Day 2: TP Count: 16 costco, 12 angel soft Ordered Tide Pods from Amazon since they don’t carry my laundry soap. Invented a new cookie recipe! Chocolate Chocolate Caramel Cookies Kid went to a friends house for a bit yesterday so we watched Jumanji: Next Level. Well, I watched. Hubby slept through it. He’s been … Continue reading
Day 1 Toilet paper count: 17 Costco rolls, 12 rolls angel soft My band aid supply is dwindling rapidly, as my daughter has an owie. Trying to decide what kind of laundry soap to order from amazon, because they don’t carry Arm & Hammer. Suggestions? Saturday is clean the whole house day, so we will … Continue reading
Happy National Peanut Butter Lovers Day! Only 3 ingredients in this simple whipped cream made for peanut butter lovers! Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream 1/4 cup powdered sugar 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter (you can do more or less, depending on your preference) Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, whip together whipping … Continue reading
The title isn’t very appetizing but this cake is fantastic and is easy to throw together. The components are simple – cake, pudding and Oreos. I did this cake for a local groundbreaking ceremony at SolTrans in Vallejo. The large decorative cake was done in a large terra cotta pot while the servings for the … Continue reading
My daughter says I made enchiladas too often… but what’s not to love about enchiladas? You can even make them for breakfast! Ingredients: 12 oz frozen or dried/reconstituted hash browns 1/2 small onion, diced 1 large bell pepper, diced 1/2 cup breakfast meat (or skip the meat and go vegetarian) 1 cup shredded cheese … Continue reading
Looking for the best steamed white rice recipe? Look no further! Warning – really good steamed rice is a labor of love and takes roughly an hour to cook so plan accordingly. You won’t be disappointed! Perfect Steamed White Rice 2 cups white rice 2 cups for cooking and several cups of water for rinsing … Continue reading
A special thanks to Mrs. Briseño for this incredible recipe! Sweet, nutty and has a beautiful, moist crumb. This recipe makes a single layer, 8” cake. Perfect to share….or not. Almond Coffee Cake For the cake: 1 egg ½ cup buttermilk ½ cup melted butter (regular, salted) 1 teaspoon vanilla ½ teaspoon almond extract ¾ … Continue reading
Yes that’s right! A TACO WAFFLE! I got a great waffle iron as a gift over the holidays, and the days following led to a lot of different waffles. Best of was the taco waffle! It was simple to make with doctored cornbread batter and taco night leftovers. Ingredients: 1 cup flour 1/2 cup corn … Continue reading
French onion soup is a labor of love to get the onions to that prefect state of caramelization. Perfect onions aside, it’s a simple soup with only a handful of ingredients. Here is my version. Use whatever cheese you like. Classic French onion soup has Gruyere, but here I just used mix of mozzarella and … Continue reading
It’s getting to be Halloween time and just about every candy known to Americans is available in large quantities in stores all across the U.S. Among them? The New Reese’s Take 5, formerly the Hershey’s Take 5. Is it new? Is it different? According to the internet, this is a simple packaging change, changing from … Continue reading
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