easy cake pops are sure to rock your world! A quick shout out to my beautiful and talented sista-in-law, Lyndsi, who was patient in teaching me to make these glorious yummies. Want to learn how to make these for yourself? Here are the step by step instructions with pictures. Feel free to leave a comment with any questions. Ready, set, go! Cake Pop Supplies: Devils Food cake mix {and ingredients listed on box} {…Read More…}
Chocolate Chip Banana Nut Muffins {they will rock your world} The other day Baby W was a bit under the weather and took an unexpected 2.5 hour nap. NEVER before has he napped for so long–and I was like a lost puppy circling my house, unsure of what to do with this unexpected free time. There were a million things I could have done {and should have done} around the house–but instead I decided to make my favorite Chocolate Chip Banana Nut Muffins…Mmmmm Good! And now {…Read More…}
