M&M Patriotic Celebration Cookies {Easy and Fun To Make}

These are some Patriotic Cookies that my grandson, Caleb made last summer when we had our cookie marathon, and I never got it posted.

Inspirational Thoughts #4

This week Joyce Meyer's devotional was one that really blessed me and I wanted to pass it along.   Glean from God's Word this morning. Let God Be Your Tour Guide   Psalm 48:14 When He walked on this earth, Jesus always knew the right thing to do because He did only what He saw His Father do. As our Lord, we can trust Him to lead us down the right path every day. Psalm 48:14 says that God will be our guide even unto death! How wonderful to know that we have a guide to get us from one destination in life to the next. When my husband, Dave, and I visit a new place, we often hire a guide. Once we decided to explore by ourselves, but we quickly discovered that this was a complete waste of time. We spent most of the day lost, desperately trying to find our way back. Sometimes I think we treat life the same way Dave and I treated that trip. It's always easier to follow an experienced guide than to wander aimlessly on your own. Instead of going your

Mother's Lettuce Tomato Chop Salad {Granny's Recipe}

Lettuce Tomato Chop Salad when you want a go-to salad, and you want one that has simple ingredients and as few as possible, lettuce, tomatoes and mayonnaise or miracle whip.  That's it!  For my go to salad, I always think of my  Mother's Lettuce Tomato Chop Salad.    I served this salad with our meatloaf we had a couple of weeks ago.

A Southern Classic! Strawberry Sheet Cake With Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting {Granny's Recipe}

Strawberry Sheet Cake with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting is an easy, quick version of the Strawberry Cake from the sixties my Mother made.  She used the classic ingredients, white cake mix, strawberry jello, and a carton of sweetened frozen strawberries. Mother's Day is Sunday, and I would like to give tribute to my Mother with this wonderfully delicious Classic Strawberry Cake recipe of her's.

Hot & Sticky Chicken {An Easy and Quick Meal To Get On Your Table}

Hot & Sticky Chicken , the same combination of flavors in your favorite hot wings just with more meat for your bucks.  We love hot wings but these chicken leg quarters go a lot further for weeknight meals.  Get your napkins ready!  Sticky chicken recipes are so inviting when I see them on Pinterest.  I decided to use ingredients that I had on hand to create this recipe for Hot & Sticky Chicken .  

Italian Cream Coconut Cake {Granny's Recipe}

Italian Cream Coconut Cake , tender buttermilk, and coconut layers of cake smothered in rich coconut pecan cream cheese icing.  A coconut lover's dream! In 1973, I was working for the Texas Railroad Commission in an office with several talented cooks.

Inspirational Thoughts #4

Restoring the Dignity and Sanctity Of The Home with Devi Titus.  Learn why the home is the most important aspect of your life in her new series.  Love this woman of God!

Decadent German Chocolate Pound Cake {Granny's Recipe}

German Chocolate Pound Cake , luscious rich pound cake made with Baker's German Sweet Chocolate and dusted with a little powdered sugar to make it decadent. When you see recipes for German Chocolate Pound Cakes , you usually see them made with a cake mix.  

Pizza Panzanella Salad {And Another Way To Use Pizza Dough}

Panzanella Salad , an Italian bread salad usually made with leftover stale bread.  Just like the Southerners who make Cornbread Salad  with leftover cornbread. In Southern Italy, waiting until Summer is traditional to enjoy this salad, but we enjoy it all year around.

Apple Fritter Bites

Apple Fritter Bites are c hopped apples mingled in a sweet dough fried in bite-sized pieces and then dunked in a thick vanilla glaze.  They are little bites of heaven. This is the second Apple Fritter recipe I have posted.   This recipe is more about how many it makes and the size of the fritter.   It makes around a dozen or so and comes together really quick.   Just the right amount to make for my husband and me....coffee and Apple Fritters go together, don't you think ?