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Tasty Tuesday – Sweet Potato Biscuits

The first time I made these was 2003 it was our (Jeff & I) second Thanksgiving together and my first Thanksgiving dinner I had ever cooked by myself.  I wanted to make a fantastic Martha Stewart Thanksgiving dinner complete with Sweet Potato Biscuits, little did I know how bad they would turn out.  I did … Continue reading

Vegan Pumpkin – Oatmeal Cookies!

First I want to apologize for the formatting on this post, I tried to fix it but Blogger doesn’t want to fix it! I really wanted pumpkin cookies but I once again found myself without butter.  So I decided to take the Vegan Applesauce -Oatmeal Cookies and change it to Pumpkin!  I also added some … Continue reading

Shrimp Alfredo with Cheesy Garlic Bread

  So a good friend of our just bought a shrimping net which means fresh shrimp.  I love shrimp!  I also love pasta and what would be better than a wonderful cream sauce. Easy Yummy Cream Sauce: 16 ounces of sour cream 1/2 stick of butter 1/4 to 1/2 fresh Parmesan cheese garlic, parsley, pepper … Continue reading

Tasty Tuesdays – Stuffed Peppers

I thought of this recipe when my cousin was asking for a good stuffed pepper recipe.  This recipes my favorite cookbook EVER – Betty Crocker Cookbook! Stuffed Green Peppers 6 large green peppers 1 pound hamburger 2 TBSP chopped onion 1 tsp salt 1/8 tsp garlic salt 1 cup cooked rice 1 can (15 ounces) … Continue reading

Shortbread Cookies

We (the kids and I) made Halloween Shortbread Cookies on Sunday.  I really wanted cookies so I pulled out my (very old) Betty Crocker cookbook (1960 – it was my grandma’s cookbook that she gave to me when I went to college).  This makes about 2 dozen cookies. Pumpkin, Bat, Cat, and Frankenstein Cookie Cutters … Continue reading

Pumpkin Spice (ummm…. I guess) Latte

One of the items that makes me think of fall is a Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks.  If you have never have had one I send my sympathies because they are that good!  One thing when you mention Starbucks in any sentence I think what a luxury, I don’t know about you but spending $5.00 … Continue reading